backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Was asked this today regarding a foursomes match.
Team A had course handicaps of 18 & 22 = 40 combined. Team B had course handicaps of 12 & 12 = 24 combined. Team A said " we have to play off 95% the difference - ie 15 shots" (40 - 24 x 95% = 15) and Team B accepted this. They played the match on this basis and Team A won 4&3. Shortly after the match, both teams then had a thought that the match had been played based on the wrong calculation of shots. They thought the correct calculation should have been 8 shots - although Team A thought they would have still won on this basis. One of team B (a mate) later asked me what I thought (he seems to think I know the rules)
My answer was that Team A handicap was 20 and Team B was 12 (ie half combined individual h/c).. Strokes given should have been the full difference of 8 shots. 95% didn't come into it. I said I thought that the match being played with team B accepting a difference of 15 shots (based on a wrong calculation) was just tough. It was their responsibility to know how many, and where, shots should be given. They'd initially accepted 15 shots, then accepted the result of each hole as played - which I thought would have to stand, as would the overall result. I said they could try asking the oppo to replay the match on the correct basis but that strictly, I didnt think this was allowable. Under the rules, they'd lost the match. Was I correct?
Team A had course handicaps of 18 & 22 = 40 combined. Team B had course handicaps of 12 & 12 = 24 combined. Team A said " we have to play off 95% the difference - ie 15 shots" (40 - 24 x 95% = 15) and Team B accepted this. They played the match on this basis and Team A won 4&3. Shortly after the match, both teams then had a thought that the match had been played based on the wrong calculation of shots. They thought the correct calculation should have been 8 shots - although Team A thought they would have still won on this basis. One of team B (a mate) later asked me what I thought (he seems to think I know the rules)
My answer was that Team A handicap was 20 and Team B was 12 (ie half combined individual h/c).. Strokes given should have been the full difference of 8 shots. 95% didn't come into it. I said I thought that the match being played with team B accepting a difference of 15 shots (based on a wrong calculation) was just tough. It was their responsibility to know how many, and where, shots should be given. They'd initially accepted 15 shots, then accepted the result of each hole as played - which I thought would have to stand, as would the overall result. I said they could try asking the oppo to replay the match on the correct basis but that strictly, I didnt think this was allowable. Under the rules, they'd lost the match. Was I correct?
