Tuesday, April 28^th, 2026

Heathland Golf Club

Pinehurst format (PM)

TEAM ALLEN			TEAM PILARSKI
		VS.
BRADER	ALLEN		SIANCHUK	SILVA
			TEAM GETS 5 STROKES
		VS.
MASSINGILL	USHER		ACTON	PILARSKI
	TEAM GETS 7 STROKES
		VS.
HAY	BURKE		THOMPSON	O’KEEFE
	TEAM GETS 4 STROKES
		VS.
GALLANT	FOSTER		HIGGINS	PEIRCE
			TEAM GETS 9 STROKES

Here's how the Pinehurst match works: Player A and Player B are partners. Player A tees off and Player B tees off. Player A then plays Player B's ball for his second shot. Player B hits Player A's ball for his second shot. They then quickly pick the BEST ball and continue play with one ball only, alternating shots until finishing the hole. The pattern for the CHOSEN ball in this example would be Player A tees off - Player B hits player A's ball - they choose this ball - Player A hits the third shot - Player B the fourth shot etc.

An example explaining the formula: Player A has an 8 handicap and their partner Player B is 24. Their team handicap is 60% (of the lower handicap) x 8 = 4.8 plus 40% (of the higher handicap) x 24 = 9.6. Add 4.8 to 9.6 = rounded to 14. They are playing against Player C with a 17 handicap x 60% = 10.2 and Player D 30 x 40% = 12 for a team total of 22. The lower team plays at scratch and gives away 8 strokes to players C and D.