Golf Games: 1 2 3 Best Ball
by
Jeremiah Bohannon
on
May 09, 2013

If you are hosting a tournament here's a fun format to try, 1 2 3 Best Ball. The first requirement is that this game is for four player teams. Each player plays his own ball the entire round and finishes each hole. The low single, two and three scores are scored on a hole by hole basis. Lets take a closer look.
Holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16
On the first hole, and the first in each set of three holes, the single player with the lowest score on the hole is the one whose ball is counted. So if player A scores birdie and B, C and D score par or worse, player A's ball is the one which is counted.
Holes 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17
On the second hole, or second in each set of three holes, the two lowest player's scores are counted. In this case lets say that player A and D made bogey, while players B and C made par. Players B and C would be the scores used.
Holes 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
On the third hole, or third in each set of three holes, the three lowest scores are counted. Lets say player D makes birdie, C makes par, B makes bogey and A makes a double bogey. Players D, C and B are the three lowest scores and theirs are the scores counted for the hole.