The UK and US both have different ways to compute Playing Handicaps for Stableford tournaments with a mixed set of tees. In this article, we will discuss the computations.
US (World Handicap System):
In cases where Stableford is played with multiple tees, par difference adjustments are not made unless you are playing Alternate Shot or Scramble Formats and some (but not all) players on the team are playing from the adjusted tee. If so, multiply the player's par difference by the appropriate factor (e.g., .25, .20, .15, .10) and apply the par difference adjustment to the team Playing Handicap.
For more details on computing Playing Handicaps for Stableford Tournaments (using the WHS Method), Click Here.
UK (World Handicap System):
For an 18-hole round: The number of points required for all players to ‘play to handicap’ must be calculated from each applicable set of tees. Those players requiring the highest number of points to ‘play to handicap’ receive no additional strokes to the standard calculation of their Playing Handicap. All players playing from a set of tees requiring a lower number of points to ‘play to handicap’ will receive additional strokes to their Playing Handicap equal to the difference between the number of points they require to ‘play to handicap’ and the highest number of points required by other players.
These additional strokes are added to the player’s Playing Handicap as follows:
Playing Handicap = (Course Handicap x handicap allowance) + difference in number of points required to 'play to handicap' (highest to lowest)
For a 9-hole round: As a player’s total number of Stableford points for the round is compared directly against that of every other player, no additional strokes are applied to the standard calculation of the Playing Handicap when the par is different between tees.
For more details on computing Playing Handicaps for Stableford Tournaments (using the WHS Method), Click Here.