Favorite Team Game

[iacas]

Oh, I do like to play a team game not listed. I forgot about this one.

Low, High, Total.

Three points on each hole, played as a Nassau (so, front-back-total, too). Usually like $5 so you can win or lose $15 max.

Low ball gets a point. High ball, the other team gets a point. Low Total (low combined score) gets a point.

If you tie, no points (or half a point to each team, it doesn't matter).

So team A gets a 4 and a 5. Team B gets a 5 and a 5. Team A wins Low (4) and Total (9).

Sometimes we play where birdies double the winnings and eagles triple it, but only if your partner made a bogey or better.

[billchao]

I don't have a lot of experience playing team golf so I voted 4-person scramble. Gives me something to play for even when I suck. It's also the only format I've actually played.

2-person scramble sounds interesting as a match.

[mdl]

46 minutes ago, iacas said:

Oh, I do like to play a team game not listed. I forgot about this one.

Low, High, Total.

Three points on each hole, played as a Nassau (so, front-back-total, too). Usually like $5 so you can win or lose $15 max.

Low ball gets a point. High ball, the other team gets a point. Low Total (low combined score) gets a point.

If you tie, no points (or half a point to each team, it doesn't matter).

So team A gets a 4 and a 5. Team B gets a 5 and a 5. Team A wins Low (4) and Total (9).

Sometimes we play where birdies double the winnings and eagles triple it, but only if your partner made a bogey or better.

I'd never heard/thought of this.  I LOVE this!  I voted scramble because, one, it's fun to shoot way under par, even if it's a scramble score.  But also because, among the limited team action I've done, it's felt most inclusive with a range of abilities.  Like, a scramble where the best and worst players (2some or 4some) are not close, then the it almost becomes a best player vs best player game, which isn't as fun and team oriented.  I really like this game here...

I'm very intrigued by alternate shot for this same reason.  But I've never played it.

Edited October 26, 2017 by mdl

[dennyjones]

Well...

I don't have much practice playing team golf so today we decided to play 4 ball.   The wager was just the first round after golf.   I need more of this.   I stunk up the front 9 and didn't settle down until later in the round.  Even though the bet wasn't much, the additional pressure was fun but a little unnerving.   I can see where playing in tournaments will improve your game.    I'd like to incorporate more next year.

[Buckeyebowman]

22 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

Well...

I don't have much practice playing team golf so today we decided to play 4 ball.   The wager was just the first round after golf.   I need more of this.   I stunk up the front 9 and didn't settle down until later in the round.  Even though the bet wasn't much, the additional pressure was fun but a little unnerving.   I can see where playing in tournaments will improve your game.    I'd like to incorporate more next year.

Heck, it ain't golf unless you're playing for a little something. Even a single beer after the round! My buddy and I used to play for a beer a stroke. Amazing how that focused the mind!

[jamo]

I picked alternate shot. The only time I've played it is at the Newport Cup in 2015, and that was a lot of fun. I've played a lot of four-person scrambles and I really enjoy how low-pressure those are, but for a "real" format I'll take foursomes.

[Hardspoon]

I voted Four Ball...I like keeping my own score, and feeling like every shot "counts" (unlike a scramble)...but still being able to have my typical few awful holes and get bailed out by a teammate.

[TRACON]

Bingo Bango Bongo.  

[sjduffers]

I don't know the name of this game: play 2 against 2 where both scores count: you match the 2 low scores against each other for a point or tie (like best ball aka fourball), but also match the other 2 scores for another point or tie. So you can win 0, 1 or 2 points per hole. Automatic presses (start another bet) for every time a team is down by 2, played on front and back and total, like Nassaus.

ETA: I think this is a lot like @iacas described, but with sort of only High and Low. Anyway, the automatic presses make the holes 7, 8 and 9 of the front and back most interesting.

Edited October 29, 2017 by sjduffers