Rules for Match Play

The Match Play

1. A match consists of one golfer playing against another over a stipulated round.
2. In match play the game is played by holes.
3. A hole is won by the golfer that holes its ball in the fewer strokes.
4. The state of the match is expressed by the terms: so many "holes up" or "all square", and so many "to play".
5. A golfer is "dormie" when it is as many holes up as there are holes remaining to be played.
6. A hole is halved if each golfer holes out in the same number of strokes.
7. A match is won when one golfer leads by a number of holes greater than the number remaining to be played.

Local Rules for the Match Play

1. The player with a higher course handicap will have a maximum one stroke per hole on the given holes. Example: Player A has a course handicap of 10 while Player B has 18. They have an 8 point difference in handicap, therefore, Player B gets one stroke handicap on the top 8 handicap holes.
2. The higher handicap player will receive no more than 18 strokes on any given round of match play from the lower handicap player. Example: Player A has a course handicap of 10 and Player B has 35. Even though the difference is 25 strokes, the maximum number of strokes that Player A can give Player B is one stroke per hole or 18 strokes for the whole round.
3. Since the same round will be applied to the regular tournament, every golfer should hole out. In other words, NO GIMME.
4. Ties are broken with extra holes via sudden death play-off on the nearest available hole, if the golf course permits. If this is not permitted and since all holes are putted out (no concession), player with most birdies wins. If still tied, player with most pars wins. If stil tied, player with most bogeys wins.
5 . For the sake of faster play, a golfer may hit the ball out of turn. In other words, READY GOLF.