Alex Holowczak wrote:You don't concede the hole, or even resign it. In matchplay golf, you just decide to count your opponent's next shot as being holed.
I'm not sure this is strictly true - according to rule 2.4 Concession of Next Stroke, Hole or Match
A player may concede a match at any time prior to the start or conclusion of that match.
A player may concede a hole at any time prior to the start or conclusion of that hole.
A player may concede his opponent’s next stroke at any time, provided the opponent’s ball is at rest. The opponent is considered to have holed out with his next stroke, and the ball may be removed by either side.
A concession may not be declined or withdrawn.
rules on gimmies etc
It's a fairly standard tactic to concede your opponent a couple of shortish putts early doors (rather than let them gain confidence from draining them) and then to make them putt one from 2 feet or so later on when the chips are down. Not that this wheeze has ever worked for me
Softball has a "mercy rule" whereby if one team is trailing badly e.g. by 20 runs after 4 innings, then the game is called, saving time and preventing further humiliation. I have more experience of this rule.
Of course, such a game has the option of getting out deliberately, which could be tantamount to "resignation".