Quota Point Game

Question
Shouldn't the winner of a Quota Point game be the one who makes the greatest percentage of his/her quotas required? Example: Bob is a 26 hdcp. He needs 10 quotas. He makes 8 quotas so he missed his target by 2 and he made 80% of his required quotas. Tom is a 16 hdcp. He needs 20 quotas. He makes 17 quotas so he missed his target by 3 but he made 85% of his required quotas. It is my contention that Tom should be the winner because he made a greater percentage of his required quotas even though he is three short of his target and Bob was two short of his target. What's your feeling about this?

Answer
Hello Tim:

It has been my experience in Point Quota tournaments that the person who scores the most points wins.  It's that simple.  It has nothing to do with percentages required (although I know it sometimes differs from place to place).  

Definition: In Quota, the goal is to reach 36 total points (or 39 - the specifics can vary depending on who is running the tournament).  
So the goal is to get from your starting quota to 36 (or 39) by adding points thusly:

In Quota, each golfer starts with points that match his handicap. If the handicap is 3, the golfer starts with three points. If the handicap is 26, the golfer starts with 26 points. This starting point total is the quota.  Points are then added as follows:

Bogeys - 1 point
Pars - 2 points
Birdies - 4 points
Eagles - 8 points

These scores are gross, not net; e.g., a gross bogey is worth 1 point. (And again, what each score is worth may vary slightly from place to place.)

The winner of a Quota Tournament is the golfer who exceeds the target score (36 or 39) by the greatest amount. If nobody hits the target, the winner is the golfer coming closest.

Eddie Kilthau
PGA Member

Taken from an article written by Brian Kelly from About.com.