Nines
Three players split nine points on every hole, five for the best score, three for the next and one for the last.
How it works
Exactly three players, each on their own.
On every hole the lowest score takes 5 points, the middle 3 and the highest 1. Tied players share the points of the places they fill, so two tied for low take 4 each.
Most points wins, and equal totals share the place.
Good to know
- Picking up: a player who picks up ranks below any score and still takes the points for that place.
- Leaving: a player who leaves takes 0 from that hole on, and the other two play for 5 and 3. With one player left, nobody takes points from there.
A worked round
Net scores share nine points on every hole, 5, 3 and 1, everyone getting 95% of their handicap and the lowest playing off zero.
The momentOn 1, Kasper and Ike tied for low on 4, so they shared 5 and 3 points, 4 each, and Sam's 5 took the 1. Sam still won, 60 points to Kasper's 52.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Sam | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| Kasper | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
| Ike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 50 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Sam | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kasper | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Ike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Sam | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| Kasper | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
| Ike | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 50 |
| Hole | Par | Sam | Kasper | Ike |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Points | 60 | 52 | 50 |
Net scores, each player's handicap strokes already off. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. The small number under each score is its points: 5 for the lowest, 3 for the middle and 1 for the highest, with tied players sharing the places they fill. The highest total wins.
Handicaps
Players get 95% of their handicap. The lowest plays off zero and the others take the difference. The host can play it gross or change the percentage 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.