stableford

See also: Stableford

English

Noun

stableford (countable and uncountable, plural stablefords)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Stableford.
   • 1983, The Law Society Gazette, volume 80, number 2, page 1699:

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

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

     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.

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

     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.

Catalan

Noun

stableford m (uncountable)

1. (golf) Stableford

French

Noun

stableford m (uncountable)

1. (golf) Stableford