Welcome to SnapGolf

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Play Better, Play SnapGolf

SnapGolf combines the challenge of Medal with the forgiveness of Stableford and the thrill of Match Play.

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Medal - SnapGolf - Stableford

Match Play

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SnapGolf is easier to play than Medal (Stroke) Golf and harder to play than Stableford Golf. Anyone who understands these 2 formats of golf will quickly learn the fundamentals of SnapGolf.

 

When playing SnapGolf, the consistently good players usually have the best opportunity to win, just like in Medal play. However, other SnapGolf players can still win if they have a bad hole or two, just like in Stableford.

In Medal (Stroke) play:

Medal Golf can be tough and cruel, and it is seen as the ultimate test because the best players on the day will be well rewarded for their consistency.

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At the professional level, the golfer with the lowest score, or the player with the lowest total over a multi-day tournament, is declared the winner.

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At the amateur level, golfers with recognised handicaps play against each other by having their official handicap deducted from the total number of gross strokes played. (This format is called Medal Net play, as it enables amateur golfers to play against each other and against professional golfers.)

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In Stableford play:

Stableford Golf is challenging enough for most, and also popular as it is a little forgiving. Having one great hole can offset some bad luck or bad play.

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There are the two formats of Stableford Golf, with a Modified Stableford scoring system used by Professionals, but rarely played:

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At the professional level (Modified Stableford):

• Double Eagle: 8 points • Eagle: 5 points • Birdie: 2 points • Par: 0 points • Bogey: -1 point • Double Bogey or more: -3 points

 

At the amateur level (Stableford):

• Double Eagle (Albatross): 5 points • Eagle: 4 points • Birdie: 3 points • Par: 2 points • Bogey: 1 point

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The Stableford system was created by Frank Barney Gorton Stableford before the Stroke Index (SI) system was invented. At that time, handicaps were added to the score at the end of the round, rather than applied hole-by-hole, but this changed once the SI system was invented. The SI system is invaluable in the amateur golf world as it takes account of the relative difficultness for every hole. The SI 1 and SI 2 ranked holes are considered to be the two hardest holes to score a par on.

 

Match Play

Players win, draw or lose each hole when playing matchplay against 1 or 2 other players. In Match Play, a player (or team of 2) is up (winning) or level (drawing) or down (losing). The Match is complete either after 18 holes or earlier when the winner is already certain. During the round, players can concede a hole or the match to the other player(s) at any time, so it is rare for all the players to finish by putting out every hole.

 

In most other respects, the format is similar to Medal (Stroke) Play, accept that when a rule is broken the hole can be conceded. (In Medal Play, players get disqualified or a one or two shot penalty if they break the rules.)