Potential Formats for Team / Doubles Disc Golf Competition 

Best Shot Doubles 

Best Shot is by far the most popular doubles format. Both players throw from each lie (starting with the tee shot), then the team chooses which of the resulting lies to continue play from, until the hole is completed. 

A team may take a reasonable amount of time to pick which lie they want before the 30-second play clock starts. 

A lie that is picked up without being marked is gone forever; the team must throw from the other lie. If the second lie is picked up, it must be replaced in accordance with PDGA rules. All lies must be marked according to PDGA rules. 

If the first player throws from the wrong lie, the second player may still throw from the correct lie. 

In case of injury or disqualification, one partner may play alone, throwing one shot at each lie (essentially playing singles). 

Alternate Shot Doubles 

In Alternate Shot, only one sequence of throws is made on each hole. The team selects a player to throw the tee shot at the beginning of the round. The other player then throws from the subsequent lie, and play alternates in that fashion until the round is completed. Alternate Shot is closer to a singles format, where one partner can't bail the other out. If you miss a short putt, chances are good that you'll be driving the next hole. 

If the wrong player on a team throws, another team must call it immediately, like a foot fault. The team receives a warning, and the correct player throws. Subsequent violations incur a one-throw penalty. 

For any violation that requires a rethrow (stance violation, provisional throw), the same player throws. 

Best Disc (Best Score) Doubles 

In Best Disc (also known as Best Score), each player plays the hole as they would while playing singles; there are no shared lies. The team score for each hole is the best score on the hole by one of its players. 

The player who is away will always throw first, with this exception: If both players are lying the same number of throws, the team may choose which player throws first. 

A player must pick up once it is impossible for him to better the team's score.  

In case of injury or disqualification, one partner may play alone. 

Match Play (Singles) 

Match play is a competition format in which the round is played with the goal of winning individual holes. For example, on No. 1, you score 4 and your opponent gets a 5 - you win the hole. 

Scoring is kept by comparing the holes won by each player. If each has won the same number of holes, the match is said to be "all square". If you have won 4 holes and your opponent has won 3, you are said to be "1-up" while your foe is "1-down." 

Final score reflects the margin of victory and the hole at which the match ended. If the match goes the full 18 holes, the score would be 1-up or 2-up. If it ends before the 18th, the score would look like "3-and-2" (the winner was 3 holes up with only two holes to play, thus ending the match early). 

To fit into “Team” style competition, by ranking each player on your team (ex 1-5), then structuring the competition such that all #1 players play against each other, while so do the #2s, #3s, and so on, a total score can be developed based on the number of matches won, and by how many throws/holes.  

Total Team Score (Singles/ Team) 

Each member of the team completes a round of singles. 

All four scores are added up to create a team total score. 

Average Team Score (Singles/Team) 

Similar to the above, but instead of all scores being totaled together, an average of the total scores is recorded/reported. Keep in mind all team sizes and composition must be consistent.  

Team Doubles (Team) 

Doubles is played with two sets of teammates, one ODD, one EVEN. The ODD set will tee off on every odd-numbered hole, while the EVEN set tees off on every even-numbered holes.  

After the tee shots, the team chooses which of the two lies to play. From there, the set that did not tee throws their two shots. Again, the whole team decides which lie to play from and the set that teed off would throw.  

That alternating process continues until the hole is complete. On the next hole, the corresponding set of teammates according to the hole number, ODD or EVEN, would tee off no matter which set putted out on the previous hole. 

This format allows for each player to tee off the same amount of times and for teams to play as whole. Each hole has two teams playing together as an eight-some.