Everything needed to run a net Stableford golf competition properly — points, playing handicaps, stroke index, tie-breaks, guests and the decisions to make before anyone tees off.
7 min read
Running competitions
Practical guides for the person who actually organises the golf day — formats, groups, tee times, disputes.
A points schedule, a counting rule and a tie-break — the three decisions that make or break a season table, and how to choose each so the standings stay worth watching in November.
5 min read
How to build a draw that finishes on time and keeps people happy — group sizes, tee intervals, who plays with whom, and what to do when three people don’t show.
4 min read
Should a guest appear on the leaderboard? Win the prize? Take a member’s place in the season table? The rules to decide before a guest shoots 42 points.
5 min read
A score is entered wrong, discovered on Tuesday, and the season table has already moved. Here is a policy for corrections that is fair, fast, and does not require a committee meeting.
4 min read
The format societies reach for when the field is mixed — how a scramble actually works, the handicap formula that keeps it fair, and the local rules worth adding.
5 min read
Matchplay is the best format nobody runs, because of the scheduling. Here are the three structures that actually work for a society, and the handicap rules for each.
5 min read
If the same three players win everything, your society has an attendance problem it hasn’t noticed yet. Here is how to spread prizes without making them meaningless.
4 min read
One gets everyone finishing together; the other needs no course closure and is usually all a club will give you. How to choose, and how to run each properly.
5 min read
Everything from the first twelve members to the first Order of Merit — what to decide up front, what to leave until it matters, and the mistakes that cost societies their second year.
5 min read