Quota
Your handicap sets a points target, you score points against par, and whoever does best against their target wins.
How it works
Each player's quota is 36 minus their handicap for the round, or 39 minus it with Chicago. A player with no handicap yet has the full 36, or 39.
Points come from the gross score, with no strokes on any hole: 1 for a bogey, 2 for a par, 4 for a birdie, 8 for an eagle, 16 for anything better, and none for a double bogey or worse or a picked-up hole.
A player's result is their points minus their quota, shown as +3, −2 or E, and the highest wins.
Good to know
- Ties: split on each player's result over the last nine holes, their points against that stretch's share of the quota, then the last six, three and one, or the last six, three and one on nine holes.
- In a tie, a hole with no score counts the points it scored in the total.
- Shotgun start: the last nine is still holes 10 to 18.
A worked round
Each player's quota is 36 minus their handicap, and points come from the gross score.
The momentJordan and Ike each scored 28 points. Jordan's quota was 22 and Ike's was 32, so Jordan won at +6 and Ike finished at −4.
| 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 | |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Sam | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Kasper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Ike | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kasper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ike | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Sam | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Kasper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Ike | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Hole | Par | Jordan | Sam | Kasper | Ike |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Points | 28 | 32 | 24 | 28 |
Gross scores, with no strokes on any hole. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. The small number under each score is its points: 2 for a par, 4 for a birdie, 1 for a bogey and none for a double bogey or worse. The Points column adds them up, and a player's result is their points minus their quota.
Handicaps
The quota uses each player's full handicap. On nine holes, 18 and 20 take the place of 36 and 39.
Why that number? Each format has its own usual handicap allowance, set so a 20 and a 5 both have a fair shot.