Callaway Scoring System

[newtogolf]

I'm supposed to play in a tournament next month that uses the Callaway Scoring System which I'm not familiar with other than it's a special scoring system to use in place of official handicaps.  Has anyone played in a tournament that used it?  Did you like it or prefer other methods?  From what I've read it gives everyone a pretty even shot at winning, even someone with a high handicap like me.

[ghalfaire]

I have played in a lot of tournaments that use the Callaway system.  It is the only system I know of that works for events where there are players without official handicaps.  It is probably fair in the sense everyone has an equal chance as the the selection of what holes determine the handicap is arbitrary and no one knows in advance which holes they are.

[newtogolf]

Thanks for the response, good to know someone else on the ST has played in one.  I didn't realize the handicap was determined from arbitrary holes.  With my luck they will be the holes I play well on and hack the rest.

[BrokenTee]

I have a question regarding this system, and that is...can it be used to adjust team scores. I have 40 guys playing in our league tournament as 2 man teams, but only about half of them are league members with known handicaps. Of those, some are bringing guests and some are not. So anyone that brings a guest plays with that person and those that do not get paired up high/low handicaps.

Myself and a few other guys would like to play our own ball so I'm thinking of doing a stroke play best ball format....everyone plays their own ball then marls down the best score as the team score.

My question is, can I then apply the callaway scoring system to those scores to make it more fair for the players with less ability.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks