Advice with on-course competition

[rickaltman]

I am organizing a just-for-fun two-day golf outing for six golfers of widely disarate abilities (from 11 to 24 index). For the first round, we will just play, and for the second round, I would like to introduce creative competition of some sort. I would like to play a best-ball competition, but with two threesomes, I don't know how to pull that off. Is there a way to play best-ball with two threesomes?

So I am looking for suggestions on how to create a fun second round. All input welcome...



Rick A.
Pleasanton CA

[lonewolf]

Several things you can do.

Option 1 (assuming everyone gives honest handicaps):
Seed palyers 1 thru 6. Have seeds 1, 4, 6 play match play agaisnt seeds 2, 3, 5. Seed 1v2 and seed 5 in one 3some and seed 3v4 and seed 6 in another 3some. Seeds 5 and 6 would have to card up after the round. You could adjust the scorecards prior to the round for match play. Meaning if Seed 1 is a 10 handicap and seed 2 is a 12 handicap then seed 2 gets a stroke on the 2 hardest holes. Make it your own little Ryder Cup format over 3 rounds. Theoretically any seed cold play any opponent.

Option 2 :
Play 3 somes agaisnt 3 some and make each 3some use at least 1-2 scores from each side or round to keep everyone involved. You caould also adjust the scorecard in this match. If you are worried about foot wedges split the teams up among the 3somes and compare cards after the round.

Have fun.