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Re: WGT Four-Ball Match Play?

• okiegolfer2 350 Posts

  Thu, Oct 3 2013 1:55 PM

  I was watching the Presidents Cup first round Four-Ball Matches today and wondered why WGT hasn't developed that format yet.  Is there any plans for Four-Ball Match Play in the future?  (Sorry if this isn't posted in the right place.)

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Thu, Oct 3 2013 3:07 PM

  Sorry to let you down:

  Why-questions are only revealed in front of the company's echelon.

  future plans will not be revealed at all.

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Thu, Oct 3 2013 3:56 PM

  Okie, I believe the majority rule on this idea was the four-ball games would take too long to play.

  I personally like the idea for CC matches, or with friends only. I don't see it working in random matches.

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Thu, Oct 3 2013 5:16 PM

  Unless of course 4 players choose to search for a game in that format ;-)

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Thu, Oct 3 2013 5:46 PM

  I think Four-Ball format would be a great addition.  Before AS, I believe WGTLS guild matches were manually scored as Four-Ball.  And Four-Ball format was successfully used in the WGT Ryder/President's Cup tournaments,  They played 9 hole matches. 

  Include a pick up your ball and a concede option to keep things moving along.  It would be a popular addition to multi-player IMO.  I can't recall the last 18 hole AS I've played but keep it an option.