Chapman
Both partners drive, each hits the other's ball, then the team picks one and you take turns from there.
How it works
The team picks one ball after the swap. The partner whose second shot wasn't picked plays the third, then you take turns until the ball is holed.
One team score per hole, and as stroke play the lowest team total wins.
As a match, each hole goes to the lower net score, and the team ahead wins.
Good to know
- Also called Pinehurst.
- Ties: split hole by hole from the hardest, net in a net game.
- A picked-up hole means no total for the round, or a lost hole in a match. A team down to one partner has no total for the round, or loses each hole from there on in a match.
A worked round
Stroke play, each team playing off 60% of the lower handicap plus 40% of the higher.
The momentTeam A shot 80, one more than Team B, and still won by one after strokes.
- Team A: 60% of Sam's 8 plus 40% of Kasper's 12 is 9.6, so 10 strokes.
- Team B: 60% of Ike's 4 plus 40% of Jordan's 14 is 8, so 8 strokes.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 72 |
| Team A | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team B | 79 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Team A | ||||||||||
| Team B |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 72 |
| Team A | 80 | |||||||||
| Team B | 79 |
| Hole | Par | Team A | Team B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 5 | ||
| Gross | 72 | 80 | 79 |
One team ball, one score per hole, before strokes. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. The team's strokes come off across the holes, so the net total is the gross total less the team's strokes.
Handicaps
The team plays off 60% of the lower handicap plus 40% of the higher. In a match, the higher team receives the difference. The host can change the percentages when setting up.
Why that number? Each format has its own usual handicap allowance, set so a 20 and a 5 both have a fair shot.