Golf is a highly competitive sport, but when you have a group of mismatched players, this competition can be lost. To maintain the competitiveness of your games, use a handicapping system, which allows inferior players more strokes. Alternatively, use the Stableford point system to keep score.
What is the 'Callaway Scoring System'? The Callaway Scoring System is not related to the brand Callaway. It was invented by English golfer Lionel Frank Callaway who emigrated to the United States where he became a pro at Pinehurst.He is best known for inventing the Callaway Scoring System which gives occasional/beginner golfers a chance to play in tournaments with very skilled golfers,. Callaway is a popular scoring system used for one-time events where a number of competitors just don't have an established handicap. This is just the sort of situation confronted by organizers of corporate outings, benefit events or church tournaments.
The Stableford system uses a narrow range of points, meaning that a bad player will not score as poorly and a superior player will not score as well as he would with a traditional system. These scoring systems reduce the difference between your best and worst players, allowing everyone to keep pace with the competition. Step 1Adjust your scores by applying the maximum score allowed for each hole. Golf Association allows a maximum score of a double bogey - two over par - on courses with a handicap of 9. For a course with a handicap of 10 to 19, the maximum score is 7. For a handicap of 20 to 29, the maximum score is 8.
A course with a handicap of 30 through 39 has a maximum score of 9. Finally, a course with a handicap of 40 or above has a maximum allowed score of 10. For example, if you play a course with a handicap of 15 and you take 11 shots on a hole, your score would be reduced from 11 to the maximum level of 7.