Splitting ace pots with your doubles partner

[Scott]

After the recent discussion in the aces thread I thought it would be fun to pose the question as a poll: Should aces-pots in doubles tournaments be split with the partner? Why or why not?

[aaron]

I voted yes but not a 50/50 split. If me and my partner have not set up a split before an ace is hit I will give them 10%.

[sillybizz]

I say yes if we decide on a split before we play but I voted no because if we don't agree on a split then there will be none. An ace is an individual achievement and I see no reason why you should be forced to split it with someone else. If we do agree on a split, the most I will ever go is 80/20 but in general I don't believe in a split.

[keys]

I voted yes because it allows for good park it, then run it strategy. It's also good sportsmanship and improves your chances of getting paid.

[Shaolintrained]

I voted yes. Most of the time, when the pot starts getting up there aways, someone will propose splitting the ace between all members on the card (perhaps a little disproportionately). This way there's an abundance of good vibes & your chances of walking away with a little cash is significantly greater.

[TYVEK]

yaeh yaeh yaeh, you all know i voted NO.


I voted that way because i believe that the ace is a personal acheivment and should be treated that way. if a hole is aceable then most likely it will be a easy birdie even if you dont ace it, so i dont think either person should park it. just GO FOR IT!! i would never split the acepot with the whole card! that is rediculous!! if people want some of the acepot then they shouuld go practice some more and hit some aces!

[Ol' Bob]

What if a player hits a black ace, does his partner split the beer payout?

I say split if your partner hits one on the round too.

[NWDiscer]

every single Ace i have gotten in a doubles event i have split with my partner 50/50 with the odd dollar if there was 1 going to me???

i can think of 4 right off the top of my head.....

as for the whole its an individual thing ????

what????? you are part of a team so what "you" threw it

but if i am ever partnered up with any of you that wanna keep the whole thing for yourself say so ahead of time or i will expect half of it from you.......

[Ol' Bob]

I have never played doubles where there was an ace pot. Without thinking about it, it just seemed to me that the person who hits it should get it. I'd say the chance of my hitting one is about one in ten thousand.

[Eric Olson]

I vote yes. It's a polite courtesy. I wouldn't want to force it on anyone who felt differently though.

[Brian]

Like Ol' Bob said, an ace is a personal thing. Your partner has just as much chance to hit it as you do. I would never have even thought of splitting a personal achievement with someone else. In every sport there is if you hit a personal achievement with a payout, it is yours to keep. You say in doubles DG that having the partner helps you feel more comfortable with ace runs so it is a team effort. Michael Jordan couldn't win a single game by himself without his team, but I am pretty sure he didn't share any of his cash form personal achievements with his teammates.

[olydiscgolf]

Originally Posted by NWDiscer

every single Ace i have gotten in a doubles event i have split with my partner 50/50 with the odd dollar if there was 1 going to me???

i can think of 4 right off the top of my head.....

as for the whole its an individual thing ????

what????? you are part of a team so what "you" threw it

but if i am ever partnered up with any of you that wanna keep the whole thing for yourself say so ahead of time or i will expect half of it from you.......

How can you EXPECT half of somebody else's ace? Splitting the ace pot isn't a written rule, granted different courses' have different implied rules that go along with the course. Maybe at your course, splitting the pot is the norm, but its certainely not universal! It would seem to me that no pre-ace arangement means no splitting the pot!

[Phatjay]

I was playing the 02 or 03 Whistlers Bend Doubles Shootout and there was this little 150 ft. hole with about a 25ft. elevation drop. The water was about 5ft. behind the basket so looking through the basket all you could see is water. My brother went first and wedged his putter under the wheel of the basket, if he went in the water there was no way i would have gone for it. He gave me the green light and I aced it and he got half or close to it anyway. I think he bought me a disc with part of it or something or maybe dinner that night. I cant remember that part but I sure do remember the ace.

[SMOKIN JOE]

no I don't believe they should, you don't pay in it as a team, most doubles tournaments i've been in we have said we would split it if that would happen but I wouldn't be offended if they didn't, it's hard to split a c.t.p if you win, most c.t.p.'s i've seen at doubles events have only one pearson in mind, if it was not said ahead of time than i would expect nothing, maybe a noble kickdown,

[REDFIVE]

I have always thought that it goes without saying that aces are split. I would rather have 100% more shots at 50% the pot than half as many shots for 100% of the pot. In the long run it would even out but sharing makes you cool.

[Brian]

If someone even offered it to me I would say Heck no! You earned it not me!

[JMan]

Regardless of a separate buy-in, you and your partner become a team, a 50/50 split is just good form. After all if your team wins the day you split the pay-out 50/50 right? Or are you counting how many of your shots you take, and those of the partner, then splitting the pot based on that percentage? I doubt it. Yea guys, manners count.

[zippyboy]

Meh. My $.02

So, lets say that some touring pro, maybe Barsby for instance, comes to your weekly doubles event. He gets paired up with some guy who really only throws frisbees in a park. The two manage to go -18 for the round, and win first place that week. Should Barsby take the full purse since he was obviously carrying the other player all round? I mean, he could have thrown -18 all by himself...


* He did not take the full payout (though he was kind enough to let me putt out all 18 holes he parked). Now that I mention it, isn't there some N/A gift certificate we won, too?

[kyle95]

i voted no, but for me it all depends on how big the ace pot is. If the pot is bigger than $200 i have no problem splitting it but if it is lower i wont split it.

[Trozzle!!!]

The only reason I could see not splitting the ace pot is if you were the first on your team to throw the hole and aced it. Your partner didnt throw first and park it, which gave you the chance at an ace run. This happened to me once at Tue 2's and Sam got his share of the pot. I did and still will split the ace pot with my partner, but truly, it wasnt a partner assisted ace.