Overview
Partners’ net scores are put side by side to make a number: the lower score first. A 4 and a 5 make 45; a 3 and a 6 make 36. A score of 10 or more goes first, so a 4 and a 10 make 104.
Each hole
The team with the lower number wins the difference in points. 45 against 56 is 11 points. Every point is worth the amount you set, paid by each player on the losing team.
Birdie flip
With the flip on, a natural birdie (or better) flips the other team’s number so the high score goes first: 45 becomes 54. If both teams birdie, nothing flips.
Birdies double
A house rule, off unless you turn it on: when one team alone makes a real birdie, the hole’s points double. A lone eagle triples them. With the flip that’s a big swing: 34 against a flipped 54 is 40 points.
Daytona
A house rule, off unless you turn it on: a team with no real par or better on the hole puts its high number first. A 5 and a 6 make 65, not 56, so a bogey hole costs more.
No double digits
A house rule, off unless you turn it on: no score counts for more than 9, so a 4 and an 11 make 49, not 114. It keeps one blow-up hole from deciding the day.
Handicaps
Strokes come off the low player, so net scores make the numbers. Turn handicaps off to play gross.