I’m sure you’ve had this in the past but I’ve never really found a good way of playing as a three. Other than Stableford we always settle on a Split Sixes (4-2-0) points system which is OK but there must be something better?
We play ‘in the chair’ (other names are available). Essentially match play one v two. You take the chair by winning a hole outright. You need to be in the chair to win a point by winning abother hole outright. If one of the other players wins a hole outright, they take the chair. Allegiances swop around all game.
Whenever I have played in the chair, when the person in the chair is knocked out the chair is vacant until someone wins then they are in the chair.We play ‘in the chair’ (other names are available). Essentially match play one v two. You take the chair by winning a hole outright. You need to be in the chair to win a point by winning abother hole outright. If one of the other players wins a hole outright, they take the chair. Allegiances swop around all game.
Whenever I have played in the chair, when the person in the chair is knocked out the chair is vacant until someone wins then they are in the chair.
Skins or Russian Stableford is the main ones with play when there are three players
We play ‘in the chair’ (other names are available). Essentially match play one v two. You take the chair by winning a hole outright. You need to be in the chair to win a point by winning abother hole outright. If one of the other players wins a hole outright, they take the chair. Allegiances swop around all game.
This is what we play, call it "The Wolf" when 4 ball, but call it "Cut Throat" when 3 play, as this seems a more apt name for itWe play wolf:
2 vs 1, if the pair win the hole 1 point each, if the single; 2 points.
Player 1 choses a partner or to go alone on hole 1.
Player 2 " " hole 2.
Player 3 " " hole 3 etc.
I may give this ago (we normally play carousel - 4-2-0, 3-3, 4-1-1,2-2-2 etc), but what happens when the pair win a hole, who decides who becomes the single next?
Do you pick lots/throw the bals up / toss coins for who goes as the single on the 1st hole, also?
All sqaure on the first. We play it all the time.
I may give this ago (we normally play carousel - 4-2-0, 3-3, 4-1-1,2-2-2 etc), but what happens when the pair win a hole, who decides who becomes the single next?
Do you pick lots/throw the bals up / toss coins for who goes as the single on the 1st hole, also?