Example of Match Play Scoring for Weekly League Play:
Let's say that 4 players are in a flight together, and we are playing the front nine at Tam O'Shanter this week:
Alice has a 16 handicap for 9 holes, and her gross score is 51,
Bob has a 13 handicap for 9 holes and shoots 47,
Cheryl has a 17 handicap and turns in a 53,
and Dave has a 15 handicap and scores 49.
Here is how each player's net scores for each hole would be calculated,
using Tam O'Shanter's hole handicap ratings to take strokes off each hole:
Alice has a 16 handicap, so she gets two strokes on the 7 hardest handicap holes, and one stroke on the 2 easiest holes (2 × 7 = 14, plus 1 × 2 = 2, so 14 + 2 = 16 handicap strokes)
Gross Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 51 | |
Women's Hole Handicaps: | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
Bob's handicap is 13, so he gets two strokes on the 4 hardest holes and one stroke on the 5 easiest holes (2 × 4 + 1 × 5 = 8 + 5 = 13)
Gross Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 47 | |
Men's Hole Handicaps: | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
Cheryl has a 17 handicap, so she gets two strokes on 8 of the nine of the holes for the round, and one stroke on the easiest hole.
Gross Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 53 | |
Women's Hole Handicaps: | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
With his 15 handicap, Dave takes two strokes off his gross score for the 6 hardest holes and one stroke off his score on the 3 easiest holes in determining his net scores for each hole (12 + 3 = 15).
Gross Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 49 | |
Men's Hole Handicaps: | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
Now for each opponent in the flight, we match the player's net score on each hole against the opponent's net score,
and the golfer that wins the most holes wins the match and earns 1 point. If the match comes out even, each golfer
wins ½ point for that match.
For our example flight, the points won by each player are as follows:
Alice wins 1½ points,
Bob wins 2 points,
Cheryl wins 1½ points,
and Dave wins 1 point.
Here is a hole-by-hole breakdown of each match played by each player:
Alice wins 1½ points
Alice’s Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
Opponents: (Green means Alice won the hole; Red means Alice lost the hole)
Net Scores: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Bob | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Cheryl | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Dave | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | even = ½ pt |
Bob wins 2 points
Bob’s Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
Opponents: (Green means Bob won the hole; Red means Bob lost the hole)
Net Scores: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Alice | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Cheryl | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Dave | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 up = 1 pt |
Cheryl wins 1½ points
Cheryl’s Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
Opponents: (Green means Cheryl won the hole; Red means Cheryl lost the hole)
Net Scores: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Alice | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Bob | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Dave | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | even = ½ pt |
Dave wins 1 point
Dave’s Net Score: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | TOT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handicap: 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
Opponents: (Green means Dave won the hole; Red means Dave lost the hole)
Net Scores: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Alice | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |
vs. Bob | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 down = 0 pts |
vs. Cheryl | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | even = ½ pt |