The Rules of Matchplay

Matchplay is a different animal. It involves strategy and focused aggression.

Matchplay is based on whoever wins the most holes. If you score lower than your opponent you have won that hole (1UP). As the match proceeds you may come to a point where you are up the same number of holes as remain. This is referred to as being dormie-X or just dormie. For example in a 9 hole match if I am 3-UP with 3 holes to play then I am dormie-3. I only need to half or win the next hole to win the match.

All match results should be reported as holes up / holes remaining for tie-breaking purposes. For example If I am 3UP with 3 to play and my opponent and I half the hole, I would win “3 and 2”. If I won that hole the match result would be “4 and 2” (4UP with 2 remaining).