The game library
Every game your group argues about, written down.
The rules as they're actually played, what a bad day costs, and a worked example of who pays whom — for all twenty-five games Rivalry scores and settles. Agree the rules on the first tee; the arithmetic is handled.
The main games
NassauThree bets in one round: the front nine, the back nine, and the eighteen.2 or 4 playersSkinsEvery hole is its own bet. Win it outright or watch it carry.2–6 playersMatch PlayThe oldest game: holes up, holes down, and a handshake when it's over.2 or 4 playersWolfA rotating captain, a choice on every tee, and the lone wolf multiplier.exactly 4Left & RightNew teams every tee, decided by the golf, not the captain.exactly 4Bingo Bango BongoThree points a hole that have nothing to do with your score.3–4 playersStablefordPoints instead of strokes — a blow-up hole costs one hole, not the round.any numberQuotaBeat your own number. The fairest game a mixed group can play.any numberMedalThe oldest bet in golf: everyone antes, and the low net card takes the lot.any numberDefenderThe threesome's game: one holds the hill, two attack, every third hole is yours.exactly 3SixesThree matches in one round — you partner everyone, and play against everyone.exactly 4WingmanA new partner on every tee — you carry each of them, and each of them carries you.exactly 4GruesomesTwo against two — and the other side chooses which of your drives you have to play.exactly 4
The side games
VegasTwo scores make one number, and a birdie flips the other side's.exactly 4DaytonaVegas with a punishment clause: fail bogey together and your number reads backwards.exactly 4NinesNine points a hole, split 5-3-1 by finish. The threesome's game — on its own, or riding alongside.exactly 3ScotchLow ball, low total, birdies — up to three points a hole, doubled on a sweep.exactly 4Low Ball · High BallTwo points a hole — the star takes one, the anchor man decides the other.exactly 4Low Ball · Low TotalTwo points a hole: the best single score, and the best pair added together.exactly 4BankerOne against the field, rotating — every hole, somebody's holding the bank.2–5 playersSnakeThree-putt and it's yours. Whoever holds it at the last pays everybody.2–5 playersRabbitWin a hole outright to hold it; hold it at the turn and the last to collect.2–5 playersAcey DeuceyThe clear low collects from everybody. The clear high pays everybody. Every hole.3–6 playersDotsGreenies, sandies, barkies, poleys — the junk, counted and paid.2–5 playersHammerDouble the bet mid-hole. The other side plays on or concedes. Nerve, priced.2 or 4 players
Some scores take years to settle.
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