Fun Competitions

Four Ball / Betterball

Format – 2 Man Team

Rules – Each player plays with own ball. The better score of the team counts on each hole.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Stableford

Blind Partners

Format – 2 Man Team

Rules – Each player plays own ball. Partners are not drawn until the last group has teed off.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Aggregate scores

Waltz

Format – 3 Man Team

Rules – Best 1 score 1st hole, best 2 scores 2nd hole, best 3 scores third hole, best 1 score 4th hole then count towards the team’s score, repeating.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Highest stableford scores on each hole

4 Man Scramble

Format – 4 Man Team

Rules – All tee off and chose the ball to play- all players play from that point. Minimum number of drives required for each player.

Handicap – 10% of combined

Scoring –Strokeplay

2 Man Scramble

Format – 2 Man Team

Rules – Both tee off and chose the ball to play – both players then play from that point. 3 Drives required on each 9 for each player.

Handicap – 25% of combined or handicap of the lowest handicap player if lower.

Scoring –Strokeplay

Pinehurst

Format – 2 person team

Every hole begins with both players on a side playing drives. The two partners walk forward to the golf balls, then they switch golf balls. Golfer A hits Golfer B’s ball, from where B’s drive came to rest. And Golfer B plays Golfer A’s ball, from A’s drive came to rest. After their second shots, the partners compare the results. Which golf ball is in the best position? They select that ball and pick up the other. From the third stroke on, they play alternate shot until the ball is holed.

And that’s Pinehurst: Hit drives, switch balls for the second strokes, pick up the worse of the balls after the second stroke, play alternate shot into the hole from there.

Scoring –Strokeplay

Yellow Ball

Format – Teams of 3 or 4

Rules – Each team has a yellow ball which the team members play alternately. The yellow ball scores double points. If the yellow ball is lost – no more double points.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Stableford 2 scores to count on each hole.

Bogey Competition

Format – Individual

Rules – Normal stableford competition

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Net Par = 0 Net Birdie or better -1 Net Bogey or worse +1

Throw Out Tournament

Format – Individual

Rules – Before returning their scorecards after the game each player is allowed to cross out his 3 worst holes.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Stableford

Blind Holes Tournament

Format – Individual

Rules – After all players have left the first tee, a blind draw determines which 9 holes of the 18 played will count towards everyone’s total score – the other holes will be crossed out – so the players have no knowledge of which holes will count until they complete their rounds.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Stableford

3 Clubs & a Putter

Format – Individual

Rules – Must only use the three clubs & putter that are designated at the start of the round.

Handicap – Full

Scoring –Stableford