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How to plan and run the trip.
Formats by group size, Ryder Cup schedules with the point math, mixed-handicap play, side bets, and settle-up. The stuff that makes a golf trip feel organized without turning it into work.
Big-group guide
Planning for 12 to 24 players
Plan a golf trip for 12 to 24 players with realistic booking numbers, shared costs, tee-time buffers, and a four-round team competition.
Group-size format
12-player trip format
A four-round 6v6 golf trip for 12 players, with best ball, an afternoon two-man scramble, singles, and checked cup totals.
From the trip
Why we keep planning Ryder Cup trips
Planning a Ryder Cup golf trip around the matches, the people you're playing with, and the evenings together after golf.
Formats guide
Choosing your formats
Compare best ball, two-man scramble, singles, Stableford, shamble, and quota by how the group wants to play.
Planning guide
Golf trip planning checklist
A golf trip checklist built around booking deadlines, deposits, roster changes, and what players need before the first round.
Group-size format
8-player trip format
A four-round 4v4 golf trip for 8 players, with best ball, an afternoon two-man scramble, singles, and checked cup totals.
Group-size format
16-player trip format
A four-round 8v8 golf trip for 16 players, with best ball, an afternoon two-man scramble, singles, and checked cup totals.
Group-size format
10-player trip format
Ten golfers need a plan beyond ordinary 2v2 matches. Compare five-pair stroke play, team singles, and course-approved tee-time groups.
Formats guide
Playing with mixed handicaps
Choose net formats for a mixed-handicap golf trip, with worked singles and best-ball examples and a clear distinction between Index and strokes received.
Schedule guide
Three-round trip format
A three-round golf trip plan with two partner rounds and singles, point totals for 8 to 16 golfers, and an afternoon scramble option.
Organizer guide
The organizer’s job
A practical guide to running a golf trip: give the group a real proposal, divide the work, handle late changes, and keep payments clear.
Side bets guide
Golf trip side bets
How skins, Nassau, presses, and team bets work on a golf trip, with dollar examples and terms to settle before anyone tees off.
Awards & recap
Awards and the trip recap
Choose golf trip awards you can actually measure, handle partner-round scores fairly, and send a recap with the results and photos worth keeping.
Destination guide
Planning a Myrtle Beach trip
Plan a Myrtle Beach golf trip around a sensible course cluster, a four-round schedule, confirmed replay times, and the last group’s travel.
Formats guide
20-player trip format
Run a 20-man golf trip with two teams of ten. Use a four-round schedule, complete partner and singles pairings, and cup point totals.
Formats guide
Rotating partners and opponents
Rotate partners on a Ryder Cup golf trip with complete schedules for 8, 12 and 16 players. See exactly which partners and opponents repeat.
Formats guide
Ryder Cup rounds and points
A four-round Ryder Cup golf trip schedule with best ball, a two-man scramble, and singles. See how the rounds work and how many points are available.
An afternoon round
The case for a two-man scramble
Why the two-man scramble belongs after lunch on a 36-hole golf-trip day, with shared shot decisions and a match that still counts toward the cup.