Redswing scores whatever is in the group. Whether a short or extra team is allowed, and how it is adjusted, is your committee's rule.
Overview
Scoring does not enforce a team size. The scoring card shows the players in the group. Handicaps and totals follow the players present.
Team with fewer players
- Scramble: one team score per hole. A team of three scores the same way. With handicaps on, the team handicap is the average of the players in the group. Check the number your committee expects.
- Best ball: the best score per hole counts. Fewer players is a small disadvantage but needs no adjustment.
- Stroke play or stableford: the total adds every player's score, so a team of three has fewer scores and a lower total. The committee should decide how to adjust, for example by scoring per player.
Team with a fifth player
Redswing's pairings make groups of the size you set. You cannot add a fifth player to a group in the dashboard. Whether five can play and score is your rule. In a scramble the team still enters one score per hole.
Steps
- Tell the committee how many players are on the team.
- Decide the scoring rule and tell the team before they start.
- If the player list should change, see Swapping or substituting a player.
Things to know
- Do not regenerate pairings on event day to fix a short team. It erases hand edits. See Undoing a pairings change.
- Announce the rule, so other teams know.