Session 1 · 4BBB (Front 9)
Match 1
Format
4BBB
Holes played
Front 9 · Holes 1-9
Allowance
85% of 9-hole CH per player
Match result
1 UP
Team Europe win
Points
0·1
Who won?
By how much?
N&M = won with N holes up and M holes left to play. N UP = went to the final hole and finished N holes up.
Handicaps & strokes
Lowest playing handicap in the match plays scratch. Everyone else receives the difference, allocated to the hardest stroke-index holes on this nine. Marked cells show where each player takes a stroke. The #N chip below SI is each hole's rank within the 9 being played — so a SI 11 hole can still be #6 hardest on the back 9 and earn a stroke for a PH-6 player.
Scratch baseline
PH 4plays scratch
| Player | H1 Par 4 SI 6 #3 | H2 Par 5 SI 4 #2 | H3 Par 4 SI 2 #1 | H4 Par 3 SI 14 #7 | H5 Par 4 SI 10 #5 | H6 Par 4 SI 12 #6 | H7 Par 3 SI 16 #8 | H8 Par 5 SI 8 #4 | H9 Par 4 SI 18 #9 | HI · CH · PH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brenton 4 strokes received | • | • | • | · | · | · | · | • | · | HI 18.7 CH 10·PH 8 |
 Len scratch · no strokes | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | HI 10.0 CH 5·PH 4 |
 Nardie 7 strokes received | • | • | • | • | • | • | · | • | · | HI 23.9 CH 12·PH 11 |
 Tommie 3 strokes received | • | • | • | · | · | · | · | · | · | HI 15.6 CH 8·PH 7 |
How to score · Four-Ball Better-Ball
85% per player- All four players play their own ball with their own stroke allocation. Strokes are not pooled.
- On each hole, each sidekeeps only their lower net — this is the side's “better ball”.
- The lower side-net wins the hole. Equal side-nets halve the hole. A partner whose ball is out of contention can pick up.
- Why it matters:a high-handicapper stroking on a tough par-4 can lift the side's net, even if their partner struggles. Always check both balls on a side before conceding a hole.