Skins
Every hole has a skin up for grabs. Post the lowest score on your own and it's yours. Tie for low and nobody gets it.
- Players
- 2 or more
- Pots
- Gross and net
- Holes
- 9 or 18
- Play
- Individual
How it works
Every hole has a gross skin and a net skin.
Lowest net score on the hole, on its own, wins the net skin.
Lowest gross score on its own wins the gross skin, as long as it's a birdie or better.
Tie for low and nobody wins it. Most skins at the end wins.
Scoring
- A skin needs an outright low score. Two players tied for low means no skin, and nothing carries to the next hole.
- Gross skins take a birdie or better, even when your par is the lowest score on the hole.
- Net scores use your course handicap, given out one stroke at a time on the hardest holes by stroke index.
- Net skins can use a handicap allowance, from 0 to 100%.
- A hole's skins are settled once everyone has a score and the hole is confirmed.
Example
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Gross skins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Sam | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Dale | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Marcus | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tommy | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Gross skin | Sam | No skin | Marcus | No skin |
Sam's birdie on the 1st wins it outright. Hole 2 ties at par, so nobody wins it and nothing carries. Marcus birdies the par 3. Dale's 4 on the 4th is the low score on its own, but a gross skin needs a birdie, so it stays in the bag. The net skins run on the same holes with everyone's strokes.
Skins in Scuds
- Gross and net skins from one scorecard
- Net skins allowance, 0 to 100%
- Handicaps straight from GHIN
- Skins post to the group chat as they happen
- Play it on the same round as Quota, Nassau and more
- Rescore any finished round as skins with What if
- Skins matchups when both rounds are on the same course
Questions
What happens when players tie on a hole?
Nobody wins that skin, and it doesn't carry to the next hole. Every hole starts fresh.
Why didn't my par win a gross skin?
A gross skin needs a birdie or better, even if your par was the lowest score. Your par can still win the net skin if it's the low net score on its own.
How do net skins work?
Your course handicap is spread over the hardest holes by stroke index. Your net score is your gross score minus the strokes you get on that hole. Lowest net score on its own wins.
Can we play gross and net skins at the same time?
Yes. Every hole has both a gross skin and a net skin, so one scorecard runs both.
When is a skin awarded?
When everyone has a score on the hole and the group has confirmed it.
Play skins this weekend.
Android at launch.