I don’t get to play many fun or novelty formats these days other than the occasional Texas Scramble or three-club challenge. The bulk of my golf is good old medal, Stableford or simply friendly play. It’s not that I’m averse to other formats, but rather just the way my golf calendar has evolved.
So, when editor Neil Tappin decreed that last year’s team Christmas gathering at the London Club would be a modified yellow-ball format on the club’s excellent International course, I was struggling to remember what a ‘standard’ yellow-ball format looked like.
