On John Mulholland’s recent trip to the UK he came across a plaque related to the story of the origin of the Stableford system of scoring. Apparently a Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford from Glamorganshire Golf Club Penarth Wales in 1898, had an 11 on a par 3 and decided there had to be a better way of scoring. He invented the Stableford system of scoring to deter golfers from giving up on their round after just one or two bad holes. The system was believed to be first used in competition at Wallasey Golf Club Wallasey England in 1932. I trust you will all join me in offering my heartfelt thanks for his ingenuity. Comments are closed.
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