Monday, April 29^th, 2024

Myrtle Beach National – North Course

Pinehurst format (PM)

TEAM GALLANT			TEAM HAY
		VS.
GALLANT	MASSINGILL		FOSTER	SIANCHUK
			TEAM GETS 1 STROKE
		VS.
BRADER	DRAPEAU		PEIRCE	THOMPSON
			TEAM GETS 7 STROKES
		VS.
HIGGINS	BURKE		PILARSKI	ALLEN
			TEAM GETS 13 STROKES
		VS.
OGDEN	O’KEEFE		HAY	USHER
	TEAM GETS 8 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.