Q: For Quota tournaments, how are ties broken if using the USGA tie-breaking method (last 9,6,3,1)?
A: Ties are broken by comparing the quota scores for the last 9, 6, 3, and final hole(s). The quota for 18 holes is 36 - course handicap; therefore, the quota for any sequence of N holes is (N * 2) - CH on those holes (defined as the sum of handicap strokes on those holes); no decimal needed.
Example:
Player A (12 CH) and Player B (8 CH) have the same 18-hole quota score. To break the tie, compare their quota scores on the last nine holes. Below is the computation for determining their quotas for the final nine holes.
Player A computation: (9 * 2) - (12/2) = Quota of 12 for the last 9 holes
Player B computation (9 * 2) - (8/2) = Quota of 14 for the last 9 holes.
Using the computed quotas (above), we can determine a quota score for Player A and Player B.