Golf Scorecard & Stableford Calculator
Enter each hole's par and stroke index from the course card, your Playing Handicap and your scores. The card shows the strokes you get on each hole, your net score, your Stableford points and the score that counts for your handicap record. Print it to take out on the course.
By the Golfonaut team · Updated
Your strokes for the day after any allowance.
| Hole | Par | Stroke index | Score | Strokes | Net | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 2 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 3 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 4 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 5 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 6 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 7 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 8 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 9 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 10 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 11 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 12 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 13 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 14 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 15 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 16 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 17 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 18 | 0 | – | – | |||
| Total | 72 | – | – | 0 |
Your round so far
Enter a score on any hole to see points, net and your adjusted score.
Which golf app works out Stableford net score from my handicap?
Golfonaut, an Apple Watch and iPhone golf app, keeps a Stableford card and works out net points hole by hole from the handicap you enter for the round. You choose stroke play or Stableford when you start a round; in Stableford the Apple Watch scoring screen counts points instead of strokes. Net points use each hole's stroke index and the handicap you enter, with two differences from a paper card: on a 9-hole course the app gives strokes from half that handicap (holes ÷ 18), and for a plus handicap the app does not add strokes back, so a plus golfer's net points match their gross points. Enter your Playing Handicap for the day. Gross points are free; net scores are part of the optional Golfonaut Private Club.
The calculator above does the same maths in the browser, which is handy for checking a paper card after the round. The Stableford scoring guide walks through a full worked example.
How do I keep a golf scorecard?
- Write the par and stroke index for each hole from the course card. The stroke index ranks the holes from hardest (1) to easiest (18) and decides where your handicap strokes fall.
- Work out your Playing Handicap for the tees you play. The Course Handicap calculator turns your Handicap Index into strokes for those tees and applies the 95% stroke play allowance.
- Mark the holes where you get a stroke, usually with a dot: every hole with a stroke index at or below your handicap.
- Write your gross score on each hole as you finish it. In stroke play every stroke counts; in Stableford you can pick up once you can no longer score a point.
- Add up at the end: gross, net (gross less strokes received) and Stableford points, then sign the card. For your handicap record, cap each hole at net double bogey.
How are Stableford points calculated?
| Net score on the hole | Points |
|---|---|
| Double bogey or worse | 0 |
| Bogey | 1 |
| Par | 2 |
| Birdie | 3 |
| Eagle | 4 |
| Albatross | 5 |
Example: on a par 4 with stroke index 7 and a Playing Handicap of 12 you get one stroke, so a 5 is a net par for 2 points and a 4 is a net birdie for 3. Playing a lot of golf away from home? The golf trip planner prices a links trip to Scotland or Ireland.
Common questions about scorecards
How do I work out my Stableford points from my handicap?
Share your Playing Handicap out by stroke index: one stroke on each hole whose stroke index is at or below your handicap, two where it goes round again. Then score 2 points for a net par on each hole, 1 for a net bogey, 3 for a net birdie and 0 for net double bogey or worse (Rules of Golf, Rule 21.1). 36 points over 18 holes is playing to your handicap.
How many strokes do I get on each hole?
With a Playing Handicap of 18 you get one stroke on every hole; with 10 you get one on the holes with stroke index 1 to 10; with 22 you get two on stroke index 1 to 4 and one on the rest. A plus handicap gives strokes back, starting on stroke index 18.
What is the maximum score per hole for handicap?
Net double bogey: par plus 2 plus any strokes you receive on that hole (Rules of Handicapping, Rule 3.1). Anything higher counts as net double bogey when the round goes into your handicap record.
How the card is worked out
Strokes are shared out by stroke index, going round again above the number of holes; plus handicaps give strokes back from the highest stroke index. Points follow Rule 21.1b of the Rules of Golf, never below zero. The handicap-record figure caps each hole at net double bogey (Rules of Handicapping, Rule 3.1). The default layout of par 4 holes in stroke index order is only a starting point: replace it with your course's card. Nothing you enter leaves this browser.
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Golfonaut on Apple Watch keeps your scorecard in stroke play or Stableford, with distances to the green, so the card fills itself in as you play.
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