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Singles Matchplay
Golf Formats
MATCH PLAY
Match-play is a hole by hole contest, played either as an individual or as a team. In the following examples, "player" refers to, either an individual, or a team.
The overall match score is worked out according to how many holes each player wins or loses. The reckoning of holes is kept by the terms: so many ‘holes up’ or ‘all square’, with so many ‘to play’.
The match is won by the player who is leading by a number of holes greater than the number of holes remaining to be played, (ie if a player is 3 up after the 16th hole, he has won the match by 3&2).
If a match is ‘all square’ after 18 holes, then for a knockout match, the game continues to the 19th hole, and on if necessary. Once you start extra holes, then the first player to win a hole, wins the match, (If you are the winner then the result is a win at the deciding hole, ie 19th, 20th etc.). Remember, if you are playing extra holes, then you receive ‘shots’ at the same holes as you did during normal play.
A hole is won by the player who holes his ball in the least number of strokes (net), a hole is halved if each player holes out in the same number of strokes (net). The net score is the number of strokes you played on that hole, minus the number of shots you received at that hole (worked out from your handicap).
The handicap allowance for Singles match-play is FULL handicap difference. Therefore, a player with a 28 handicap, who is playing a player with a 16 handicap, will receive 14 strokes (28 – 16 = 14). In Doubles the handicap allowance is 3/4 the difference from the lowest handicap player.
To work out where you get the shots explained above, look at the scorecard, this will show stroke index, stroke index is a number between 1 and 18 (for an 18 hole course). The number 1 refers to the hardest hole on the course and 18 to the easiest. Therefore, if you receive 9 shots, then at the holes with a stroke index of 1 to 9, you will take one stroke off his gross score to determine your net score for that hole.
In match-play you can ‘give’ a putt to an opponent ie if you consider the putt to be unmissable or you can no longer win the hole then you can say to your opponent that it is a ‘gimme’, and he can then pick up.
Both the AWC Singles Knockout and the Doubles Competitions are played as Match-play.
STABLEFORD
This is a format of play where you score points, depending on how many shots you play on each hole. The number of points scored at each hole is then added together to give the final score. Points are awarded according to how many strokes (net score) under or over par the player takes at each hole, as follows:
In AWC GS Stableford competitions the handicap allowance is FULL handicap, therefore, a player with a 28 handicap will receive 28 strokes. This will result in the player receiving two strokes at holes with a stroke index of 1 to 10, and one stroke at holes with a stroke index of 11 to 18.
If you are playing Stableford format, you can speed up play by picking up your ball, if you can no longer score on any hole. If you are in a position to score you must ‘finish’ the hole, ie you have to hit the ball into the hole, their are no ‘gimme’s’ in Stableford.
MEDAL (Stroke-play)
In medal you count the total strokes for the round, your handicap is then subtracted from the gross score to give the net score for the round. In this type of competition there are no ‘gimme’s’, and you cannot pick up on any hole otherwise you will be disqualified from the competition.
BOGEY AND PAR COMPETITIONS
The reckoning for bogey and par competitions is made as in match play. In this competition the player is playing against the par of the course rather than his partners score. A net score below par on a hole results in a win, a net score on a hole equal to par results in a halved hole, and a net score over par on a hole results in a loss. The score for the round is the total of holes won minus holes lost.
