When setting up a tournament, the competition needs to be selected (as shown below).
There are a variety of competitions available depending on the format of play and whether or not teams are used. Below, we are will discuss each competition option in detail.
Player v. Field/Flight: Individual-based tournament where every player is playing against the entire field.
Pair v. Field/Flight or Team (Pair v Field/Flight): Players in position 1 and 2 in each foursome are pairs while Players 3 and 4 are pairs. Each pair plays against the field or flight.
Foursome v. Field/Flight: Each foursome plays against the rest of the foursomes in the field. Some examples may be the best ball of foursome or scramble.
Player v. Player (1v3 & 2v4) or Team v. Team (1v3 & 2v4): This one sets up two singles matches in each foursome. Player 1 plays a singles match against Player 3. The other match in the foursome will be Player 2 playing against Player 4.
Player v. Player (1v2 & 3v4): Player in position 1 plays against player in position 2. Player in position 3 plays against player in position 4.
Pair v. Pair or Team v. Team (1&2 v 3&4): Often used for match play tournaments, Players 1 and 2 play against players 3 and 4 in each pairing group. They do not compete against any other pair in the field. Think of four-ball match play.
Triples v. Triples or Team v. Team (1&2&3 v 4&5&6) (Rounds Tournaments Only): Often used for match play tournaments, Players 1,2 and 3 play against players 4, 5 and 6 in each pairing group. They do not compete against any other triple/team in the field. Note: This format is only available as a round tournament when the Pairing Size is set to Sixsome.
Player v. Foursome: Each player plays against only the players in their foursome in stroke play, stableford, quota, skins.
Pairs v. Field/Flight 1&2, 1&3, 1&4, 2&3, 2&4, 3&4 (Wheels): Players are partnered with multiple players in their foursome concurrently. For details on Wheels Tournaments, Click Here.
Pairs v. Field/Flight 1&2, 1&3, 1&4 (Wheels): All the players in each foursome are partnered with player in position 1 in each foursome. Think of a Member-Guest tournament where a member brings 3 guests for his foursome. The member is partnered with each guest separately. For details on Wheels Tournaments, Click Here.
Team v. Team (1v3 1v4 2v3 2v4): Each player will play against the two players in his/her foursome that are not on his/her team. So, each player has two matches going on at once. This type of format puts "more points on table" and gives a player an opportunity to win more points for his/her team or lose more points.
Player v. Players (1v3, 1v4, 2v3, and 2v4): A match play competition where each player plays two concurrent singles matches against the two players in the opposite pair.
Player v. All (1v2, 1v3, 1v4, 2v3, 2v4, 3v4): A match play competition where each player plays a singles match against the other 3 players in the foursome.
Player v. All Players: A match play competition where every player in the field plays a match against every other player in the field. This competition is limited to 32 players. For instance if there are 20 players in the field, then each player is competing in 19 concurrent matches.
Pair. v. All Pairs: A match play competition where every pair in the field plays a match against every other pair in the field. This competition is limited to 32 pairs. For instance, if there are 20 pairs in the field, then each pair is competing in 19 concurrent matches.
Foursome v. All Foursomes: A match play competition where every foursome in the field plays a match against every other foursome in the field. This competition is limited to 32 foursomes. For instance if there are 20 foursomes in the field, then each foursome is competing in 19 concurrent matches.
Team (all) v. Field/Flight: With this option, you are taking the scores of the entire team to find a team score. Whether it be a two-player team or 20-player team, this option can still be used. To get this option, make sure you select that "pairings may or may not be organized by team" when setting up the tournament.