Do not discard the fourth score
The league’s format page expressly says all four scores count in every round, identifying this as a change that began in 2025. A viewer applying an older best-three expectation would calculate a different team result. Keep each teammate’s actual score before adding the round total.
For an illustrative team, three strong rounds do not cancel the fourth player’s strokes. That fourth score can change the team’s place even when the player is far from the individual lead. This is why a broadcast can follow someone outside individual contention without leaving the team-title story.
Individual place does not determine the team winner
The published regular-event team result follows the lowest cumulative team score. Having the leading individual golfer is consequently insufficient by itself to establish the leading team. Teammates’ rounds also contribute, so the individual trophy result and team trophy result should be recorded separately.
Use the leaderboard heading to establish whether a displayed number belongs to one golfer or a team. A total that looks unexpectedly large may use another aggregation unit rather than contain a scoring error. A single player’s final putt cannot establish every component of the team total.
Wild Cards explain the field-size difference
The current 2026 format lists thirteen teams of four alongside five Wild Card players, producing fifty-seven individual entrants. Those five additional places do not create an unannounced fourteenth team. An individual field can therefore contain more names than a simple four-times-thirteen team calculation.
The league’s current format and 2026 update were checked on 4 November. This explanation concerns the stated regular-event team aggregation; the separate season-ending Team Championship has its own competitive structure. For a particular event, consult its final official individual and team classifications before comparing trophy outcomes or season points.