OT: Favorite games to play on the golf course
Heading out to the golf course this weekend and, as usual, our group has a full spectrum of skill sets. Rather than play typical match play, skins, a scramble, etc, we’re always looking for games to play with some money on the line to keep things interesting.
In the past, I’ve played ‘Wolf’ and ‘Stableford’ to name a few.
For the golfers out there, what is your go-to golf course game and what are the rules?
August 12th, 2021 at 10:37 AM ^
Wolf Hammer. Explained here:
https://nolayingup.com/videos/the-mixed-bag/the-mixed-bag/wolf-hammer
August 12th, 2021 at 12:09 PM ^
Wolf Hammer is solid. So is $2 Nassau with pressing / handicaps / two teams:
August 12th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
Golf.
August 12th, 2021 at 10:47 AM ^
You beat me to the punch... **angrily shakes fist**
August 12th, 2021 at 11:55 AM ^
Let me ask Carl Spackler what his favorite game is when Mrs. Crane tees off....
August 12th, 2021 at 1:45 PM ^
Came on to offer "golf" as my answer, but I held very little hope that the wits of MGoBlog would have missed it.
August 12th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
Beer Par.
Each person is expected to drink one beverage per 2 holes (par). Add a stroke for not finishing a drink. Subtract a stroke (or two if you're nuts) for finishing more than one.
Combine with a scramble and have a beer par for the entire team. That way, the terrible golfers can still contribute by being degenerate drinkers. 2 finished drinks per team, per hole.
(Note: Every time we've ever played this, it ends with everyone saying 'never again')
EDIT: Beer par is .5 drink per person per hole. Not 1 drink. Yikes.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:31 AM ^
I sure wouldn’t attempt to play 18 like that. Holy hannah.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:38 AM ^
Quick question: Do you drive a car afterwards because if so… fun!
August 12th, 2021 at 10:48 AM ^
Traditional name is Bloodsome but me and my buddies call it "Fuck the Driver". 2 v 2, each team gets to choose which ball the opposing team plays from. Sometime's we'll scramble from there, sometimes we'll do a best ball match play. We love it because we're all pretty solid (all have handicaps below 5) and it puts a lot of pressure on the tee shot.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:34 AM ^
Beer Par, see above, should also be called "fuck the driver." Your version is a nice way to challenge a high-skill group.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:02 AM ^
I like drinking. One beer every 2 to 3 holes. No rules...just drink.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:03 AM ^
Bingo, bango, bongo is good for a mixed skill set. On each hole one point is awarded to the player that is first on the green, one point to the player that is closest to the pin, and one point to the player that makes the longest putt. Assign a dollar value to each point and pay up at the end of the round. Less skilled players can still score points over more skilled players so it keeps it fun.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:42 AM ^
This you?
August 12th, 2021 at 11:46 AM ^
i've lost many dollars on that game over the years, it's great.
August 12th, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
Beat me to it, enjoy this game. My game is better described as flog, but I can read the crap out of a green. So when I play with my father in law, who missed qualifying for the senior tour by one stroke, I can still pick up a few bucks on him.
August 12th, 2021 at 6:30 PM ^
We play differently
Bingo - longest drive in the fairway
Bango - first on the green
Bongo - longest putt made
long accurate hitters get last opportunity to try to hit the green and good putters who spray the ball (my son) can stay in the game through the back 9
August 12th, 2021 at 11:14 AM ^
We have an annual golf trip with a WIDE spectrum of skill sets so we struggle to find games that allow some level of parity and gives everyone a shot to win the green jacket over the course of the weekend (5 rounds).
I love modified stableford where you can adjust points based on skill level. For example, the golfer who shoots mid-70s might would get less points for a birdie than a bogey golfer, and would be more penalized for triple-or-worse. It's taken a few trips to tweak the point system enough to make it reasonable.
I've never played Wolfhammer, but I have played Wolf and I don't care for it. The main reason is that once you get to the last few holes, there's too much gamesmanship where players will take other players for no other reason than to stop them from earning more points. I prefer games where you can catch up with good holes up until the very end.
