Week 34: Switch up your golf game

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Not every golf game has to be played with a traditional scorecard. If you would like to make your next round a little more creative, consider these alternatives to the usual 18-hole scoring.

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Two-man scramble -- If your foursome consists of a few people new to golf, this is a great way to make the game competitive for everyone. Start by breaking up into two teams of two. Each player takes turns driving off the tee. From there, each team hits from the spot of the best ball hit. Only the strokes taken on the best ball count towards the score. At the end of the round, the team with the best score wins.

Power Ball -- Similar to the scramble, only this time, players do not break up into teams. After every player takes turns off the tee, all four players hit their second shots from wherever the best drive has landed and play out the hole on their own.

Best Ball -- Players break up into teams of two. Each player plays out the entire hole, but only the better score counts on the final scorecard. The team with the lowest score wins.

Match Play -- A great way for two players to compete. Unlike standard play that requires a cumulative score for 18 holes, Match Play only keeps track of which golfer wins the hole. In Match Play, you can hit a triple-bogey, and it still only counts as one hole. The golfer who wins the most holes, wins the game.

Round Robin -- A great way for players of varying abilities to make a round interesting. The foursome breaks into two teams of two players each. You then play three games of six holes each. After the first six holes, players switch teams. By the end of 18 holes, each player will play 6 holes with each member of the foursome.

Alternate Shot -- Teams of two take turns hitting shots toward the hole. If one teammate hits off the tee, the other teammate hits the second shot and so on. Tee shots alternate so that the same player does not take every drive.

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