Hole scoring
Win a hole
Compare each team's lowest net score on the hole. Lower team net wins the hole.
Win = 1 point
Tie = 0.5 points each
Loss = 0 points
The Two Man
Rules
The Two Man is 2-man net better-ball match play. Use this page to score the match, understand advancement, and handle common on-course questions.
Format
2-man net better-ball
Match
18 holes
Pods
6 pods of 3 teams
Playoffs
6 winners + 2 wild cards
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How to win
Scoring & advancement
Pod play
Win a match
Most hole points after 18 holes wins the match. All hole points still matter for standings.
Pod matches may finish tied
Every team plays two pod matches
The app calculates the result from gross scores
Advance
Win a pod
A 2-0 team wins its pod. If teams are tied, standings tiebreakers decide the pod winner.
Match record first
Then hole points and holes won
Before play
Handicaps & tees
Each player uses 90% of Course Handicap.
Lowest handicap player plays off 0.
Other players receive strokes from the difference.
Strokes follow the scorecard handicap row.
Maximum 1 stroke per hole per player.
During play
Match procedures
The side that won the previous hole has the honor. If the hole was halved, the order carries over.
After tee shots, the side farther from the hole is away unless both teams agree to ready golf.
A side may concede a stroke, hole, or match. A clear concession cannot be declined or taken back.
Resolve rules questions before moving on when possible. Use the live rules judge for on-course disputes.
May to September
Season flow
1
Pod play
May-June
Every team plays two matches inside its pod.
2
Quarterfinals
July
Six pod winners and two wild cards enter the bracket.
3
Semifinals
August
Winners advance through the fixed knockout path.
4
Reference
Quick answers
Common questions
How are wild cards picked?+
The top 2 non-pod winners advance. Wild cards are ranked by match record, hole points, holes won, lowest net better-ball score, then coin flip.
How is the bracket seeded?+
Pod winners are seeds 1-6 using the same standings criteria. Wild cards are seeds 7-8.
Who picks the playoff course?+
The higher seed gets to pick the course.
What happens in a forfeit?+
The opponent wins, receives 12 hole points and +6 holes won, and no best-ball score is recorded.