Multi-group · whole-field competition

How to play Big Team

Pool every foursome on the tee sheet into one team competition. Each group is its own team, every team plays every other team in a segment-by-segment round-robin, and a single live leaderboard tracks the field. The format for a society day, a member-guest, or any Saturday with more than four players.

Players
8+ (2 or more foursomes)
Format
Round-robin team match play
Scoring
Aggregate or match-play
Segments
Front · Back · Overall
The basics

How Big Team works

It's a Nassau structure, scaled up. Every foursome plays every other foursome, three segments per matchup, all running at once.

1

Each foursome is a team

No splitting groups. The four players on your tee sheet are your team for the day. With three foursomes on the course, you have three teams; with four, four teams. The round-robin scales from there.

2

Every team plays every other team

Three groups produces three matchups (A-B, A-C, B-C). Four groups produces six. Each matchup is its own segmented match running for the full 18 holes.

3

Pick aggregate or match-play scoring

Aggregate: sum each team's net scores per hole and the lower sum wins the segment. Match-play: hole-by-hole, low team total wins the hole, most holes won wins the segment. Same input data, two settlement styles.

4

Settle three segments per matchup

Front 9, back 9, overall 18. Just like a Nassau, but at the team level. A clean sweep of every matchup is rare. A clean sweep of one segment in every matchup is the typical winning result.

The two engines

Aggregate vs match-play

Most Big Team games pick one engine and stick with it. They produce different results, especially when one team has a blow-up hole.

Engine

Aggregate (stroke-style)

Add the team's net scores hole by hole. The team with the lower 9-hole total wins the front; lower 9-hole total wins the back; lower 18-hole total wins the overall. A blow-up hole stays painful all round.

Engine

Match-play (hole-by-hole)

Per hole: low team total wins the hole, ties halve, holes won decides the segment. A blow-up hole costs you exactly one hole, no more. Forgiving, segment-by-segment.

Counting

Team total

The team's score on a hole is the sum of the four net scores (or whichever counting rule the group uses, sometimes lowest 2 of 4, sometimes lowest 3). FLOG defaults to all four net scores summed.

In the app

What it looks like in FLOG

FLOG runs every matchup in the round-robin live, with the H2H card surfacing F/B/O chips per pairing. Tap any row in the leaderboard to unfold the full team scorecard.

🏆 Big Team · Live Match-play · 3 groups
Round Robin Standings
Group A 2-0-0 · +4 segments +$120
Group B 1-1-0 · ±0 segments $0
Group C 0-2-0 · −4 segments −$120
H2H Matchups
A vs B
F: A +2 B: A +1 O: A +3
A vs C
F: A +1 B: AS O: A +1

The Big Team Live tab. Standings on top, H2H matchups below. Tap a group to unfold its scorecard inline; tap a matchup card to see hole-by-hole.

Play smart

Strategy & etiquette

Every team scoring stroke counts. There's no fifth ball.

Unlike a 2-Man scramble, Big Team usually counts all four net scores on every hole. The team needs every player to grind out their best net, every single hole. The blow-up holes are what swing the segments.

Questions

Big Team FAQ

What is Big Team?
A multi-group golf competition. Every foursome on the tee sheet is a team. Every team plays every other team in a round-robin of segment matches (front, back, overall). A single live leaderboard tracks the whole field.
How many groups can play?
Two or more foursomes on the same course at the same time. The round-robin scales: 2 groups = 1 matchup, 3 groups = 3 matchups, 4 groups = 6, 5 groups = 10. The format works for a society outing, member-guest, or any day with multiple foursomes.
What's the difference between the aggregate and match-play engines?
Aggregate sums each team's net scores per segment and the lower total wins. Match-play plays each hole between the two team totals, with holes won deciding the segment. Aggregate keeps a blow-up hole painful for the rest of the round; match-play caps the damage at one hole.
How are segments scored?
Each matchup settles three ways: front 9, back 9, and overall 18. Same structure as a Nassau, applied to the team totals. A clean sweep is winning all three segments in a single matchup.
How does counting work, all four scores or best ball?
FLOG defaults to summing all four net scores per hole (every shot counts). Some groups prefer lowest 2 of 4 or lowest 3 of 4 to soften blow-ups. Settle the counting rule before the round; the rest is just per-hole math.
Do handicaps factor in?
Yes. Each player's handicap strokes apply hole by hole and net scores feed the team total. The result is a fair team-vs-team comparison even when teams aren't matched on skill.
Can you tie a matchup?
Yes. If a segment ends level (equal aggregate, or equal holes won in match-play), it's a push. No money changes hands for that segment. Possible to push all three segments in a matchup, though it's rare.

Run the round-robin. We'll wire the leaderboard.

FLOG handles every matchup in your Big Team, both engines, the H2H view, and tap-to-expand team scorecards live as the round plays.

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