FORMS OF PLAY
Match Play

Competition on a hole-by-hole basis taking into account handicap. Whichever player or team wins the most holes during the round is the winner. If a player is up by more holes than are left to play he/she is declared the winner at that point.
Stroke Play

The number of strokes plus penalty strokes required to complete your round less any handicap strokes allowed.
Ambrose
In its basic form, after everyone has driven, the best tee-shot is selected and everyone takes their second shot from that point, and so on into the hole. It can by played with two-person teams or by teams of four or more playing against each other.
Foursomes
Two players play against two other players. Each side plays only one ball and each player plays shots alternatively. The order of play is not affected by penalty shots.
Three Ball

Three individuals playing match play against each other.
Three individuals playing match play against each other.
Four Ball

Two players playing against two other players. The best score of each combination (usually on each hole) determines the winner. This is usually played in match play form.
Two players playing against two other players. The best score of each combination (usually on each hole) determines the winner. This is usually played in match play form.
Greensome

Two players play against two other players. All four players tee off at every hole but thereafter only one ball from each side shall be played alternately by each player on the respective side until completion of the hole.
Bogey/Par
Bogey and Par competitions are similar to match play. You either win, lose of halve the hole. After entering the stroke score on the card and taking into account your handicap, mark the result with a + (nett score better than par) sign for a win, a 0 for a half (nett score equal to par) and a – (nett score equal to bogey or worse) for a loss. At the end of the round the plus and minus signs are totaled and the nett result read as up, down or all square.
Stableford

This is a competition where points are awarded at each hole as follows:
Nett bogey – one over par 1 point
Nett par 2 points
Nett birdie – one under par 3 points
Nett eagle – two under par 4 points
Nett albatross – three under par 5 pointsThe winner is the competitor who scores the highest number of points.
If the handicap is more than 18, two strokes are allowed on the number of holes that the handicap exceeds. Each of these strokes will be taken in the stroke index order (18th stroke index being the easiest hole on the course and the 1st the hardest). For example, if a player’s handicap is 22 he/she shall receive 1 stroke on each hole and 2 strokes on the 4 holes ranked 1 to 4 on the stroke index.