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Have an upcoming Myrtle Beach getaway with a new somewhat inexperienced foursome. Handicaps range from 9 to 30+. Wondering what types of game formats would suit all players while insuring a great experience?
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I think the most fair format is a quota games.

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Dogfight? Let them play against themselves basically?

Tom R.

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I played a game called divorce and quite liked it. You play with 4 people split up into two teams of 2 and you use stableford scoring, except in this game instead of adding up the scores you mulitply them. So if my partner got 2 points and i got 1point we would have a total of 2 points. The trouble comes when you someone gets a wipe as your score for that hole is 0. This game gets very messy, hence the name divorce... All the best!

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Subtract your handicap (best guess?) from 36. This becomes the "quota" that you must meet. You get 8 points for an eagle, 4 points for a birdie, 2 points for a par, 1 point for a bogie. These are gross scores on each hole. The goal is to get more points than your quota. The person with the MOST points OVER their quota wins. Example; You are a 16 handicap. 36 minus 16 is 20. 20 is your quota. If you get 6 pars times 2 and 9 bogies times 1, you have 12 + 9 = 21 points. You beat your quota by +1. Say 10 bucks or something to get the attention in the pot? Pay out for lowest score on a hole etc?

Tom R.

TM R1 on a USTv2, TM 3wHL on USTv2, TM Rescue 11 in 17,TM udi #3, Rocketbladez tour kbs reg, Mack Daddy 50.10,54.14,60.14, Cleveland putter

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If pace of play is an issue...  I find my self playing with this really slow player from time to time.

Two person teams in a scramble.  It really speeds up play if there is a really slow player in the group.  Put a little money on it or a lunch to keep everyone honest.

Here's a calclator to adjust to a team handicap.  http://www.leaderboard.com/SCRAMCAP.HTM

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We sometimes just subtract 9 strokes from our known handicaps, and whom ever came closest to their adjusted score won. As an example a 15 handicapper would be trying to get as close to 78 as possible. We figured a 1/2 stroke per hole was good enough. It made everyone want to play better than they normally would.

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