Presses in games

What is a press?

A press is simply a way of starting a new game or bet mid round. It is most commonly used when a person or team is losing the original game as a way to keep the remaining holes interesting. For example, let's say that Player A is playing a Matchplay game against Player B. After 7 holes, Player A is down by 4. At this point Player A may elect to Press, meaning they want to start a new Matchplay game starting on hole 8 while keeping the original Matchplay game running.

When can a press be used?

Presses can be used at any time as long as all players in the game agree. You can add a press to almost any game type in the app, and you can even add a press to a press! There's no limit on the number of presses you can add.

How to add a press in Squabbit

1. Tap on the game chip in the scorecard that you want to press to make sure it's selected and visible on the scorecard. 2. Tap the info icon on the chip to open the game menu. 3. Tap "Press". 4. Select the hole number you want to start the press on.

Presses in Nassau

If you're playing Nassau and want to add a press, you can decide if you want the press to be for the Front/Back/Overall. To do this tap on the press chip (Nassau 2 P3 in the video above) and change the points accordingly. For example if you only want the press to count on the front 9, change the back 9 and overall points to 0.

Presses in tournaments

Presses were previously only available in casual and round play. You can now enable presses in tournaments too, as long as the tournament uses a match-points format. When presses are turned on, every match in the tournament can carry its own presses, and the points from those presses feed into each side's match-points total.

Automatic vs manual presses

In a match-points tournament you can run presses one of two ways, and you can use both at once. Turn on Auto press and a new press is created on its own the moment a side falls behind, so nobody has to remember to add one. Turn on Allow manual presses and players can add a press by hand during the match whenever they decide they want one.

The presses settings for a match-points format let you fine-tune this:

• Press when down: how many holes a side has to be behind before an automatic press kicks in (for example 2 holes).
• Max presses: the most automatic presses that can run in a single match.
• Allow re-pressing: lets a side press again when they fall behind inside an existing press.
• Custom press points: set your own points for winning a press, separate from the main match.

How presses fit match-points scoring

Each press is scored as its own separate match running alongside the original one, starting from the hole where it began. The side that wins a press earns the match points for that press just like they would for the main match, and those points are added on top of the result of the original match. This keeps the back holes competitive even when the main match is already decided, since a trailing side can still claw points back through a press.