Best ball or Captains Choice? What is the proper name for....
Marzshadow
What is the proper name for a foursome game? Two teams of two playing
best ball. Sort of a 2 against 2 scramble? I've heard it called best
ball and I've heard it called 'Captains Choice'. This contradicts what I
thought was 'Captains Choice' where the 'Captain' choses the best score
from his two players but must use a minimum of 6 scores from the weaker
player (usually me cause I'm a stinking newbee).
Or am I completly confused (like my swing).
(Reply to the news group only please, my email account is blocked against
unknown addresses in a drastic anti-spam measure.)
Thanks.
Curtis Jackson
In article <19970513211...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
marzs...@aol.com (Marzshadow) wrote:
> What is the proper name for a foursome game? Two teams of two playing
> best ball. Sort of a 2 against 2 scramble? I've heard it called best
> ball and I've heard it called 'Captains Choice'. This contradicts what I
> thought was 'Captains Choice' where the 'Captain' choses the best score
> from his two players but must use a minimum of 6 scores from the weaker
> player (usually me cause I'm a stinking newbee).
You haven't provided enough info.
If each of the two players on a team plays their own ball, then each
applies their own handicap, and the best net score is the score for the
team on that hole, then it is two-man best ball. I'm playing one of these
this coming weekend.
If each of the two players hits a tee shot, then they decide which ball is
best, and then both hit from there, etc. etc. until they hole out, then it
is a two-man scramble.
Feel free to substitute "person" for "man", I'm trying to stick to
traditional non-inclusive terms to avoid confusion. ;-)
The term "Captain's Choice" is *commonly* (perhaps not correctly) used for
multiple things. One is what you describe above. Another is a scramble
where the team, rather than deciding democratically which shot is the best
place to hit the next shot from, gives that decision power to a team
captain. There are doubtless other uses as well.
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Stephen Marley
Curtis Jackson (cjac...@adobe.com) wrote:
: If each of the two players on a team plays their own ball, then each
: applies their own handicap, and the best net score is the score for the
: team on that hole, then it is two-man best ball. I'm playing one of these
: this coming weekend.
This is also called a fourball. Three players get strokes from the lowest
handicapped player. (If everyone was to take strokes then the higher
handicapped players would be receive their additional strokes at the
easiest holes, not the most difficult). The best individual nett score
wins the hole for that team. This format is used in the Ryder Cup.
: If each of the two players hits a tee shot, then they decide which ball is
: best, and then both hit from there, etc. etc. until they hole out, then it
: is a two-man scramble.
When a team hits two drives, selects one ball and then plays alternate
shots from then on, it's called a greensome. Team handicaps are 0.6 *
higher handicap + 0.4 * lower.
If the players on a team drive at alternate holes and play alternate shots
it's a foursome. Team handicap is 0.5 * combined handicap of players. This
format is also used in the Ryder Cup and is supposedly the most difficult
form of golf game.
--
Stephen Marley <ste...@memex.co.uk>
Mark A. Merritt
Stephen Marley wrote:
>
> This is also called a fourball. Three players get strokes from the lowest
> handicapped player. (If everyone was to take strokes then the higher
> handicapped players would be receive their additional strokes at the
> easiest holes, not the most difficult). The best individual nett score
> wins the hole for that team. This format is used in the Ryder Cup.
>
BIG <g>
Regards,
Mark
Stephen Marley
Mark A. Merritt (mmer...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
We'll see. Incidently, Monty won the European leg of the Anderson
Matchplay thingy with victories over Olazabal (1 up), Torrance (6 & 5)
and Rocca (5 & 4). After the Olazabal match he said that although it
was nice to win he was in despair of his putting which he described as
being at an all time low. He sent out an SOS to Callaway and received 3
putters in time for his next match. After a little practice session at
5.30am he went out and got 14 birdies in the 28 holes he played that
day, seemingly rattling them in from everywhere. He commented that was
hitting the ball as well as anyone, Tiger Woods excepted!
On the subject of the Ryder Cup, I think the Euro team is starting to
shape up well with all the old stagers hitting form at the right time.
I think the core of the team will be: Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard
Langer, Ian Woosnam, Costantino Rocca, Jose Maria Olazabal, Per-Ulrik
Johansson and Lee Westwood with Faldo and Parnavik getting the
captain's picks. The remaining players will come from a group
containing Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorne, Miguel Angel Martin, Padraig
Harrington, Paul Broadhurst, Mark James, Andrew Coltart and of course
Sam Torrance.
I'll say Europe will at least retain the trophy.
--
Stephen Marley <ste...@memex.co.uk>
David Cullen
> Stephen Marley wrote:
> >
> > This is also called a fourball. Three players get strokes from the lowest
> > handicapped player. (If everyone was to take strokes then the higher
> > handicapped players would be receive their additional strokes at the
> > easiest holes, not the most difficult). The best individual nett score
> > wins the hole for that team. This format is used in the Ryder Cup.
> >
> Hmmm...does this mean Tiger is giving Monty strokes in Valderama?
> BIG <g>
>
> Mark
ermmm, hopefully;-)
Dave from the UK