AZ GOLF Tournament Formats Explained

Match Play: No Blowup Holes

Match play puts two players or teams head-to-head. Each player plays their own ball to the hole, and a hole is won by completing it in the fewest strokes. If players tie the hole is a wash, not earning a win for either player. Once a player has won more holes than there are left to play, they have won the match. 

Scramble: Only The Best!

Scramble format starts out with a group of people, minimum two and usually no more than four, each teeing off with their own ball. From that point until holed out, the players will choose the preferred shot out of the group, and each hit their individual balls from that same point. The scorecard will reflect just one team score per hole.

Four-Ball or Best Ball: Which Is It?

Four-Ball is a 2-person team format, where each golfer plays their own ball to the hole. After the hole is complete, each team will choose their best score out of the two and write it down on the scorecard. 

Four-Ball Match Play: Above But With A Twist

Four-Ball Match Play is a combination of the two formats, taking one team's "best-of" score on a hole and pitting it against the other team's. The group with the lower score wins the hole. Ties remain a wash. A team is considered the winner once it is winning by more holes than than there are left to play.

Stableford: I Thought I Was Supposed To Have The Lowest Number?

Stableford is stroke play format, but with a different scoring system. Instead of counting strokes for your score, each stroke relates to a specific point value. AZ GOLF Stableford point format is below:

• Double Eagle: 8 points
• Eagle: 5 points
• Birdie: 2 points
• Par: 0 points
• Bogey: -1 point
• Double Bogey or more: -3 points

Chapman: How Does This Work Again?

In Chapman, both players tee off with their own ball, then swap and hit the other players tee shot for their second shot. After both players hit their second shots, they choose the “best” shot between the two, and the player whose ball was not chosen hits the next shot. After that, the players alternate hitting the ball until they hole out.

Foursomes: Your Turn!

Foursomes, also known as alternate shot, is exactly how it sounds. Two partners will alternate hitting one ball, until they hole out. In each hole, the players will alternate teeing off, usually Player A on odd-numbered holes and Player B on even-numbered holes.  This back-and-forth format can be played as stroke or match play.