General Information

  • The flights based on the number of players, a minimum of 12 players

  • Game format is assigned each day by the scoring administrator

  • If Blind players are needed the scores of 1 or 2 players will be randomly selected by the scoring system to create equal teams

  • Flights will be divided equally based on INDEX, not on handicap

  • All players record gross scores on the scorecard, the scoring system will calculate each player’s net score for each hole

  • There will be 1 (8-11 players), 2 (12-23) or 3 (23 - 100) flights depending on the total number of players

  • Each flight will have a Skins tournament

  • Each flight will have a Nassau tournament

  • Team tournament (scorekeeper’s choice) with 2 or 4 man teams will be scored against the field when there is a sufficient number players

  • Individual games are always flighted regardless of the number of players. This is typically limited to smaller field days with the exception of the rounds used for multi-round tournaments, i.e. those rounds used for three (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day) holiday tournaments


Pot and PTT Games

  • 8 - 11 players

    • Individual Net (Field)

  • 12 - 15 players

    • Individual Net (Flighted)

    • Individual Stableford (Flighted)

  • 16 - 100

    • 2 Man Team Wheel Best Ball (Field Event)

    • Individual Net (Flighted)

  • 20 - 100

    • 4 Man Team 3 Balls on Par 3s, 2 Balls on Par 4s, 1 Ball on Par 5s (Field Event)

    • 4 Man Team Lone Ranger (Field Event)

 Holiday and Travel Events

  • Four Man Team Best 2 Balls

  • Four Man Team Best 3 Balls

  • Four Man Team Best 4 Balls

Wheel Description

As part of team scoring the scoring system will match each player in a tee group with other players in the same tee group to create teams.  This process is called the Wheel method.

  • A Tee Group contains four players, A, B, C, D

  • If there are less than four players, then there are fewer teams created from the tee group

  • Two Man Teams.  There will be six two-man teams from this tee group

    • Player A with Player B

    • Player A with Player C

    • Player A with Player D

    • Player B with Player C

    • Player B with Player D

    • Player C with Player D

Four Man - Lone Ranger Description

The Lone Ranger tournament format (Man in the box) is a fun game that is played with foursomes. Every hole, one player in that foursome is assigned to be the Lone Ranger. On the 1st hole, player in position 1 in the pairings will act as the Lone Ranger. On the 2nd hole, player in position 2 in the pairings will act as the Lone Ranger. On the 3rd, player in position 3. On the 4th, player in position 4. The cycle then repeats throughout the rest of the round.

When scoring we will use the players in their positions as listed on the scorecard. For instance, it will be assumed that the player listed first on the scorecard is the player that teed off first and is the Lone Ranger for the first hole.

When playing this format, you will count the Lone Ranger's ball as well as the best ball of the other 3 players. So, two balls will be counted on each hole.

Four Man - 3 Balls on par 3s, 2 balls on par 4s and 1 ball on par 5s - Description

In this four man team game we specify how many balls are counted on par 3, par 4, and par 5 holes within the foursome. The format is to count 3 best scores from the foursome on par 3’s, 2 best scores from the foursome on par 4’s, and one best score on par 5’s.

Blinds for Four Man Competitions
When the PHGA is playing a four man team game during any of the competitions what happens if a foursome only has three (or two) players?

If there is a limited number (at the discretion of the scorekeeper) of foursomes that are missing a player(s) then blinds will be used to complete the foursome. If there is a situation where there are a significant number of foursomes that are missing players then the PHGA reserves the right to change the competition format to an individual competition.

Blinds are chosen randomly and assigned to the open spots. A random number generator is used to find a number. The player that matches that number on the tee sheet is chosen. No player is used more than once. The blind placement within the foursome is chosen via a random number generator.

The Blinds are eligible for prize payment.