This is a match play format where your net score is compared with par. Your opponent is par. A birdie or better wins the hole (+1), a par ties the hole (0), and a bogey or worse loses the hole (-1). Wins and losses are added up to determine your score. All players will play the white tees.
Most well known as the format used in the PGA Tour event held at Castle Pines Golf Club near Denver, The International, a Modified Stableford awards extra value to strokes under Par:
• -3 points for Double Bogey or worse
• -1 point for Bogey
• 0 points for Par
• 2 points for Birdie
• 5 points for Eagle
• 8 points for Albatross
Handicaps can be employed in the system by grouping similar handicapped players together and modifying the scoring chart for each group to reflect the skill level according.
Not quite as popular as the Modified Stableford format, Stableford encourages players to accumulate points using the following scoring format:
Handicaps can be employed in the system by grouping similar handicapped players together and modifying the scoring chart for each group to reflect the skill level according.
4-man team stroke play for this game. Sometimes called yellow, green, or colored ball, the tournament will blind draw pick the players on each team. Each player will record their score for the 18 holes. Each player issued their own pink ball on the 1st tee box will play a minimum of 4 holes with the pink ball, determined by the team during the tournament. The pink ball net score and two other best net scores for that hole will be added together for a team total for each hole. Any threesomes will have a blind score picked for their 4th. Pink balls lost during the game will add 1 point per lost ball to the final team score. A lost pink ball mid-game still requires teammates to play their designated holes and may borrow a pink ball from their teammates. Only pink balls may be used on pink ball holes. In the unlikely yet disastrous event of losing all four pink balls before the end of the game and the inability to record a pink ball score for any hole will result in taking a net double bogey +1. Turn in your team scorecard and your pink balls at the end of the game.
In Chicago, format players start the round with a negative number of points based on their handicap. Scratch golfers start at -40 with each handicap stroke over scratch, adding one point to the starting figure (i.e., 5 handicapper would start with -35, 8 handicapper -32, etc.). 35 Handicaps or higher begin with a score of -5. Golfers then try to get out of the hole by adding one point for a bogey, two points for par, four points per birdie, and eight points for an eagle. This fun format encourages players to take risks trying to score under par, especially considering a double bogey or worse is all worth zero points and doesn't bring down your score further. The player with the highest score (negative or not) wins. This scoring format can be utilized for team or individual games/tournaments.
A "Five of Clubs" tournament is one in which each golfer has to choose only five of their clubs to use during the tournament. Leave the rest of your clubs at home or in your car, as any additional clubs in your bag during play will disqualify you from the tournament. The most significant variation in the Five of Clubs format (which can be called a "5 of Clubs" tournament) is how the putter is treated. For our tournament, if you choose to have the putter as one of your 5 clubs, then you will be expected to hole out every hole; however, if you decide to leave the putter out of your bag for this tournament, and use another club on the green, you may consider your hole complete if the ball lies 'inside the leather.' I'll provide a two-foot measuring string for each foursome to remove any disputes.
Also known as Chapman, this 2 man-team format requires teammates to both tee off and then switch balls. After playing the second shot, the best ball is selected, and an alternate shot format is played until the ball is holed with the player whose second shot was not selected, hitting the team's third stroke.
The team consists of 3 or 4 players, 1 from each flight(A, B, C, D). The order during alternate play stays the same & must match the order on the scorecard. Each player drives the ball(4/5 drives min per player(depending on team count), the team selects the drive to engage in that hole's play. Everyone hits a second shot from where that drive landed(within 1/2 foot). Then select the best second shot and whoever hit that shot, the next ordered person on the team starts the alternating pattern until holed out. The order cannot be changed during the match.
Las Vegas is a fun game that rewards birdies and, at the same time, can soften the blow of a weaker player's score. Played in teams of two, the player's scores are paired rather than combined to determine a team score. So if one teammate scores a six on the hole and the other teammate scores a four, the team score is a 46 (lowest score is always posted as the front number). If the other team scores a pair of fives, their score would be 55. The differential is calculated (55 - 46 = 9), and points are tracked throughout the round to determine the winning team, or points can have a monetary value (5 or 10 cents each, for example) on which to pay out bets.
This is the match-play version of Las Vegas. Player's scores are combined to create a total score, with the lowest score being the first number. So if one teammate scores a 6 and the other takes a 4, the team score is a 46. Scores can be compared on each individual hole to get a point or could be done in three hole sets where the cumulative score of the three hole set is compared to the cumulative three hole score of their opponent, with the lowest total score going up 1 in the match.
Daytona is like Sin City, but with a twist. In Daytona, the worst score is put first unless one player scores par or better. For example, let's say the opening hole at the course you are playing is a par four. If the players on a team score 5 and 6, the team score is 65. However, if the players score a 4 and a 7, the team score would be 47. The par that was scored in the second example keeps the low number first, while the first team example has to put their higher score first for failing to take par. This format can be used as a cumulative score or in match play in one, three, six, or nine hole sets.
This format simply scores your odd holes and your even holes separately. There will be two prizes for each flight, one for the odd # holes score and one for the even # holes score.
Each player receives a certain number of strokes – usually the course par plus 75% of the player’s full handicap. So, a 21-handicapper on a par-70 course gets 86 strokes (70 + 16). He then plays 86 shots and plants a flag wherever the 86th shot lands. If the ball lands on a green, mark on the flag the distance from where the shot landed to the hole cup(you can pace it off) and place the flag behind the green. Players can see where others bit the dust as they make their way through the back nine. The winner is the player who plants his flag farthest on the course or comes in after 18 holes still holding his flag. Tie winners are decided based on the USGA tie-breaker method.
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