Stroke Play Variant
Rolling Stroke is stroke play with a progressive handicap that kicks in each hole. The penalty stacks evenly across all players, but it pressures the leader - they have less margin every hole.
Rolling Stroke
Penalty
The Basics
After hole 1, every subsequent hole adds a small fractional stroke (default 0.25) to your running net. By hole 18 you've absorbed 4.25 strokes.
Set the per-hole rate to 0 (pure stroke play), 0.25 (default - mild), 0.5 (aggressive), or anything in between.
Same as stroke play but ranked by rolling-net score. Settles via standard 60/30/10 payout split.
Course handicap strokes still apply normally. The rolling penalty is layered on top.
Step by Step
Choose the per-hole stroke penalty before the round. 0.25 is the default; pick higher for tighter races.
Enter scores hole-by-hole. The penalty is calculated automatically and shown in your live net.
Every player accrues the same penalty, but it disproportionately pressures whoever is leading - they have less room to drop a hole.
At 18, the player with the lowest rolling-net score wins. Standard payout structures apply.
Mid-round drama. Pure stroke play can get boring when one player gets a 5-shot lead. Rolling Stroke layers a known penalty so leaders cannot coast - they're effectively defending a smaller margin every hole.
No. Course handicap strokes are applied separately. The rolling penalty only modifies the in-game rolling-net used for ranking. It is NOT posted to USGA handicap.
You absorb 8 holes of penalty (8 * rate). The scorer marks you pending. Settlement waits until everyone finishes or the round expires.
Yes. Rolling Stroke is the base format; junk dots ride on top exactly like any other format.
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