Sixes
Four players play three six-hole matches, with a new partner for each one.
How it works
Exactly four players. Holes 1 to 6, 7 to 12 and 13 to 18 are three four-ball matches. Player 1 partners player 2, then player 3, then player 4, so everyone partners each of the others once.
On every hole the lower best ball wins, and every match runs all six holes.
Both partners on the winning team take a point, and a halved match gives all four half a point. Most points wins, and equal points share the place.
Good to know
- Presses: if the host turns them on, the team behind can call a new match from the next hole to the end of the six. With Automatic, one starts by itself each time a team goes the chosen number of holes down. A press won gives both partners a point, and a halved press gives nothing.
- Picking up: if one partner picks up, the other's score counts. A team with no score loses the hole, and it's halved if neither team has one.
- Leaving: a player's partner plays on alone and points go as usual. A match with a whole team gone is halved.
A worked round
Three six-hole four-ball matches, a new partner for each, net, with presses on. The lowest handicap plays off zero, and the others get 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lowest.
The momentKasper and Ike were one down after 13 when Kasper called a press. They won the match 1 up and the press 2 up, two points each, and Kasper finished on 4.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Kasper | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ike | ||||||||||||||||||
| Match | all square | Kasper and Sam 1 up | Kasper and Sam 1 up | all square | all square | Kasper and Sam 1 up | all square | all square | Kasper and Jordan 1 up | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | Kasper and Jordan 1 up | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | Sam and Jordan 1 up | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up |
| Press | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | Kasper and Ike 2 up |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Kasper | |||||||||
| Sam | |||||||||
| Jordan | |||||||||
| Ike | |||||||||
| Match | all square | Kasper and Sam 1 up | Kasper and Sam 1 up | all square | all square | Kasper and Sam 1 up | all square | all square | Kasper and Jordan 1 up |
| Press | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Kasper | |||||||||
| Sam | |||||||||
| Jordan | |||||||||
| Ike | |||||||||
| Match | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | Kasper and Jordan 1 up | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | Sam and Jordan 1 up | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up |
| Press | not played | not played | not played | not played | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | Kasper and Ike 2 up |
| Hole | Par | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Match | Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | all square | not played | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Kasper and Sam 1 up | not played | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Kasper and Sam 1 up | not played | ||||
| 4 | 5 | all square | not played | ||||
| 5 | 4 | all square | not played | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Kasper and Sam 1 up | not played | ||||
| 7 | 4 | all square | not played | ||||
| 8 | 5 | all square | not played | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Kasper and Jordan 1 up | not played | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | not played | ||||
| 11 | 4 | Kasper and Jordan 1 up | not played | ||||
| 12 | 3 | Kasper and Jordan 2 up | not played | ||||
| 13 | 5 | Sam and Jordan 1 up | not played | ||||
| 14 | 4 | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | ||||
| 15 | 4 | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Sam and Jordan 1 up | all square | ||||
| 17 | 4 | all square | Kasper and Ike 1 up | ||||
| 18 | 5 | Kasper and Ike 1 up | Kasper and Ike 2 up |
- KM
- Kasper
- SP
- Sam
- JB
- Jordan
- ID
- Ike
- M
- Match
- Pr
- Press
Net scores, each player's handicap strokes already off. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. A dot marks the score each team counted (when two are equal, either one counts the same). The Match row is where each six-hole match stands: AS is all square, and KI1 is Kasper and Ike one up. It starts again on 7 and 13. The Press row is the press called after 13.
Handicaps
Strokes are 90% of the difference from the lowest handicap, and they fall on the same holes whoever your partner is. 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.