Goal-Based Format
Each player picks a personal target score before the round. Whoever finishes closest to their target wins. Equalizes mixed-skill groups without using handicaps - the format rewards self-knowledge.
Targets
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The Basics
Before the round, each player chooses their goal score (e.g. 85). It's an honest commitment to what you think you can shoot.
After the round, the absolute difference between your gross score and your target is your Targets score. Lower is better.
Shoot your exact target and you score zero - the best possible result. Going over OR under both count as a miss.
Targets self-equalizes the field. A 90-shooter can win against a scratch player by knowing their game and picking honestly.
Step by Step
Be honest. Choose a score you genuinely believe you can shoot. Over-promising and over-delivering both hurt - the goal is precision, not low scores.
Stroke play scoring. The format does not change how you play - it changes how the result is ranked.
At the end, |gross - target| is your Targets score. Shoot 84 with a target of 85? You score 1. Shoot 90? You score 5.
Sort by Targets score ascending. Standard 60/30/10 payout split applies for paid rounds.
Targets rewards self-knowledge, not raw scoring. Shooting 5 under your target is a miss because you sandbagged the goal. The best Targets players know exactly what they will shoot and pick accordingly.
caddie.fun supports a TARGETS_SET action so you can update your goal during the round (most-recent value wins). But casual rules typically lock the target at the start - it's a commitment.
Stableford ranks by points relative to par. Targets ranks by accuracy relative to a personal goal. Stableford rewards aggressive play; Targets rewards realistic self-assessment.
Not for ranking - the personal target is your handicap surrogate. caddie.fun still records your gross and net scores for stat tracking, but the Targets ranking ignores both.
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