Side game · 4 (exactly) players
How to play Round Robin
Also called: round robin golf · switch
Partners change every six holes so you play with everyone once. Three mini match-play matches in one round.
The rules
- Holes 1 to 6: players one and two against three and four.
- Holes 7 to 12: one and three against two and four.
- Holes 13 to 18: one and four against two and three.
- Each six-hole segment is its own match-play match, settling at the unit value.
- By the end everyone has partnered everyone and played against everyone.
A worked example
Setup. $10 a segment, four players.
- Holes 1 to 6: A and B beat C and D — each of A and B is +$10.
- Holes 7 to 12: B and D win.
- Holes 13 to 18: A and D win.
Result. Three segments settle separately and the net falls out of the three results.
This is exactly how Bagpipe Golf settles it: hole by hole, zero-sum, no arguing at the 19th.
Variations and house rules
- Sixes uses the same rotation but scores best ball within each segment instead of match play.
- Some groups carry a running total across segments rather than settling each. The app settles per segment.
How it works in the app
- Add Round Robin at setup — it needs exactly four players.
- The rotation is applied automatically as the round crosses holes 7 and 13.
- Settlement shows the three segments and who partnered whom.
Round Robin FAQ
- How is this different from Sixes?
- Same partner rotation. Round Robin plays each segment as match play, hole by hole; Sixes scores best ball across the segment.
- Can we pick our own partners?
- The rotation is fixed so that everyone pairs with everyone. If you want to choose, Wolf is the game for that.