What a battle is
Three Of Yours Against Three Of Theirs.
The rhythm
You Play Every Other Week.
The two divisions alternate weeks, so your side plays every other week — in your own bay (or any Back Nine when a player is traveling), any day that week — until February 1–7, when both divisions play round eight. No player carries the whole winter.
Every other week, per side · October to early February, then the bracket
A third division
The Women's Championship Division.
It has its own standings and its own crown. It runs this season, gross from the white tees, in the Championship weeks — its first week is October 5 to 11. Every division is open to women today — a woman with the game for the Championship side belongs on it — and the Women's Championship Division adds a race of their own.
Two races, kept separate
The Titles.
Match points decide the bracket. BNC Points decide the Shield. The two totals are never added together, and neither breaks a tie in the other. Being on the roster earns nothing — a player has to enter and play.
Common questions
The Answers.
What are the sim settings — gimmies, putting grid, putting line?
Gimmies are ten feet. The putting grid is on and the putting line (arrow) is off. Mulligans are off, wind is off and the terrain penalty is on. The pin position changes each week, so your event’s rules page has that week’s full setup.
Do I have to be a member?
No. Any golfer can play for a Back Nine location near them. The one bar: if you're a member at one Back Nine location, you can't play for another. One player, one location.
What's the format — and why best ball?
Three-player best ball. Each of you plays your own round, on your own card — together in one bay or on separate nights, whatever your location decides. On every hole your team counts its best score of the three, so one hot round can carry the side. Championship and Women's Championship play it gross; Bridge plays it net off each player's B9 Bridge number.
Do we all have to play in the same bay?
No. You do not have to share a bay or a time. Play together or on separate nights — your location decides. Everybody plays their own card under their own Full Swing sign-in.
Where and when are the playoffs?
The regular season closes after the new year. The bracket starts February 15 — the top teams in every region go, ranked on match points per battle played. The National Final is in Las Vegas in April: two rounds on grass, two inside.
What if I can't make my week?
Tell your coach as early as you can. Your coach picks the week’s three from the roster, so another rostered player can play instead — nobody has to play at the same time. Three play: each rostered player beyond three who posts a card that week adds one stroke to your side on hole 9. A side can still play short — two players, or one — but a side with no card that counts for it forfeits the battle.
What about the women's division?
The Women's Championship Division is a third division, for women only, with its own standings and its own champion. It runs this season, gross from the white tees, in the Championship weeks — its first week is October 5 to 11. The Bridge Division stays co-ed, because it is played net and any number can win it. Every division is open to women today: a woman with the game for your Championship side belongs on it. The tee belongs to the division — Championship black, Bridge white, Women’s Championship white — and every player on a side plays it.
