PlayThru Supported Game Formats

When creating your event, there are different game and scoring formats to choose from.

Game Formats

• Individual / Scramble: The scores of each player, or a team playing as one, are added up and the total is compared against the full field.
• Match Play: Golfers compete head to head, and the lowest score on a hole wins a point. Requires a tee with par values.
• Two-Person Best Ball: The best score of two teammates is applied to the team score. The team score is then compared to the scores of all other teams in the field. Requires a tee with par values.
• Four-Person Best Ball: The best score of four teammates is applied to the team score. The team score is then compared to the scores of all other teams in the field. Requires a tee with par values.

Scoring Formats

• Strokes: Hole scores are added up and the total is used to determine the leaderboard. The scores are sorted lowest to highest.
• Points: Golfers earn points based on their hole score in comparison to par. By default, PlayThru uses standard Stableford scoring (1 point for bogey, 2 points for par, 3 points for birdie, 4 points for eagle and so on). However, you have the option to customize the point values.

The Point format can be applied to Individual / Scramble and Two-Person Best Ball events, not Match Play events.

Handicaps

Handicap enable you use golfer handicaps to create a more even playing field. Add a golfer handicap for each golfer and make sure all tees in the course tab include both hole par and handicap values.
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PlayThru then compares the golfer’s handicap to the hole handicap. If the golfer’s handicap is greater than or equal to the hole handicap, a stroke is subtracted from their score. 

If a player has a handicap greater than 18, an extra stroke is subtracted from their score on the hardest holes. For example, if a golfer’s handicap is 20, they will receive two strokes on the two lowest handicapped holes. 

‍Adjust Handicaps for the Course:

‍PlayThru can adjust a golfer’s handicap for the tees they are playing. Handicaps are adjusted using the USGA’s formula — Adjusted Handicap = Handicap x (Slope Rating / 113) + (Course Rating - Course Par)

IMPORTANT: To be used, you must enter in pars, hole handicaps, slope and course rating for each tee in the Course section of the Outing Organizer.