Best two of four
A four-player team event in which only two scores count on each hole.
- Players
- Teams of four
- Scored by
- Strokes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- WHS allowance
- 85 %
Four holes on the card
| Hole | 1Par 4SI 7 | 2Par 3SI 15 | 3Par 5SI 1 | 4Par 4SI 11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmmaHcp 8 | 4net 3 | ||||
| JackHcp 14 | 5net 4 | ||||
| SophieHcp 20 | 6net 5 | ||||
| TomHcp 28 | 6net 5 | ||||
| Side | 7 |
- Net
- 7
Step by step
How it is played
| Hole 1 · Par 4 | Net |
|---|---|
| EmmaGross 4 | 3 |
| JackGross 5 | 4 |
| SophieGross 6 | 5 |
| TomGross 6 | 5 |
| Team3 + 4 = | 7 |
Each player plays their own ball and on each hole only the scores of two of the four, the best two, count for the team (Committee Procedures, 9D).
Handicap
WHS recommendation (Appendix C), stroke play: 85% of each player when two of four count. The Committee sets it.
Your playing handicap
Enter each player's course handicap: the format's allowance does the rest.
Each player's playing handicap
- You7
- Player 212
- Player 317
- Player 424
- You: 85 % × 8 = 6.8
- Player 2: 85 % × 14 = 11.9
- Player 3: 85 % × 20 = 17
- Player 4: 85 % × 28 = 23.8
- Rounded to the nearest whole number.
Basis in the Rules
Not a form of play of its own in the Rules: Rule 21.5 lets them be adapted and the R&A describes it in its Committee Procedures (Section 9D). Everything else is set by the terms of the competition.
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