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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stableford¹

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

Example Sentences

The Stableford agricultural engine was probably made in 1804.

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