TGL updates hammer rules, each team to start with three per match

The TGL’s popular hammer rule is getting an adjustment coming out of the mid-season break.

Each team will now start with three hammers at the beginning of each match, the TGL announced on Friday.

A team can only throw one hammer per hole, and the maximum a hole can now be worth is three points if both teams choose to throw a hammer on the same hole.

The hammer, which is actually a small orange flag, makes a hole worth an extra point when thrown. If a team throws the flag before the teams tee off on a hole, it has to be accepted.

It’s an adjustment from the previous rule where there was only one hammer flag per match. Before Friday’s update, once a team threw the flag down, it would change possession to the other team.

With the old rules, there was no real incentive for a team in the lead to throw down the hammer flag. But with the new adjustments, the trailing team now has a better opportunity to work its way back into the match.

The TGL returns to action on Monday with three matches and then a fourth on Tuesday. You can watch every match live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.

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