Stableford
/ (ˈsteɪbəlfəd) /
noun
golf
- a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
- (as modifier)a Stableford competition Compare match play, stroke play
Word Origin for Stableford
C20: named after its inventor, Dr Frank
Stableford (1870–1959), English amateur golfer
Example sentences from the Web for stableford
The Stableford agricultural engine was probably made in 1804.
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