The first JustGolf tournament, scheduled for June 6 at Willow Brook, will use the regular Stableford format. A Stableford is a stroke-play format in which the high total wins, not the low. That's because in Stableford, your final score is not your stroke total, but rather the total points you have earned for your scores on each individual hole.
The JustGolf Stableford tournament will be a net tournament and will award points as follows:
• Net double bogey or worse: 0
• Net bogey: 1 point
• Net par: 2 points
• Net birdie: 3 points
• Net eagle: 4 points
• Net double eagle (albatross): 5 points
There are no negative points. All players will be instructed to pick up their ball on any hole where their gross score will be 3 over par or worse.
Players will receive 80% of their Course Handicap. No player will receive more than 1 stroke per hole.
This is a two-man team tournament in which both players’ Stableford points will be added together; it is not a better ball tournament. If your partner has a bad hole, he will not drag down the team score.
You may be familiar with the Modified Stableford used by the pros. The Modified Stableford gives the pros higher points for birdies and eagles, and severely penalizes poor scores with negative points. Typical amateur golfers are not going to be scoring numerous birdies and eagles. Also, it is discouraging for amateurs to lose points on a bad hole. A regular Stableford is the recommended format for an amateur group.
Note: If you have not yet subscribed to this website, please check it weekly for new postings. The tournament application for the Stableford on June 6 at Willow Brook will be posted on April 14 and again in May. Registration will be open from April 23 to May 23. If you sign up without a partner, I will do my best to find one for you.
