There are many variations in the scoring and formats of golf games, among which golf game formats are special named according to certain rules. It can be divided into stroke play and match play. There will also be some variations on top of that including the popular Stableford scoring system and various team formats. Some common and popular examples as follow.
Different teeing procedure: where everyone starts from the first tee and plays all the holes in order, all the way up to the eighteenth hole. Specialty Only one tee is required for a golf course, but two tee boxes are also common in large field tournaments. The field will be divided between the first tee and the tenth tee.
Par game
The par game is generally the more common scoring form in informal competitions. How to score is similar to match play, where each player compares their hole's score to the par rating for that hole, not another player's score. If the player makes a birdie or better, they "win" the hole, if they make a bogey or worse, they "lose" the hole and "halve" the hole by hitting par.
Stableford
The Stableford system is a simplification of stroke play, awarding points based on a player's score relative to the hole's par; a hole's score is calculated by adding 2 to the par score, then subtracting the player's hole score , if negative number, the result is zero. Or, a double bogey or worse is zero points, a bogey is worth one point, par is two points, birdie three points, eagle four points, and so on.
Basic pair format
Foursomes: As defined in Rule 22, this is a two-player game where each team has only one ball and players play alternately. For example, if players "A" and "B" form a team and "A" tee-offs the first hole, "B" will play the second, "A" the third, and so on until the end of the hole. On the second hole, "B" will tee off (regardless of who made the last putt on the first hole), then "A" will hit the second, and so on. Teams of four can be played as match play or stroke play.
Team form
Best-shot: Each player on the team tee-offs each hole and the player decides which shot is the best. Each player then takes a second shot from within the club length where the best shot stops (not close to the hole), repeating the process until the end of the hole. This system is common in informal games such as charity games because it speeds up the game (due to fewer shots from bad lies), allows teams of different sizes, and allows players of different skill levels to compete without having a profound impact on team scoring.
Just as there are no two identical leaves in this world, golf is also different from other ball games and has its unique charm. In addition, there are various forms of golf games, you can play different ways with your friends. It is a sport that can make you crazy.
