Pitch And Putt

Draupnir wrote: »

I guess it would be easier if we had our own forum, but would anyone have the time to explain the scoring systems for the different competitions and how they are actually played, eg three players on a team in a scramble and how they score etc.

I am going to post in feedback now to request a forum or sub forum as I think we are more than busyenough to justify one

Here goes
Scramble :

In the scramble all players pitch (in this case 3 person team).The team will then decide which ball they will use for the next shot and the other two balls will be discarded.All players will then play the next shot from this position.This process will continue until the ball is holed.the team handicap is obtained by dividing the combined handicap by the number of players in the team (ie total hindicap/3).
The scores for the 36 holes are added up to get the gross score and then the handicap is subtracted from this to get the nett score.

Strokeplay:
Each stroke is counted for each hole.all strokes are added at the end of each round.If the competition is over 36 hole then the score for each round is addded also.This score is called the gross score.Subtract the players full handicap to get the nett score.

V par:
The par for each hole in p&p is 3.
If the player has a two or better this is classed a +.If the player has a 4 or more this is classed as a -.At the end of the round all the - are subtracted from all the - to get the score result (this sounds complicated but it's actually quite easy).Example +5 would mean the player had 5 more + then -.In Vpar the handicap allowence is 3/8 of you full handicap.

Stableford:

In this game the handicap allowance is 7/8 of the players handicap.
here points are awarded depending on the score of each hole.
points are as follows

par (3)= 2 points
bogey(4) = 1 point
birdie(2) = 3 points
Eagle(hole in one) = 4 points

all points are added up at the end of each round.

Scotch Foursomes:

This quite a popular game on the p&p circuit.
This is a two person team event whereby both players pitch.The best shot is determined.The other member of the team plays from this position.players play alternative shots until the ball is holed.Handicap allowance is 3/8 of the two players combined handicap.

These are just some of the main types of scoring games played and this should be enough to get any beginner started in the sport.

Yeah sorry about that.
I wasn't taking everybody else into consideration here.
I play off scratch so I never have to worry about where the shots come into play.

HITMANHEALY wrote: »

The season is just starting to get going, the national scramble to kick of the year in Loughlinstoiwn for the qualifying event, its going to be to hard out there to qualify as the course wouldnt be played much by outside players, the home course has 4 strong teams participating so be interesting to see who gets in.

Good luck to all

Also anyone else interested in pitch and putt let us know

Alright Gary, ya ready for de big match tomorrow.Great discussion lads..Fred left Cpm tank god.Hes an ignorant b*****d anyway, tinks hes de best since he made the Inter County team.He left coz he wasnt liked in de club simple as.He annoyed people.Hes stil a member tho nd only practices there...Why was the match changed from Cpm to Loughlinstown?Tough draw 4 me in National

Is the handicap system generally the same as golf, whereby a guy off scratch should generally shoot level par? If someone generally averaged around 5 under per round would he get a handicap of +5?

Cool, thanks for that, can I bring Mrs Bishcan, or is that frowned upon?

Thanks Hitman, I'll hold you to that, I'll even bring my balls just in case!!

I'm from a little village in Donegal originally, but i'm living in Dublin now, the wife loves it here, she can't get enough of Leo Burdocks!! and her mam is living with us, awful wench!! That's why I need a new hobby.. Anyway where are you from Harry?