How to mark a score card
Cards are available from the pro-shop, where you should always register before you play. If you are playing in a club competition you will also need to visit the pro-shop to sign the competition entry book and (usually) pay your entrance fee.
Before you start to play;
·
Write the
competition name, the date and your tee time on the card
·
Write your name in
the line “Player A”
·
Write your correct
handicap (you can check this on the
list in the changing room or on the computer screen outside the competition
office)
NB. The “strokes received” column is used when
your handicap is adjusted in matches with certain formats
On the starting tee you
should swap your card with your playing partner.
Stroke Play
Count the number of
strokes that your playing partner takes to complete each hole as you go along and
write that number in the column headed “Score A”. Count the number of strokes you take and
write that number in the column headed “Marker’s score”. At the end of the first nine holes, add up
the number of strokes taken by you and your playing partner and write the total
in the row headed “OUT”. At the end of the
second nine holes, add up the number of strokes taken by you and your playing
partner and write the totals in the row headed “IN”. Then add those together to give the “TOTAL”. Write your handicap in the next row and
deduct it from the total to give your “NETT” score.
Copy this number into the
box. Finally, check the scores for both
of you with your playing partner, sign the card as the marker and pass the card
to your playing partner for them to sign as the player. They will then sign your card as the marker
and pass it to you for you to sign as player.
Stableford
The stableford scoring
system is a way of awarding points for how well you play each hole. You get 2 points for a nett par (your score
for the hole minus your handicap for that hole), 1 point for a nett bogey and
no points for anything worse. (Often called a “blob”). You would get 3 points for a nett birdie and
4 points for a nett eagle. A nett albatross
would earn you 5 points and lots of bragging opportunities in the bar.
In the example below the player has a handicap of 18 so takes one shot per hole from their gross score to give their nett score. The marker has a handicap of 10 so takes one shot per hole from their gross score to give their nett score on the holes with stroke indices 1 to 10 (inclusive).
In the example below the player has a handicap of 18 so takes one shot per hole from their gross score to give their nett score. The marker has a handicap of 10 so takes one shot per hole from their gross score to give their nett score on the holes with stroke indices 1 to 10 (inclusive).
As you score no points for
a double-bogey (or worse) once you have taken that number of shots on a hole you
can pick your ball up. This helps make
stableford competitions quicker to play than strokeplay ones where you have to
keep playing regardless.
As with strokeplay you
record your score in the “marker’s” column but you write your total number of
shots as well as the number of points scored. You record your playing partner’s
score in the “Player A” column, their nett score in the column with that
heading and the number of points in the final column.
Points are added up for the front and back nine as before and totalled to give the score over 18 holes and it is the point total which is entered into the box before the card is checked and signed by the player and marker as before.
and finally........please remember ......
Regardless of the scoring system used, you need to make sure that the card is legible. The competition secretary manually checks the cards despite the fact that the scores have been entered onto the computer by the player. So please help her by marking cards as neatly as you can.
