Stableford versus Stroke Play

I just learnt from Susan the difference between Stableford and Stroke Play.

Ok, Stroke Play is straight forward. It means every stroke counts. And based on your handicap, you will count the strokes whether you're under par or above par with your handicap included. Example, if you are a 36 handicapper, your par should be at 108 (ie. 72+36). So, if you played a 100, you are 8 under par.

For Stableford system, say you're a 36 handicapper, you'll get 2 strokes for every hole. If you're a 34 handicapper, you'll get 2 strokes from holes with index 1 to 16, and then 1 stroke each for holes with index 17 and 18. Say the hole with index 17 is a Par 3, and you played a bogey. In Stableford terms, you actually will have nett par of 4 strokes (ie. 3+1), and you actually played par - meaning you'll be awarded with 2 points. (see table below)

2 or more over par - 0 points
1 over par - 1 points
par - 2 points
1 under par - 3 points
2 under par - 4 points
3 under par - 5 points
and so on..

More examples, say hole 1 is a par 4. You played a birdie. Your nett par is 6 (ie. 4+2), so you actually played 3 under par - meaning you'll be awarded with 5 points.

For inconsistent players like me, I will have some advantage for playing Stableford system then Stoke Play system. For the simple reason, if I played anything more than nett par (ie. 2 over par), no matter how many strokes I took, it's still 0 points.

I'm watching The Apprentice 3 on Channel 5 now...