The Stableford system of scoring was apparently invented in 1931 by Dr Frank Stableford of the Wallasey & Royal Liverpool golf clubs and the first competition under Stableford rules was played on ...

Similarly, the negative feeling generated by a very large score (with 0 Stableford points) is undoubtedly much greater than the acceptable bogey (with 1 Stableford point). It is not entirely clear ...

Still, he liked the change-of-pace scoring. The pros said the Stableford system encourages golfers to go boldly after birdies and eagles, especially on Wheatley Hills' five par 5s and two short ...

The tour's alternate event, the Barracuda Championship warrants watching, if only for one reason: Stableford scoring.

For years, historians believed Frank Stableford, a former army surgeon with a waxed mustache and an 8 handicap, invented his revolutionary scoring system during a 1931 fit of frustration.

8/8/06 -- Change never comes easily on the PGA TOUR. Consider the reaction 20 years ago when it was announced that a new PGA TOUR event in Colorado was going to use a modified Stableford scoring ...

The goal this week at the PGA Tour's Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, is about racking up points rather than worrying about breaking par.

The Reno-Tahoe Open will be played under the modified Stableford scoring system beginning in 2012.

The International is being played this week, which means time for our annual questions about the value of the Modified Stableford scoring system.

Participating in his first senior event, using the Stableford scoring system for the first time ever, he totaled 108 points to finish first among 51 golfers.