Men’s Tee’s but ladies Stroke Index

[Lump]

Played in an open today.
Standard am-am format (any make up for team)
The oddity was how stroke indexes where assigned.
Men to play off white tee’s, but use women’s card and indexes.
Ladies got 1 extra shot before 90% assignment.
Apparently the EGU have researched and come to this result for a level field.
Is this something new? I’ve played loads of Am-Am’s this year and not once used or heard of this set up.

 

[SammmeBee]

What’s an Am-Am?

 

[Lump]

Just means 2 to count from a team of 4.

 

[SammmeBee]

So it’s a 4-ball then?

 

[jim8flog]

It is all covered in part O of the CONGU UHS manual and they are just following the guidance it gives.

We normally run similar mixed events using the Ladies par and stroke index because one hole is a par 4 for men and a par 5 for ladies.

The extra stroke the ladies get is because of the difference in in the SSS for men and for ladies.

 

[Lump]

So it’s a 4-ball then?

4 players yes. But not 4-ball. That’s a pairs comp with best score of the pair to count.

 

[duncan mackie]

It's not new, it is documented (as Jim's explained) but not everyone does things correctly, which is why you may not have come across it before.

You should certainly use a single set of indices in such formats, but I don't believe it matters which, so it really comes down to having a default.

 

[SammmeBee]

4 players yes. But not 4-ball. That’s a pairs comp with best score of the pair to count.

Eh? 4 but 2 2s but as a 4? Best from 4 then?!

 

[Lump]

It’s a team of 4, with the best 2 scores to count.

 

[SammmeBee]

Why’s it called an Am-Am then? Sounds like something different!

 

[duncan mackie]

Why’s it called an Am-Am then? Sounds like something different!

It's called an Am - Am because it's a Pro - Am format being played by an amateur team.
The classic Pro-am format being played in 4 balls with the best 2 scores to count on each hole.

 

[SammmeBee]

So is one of the players a ‘good’playet then and they keep their own score score?

 

[Tiger man]

So is one of the players a ‘good’playet then and they keep their own score score?

Is this really that hard to get your head around🙃 4 players in a team, 2 best scores per hole to count. Probably the simplest format you could get. Never played one using the women's index though.

 

[rulefan]

Try this -
https://www.thoughtco.com/amam-format-1563990