Stableford calculator
Points, hole by hole
Enter the par, stroke index and your score for each hole, and see your Stableford points with your strokes applied.
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• = a stroke received on that hole.
Stableford points
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Enter your playing handicap, then each hole's par and stroke index from the card.
How it's worked out
Your playing handicap is shared out by stroke index: one stroke on each hole up to your handicap, starting with stroke index 1, and a second stroke from stroke index 1 again once you're past 18. Plus handicaps give strokes back from stroke index 18.
Each hole then scores points against your net score: two for a net par, one for a net bogey, three for a net birdie, and none for net double bogey or worse.
Points = 2 + Par + Strokes received − Score, and never less than 0
Sources: Rules of Golf, Rule 21.1 (R&A) · Rules of Handicapping (R&A and USGA, 2024) · checked 13 Oct 2026
A par 4, stroke index 1
With a playing handicap of 20 you receive two strokes on the stroke index 1 hole, so a 6 on a par 4 is a net par: two points. A 5 would be three points.
Questions
Which handicap do I use?
Your playing handicap for the competition. For an individual Stableford that's normally 95% of your course handicap. Our course handicap calculator works it out.
What if I picked up?
Leave the score blank. A hole with no score earns no points, which is the same as a net double bogey or worse.
Where do I find the stroke index?
On the scorecard, usually in the row marked S.I. or Index. Each hole has a different number from 1 to 18.
What's a good Stableford score?
36 points means you played exactly to your handicap: a net par on every hole. Anything above that beat it.
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