stableford

plural stablefords

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Stableford.

   The beauty of the stableford format is that you can have a complete disaster on one hole and still not ruin your chances of winning.

   1992, Steven Carr, Sally Strugnell, editors, The Encyclopedia of Golf, Sweet Water Press, →ISBN, page 266

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   During the course of the morning it will hold a stableford (four handicap) competition and in the afternoon a Greensome (half combined handicap) competition.

   1983, The Law Society Gazette, volume 80, number 2, page 1699

   You can also play in games where the format is stableford. […] The great thing is that in a stableford, you don't have to complete every hole. You can take your 9s and 10s without irreparably damaging your score.

   2006, Gary McCord, “Ready, Set, Play!”, in Golf For Dummies, 3rd edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 231

plural Stablefords

1. countableuncountableA surname.
2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7598).
3. countableuncountableA small village in Chapel and Hill Chorlton parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8138)

plural Stablefords · alternative stableford

1. countableuncountablegolfA scoring system in the sport of golf that involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole; (by extension) a game played according to this system.