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Stableford (other)
Stableford Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, ... is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Stableford may also refer to: * Brian Stableford (born 1948), British science fiction writer * Howard Stableford (born 1959), British television and radio presenter See also * Competition Stableford Adjustment, a scoring system in golf * Stapleford (other) * {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stableford
Stableford is a scoring system used in the sport of golf. Rather than counting the total number of strokes taken, as in stroke play, it involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole. Unlike traditional scoring methods, where the aim is to have the lowest score, under Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score. The Stableford system was developed by Frank Barney Gorton Stableford (1870–1959), to deter golfers from giving up on their round after just one or two bad holes. It was first used informally at the Glamorganshire Golf Club, Penarth, Wales, in 1898, and first used in competition at Wallasey Golf Club in Wallasey, England, in 1932. Between his membership of the Glamorganshire and Wallasey Golf Clubs, Stableford was a member at Anglesey Golf Club North Wales, for most of the 1920s. Stableford can have the added benefit of speeding up the pace of play, as once it is no longer possible to score a point, players do not have to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Stableford
Brian Michael Stableford (born 25 July 1948) is a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped the middle initial and appeared under the name Brian Stableford. He has also used the pseudonym Brian Craig for a couple of very early works, and again for a few more recent works. The pseudonym derives from the first names of himself and of a school friend from the 1960s, Craig A. Mackintosh, with whom he jointly published some very early work. Biography Born in Shipley, Yorkshire, Stableford graduated with a degree in biology from the University of York in 1969 before going on to do postgraduate research in biology and later in sociology. In 1979 he received a PhD with a doctoral thesis on ''The Sociology of Science Fiction''. Until 1988, he worked as a lecturer in sociology at the University of Reading. Since then he has been a fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Stableford
Howard Stableford is a British television and radio presenter. Background Stableford was born 12 April 1959 in Poynton, Cheshire and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He attended Hutton Grammar School. He read for a Geography degree at Durham University, where he was a member of University College, graduating in 1980. Broadcasting career BBC Radio Lancashire gave Stableford his first break into broadcasting where he was station assistant. He then joined BBC Radio Northampton at its launch in 1982 where he hosted a daily show. He then moved into BBC Children's TV. There, he hosted '' Beat the Teacher'' and presented ''Newsround'' before joining the BBC's flagship science and technology programme ''Tomorrow's World'' in 1985, presenting alongside Judith Hann, Peter Macann and Maggie Philbin; he was one of the programme's longest serving presenters. After leaving ''Tomorrow's World'' in 1997, he moved to the United States, settling in Colorado, where his positions have included tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition Stableford Adjustment
In golf, Competition Stableford Adjustment (CSA) is a method used to adjust a player's score at the end of a round before calculating any handicap adjustments. Its purpose is to compensate for occasions when scores deviate significantly from the expected average under normal conditions. Using CSA, players can be added 1, 2 or 3 or subtracted 1 Stableford points to/from their score, which then affects how much their handicap is modified after the competition. The amount of the adjustment is determined by calculating how many players performed much better or much worse compared to their ability, measured as a percentage of all competitors, and then comparing to appropriate tables published by the relevant golf association. Points may be added when scoring is difficult because of bad weather or condition of the course, or conversely a point may be subtracted on days that conditions are particularly favorable for producing good scores. Despite its name, CSA can be applied in all types ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |