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Ryder Cups are perhaps the most popular type of competition played on golf trips. While other competitions (e.g., skins, individual net Stroke Play) may be played as well, the focus of the trip is usually the Ryder Cup.
Ryder Cup competitions are played using various formats where points are earned to determine an overall winner at the end of the trip.
Assuming you have been using the Golf Trip Guide to set up your trip, use this article to provide additional assistance in setting up the Ryder Cup portion of your golf trip.
Create Teams: Assuming you have added your players to the trip, you will need to create Ryder Cup teams. For instructions, Click Here.
Create Pairings: When creating pairing for your Ryder Cup rounds, we suggest using our Multi-Round Scheduler. By doing this, repeat partners and opponents will be minimized so that "everyone gets to play with everyone else" an equal amount of times. To do this, go to Trip > Multi-Round Pairings. Select the Ryder Cup team list and pair by "Team (partners)" (as shown below).
There are also cases where you may want full control of the pairings (and matches). For instance, you may have a "draw party" the evening before to determine the matches. If this is the case, you can create pairings manually.
Click Here to view more details on creating pairings using either process.Create Tournaments: In most cases, Ryder Cup competitions consist of Best Ball Match Play, Singles Match Play, Alternate Shot, and Scramble formats. Every round has a different format. To set up a format for a round, go to Rounds > Tournaments > Add New Tournament. Example tournament setups are listed below:
Best Ball (Four-Ball)
Singles
Alternate Shot
Scramble
Tournament Setup Notes:
Remember that multiple tournament formats can be played concurrently. A popular scenario would be when singles and best-ball matches are played in the same round.
by selecting Payout to "Teams", points will automatically roll-up for each team. The overall point leaderboard will always be displayed at the top of the leaderboard.
The typical point structure is one point per match, but you can also set up points earned per hole.