Pairs competition ‘acceptable score’

[D-S]

A club ran a mixed pairs competition where the better score of the 2 men per hole and the better score of the women per hole
counted. In effect the men pairs and the women pairs were playing a 4BB and the two scores were aggregated to achieve the final score.
Could/should this have been acceptable for handicap? As in reality the pairs were playing a 4BB over a measured course etc.
I’m not sure is there is a setting in IG for this format to be acceptable but scores over 42 points that meet all the rest of the criteria could be manually uploaded.
The winning 4 ball scores an ‘impressive’ 92 points and having, done the calculation, one of the players, if scaled up using the 4BB calculation, would have scored 48 points.

 

[doublebogey7]

No

 

[rulefan]

Were the men allowed to advise/assist the women (and vice versa)?
It would seem that they were playing as a team of 4

 

[wjemather]

A club ran a mixed pairs competition where the better score of the 2 men per hole and the better score of the women per hole
counted. In effect the men pairs and the women pairs were playing a 4BB and the two scores were aggregated to achieve the final score.
Could/should this have been acceptable for handicap? As in reality the pairs were playing a 4BB over a measured course etc.
I’m not sure is there is a setting in IG for this format to be acceptable but scores over 42 points that meet all the rest of the criteria could be manually uploaded.
The winning 4 ball scores an ‘impressive’ 92 points and having, done the calculation, one of the players, if scaled up using the 4BB calculation, would have scored 48 points.

It's either...

A 4BBB aggregate competition, in which the pairs play independently according to 4BBB rules. This would be acceptable for handicapping. (IG setup would be a 4BBB comp with an overlay for team scores)

Or,

A 4-person modified best-ball competition, not 4BBB. This would not be acceptable for handicapping.

The Trevose May Festival is an example of the former (I believe). However, I suspect your example was the latter.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

A club ran a mixed pairs competition where the better score of the 2 men per hole and the better score of the women per hole
counted. In effect the men pairs and the women pairs were playing a 4BB and the two scores were aggregated to achieve the final score.
Could/should this have been acceptable for handicap? As in reality the pairs were playing a 4BB over a measured course etc.
I’m not sure is there is a setting in IG for this format to be acceptable but scores over 42 points that meet all the rest of the criteria could be manually uploaded.
The winning 4 ball scores an ‘impressive’ 92 points and having, done the calculation, one of the players, if scaled up using the 4BB calculation, would have scored 48 points.

I’m afraid not

 

[D-S]

It's either...

A 4BBB aggregate competition, in which the pairs play independently according to 4BBB rules. This would be acceptable for handicapping. (IG setup would be a 4BBB comp with an overlay for team scores)

Or,

A 4-person modified best-ball competition, not 4BBB. This would not be acceptable for handicapping.

The Trevose May Festival is an example of the former (I believe). However, I suspect your example was the latter.

I believe you are right.

What are the differences between 4BBB aggregate competition and a A 4-person modified best-ball competition, not 4BBB i.e. how can you distinguish between the two?

 

[wjemather]

I believe you are right.

What are the differences between 4BBB aggregate competition and a A 4-person modified best-ball competition, not 4BBB i.e. how can you distinguish between the two?

There a few different rules applications, e.g. advice.

I'd say the most obvious indicator is whether the 4 players are in the same group or not. In modified best-ball, the four players would be playing together, whereas the pairs would usually be split up and play in different groups in an aggregate 4BBB.