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The Events Coordinator(s) will make the final decision on format or modification of format for a specific event.
The Events Coordinator(s) will make the final decision on format or modification of format for a specific event.
In the Chapman System, both players on a side tee off, then they switch balls. Player A plays Player B's drive, and vice-versa. Each player hits his or her second shot. They then select the best of the second shots, and from that point until the ball is holed they play only one ball in an alternate shot format.
Alternate Shot, also called Foursomes, is a competition format in which 2-person teams alternate hitting the same ball. The first player tees off, the second player hits the second shot, the first player hits the third shot, and so on until the ball is holed. Tee balls are alternated so that the same player doesn't hit every drive.
Stableford (Quota Points)- All players start with an initial point value (36 - handicapap). Points are accumulated during the round as follows - eagle - 8 points; birdie - 4 points; par - 2 points; bogey 1 point; double bogey - 0 points; and triple bogey or greater - minus 1 point. At the end of the round, your score is calculated by subtracting your initial point value from your accumulated points.
Hotball, is the same as best ball except that on ever hole one of the players net score (hot ball) has to be used along with 2 additional net scores. Scorecards are marked prior to play indicating player responsible for the hot ball.
4 man team 1,2,3 best balls, consists of using 1 best net score on par 5's; 2 best net scores on par 4's; and 3 best net scores on par 3's. A variation used reverses the order, 1 best net score on par 3's; 2 best net scores on par 4's and 3 best net scores on par 5's.
2 man aggregate, enter only gross scores for each team member on the score card.
Red-White-Blue, 4 man team; consists of using 1 of 4 best net scores on holes with Red flag; 2 of 4 best net scores on holes with White flag; and 3 of 4 best net scores on hole with Blue flag.
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Game-Format Definitions
Blitz
The Blitz is similar to the more familiar Stableford format. Blitz is a stroke-play format (play your own ball) that assigns points to your score on each hole.
· Bogeys are worth l point
· Pars are worth 2 points
· Birdies are worth 4 points
· Eagles are worth 8 points
Example: If you par the first hole and bogey the second, you've accrued 3 points.
Strategy in Blitz Competitions
The strategy in Blitz formats can be summed up in three words: Go for it.
The Blitz format rewards aggression and risk-taking on the golf course. In the Blitz there are no negative points. If you are facing a carry over water that you normally wouldn't try, in the Blitz format, you can take a shot at it - because if you fail, at worst, you get 0 points. And if you make it? The potential rewards are greater than the potential disaster.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will assign points per hole and determine the winners. Winners will be awarded on a gross and a net basis.
2 Man Best Ball
Two man teams. Each golfer plays his own ball throughout the round. The lowest score is team score.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will adjust the final score with net team score. Winners will be awarded on a gross and a net basis.
4 Man Best Ball
4 man teams. Each golfer on a team plays his own ball throughout the round. The lowest score counts as the team score.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only.
4 Man 2 Best Ball
4 man teams. Each golfer plays his own ball throughout the round. The lowest 2 scores counts as the team score.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only.
4 Man 1,2,3 Best Balls
4 man teams. Each golfer plays his own ball throughout the round. On each hole, a predetermined number of the low scores is used, and combined for one team score. On each par 5, the 1 lowest net score is counted as the team score for that hole. On each par 4, the 2 lowest net scores are added together to arrive at a team score on those holes. On each par 3, the 3 lowest net scores are added together for the team score on those holes.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only
4 Man Scramble
All players tee off, the best shot is selected and all players hit again from that same spot. The best second shot is selected, and all players hit from that same spot, and so on until the ball is holed.
· One team score is recorded.
· Each player’s drive must be used a minimum of 4 times.
· All balls must be played within 12 inches of the original ball and within 3 inches on the green.
· The handicaps of the four players are added together and divided by 8 to determine the team handicap
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only.
2-Man Scramble is a competition format that is exactly what it sounds like: a scramble in which the teams consist of two players each. After each shot, the best of the two shots is selected and both players play from that spot, until the ball is holed.
· One team score is recorded.
· All balls must be played within 12 inches of the original ball and within 3 inches on the green.
· The handicaps of the two players are added together and divided by 4 to determine the team handicap.
Scoring
Record only your gross scores on the scorecard and the computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only.
Yellow Ball /Hot Ball is the name of a popular golf tournament format used by associations, charity and corporate tournaments, or just among several groups of friends. This format is popular enough that it goes by many different names, among them: Money Ball, Devil Ball, Pink Ball, Pink Lady and Lone Ranger. They are all the same game.
In Yellow Ball, golfers play in groups of four. Of the four golf balls the team members are playing, one of them is yellow. That yellow ball rotates among the team members, changing after each hole. For example, on the first hole Player A hits the yellow ball; on the second hole, Player B plays the yellow ball, and so on, rotating throughout the round.
At the completion of each hole, the scores of two team members are added together to create one team score. One of those scores must be from the player who used the yellow ball. The other score is the low score among the other three team members.
Example: On the third hole, Player A scores 4, B scores 5, C scores 5 and D scores 6. Player C has the yellow ball, so his 5 counts. And Player A has the low score among the other three, so his 4 counts. Five plus four equals 9, so 9 is the team score.
Does the "yellow ball" actually have to be yellow? Of course not, but the ball should be marked in some way to designate it as "the" ball.
If the yellow ball is lost, replace the ball and score the hole IAW Rule 27…
Scoring
Record your gross scores on the scorecard and identify the player who played the yellow ball on each hole (a dot by the yellow ball’s score will work) The computer will determine the final score and award a net team score. Winners will be awarded on a net basis only.
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