Foursomes matchplay shots

[matt611]

I thought that foursomes matchplay was half the difference between the combined handicaps but the IG app appears to be showing me 50% of half of the combined - wordy I know so examples are better.


Team AB have a combined course handicap of 21
Team CD are 24

Half the difference is 1.5 therefore 2 shots.

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IG app says team CD get 1 shot -

Team AB playing handicap is 11
CD playing handicap is 12. Difference is 1.

Which is correct, 1 or 2 shots? Am I supposed to use 95% of course handicap?

Thanks

EDITED: removed option 1 and 2 to avoid confusion with 1 and 2 shots

 

[CountLippe]

2 is correct.

Foursomes handicaps are half the combined. no further reduction.

 

[wjemather]

Allowance is always the full difference from the lowest Playing Handicap. In your example, IG is correct - 1 stroke.

 

[nickjdavis]

1 is correct.

You first need to work out the allowance per team....and the allowance is 50% of the combined handicaps.

So team A get 21/2 = 10.5 = 11 strokes. By the same calculation team B get 12 strokes. The difference between the two teams is 1.

 

[Neilds]

When people are saying 1 is correct or 2 is correct, are they saying example 1 is correct which is 2 shots, or example 2 is correct which is 1 shot?

Very Confusing

 

[nickjdavis]

sorry....in my case.....1 stroke is correct....i.e. IG has it right.

 

[matt611]

When people are saying 1 is correct or 2 is correct, are they saying example 1 is correct which is 2 shots, or example 2 is correct which is 1 shot?

Very Confusing

Yes I should have thought about the order a little more

Thanks for confirming for me. I think Countlippe probably agrees and his 2 referred to option 2, 1 shot

 

[CountLippe]

Correct. Half the difference was the old way.

For pairs matchplay formats, you work out the playing handicap, then the difference = number of shots. Under the old way you took the difference first and did the 50%/90% off that.