Every format your group plays. All proven. All easy.

Everyone tees off, take the best ball, all play that one in. One team score per hole.

The charity-outing classic. Each hole, every player on the team tees off, the team picks the best drive, then all play their next shot from that spot — and repeat until the ball is in the hole.

Players

4-player teams (or 2/3)

Net

Yes

Classic individual format. Lowest total wins.

Each player counts every shot for 18 holes. Lowest gross (or net) total wins. The format you'll see at almost every member-guest, club championship, and casual round.

Players

Any size

Net

Yes

Points per hole: birdie 4, par 2, bogey 1. Highest total wins.

Earn points based on how each hole finishes vs par: double-eagle 16, eagle 8, birdie 4, par 2, bogey 1, double-bogey or worse 0. A blow-up hole only costs you 0 instead of 8 — keeps the round in play.

Players

Any size

Net

Yes

Each plays their own ball; team's score = sum of the lowest scores. Stroke play vs. the field.

Best Ball is the informal umbrella for 2/3/4-player team formats where each player plays their own ball and the team takes the lowest counting score(s). The strict 2-player USGA variant is called Four-Ball (Rule 23) and uses USGA-mandated 85% handicap allowance. Larger 3- and 4-player teams stay under the Best Ball label since the USGA Four-Ball rules only cover pairs. Played across 18 holes against the full field; lowest team total wins. Gross or net.

Players

2-, 3-, or 4-player teams

Net

Yes

Best drive picked, then each plays their own ball in. Best 2 scores per hole count.

A hybrid of scramble and best-ball: everyone tees off, the team picks the best drive, then each player plays their own ball from that spot to the hole. The team's score is the best 2 of the 4 individual scores.

Players

4-player teams

Net

Yes