Best 2 nett scores from team of 4: what score will win it ?

[SS2]

We've got a team comp on Saturday: 4 players per team, best 2 nett scores at each hole count.

So, what do we need to score to win the darn thing ?

-10 ? -20 ???

Anyone played this format before ?

 

[Twire]

Full H'cap? 3/4's?


I would say at 3/4's you would be looking for minimum 5pts per hole.

Full probably 6 pts per hole.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Medal or stableford and is it off full handicap. Our 4 ball better ball off full allowance was won with 46 points on Saturday

 

[HRC99]

Isn't that an Am-Am? The winning score is usually five better than you think it will be!

It really depends on the course, the tees and the weather. I've seen anything from -6 to -26 win an Am-Am.

If it's a corporate/charity do, there'll normally be a few sombreros around too.

 

[HughJars]

Format is usually stableford, so over 90 points, but if you're playing strokeply, then certainly 18 under if you're playing full handicap.

 

[Society_Fan]

I played this the other day with 3 players per team with 3/4 HCap and the winning score was only 74. My guess would be 80 if you have a decent field and decent conditions.
Good Luck

 

[viscount17]

I've played a couple of these lately. Winning scores at both were mid-high 80's. much depends on the course and on the range of handicaps.

 

[Smiffy]

I hope you don't end up like I did on a Corporate day at Foxhills in Surrey.
Didn't know anybody there (was invited by somebody but put into a different team).
Stableford competition, best three scores to count on each hole.
I was introduced to my "team" on the first tee.
First one had had to borrow a set of clubs from somebody as he had never played golf before and was "making the numbers up". He played in a leather bomber jacket.
Second one played off 28. Had only been playing about 3 or 4 months, didn't have a handicap but thought he'd play "for the crack"
3rd one also played off 28. He'd been playing a little while but in his words was "absolutely useless".
Boy, did I feel confident stood on the 1st tee...

I think something like 92 points won it, we came in with about 38 and I scored 34 of those.
Feck knows how many balls were lost in my group but it was like the red arrows off the tee

 

[richart]

I played this the other day with 3 players per team with 3/4 HCap and the winning score was only 74. My guess would be 80 if you have a decent field and decent conditions.
Good Luck

Played similar but with full handicap and had 84 points for second place. Won with 86 points.

In a fourball with full handicap must be looking at around 90 to win.

 

[Region3]

I'm sure we're playing this format for the GM day at Beau Desert on Thursday, so my answer is...... we'll let you know

Allowing for people not knowing the course I reckon the winning score on Thursday will be around 6 or 7 points below what yours will need to be.

 

[SS2]

It is full handicap allowance, medal score not stableford.

 

[Region3]

It is full handicap allowance, medal score not stableford.

Allowing for people not knowing the course I reckon the winning score on Thursday will be around 6 or 7 shots above what yours will need to be.

 

[Smiffy]

It is full handicap allowance, medal score not stableford.

Allowing for people not knowing the course I reckon the winning score on Thursday will be around 6 or 7 shots above what yours will need to be.

Some people play better on a strange course Gary.
I had 21 points on the front 9 at Beau when I played there the once
But the back 9 wasn't quite so good

 

[richart]

And the back nine ??

Nice editing

 

[Smiffy]

And the back nine ??

14 or 15 I think. I think I played to my handicap that day despite blobbing the bloody 10th. One of the shortest par 3's you'll ever see

 

[Fyldewhite]

Another vote for 90+ if it's a reasonable field. Think of it as 2 4BBB scores added together except it's easier than that as there's even more flexibility.

 

[Region3]

It is full handicap allowance, medal score not stableford.

Allowing for people not knowing the course I reckon the winning score on Thursday will be around 6 or 7 shots above what yours will need to be.

Some people play better on a strange course Gary.
I had 21 points on the front 9 at Beau when I played there the once
But the back 9 wasn't quite so good

True, was just thinking the really good scores would most likely come from a local.

I vaguely remember being below handicap first time at Bearwood for about 13 holes until the wheels fell off

I'm gonna stab at 85 winning Thursday, and 92 in SS2's comp.

 

[SS2]

I'm gonna stab at 85 winning Thursday, and 92 in SS2's comp.

I reckon we'll need to play to 5 stableford pts per hole to have a chance. That would give us 90pts.

Our team handicaps are 3,9,11 and me off 14. Winning score will be published next week. Looking forward to it, sounds like a great format.

 

[Swinger]

-16 to -24

88pts to 96pts is doable.

If full H/C

best 2 scores from 4

 

[jammydodger]

Between 95 and 100 I would think