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As of 2007 the DGV (German Golf Association) will introduce a modified Stableford system that will not only consider the severity of the course alone but also the playing conditions on the individual day. In extraordinary dry or wet conditions, the results may not only dependent upon the course rating. The course rating itself is based upon “architectural” aspects of the course like the rough, hardness of the fairways or the speed of the greens. Aspects that can change on a daily basis due to wheather, fresh cut grass or long hard-rough and that are not reflected in the rating.

But how does this happen in reality? Players and tournament directors don’t have to worry, the calculation is done by the club administration software. Based on the assumption that the results of a tournament reflect the individual playing conditions on that day, the results of the tournament serve as calculation basis for the competition stableford adjustment (known as “competition scatch score” in the UK). The results of all players of a tournament hence can be adjusted by -1 to +3 stableford net points.

Read more about it in here (PDF, german only).

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