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Stableford

/ ˈsteɪbəlfəd /

noun

  1. golf
    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier ) Compare match play stroke play

      a Stableford competition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Stableford1

C20: named after its inventor, Dr Frank Stableford (1870–1959), English amateur golfer
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Example Sentences

The Stableford agricultural engine was probably made in 1804.

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