WHS - Understanding - Par - Handicap Stab Points

Thank you for your enquiry about the calculation of the Handicap Stableford Points Score for a Par Competition.

When the new GA Handicap System came into effect on 23 January 2014, it required that players in Stroke rounds be handicapped on their Stableford score.

What score is a player handicapped on in a Par round?

Clubs continue to play Par competitions exactly as they did prior to the introduction of the new handicap system (players do not record Stableford scores in Par competitions).

Any round played under the Par scoring system is converted by GOLF Link into a Stableford score by adding 36 points to the player’s final result (for example GOLF Link will convert a score of 4 down into 32 points; the score of 32 points is the player’s Handicapping Score).

We hope this helps clarify the Score shown on a Players record for a Par Competition but please let us know if you do have further queries.