Sixes

Setup

Handicaps

Optional. With handicaps on, each match is best-ball on net strokes.

Points

Three matches with rotating partners. Win a match for a point each partner; a halved match is a half each.

How to play Sixes

1. Exactly four players.
2. Partners rotate every six holes (every three on a 9-hole round).
3. Holes 1-6: A and B vs C and D. Holes 7-12: A and C vs B and D. Holes 13-18: A and D vs B and C.
4. Each match is best-ball: the lower of a team's two scores wins the hole.
5. Win more holes to win the match; both partners earn a point, or a half each if halved.

Scoring

Ties: A halved match splits the points: half a point to every player in it.

Most points across the three matches (6 points available).

Strategy

• You partner everyone once, so a strong showing in any match keeps you in the hunt.
• Best-ball rewards aggression: with a partner backing you up, chase birdies.
• With handicaps on, your strokes fall on different holes each match, so know where they land.

Example

• Ana4 HCP
• Ben10 HCP
• Cal14 HCP
• Dee20 HCP

Match 1, holes 1-6: Ana and Ben vs Cal and Dee. Ana/Ben win 4 holes, Cal/Dee win 1, one halved.

What happens

1. Ana and Ben win the match 4 holes to 1.
2. Both Ana and Ben earn 1 point for the match.
3. Cal and Dee earn nothing this match, then re-partner for the next six holes.

Ana 1, Ben 1, Cal 0, Dee 0 after Match 1, with two matches still to play.

A match win pays both partners a point; standings are the points banked across all three matches.