Stableford Points Calculator

Stableford points are based on your net score relative to par on each hole. Your net score is your gross score minus any handicap strokes you receive. You earn 1 point for a net bogey (+1), 2 for a net par, 3 for a net birdie (−1), 4 for a net eagle (−2), and 5 for an albatross (−3). If your net score is double bogey or worse, you score 0 points for that hole.

Yes. Enter your Course Handicap and each hole's Stroke Index (SI). The calculator allocates your handicap strokes to the hardest holes first (lowest SI numbers) and subtracts them from your gross score before calculating points. Higher-handicap players may receive two strokes on one hole if their handicap exceeds 18.

The Stroke Index ranks holes from 1 (hardest) to 18 (easiest) on a scorecard. It determines which holes receive handicap strokes. A player with a handicap of 10 gets one extra stroke on the 10 holes with the lowest SI values (holes ranked SI 1–10).

Absolutely. Just fill in the scores for holes 1–9 and leave the back-nine entries blank (or at 0). The calculator only counts holes where you've entered a valid gross score, so your front-nine total will reflect a 9-hole round accurately.

For an 18-hole round, a score of 36 points is considered the standard target (equivalent to playing to your exact handicap). Scoring above 36 means you've played better than your handicap; below 36 means worse. Competitive club events often see winners in the 40–44 points range.

Modified Stableford changes the point values to encourage aggressive play. Typically: birdie = 2 pts, par = 1 pt, bogey = 0 pts, double bogey = −1 pt, and eagle = 5 pts. This variation is used in some professional and club events. The standard version used here awards 1 pt for bogey and 2 pts for par.

If you pick up (don't complete a hole), you score 0 Stableford points for that hole. Simply leave the gross score field for that hole empty or enter a score high enough that your net result is double bogey or worse — either way the hole contributes nothing to your total.

If your course handicap exceeds 18, you receive one extra stroke on every hole, plus an additional stroke on the holes with the lowest SI values. For example, a handicap of 22 gives you 2 strokes on the 4 hardest holes (SI 1–4) and 1 stroke on the remaining 14 holes.