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Post by ian1983 on Apr 3, 2009 12:31:53 GMT -5
I don't understand how matchplay results are stated. 4 and 3, 7 and 6, 2 and 1. What does it mean? The first number seems to be the number of holes won by, like Wing beat me by 4 holes, but what is the 2nd number?
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Post by TwistovF8 on Apr 3, 2009 12:58:40 GMT -5
From golf.about.com/od/beginners/a/matchplayscore.htmWhat the Final Scores Mean • 1-up: As a final score, 1-up means that the match went the full 18 holes with the winner finishing with one more hole won than the runner-up. If the match goes 18 holes and you've won 6 holes while I've won 5 holes (the other holes being halved, or tied), then you've beaten me 1-up. • 2 and 1: When you see a match play score that is rendered in this way - 2 and 1, 3 and 2, 4 and 3, and so on - it means that the winner clinched the victory before reaching the 18th hole and the match ended early. The first number in such a score tells you the number of holes by which the winner is victorious, and the second number tells you the hole on which the match ended. So "2 and 1" means that the winner was 2 holes ahead with 1 hole to play (the match ended after No. 17), "3 and 2" means 3 holes ahead to with 2 holes to play (the match ended after No. 16), and so on. • 2-up: OK, so "1-up" means the match went the full 18 holes, and a score such as "2 and 1" means it ended early. So why do we sometimes see scores of "2-up" as a final score? If the leader was two holes up, why didn't the match end on No. 17? A score of "2-up" means that the player in the lead took the match "dormie" on the 17th hole. "Dormie" means that the leader leads by the same number of holes that remain; for example, 2-up with 2 holes to play. If you are two holes up with two holes to play, you cannot lose the match in regulation (some match play tournaments have playoffs to settle ties, others - such as the Ryder Cup - don't). A score of "2-up" means that the match went dormie with one hole to play - the leader was 1-up with one hole to play - and then the leader won the 18th hole. • 5 and 3: Here's the same situation. If Player A was ahead by 5 holes, then why didn't the match end with 4 holes to play instead of 3? Because the leader took the match dormie with 4 holes to play (4 up with 4 holes to go), then won the next hole for a final score of 5 and 3. Similar scores are 4 and 2 and 3 and 1.
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Post by Snapjack43 on Apr 3, 2009 12:59:11 GMT -5
Ian, The first number (4 in your example) represents how many holes Wingnut was ahead of you. The second number is how many holes your match had left when he was ahead the 4 holes. In this case Wing was ahead 4 holes, with only 3 holes to play, thus you could not have caught him. In real matchplay you would have stopped the match after the 16th hole as you had no way to beat him at that point.
Using 4 & 3 just tells people how close the match was as there is no way of scoring the match any other way.
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Post by ian1983 on Apr 4, 2009 10:07:03 GMT -5
ahh, it all makes sense now!
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Post by Snapjack43 on Apr 4, 2009 11:57:25 GMT -5
Dude and I just hacked through Harbortown. Neither of us played well. Dude missed some very makeable putts or this one would have been much closer. He still getting used to the preview things.
Nevertheless, GG
Snapjack43 5 & 4
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Post by dude1956 on Apr 4, 2009 12:04:24 GMT -5
It wasn't a pretty game for sure. Still fun as always. Score is confirmed.
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Post by Snapjack43 on Apr 5, 2009 9:34:25 GMT -5
Buckrgrs has not been heard from concerning his participation in matchplay, thus he has forfeited. Thestick44 has been advanced in the bracket.
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