Competition Terminology
When marking a scorecard, players normally swap cards, placing their own scores in the 'markers' column and the players scores for whom they are marking in the associated columns.
There are many different ways a competition can be played however they are normally based on either stoke play or match play.
Stroke Play / Medal Play – players record the total number of strokes taken in the entire round of golf. The players handicap is then deducted to give a net score. The lowest score wins.
Match Play - the format played at the famous ‘Ryder Cup’ - players compete hole by hole recording their score on each hole. The player who taking fewer shots on the hole compared to their opponent wins the hole.
Stableford Competition – one of the most common ways to score is based on points awarded for each hole to an individual player according to their handicap the winner is the one who scores the most points over 18 holes therefore ignoring any holes with no score. A team score is normally based on the best two players scores in the team for each hole.
Scoring points as follows
| Shots |
Points |
Name |
| +3 |
0 |
Triple Bogey |
| +2 |
0 |
Double Bogey |
| +1 |
1 |
Bogey |
| Par |
2 |
Par |
| -1 |
3 |
Birdie |
| -2 |
4 |
Eagle |
| -3 |
5 |
Albatross |
Texas Scramble
A good team game for mixed abilities - 3 or 4 players each take a tee shot, the best of the drives is chosen, all team members then place and hit their own ball from that spot, repeating the process until the ball is holed. The team with the least number of shots over 9 or 18 holes wins.