Golf scores (scoring an "even" in stroke play will always give a Stableford score of 36), discouraging the tendency to abandon the entire game after playing a particularly bad hole (a novice playing by strict rules may score as high as an 8 or 10 on a single difficult hole; their Stableford score for the hole would be zero, which puts them only two points behind par no matter how badly they played), and the ability to simply pick up one's ball once it is impossible to score any points for the hole, which speeds play. The USGA and R&A sanction
Timeline of golf history (1851–1945) represent one over the par score for the hole. Berkhamsted Golf Club (Founded 1890) 1891 The Golfing Union of Ireland is founded on 12 October 1891 and is the oldest Golfing Union in the world. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is founded on Long Island. Warkworth Golf Club is founded in Northumberland, designed by Old Tom Morris The Cannes Golf Club is founded in Cannes by Grand Duke Michael of Russia. The first golf club in the French Rivera. It is here that Michael taught Prince Albert to play golf. 1892 The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded at White Sulphur Springs,