Hole19 can score your round two ways. Pick one before you tee off, or change your mind halfway round.
Both are free on every plan.
Which one is which
Stroke Play counts the total strokes you take across the round. Lowest score wins, the way most golf is scored.
Stableford gives you points on each hole depending on how you score against par. Highest total wins. A blow-up hole costs you far less than it does in Stroke Play, which is why many club competitions use it.
Choosing Before You Start
- Pick your course and open Round Settings.
- Scroll down to the Scoring Mode toggle.
- Choose Stroke Play or Stableford.
Changing It During Your Round
You can switch between Stroke Play and Stableford at any point in the round. Your scores carry over, nothing is lost.
From the map overview, tap the Quick Actions button on the bottom right.
Tap Settings and scroll until the Scoring Mode toggle.
Choose Stroke Play or Stableford.
The Differential Score
While you are scoring, Hole19 shows a small plus number telling you how the round is going. It means something different in each mode:
- In Stroke Play, it is the difference between your score and the course par. A +2 means you are two over.
- In Stableford, it is the points you earned on that hole, based on your handicap.
You find it in blue at the top left of the scoring screen, at the top right on Apple Watch, and along the top line of your scorecard.
To show or hide it:
- From the map overview, tap the Quick Actions button on the bottom right.
- Tap Settings and scroll to the Differential Score toggle.
- Turn it on or off.
Notes
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Playing net rather than gross
Both can be played with handicaps taken off. See Net vs Gross in Stroke Play and Stableford.
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Match Play and team formats
Those are a different thing and they are Premium. See Game Modes.
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This is not your Score Differential
They sound alike and they are not the same. The Score Differential turns up after the round, on the Round Summary, and measures your score against the difficulty of the tee you played. It is what your handicap is built from. See What Is a Score Differential?.
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