Session 1 · 4BBB (Front 9)

Match 4

Format
4BBB
Holes played
Front 9 · Holes 1-9
Allowance
85% of 9-hole CH per player
Match result
Halved
½ point each
Points
0.5·0.5
Who won?

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
Sev Coelho
Sev
3 strokes received
······
HI 17.1
CH 9·PH 7
Brendan van der Merwe
Brendan
5 strokes received
····
HI 19.6
CH 10·PH 9
Mark Dodds
Mark
2 strokes received
·······
HI 14.0
CH 7·PH 6
Victor Hunt
Victor
scratch · no strokes
·········
HI 10.7
CH 5·PH 4

How to score · Four-Ball Better-Ball

85% per player
  1. All four players play their own ball with their own stroke allocation. Strokes are not pooled.
  2. On each hole, each sidekeeps only their lower net — this is the side's “better ball”.
  3. The lower side-net wins the hole. Equal side-nets halve the hole. A partner whose ball is out of contention can pick up.
  4. 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.