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Best Golf Trip Competitions

Written by Tom Marshall

Founder, TrackPar

Published: 15 July 2026

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Best Golf Trip Competitions

One of the best parts of any golf trip is the friendly competition. Mixing different formats keeps every round enjoyable and gives golfers of all abilities a chance to compete.

Stableford

Perfect for mixed handicaps and one of the most popular formats for golf trips.

What Is Stableford Scoring? — TrackPar

Stroke Play

Ideal if you want an overall trip champion.

Match Play

Great for Ryder Cup style events.

What Is Stroke Play? — TrackPar

Texas Scramble

Excellent for team-building and creating a relaxed atmosphere.

Fourball Better Ball

A fantastic format for pairs competitions.

What Is a Golf Texas Scramble? — TrackPar

Foursomes

Alternate Shot encourages teamwork and adds a different challenge.

What Is Foursomes Golf? — TrackPar

Add Side Competitions

To make your golf trip even more memorable, consider adding:

  • Nearest the Pin

  • Longest Drive

  • Best Front 9

  • Best Back 9

  • Birdie Challenge

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Run Every Competition with TrackPar

TrackPar lets you organise multiple competition formats within the same golf trip.

Create Events for each round, track handicaps, update leaderboards automatically and keep every result together in one place.

It's the easiest way to manage your next golf trip.

Bring your golf group together with TrackPar.

Create private Circles, run competitions with live leaderboards, and share scores, photos, reactions and comments in one social clubhouse.