In this section, you will find the summary and links to downloadable guides for the five types of multi-round events.
Multi-Round Events:
The five typical multi-round events are:
Multi-Round Single Format
Multi-Round Multiple Formats (Linked)
Member-Guest Invitationals
Bracket (Knock-out)
Ryder Cup
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Multi-Round Single Format:
Many tournaments consist of 36 or 54 holes (or even more) playing the same format in each round. These tournaments can be in the format of stroke play, Stableford, skins, quota, ringers, deuces, treys, birdies, and eagles. Each round must consist of the same type of tournament. For instance, if the first round is the best ball of two, stroke play at 80% of the player's handicap, then the subsequent rounds must also be that same exact tournament with those specifications. Because every round is the same, you only need to specify the format once and indicate the rounds that should be included. The rounds do not need to be one after the other.
Example: The US Open is a multi-round tournament. Individual gross stroke play that is played over multiple rounds. If Tiger Woods shoots a 72 on Round 1 and a 75 on Round 2, then his total score at the moment is 147.
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Multi-Round Multiple Formats (Linked):
Like Multi-Round single format events, these are played over multiple rounds as well. The difference is that the type of tournament can change round to round. The format (e.g., Stableford, stroke play) and competition (e.g., player v field, foursome v field) must stay the same for all the rounds. However, other options like handicapping or balls to be counted can be changed.
Example: A club's Member-Member tournament is played over 54 holes (three rounds). The first round is better ball of partners, the second round is alternate shot, and the third round is both balls. Add those three team scores up for a final score. Team John/Bill scored a 71 (Rd 1), a 75 (Rd 2), and a 150 (Rd 3). Their total team score for the tournament is 296.
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Member Guest Invitationals:
A very common format for a Member-Guest or Member-Member is round robin event with, for example, flight of six teams playing five 9-hole matches. Every team in a flight will play every other team in the flight and earn points, usually based on match play.
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Bracket (Knock-out):
Bracket tournaments come in several varieties. A season-long bracket is common at clubs for either single players or two-person teams. A club championship is sometimes comprised of a Stroke Play qualifier used to seed several flights of bracket tournaments. And sometimes, there are weekend bracket tournaments of 8-player flights or teams over three rounds to determine a winner for each flight.
Click Here for the tutorial on Singles Bracket Tournaments.
Click Here for a tutorial on Team Bracket Tournaments.Ryder Cup:
This is a team-based match play event that is typically played over multiple rounds. Typically, it's one point to win a match and a half-point to tie, but this is not required.
Example: Two teams of 8 (Team South and Team North) are playing a Ryder Cup Style tournament over 3 Rounds. Each foursome in each round consists of two players from Team South and two players from Team North. Golf Genius will create the pairings for each round to minimize repeats. Each match is worth a point. In Round 1, they are playing alternate shot match play (4 points available). In Round 2, they play four-ball match play(4 points available). In Round 3, they play singles matches (8 points available). Of the 16 total matches, Team South won 10 of them. Team North won 6. The total team score is Team South 10 - Team North 6.
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