Threes or fours in comps

[KenL]

Does your club have 3s or 4s in comps?

Ours are always max of 3. We have a few comps on Thursday where max is still 3 but 4 balls can play a bounce game off the back tees in the middle of people playing the comp.

 

[Imurg]

Unless we're playing 4bbb, Greensomes or Foursomes all our comps are a max of 3 ball until 2.30pm.

 

[KenL]

Unless we're playing 4bbb, Greensomes or Foursomes all our comps are a max of 3 ball until 2.30pm.

Does that mean a 4 can play the comp after 1430?

 

[Neilds]

3 for medals, 4 for stableford

 

[KenL]

3 for medals, 4 for stableford

Thanks. What is the difference between a medal and a stableford? Is it just the method of scoring or whether a draw is made or nor?

 

[Imurg]

Does that mean a 4 can play the comp after 1430?

Yes
We don't normally have booked times for most comps, it's turn up and play
As a 2 tee start course 4 balls have to start on a certain 9 depending on the time.
At 2.30 they have to start on the 10th, leaving the 1st free for 2 and 3 balls.
Of course during the winter months there are no 4 balls on the course as they won't finish given a 2.30 start time.
To be honest, come 2.30, the course is usually pretty quiet

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My previous club was 4 balls.

My new club, I was there previously, I can't work out if it is 3 or 4 yet. I can't remember from before.

From past experience, 3 is best. The groups tend to flow better.

 

[Neilds]

Thanks. What is the difference between a medal and a stableford? Is it just the method of scoring or whether a draw is made or nor?

People ‘should’ pickup when they can’t score on a hole in stableford - in a medal very shot counts so you have to complete every hole, even if you get into double figures. This makes the rounds slower than when using stableford scoring

 

[PaulMdj]

4 Balls, only comp we play in 3 Balls is the Club Champs played over 36 holes in one day.

 

[Backache]

3 Ball

 

[PaulMdj]

People ‘should’ pickup when they can’t score on a hole in stableford - in a medal very shot counts so you have to complete every hole, even if you get into double figures. This makes the rounds slower than when using stableford scoring

Re the bit in bold, surely people should be picking up and NR’ing the hole if having a nightmare round.

 

[KenL]

4 Balls, only comp we play in 3 Balls is the Club Champs played over 36 holes in one day.

How long does it take if you are not out early on?

 

[Neilds]

Re the bit in bold, surely people should be picking up and NR’ing the hole if having a nightmare round.

Agree if you are doing double figures every/most holes but if only 1 or 2 holes then play on.

 

[jim8flog]

Foursomes ..... are a max of 3 ball until 2.30pm.

 

[jim8flog]

Where I play always in 4s if the format permits it except for optional comps when it can be 2,3 or 4.

 

[Billysboots]

4’s in stablefords, 3’s in medals. There seems to be a belief that playing 3’s in medals will help with the pace of play.

 

[rulefan]

3 ball @ 10 mins. Times are blocked off for the comp.

 

[PaulMdj]

How long does it take if you are not out early on?

Done in handicap order, normally 8:00-10:00am start for first round 12:15-2:15 for 2nd round.

 

[Orikoru]

I think most of our comps tend to be four-balls but we also have a three-tee start, so the intention is to have everyone out by 9ish and all finish at a similar time. In the Club Champs it's three-balls and two-tee start though. So maybe there are others with that format that have slipped my mind.

 

[pendodave]

We are mostly 4 balls. It's 1 too many imho.
As above, our club champs are 3 balls.
We also have a 3 tee start, which gets more people out first thing.