How do you score in a fourball?

[KeefG]

I played a four ball matchplay with some workmates on Wednesday, there was me off 22, a lad off 14 and 2 lads off 28. I was paired with a 28 and so was the lad off 14 and we all agreed to play 3/4 of our handicaps.

It got to the 5th hole and me and my partner were 3up when all of a sudden the lad off 14 declares that we shouldnt be working out holes won/lost on peoples nett scores but on peoples gross scores.

We stood and argued for about 5 mins (good job nobody was behind us) with me saying it is unfair to mark a 14 handicapper against a 28 handicapper in matchplay on gross scores, he however was adamant that it should be definitely gross scores.

In the end i got fed up and told him to stick it up his arse and we just played stableford instead.

Who was right and who was wrong?

 

[Herbie]

How are you going to work out the differential if you dont use nett scores?

Unless you all play off scratch or the same h/c how can this become an issue?

 

[RGDave]

Nett scores is what it's all about. Simple...

Sounds like you didn't work out "how many" shots everyone got off the lowest player before a ball was struck....

I agree with the current system (is that right Dave, you agree with something??) where the strokes come on the lowest S.I.s......never really thought about any other way.....

 

[KeefG]

The way i've been taught to score and have always scored in this situation is to work out 3/4 of everyones handicap and play to nett scores.

So the lad off 14 was playing off 11, i was playing off 17 and the 2 lads off 28 were playing off 21.

 

[RGDave]

The way i've been taught to score and have always scored in this situation is to work out 3/4 of everyones handicap from the lowest player and play to nett scores.

Is this what you mean?

 

[Smiffy]

The lad off 14 was giving all the shots away.
You (off 22) would have received 6 and the two guys off 28 would have received 11.
So you would have shotted on stroke index holes 6 and below, the two other lads off 11 and below

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Everyone should take their shots off the lowest handicapper. Therefore if the lowest was 14, you should have taken 3/4 of the difference between 22 and 14 (which is 6 shots) and the same with the two 28's (11 shots). Play each hole and if you get a shot it is the nett score (i.e 4 nett 3). So for example if the 14 gets a 5 on a par 4 and you get a 5 with a shot you win the hole (5 nett 4).

 

[KeefG]

The lad off 14 was giving all the shots away.
You (off 22) would have received 6 and the two guys off 28 would have received 11.
So you would have shotted on stroke index holes 6 and below, the two other lads off 11 and below

Yep, thats how i was doing it. Effectively the lowest handicapper plays off scratch.

Sorry, i havent explained myself very well!!

 

[bobmac]

It sounds as if the guy off 14 got miffed losing and tried to change the rules to help him win
A.CARB (ALWAYS carry a rule book)

 

[JollysHeld1]

Yep 3/4 or sometimes 7/8 of the diff between all players and the lowest hcp! nett score counts as per stroke index of hole.

JollysH1

 

[mono217]

Nett score is there for a reason.