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How to play 2-Man Best Ball

Cart partners are a team; the better net score between the two of you counts on every hole.

even pairs · gross or net

The rules

Teams come straight from the tee sheet — slots 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 in each tee time are the cart pairs. On every hole the team’s best net ball (gross if the day is gross) is the team score, and teams rank by total strokes under par. A bad hole doesn’t sink you as long as your partner keeps it together.

Plays best: The everyday partners game — social, fast to score, and everyone stays in every hole.

Play 2-Man Best Ball with Tangent

Pick 2-Man Best Ball in Game setup and Tangent does the rest: every player scores on their phone (or their Tangent app round fills the card), pops come from each player’s handicap and tee, the live board shows where everyone stands, and the money settles itself at the end — no spreadsheet, no math at the bar.

Players who play their round in the Tangent app don’t type a thing: the app keeps their card, and the live board adds tour-style stats — fairways, greens in regulation, putts, longest drive and the shot of the day by strokes gained.

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