There are many different golf tournament formats, and some of the oddest are played at company outings, golf association playdays and the like. What are the most popular? And how are they played? We've left out the big two - stroke play and match play - in order to get in a couple more esoteric formats

Best Ball
In a Best Ball tournament, all members of each team play their own balls on each hole. At the completion of the hole, the lowest score among all team members serves as the team score. Best Ball can also be called Four Ball, and variations include 1-2-3 Best Ball.

Best ball is usually played as stroke play with the total score added up at the end of the round. It can be played as match play, but best-ball match play with more than 2-person teams results in a lot of halved holes.

Competitive Golf Tournament
With the exception of the Handicap golf tournament, another advantage of this golf format is you can play different courses during each tournament. Using the USGA course rating, this helps identify the difficultly levels of the courses played. The Handicap golf tournament may only be played on the course you have an established handicap. Prior to completing the fourth round, proof of handicap needs to recieved by Competitive Golf Association. Monthly scores, apart from the Handicap Tournament will be calculated by including all four rounds' of scores, course pars and course ratings. 

While learning the rules and the skills necessary to play a good game of golf is a challenging endeavor, anyone can become an amateur golfer. All you need is a few clubs, some balls, and space to play. No one said you'd be good at first after all. You can practice your putting almost anywhere. Get yourself a portable putting cup, and you can putt in your living room,
if your wife will let you. Driving ranges are great for practicing tee shots and long drives, and you can chip whiffle golf balls around your back yard whenever you get a chance. Every little bit of practice is going to help you build the skills you will need to play your first round of golf. You can start at a little par-3 course and then build up to playing 18-hole rounds on any golf course you choose.

nce you've mastered the skills to play an entire round of golf, you can sign up to play in amateur golf tournaments. You will find that people with a large range of skills will be playing, and it won't matter if you don't do very well. The experience will give you a foundation for playing an even better game. Continue to read magazines and watch videos showing you new and better techniques for improving your game, and practice, practice, practice. When you tackle your next amateur golf tournament you'll find that you've come up a bit in the rankings.

Recently we had a couple of discouraged tournament coordinators call us desperately asking for advice. Despite having a golf tournament committee they found that most of the team did not deliver on promises and never responded to phone or email requests for help. Guess what? - One person was doing all the work. Sound familiar? While it may appear easier to plan a golf tournament yourself.

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