The rules
- On each hole, each team makes one number from its two scores, lower score first: a 4 and a 5 make 45.
- A score of 10 or more goes first instead: a 4 and a 10 make 104.
- The lower number wins the hole by the difference: 45 against 56 is 11 points.
- Birdie flip: if your team makes a birdie, the other team's number turns round, high score first, so their 45 becomes 54. If both teams birdie, nothing flips.
An example hole
Ann and Cal make 3 and 5: 35, with Ann's birdie. Ben and Dan make 4 and 5, and the birdie flips them to 54. Ann and Cal win the hole by 19 points.
Who wins
Most points wins.
Handicaps
Off the low man by default. With net scoring, a net birdie flips too.
A tip
One big number hurts a lot, so take the safe shot when your partner is in trouble.
Ways to set it up in YipLinks
- Handicap strokes: Off the low man or Full handicaps. Off the low man is usual for a match: the lowest handicap plays off 0.
- Birdie flips: On or Off. A birdie turns the other team's number round, high score first. With net scoring, a net birdie counts.