{"article":{"id":12985823422235,"url":"https://trackmangolf.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/12985823422235.json","html_url":"https://support.trackmangolf.com/hc/en-us/articles/12985823422235-General-Handicap-Calculation-For-Teams-Formats","author_id":1266351563889,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":1,"vote_count":1,"section_id":5103418134555,"created_at":"2023-02-17T07:28:22Z","updated_at":"2026-05-01T13:56:02Z","name":"General | Handicap Calculation For Teams Formats","title":"General | Handicap Calculation For Teams Formats","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2025-09-10T11:25:51Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":17215149614363,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"350\">Did you know you can play virtual golf as a team in Trackman Performance Studio? Team Tournaments can be set up as a single round or an Order of Merit and played in formats like Scramble, Better Ball, Foursome, or Greensome, with scoring options including stroke, stroke net, or stableford.</p>\n<p data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"581\">In Better Ball, each player plays their own ball using their individual handicap. For team formats, handicap calculation differs slightly: each player’s course handicap should be calculated and rounded to one decimal place.</p>\n<h3 id=\"h_01K4SNV5YBV7ZHZA475CW2RHS1\"><span class=\"custom-text-color\">Handicap Calculation Formula</span></h3>\n<p>Course Handicap = Hcp × (Slope ÷ 113) + (Course Rating – Par)<br>Round to 1 decimal place.</p>\n<h3 id=\"h_01K4SNVF44MWRS9H95HXCTRP89\"><span class=\"custom-text-color\">Scramble</span></h3>\n<p>If all players’ course handicaps are ≥ 0:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 players: 35% of low + 15% of high</li>\n<li>3 players: 20% of low + 10% middle + 15% high</li>\n<li>4 players: 20% lowest + 15% + 10% + 5% highest</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If all players’ course handicaps are &lt; 0:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 players: 105% low + 110% high</li>\n<li>4 players: 105% lowest + 110% + 115% + 135% highest</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If a mix of above/below 0:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 players: 105% of low (&lt;0) + 15% of high (≥0)</li>\n<li>4 players: e.g. 2 below &amp; 2 above → 105% lowest + 110% 2nd lowest + 10% 2nd highest + 5% highest</li>\n</ul>\n<h3 id=\"h_01K4SNXMSA2QC378T7VN1NZ30J\"><span class=\"custom-text-color\">Alternate Shot / Foursome</span></h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Player A course hcp + Player B course hcp) / 2 </li>\n</ul>\n<h3 id=\"h_01K4SNXREBJXMT9A7XWMHWD6DT\"><span class=\"custom-text-color\">Greensome</span></h3>\n<ul>\n<li>60% of low course hcp + 40% of high course hcp</li>\n</ul>","user_segment_ids":[]}}