Our trips have become a combination of modified stableford in the mornings and 2-man scrambles in the afternoon, and seems to work well for the group.
August 12th, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
you are better off playing "quota" than manipulating the stableford scoring.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:52 AM ^
That thing where guys in kilts toss trees around. That's my jam. S'fun!
August 12th, 2021 at 12:03 PM ^
I had never thought of combining golf and the caber toss, but their Scottish origins make a natural pairing. Golf to the green, then caber toss to the hole?
Interestingly, the caber toss tests skill and precision as much as brute strength. Assuming you can flip the caber, you win by landing your caber closest to straight ahead, not by throwing farther than the other lads and lasses.
August 12th, 2021 at 11:55 AM ^
Surely I thought this was a tailgating question.
August 12th, 2021 at 12:36 PM ^
Unfortunately, I play hide and seek with my ball. That bastard is kicking my ass, can never find him.
August 12th, 2021 at 12:39 PM ^
I like to see how far OB right I can hit my tee shot. Then I like to see how badly I can fat/thin my next 4 shots before three putting. It's a lot of fun, try it sometime.
August 12th, 2021 at 12:55 PM ^
the golf threads on this board are painful.
play scotch if you have mid to low handicaps and a little bit of time. best ball to keep things moving if mid to high. 9 point if you're just a threesome.
August 12th, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
Anyone ever seen the first Jackass movie with the "golf course air horn" skit?
That.
August 12th, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
I suck at golf. I'm not great at footgolf, but it is fun, faster, and more forgiving.
August 12th, 2021 at 1:35 PM ^
Vegases are great. It can get steep over 18 so it’s best when all players are fairly consistent.
FYI in a $1 Vegas - if team a shoots 4-5 and team b 5-6 then team a wins $11 that hole. If scores are 3-4 and 6-6 then low score takes 66-34 = $32. And there’s all types of variations. Fun game for degenerates
August 12th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
Best 3 man game is 9 ball. 9 points available for each hole split three ways. 5/3/1 or 4/4/1 or 3/3/3 or 5/2/2, depending on the outcome of each hole. Can be played for 9 holes or 18. Keeps you focused every hole - never out of it
August 12th, 2021 at 3:12 PM ^
See my post above.
Also, 9 point is best played with birdie doubles and sweeps. Sweep = If any player wins the hole by net two they take all points available on that hole, including x2 if you're playing birdie doubles.
It's also more fun to incorporate rolls and presses and there are a number of ways of doing so. If total points available never gets above 9 it can become a snooze.
August 12th, 2021 at 1:40 PM ^
High/Low
Essentially Team Match Play with 2 points available each hole. Each hole you look at you and your partners low (net) score vs the other team to determine a point and then compare your high score to determine a point.
You might win the low and push the high, or you could, you win the low and lose the high there's no blood. You lose both and 2 points are given out.
Most of the time only one or no points are exchanged. You can do it as a Nassau for Front/Back/Overall.
August 12th, 2021 at 2:00 PM ^
Scotch
take the high and low players on a team and the two middle on the other
the team with the higher handicap gets strokes on the holes where they fall ( they go to hte higher players total )
2 points for low ball
2 points for total
1 point for prox ( closest to the pin in regulation)
1 point for birdie
5 points for an eagle
If you get a birdie or eagle and all other points the total gained is doubled
you can press - double the bet for the remainder of the 9
roll - double the bet for the hole
re roll - if rolled an opponenets hit a bad shot
Pressing can only be done once a side when behind ( each team can press once if behind)
THe team leading in points always tees off first and thus can only re roll
August 12th, 2021 at 3:13 PM ^
scotch was mentioned above.
your scoring is missing the umbrella which is the most critical element of scotch.
August 12th, 2021 at 2:01 PM ^
flog.
start on hole 18 and go in reverse.
the name comes from what other golfers on the course do to you.
August 12th, 2021 at 2:44 PM ^
my favorite game is finding a better quality ball than the one i hit into the woods....
a close second is 'create a new cuss word'
and i usually end up playing 'i really don't give a fuck' for the last two or three holes.
August 12th, 2021 at 2:47 PM ^
You have to finish a beer each hole before making your putt.