Fun Competitions

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Four Ball / Better ball

  • 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 –25%/20%/15%/10% from lowest to highest
  • 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% low/15% high
  • Scoring –Strokeplay

Pinehurst

  • Format– 2 person team
  • Rules- 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.
  • Handicap- 60% low handicap + 40% high handicap
  • 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
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