Great Games for Golf
Traditional Formats
A brief explanation of some of the best known
competitive formats
STABLEFORD
A scoring system where competitors win or lose points based on hole score
This is an individual tournament format where each player attempts to accumulate the most points. Points are won or lost as follows:
| Double Eagle | 8 points |
| Eagle | 5 points |
| Birdie | 2 points |
| Par | 0 points |
| Bogey | -1 point |
| Double Bogey | -2 points |
| (or worse) | |
The tournament is typically played with Gross scores, but can easily be done on a Net basis. Dollar amounts can be established for each point prior to the match to put a little skin in the game.
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