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Old 10-10-2006, 03:23 PM
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Re: Hackers Handicaps


here are a couple of games that might work. I assume you would rather play your own ball rather then scramble.

On the 1-2-3 I know at my Dad's club they usually decide to use so many of the 4 scores on the par 3's and so many on the par 4's and so many on the par 5's, prior to the round (they just do not rotate the way it is described below). they have a weekly group of 20 and that's all they play. usually a player from the losing team from the week before picks new foursomes and comes up with the game (i.e. use 3 players on par 3's and 1 player on par 5's, he says it is amazing how the long hitters usually tend to have more players on par 5's count ). Each team throws in so much money and they pay half back to the winning team and half goes into a a skins game to be divided among those having the only natural birdie on a hole usually shared by the team). And they do handicap them if your a 5 handicap you get your 5 strokes on the 5 toughest holes. !9 you get a stroke on every hole, plause 2 on the toughest hole.

The money ball game is similar but puts more pressure on 1 player every hole. And takes some thought on how to write your card out.


Definition: "1-2-3 Best Ball" is a competition format for 4-person teams. Each player on the team plays his own ball throughout the round. On each hole, a predetermined number of the lower scores is used.

One the first hole, the lowest score among the four players counts as the team score. On the second hole, the two lowest scores become the team score. On the third hole, the three lowest scores become the team score. On the fourth hole, it's back to the one lowest score, and so on throughout the round. 1-2-3 Best Ball is a good way to keep all the players involved in the fate of their team.

Definition: While there might be slight variations from game to game, Devil Ball is usually just another name for Money Ball, Lone Ranger, Yellow Ball, Pink Ball or Pink Lady. They all mean basically the same thing.

The basics are this: In Devil Ball, groups of four tee off in a competition. On each hole, two scores are combined to create one team score. One of those scores is from the person playing the "devil ball." So when it's your turn to play the Devil Ball, the onus is on you to come through for the team because your score is going to count.
The second score used is usually the low ball of the other three players on the team (however, the other three players might be required to play a scramble or best ball or any other format to produce the second score).
The two scores are added together for the team score. Before teeing off in Devil Ball, players are designated A, B, C and D, and the devil ball rotates among players throughout the round (A on the first hole, B on the second, and so on).

Also I played a game I believe was called a pro/ameture 4 ball, where you used the lowest 2 handicpped scores and the lowest 2 natural scores on the every hole. Though that was a good game where you had a couple high handicappers with a couple low handicappers. Not sre how it works with 4 similar handicappers.

Bob
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