Match Play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes.

In match play the winner is the player, or team, with the most points at the end of play.

Truro Golf Club’s Match Play formats are outlined below.   Match Play is a great way to meet new people and compete on a level playing field with those who may have a different handicap than you!

Sign up information will be distributed by email annually in the spring with matches being posted following entry deadline.     

Ladies Match Play

Tees: Red

Strokes: Full Differential

A.J. Campbell Family Match Play

Handicap: Full Differential (Team Average – round up to the next full number).
Tees: Blue (men and juniors 13+), White (sr. men and juniors under 13), Red (women).
Format: Alternate shot with one partner teeing off even numbered holes and one partner teeing off odd numbered holes.
Extra Holes: If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1.

A.D. Nelson Senior Men’s Match Play

Age: 55+

Handicap: Full Differential
Tees: White
Format: Individual Match Play
Extra Holes: If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1

F.T. Stanfield Men’s Team Match Play

Age: 19+
Handicap: Full Differential (Team Average – round up to the next full number).
Tees: Blue.
Format: Alternate shot with one partner teeing off even numbered holes and one partner teeing off odd numbered holes.
Extra Holes: If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1.

Inglis Jewellers Men’s Match Play – Henderson Cup

Age: 19+
Handicap: Full Differential (Strokes Given)
Tees: Blue
Format: Individual Match Play
Extra Holes: If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1.

B. French Men’s Match Play

Handicap: Straight Up (No Strokes Given)

Tees: Blue Tees

Format: Individual Match Play

Extra Holes:    If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1.

DQ Men’s Match Play

Participation: Top 16 from previous season Club Championship

Handicap: Straight Up (No Strokes Given)

Tees: Modified Black

Format: Individual Match Play

Extra Holes:    If a match is tied after 18 holes the playoff format will be sudden victory with stroke holes being applied as required on the course. All playoffs begin on hole #1.

Matches must be played by match deadlines.   Matches incomplete by deadline will be determined by coin flip at 8:00pm evening of deadline.