The player can no longer score points on the hole.

The player may pick up: not holing out gives zero points for that hole, with no further penalty (Rule 21.1b). The Rules encourage players to stop playing a hole once their score will give zero points, to help pace of play.

Not holing out, in Stableford and in ordinary stroke play.

In ordinary stroke play, failing to hole out and not correcting it in time means disqualification (Rule 3.3c). In Stableford it does not: the player gets zero points for that hole (Rule 21.1c).

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Stableford

Stroke play in which each hole earns points for the score against par; the most points wins.

Players: Individual; also for pairs or teams
Scored by: Points
Difficulty: Simple
WHS allowance: 95 %

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Four holes on the card

Hole	1Par 4SI 7	2Par 3SI 15	3Par 5SI 1	4Par 4SI 11	Total
EmmaHcp 20	52 pts
JackHcp 6	42 pts

Points · Emma: 2
Points · Jack: 2

Step by step

How it is played

How it's scoredRule 21.1b

On a par 4		Points
6+	Double bogey or worse	0
5	Bogey	1
4	Par	2
3	Birdie	3
2	Eagle	4
1	Albatross	5
–	Condor	6

With a handicap stroke on that hole, 5 strokes count as 4: 2 points.
Pick up or don't finish the hole: 0 points.
You compare with the hole's fixed score, usually par.

Points per hole against the fixed score, normally par (Rule 21.1b): more than one over or no score, 0; one over, 1; the fixed score, 2; one under, 3; two under, 4; three under, 5; four under, 6.

The cases that raise questions

How many points each score earns.
Points per hole against the fixed score, normally par (Rule 21.1b): more than one over or no score, 0; one over, 1; the fixed score, 2; one under, 3; two under, 4; three under, 5; four under, 6.
Under the RulesRules of Golf (R&A), Rule 21: Other Forms of Individual Stroke Play and Match Play
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The player can no longer score points on the hole.
The player may pick up: not holing out gives zero points for that hole, with no further penalty (Rule 21.1b). The Rules encourage players to stop playing a hole once their score will give zero points, to help pace of play.
Under the RulesRules of Golf (R&A), Rule 21: Other Forms of Individual Stroke Play and Match Play RFEG (Spanish Golf Federation), Forms of play
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Not holing out, in Stableford and in ordinary stroke play.
In ordinary stroke play, failing to hole out and not correcting it in time means disqualification (Rule 3.3c). In Stableford it does not: the player gets zero points for that hole (Rule 21.1c).
Under the RulesRules of Golf (R&A), Rule 21: Other Forms of Individual Stroke Play and Match Play Rules of Golf (R&A), Rule 3: The Competition
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Handicap

WHS recommendation (Appendix C): 95% of the course handicap, as in individual stroke play (with fewer than 30 players, 100% could be considered). The Committee sets it.

Source: WHS Rules of Handicapping, 2024 edition, Appendix C

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