The first and most important part of League Match scoring is correctly noting players and calculating & marking handicap strokes.
In this example, we have:
Team #1
John, 2 HDCP, Blue/White Tees
George, 5 HDCP, White Tees
Team #2
Paul, 3 HDCP, Blue/White
Ringo, 4 HDCP, Rudy Tees
For regular team members, first names are fine, but for substitutes, please include both first & last names for clarity. All players, handicaps & tees should be confirmed & marked before starting your match.
All handicaps and strokes ‘wheel’ off the player with the lowest handicap – including when that player is his teammate.
In this example, the strokes awarded for the match:
| John |
2 HDCP |
0 strokes in Individual A Match
(lowest A player never gets strokes)
0 strokes in Team Match |
| Paul |
3 HDCP |
1 stroke in Individual A Match
– hole 7 (Paul 3 – John 2 = 1)
1 stroke in Team Match
– hole 7 (higher A player always has same strokes) |
| George |
5 HDCP |
1 stroke in Individual B Match
– hole 7 (George 5 – Ringo 4 = 1)
3 strokes in Team Match
– holes 2, 5, 7 (George 5 – John 2 = 3) |
| Ringo |
4 HDCP |
0 strokes in Individual B Match
(lowest B player never gets individual strokes)
2 strokes in Team Match
– holes 2, 7 (Ringo 4 – John 2 = 2) |
Once your scorecard is properly marked for players & handicaps, the match scoring is relatively straight-forward, with following notes:
- Only GROSS scores are recorded, ie. actual strokes taken, not including any handicap.
- The maximum score allowed is double-bogey. You may need to play more strokes to determine a hole winner/loser, but for scoring purposes, double-bogey is the highest score posted.
- 2 points are awarded for winning a hole, and 1 point for each player is awarded for a tie.
- 2 additional points are awarded for winning the match, while 1 point for each player is awarded for a tie.
- Match scores can never be 9-11. Only 10-10, 8-12, or higher scores are possible.
- The total for each match (A, B, Team) should always add to 20 points.
- Total scores should always add to 60 points.
Scoring notes from example above:
- Hole 2: George ties Paul in the team game because he has a Team Stroke.
- Hole 5: George wins the team game but ties his individual game, because he has a Team Stroke, but not an Individual Stroke.
- Hole 7: Paul wins both the team and individual games because he has both Team and Individual strokes.
- A Match: Paul receives 2 additional points (total of 12) for winning his match 10-8.
- B Match: George and Ringo receive 1 additional point (total of 10) for tying their match.
- Team Match: Team 1 receives 2 additional points (total of 12) for winning the team match 10-8.