Professional Tournaments
Very few professional tournaments have used a Stableford scoring system.
The only PGA Tour event that used a Stableford system of scoring was The International, although it used a modified version of the scoring system adapted for the skill levels of the professionals and to encourage attacking play. The event was cancelled in February 2007, after 21 years as part of the tour. The modified Stableford made a return at the 2012 Reno-Tahoe Open.
On the European Tour, the ANZ Championship, which ran for three years from 2002, used the same modified Stableford scoring system as The International. The Royal Swazi Sun Open on the Sunshine Tour has used the same system since 2003. Two Champions Tour events also used the modified Stableford system briefly. They were the Royal Caribbean Classic in 2000 and 2001, and the Uniting Fore Care Classic in 2002. In the latter case, it was seen as a final attempt to save the failing tournament.
The American Century Celebrity Golf Classic at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada has used a modified Stableford scoring format since 2004
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