What games can we play with SCHALA
Standard Game Scoring Formats
Stroke Play
Players play every stroke counts and handicap is deducted to give nett score.
Playing handicap of day
Scoring is gross score stroke play
Handicap adjustment based on standard calculations
Stableford
Players play every stroke on each hole for points values. No points can be scored after a score of 2 over nett par for each hole.
Players handicap of the day
Scoring is for points
Handicap adjustment based on standard calculations
Best scores per hole
For this format of competition, players play in teams, with the best n scores from the team players counting on each hole towards the team's score.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one player counts
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Singles Matchplay
2 x Players play against each other with best NETT score winning ‘the hole’ on each hole. If teams scores are all square after 18 holes, the match can continue to sudden death to decide the result on holes laid down to be played in the competition rules. A drawn match can be acceptable in an overall TEAM match and is classed as half a point.
Each hole is either won, lost or drawn. ie +/-/0
Handicaps are either the full difference or a percentage of the difference between the players. This denotes the number of shots being conceded by the lower handicap player starting from the hole with stroke index one.
Lowest nett score wins the hole for the team.
No handicap adjustment
Pairs matchplay
2 x teams of two players play against each other with the best nett score from each team deciding who wins each hole. If teams are all square after 18 hoes, the match can continue to sudden death to decide the result on holes laid down to be played in the competition. A drawn match can be acceptable in a team match and is classed as half a point.
Each hole is either won, lost or drawn.
Handicaps are either the full difference or a percentage of the difference between each player and the player with the lowest handicap in the group. This denotes the number of shots being conceded by the lower handicap player to all other players in both teams, starting from the hole with stroke index one.
Lowest nett score of all players wins the hole for their team.
No handicap adjustment
Foursomes
This is a 2 player team competition, where each team plays one ball (players taking alternative strokes).
Handicap is calculated as a fraction of combined full playing handicaps
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Players to take alternate tee shots
No handicap adjustments
Greensomes
This is a 2 player team competition, where both players in the team tee off, with the best drive selected and players taking alternative strokes for the rest of the hole.
Handicap is calculated as a fraction of combined full playing handicaps
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Players normally have to take a minimum number of drives each usually nine.
No handicap adjustments
Four-Ball (4BBB - 4 ball Better Ball)
For this format of competition, players play in teams of two, with the best score from either player in the team counting on each hole. The best team score of the game wins the competition.
Can be either stableford, stroke play or matchplay
Handicaps are standard
Best nett score of either player counts
Pairs - Aggregate Scores
This is a 2 player team competition where both player's scores count (often called 'Aggregate Pairs' competitions).
Note: Due to restrictions within the CONGU UHS, running this competition format as a Handicap Qualifying competition is not supported.
No handicap adjustments
Scramble (or 'Texas Scramble')
Scramble is a form of team competition. All members of the team tee off. Then one of these drives is chosen to be used for the next shot and all members of the team place their balls where the chosen drive ended up, and all the team play a second shot from this spot.
From these second shots, one is chosen and all play a third shot from there, and so on until the ball is holed. Each team returns one score for each hole and the team with the lowest score for the round wins.
Handicap is calculated as a fraction of all combined full playing handicaps
Usually stroke play
Players normally have to take a minimum number of drives each usually four with two left over by anyone.
No handicap adjustments
Florida Scramble (or 'Step-aside Scramble')
Florida Scramble is a form of team competition. It is similar to a 3 or 4-player Texas Scramble. All members of the team tee off. Then one of these drives is chosen to be used and that player stands aside and does NOT play the following shot. All other members of the team place their balls where the chosen drive ended up and play a second shot from this spot.
From these second shots, one is chosen and that player stands aside and does NOT play the following shot. This sequence repeats until the ball is holed. Each team returns one score for each hole and the team with the lowest score for the round wins.
Maximum 5 players
Usually stroke play
Handicaps are a percentage of combined playing handicaps.
Players normally have to take a minimum number of drives each usually four with two left over by anyone.
No handicap adjustments
Best scores per hole
For this format of competition, players play in teams, with the best n scores from the team players counting on each hole towards the team's score.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one player counts
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Best 1 score for 6 holes, then 2 for 6, then 3 for 6
For this format of competition, players play in teams of three. Best 1 score (first 6 holes), best 2 scores (next 6 holes) and best 3 scores (last 6 holes) then count towards the team's score.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one/two/three players count
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Waltz
For this format of competition, players play in teams of three. Best 1 score 1st hole, best 2 scores 2nd hole, best 3 scores third hole, best 1 score 4th hole then count towards the team's score, repeating.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one/two/three players count
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Best 2 scores for 6 holes, then 3 for 6, then 4 for 6
For this format of competition, players play in teams of four. For the first six holes, the best two scores from the four players count for each hole. For holes 7 to 12, the best three scores from the four players count for each hole. For the last six holes, scores from all four players count for each hole.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one/two/three players count
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Best 4 scores for 6 holes, then 3 for 6, then 2 for 6
For this format of competition, players play in teams of four. For the first six holes, scores from all four players count for each hole. For holes 7 to 12, the best three scores from the four players count for each hole. For the last six holes, the best two scores from the four players count for each hole.
Scores are either stableford or stroke play
Handicaps are standard
Best score of any one/two/three players count
Handicaps can be adjusted if required.
Custom Best Scores each Hole
For this format of competition, players play in teams of two, three or four, where a selection of scores from the team players count on each hole.
With Schala, you have the option to choose how many scores count on each hole. For example, you could play a 2-player competition where the best score from either player counts, but with both player's scores counting on the 18th!
Skins
For this format it is usually stroke play and whoever wins the hole outright gets that ‘skin’. If a hole is drawn with no outright winner, the ‘skin’ for that hole is rolled over to the next hole which is then worth 2 ‘skins’.
Bogey and Par
Are competitions played under the stroke play format, with each player competing against a fixed score for each hole. The player with the most “wins” during the competition is the winner, as in match play.
In bogey (or par) competition, the object is to beat a score of bogey (or par) on as many holes as possible.
Custom Game Formats
You are not limited to the standard games in SCHALA - Using custom game rules, you can create any game format you want to
Team, Individual
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