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Am-Am / Pro-Am

Also called Pro-Am, Am-Am

A team Stableford for open days. In a Pro-Am one of the four is a professional; in an Am-Am everyone's an amateur.

Players
Teams of 4
Scoring
Points
Allowance
Usually 85% for best 2 of 4 — the organiser decides
Winner
Most team points

How it works

  1. 1Teams of four, everyone on their own ball.
  2. 2On each hole the best one or two Stableford scores count — the entry sheet says which.
  3. 3The professional usually plays off scratch and counts gross.
  4. 4Add the counting scores for the team total.

Close relations

Team StablefordBest two points of four count on each hole.Fourball Better BallOwn ball each; the better score counts.

Allowances follow the World Handicap System recommendations used by Golf Ireland. Your club or society may set its own — the entry sheet wins.