Monday, May 16th: Bandon Trails · Fourball

Tuesday, May 17th: Pacific Dunes · Scramble & Old Macdonald · Foursomes

Wednesday, May 18th: Bandon Dunes · Fourball

 

Fourball: This is the most common team competition in golf. It is a competition in which two competitors play as partners, each playing his/her own ball. The lower score of the two partners is the score for the hole. If one partner fails to complete the play of a hole, there is no penalty.

 

Scramble: Another common team competition. This format allows both players to play a stroke from the same location. After completion of the stroke the partners will determine which ball ended up it the best location and both will play the next stroke from this spot. This is continued until the ball is holed. Note – Players must play their stroke from within one club length of the chosen location unless on the putting green. This club length may not be used to move a ball from a hazard back into play, from a bunker or waste area back into grass or from off the green to the putting green. The club length must also not move the shot closer to the hole. On the putting green the stroke must be played within six inches to the chosen location without being nearer to the hole.

 

Foursomes: A competition in which the two partners play one ball. In foursomes the partners alternate between one another to hit the ball. If player ‘A’ tees off, player ‘B’ will play the next stroke. Players continue this until the ball is holed. If Player ‘A’ makes the first stroke on hole 1, player ‘B’ will make the first stroke on hole 2 regardless of who holed the previous putt. Note – penalty shots do not take the place of a stroke. If player ‘A’ hits a ball into a hazard, player ‘B’ still plays the next shot, but is hitting three.