Comments on: Golf Games?

By: feeferz

feeferz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:17 +0000

closest to the pin and best ball =]

By: mattcra

mattcra — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:52:58 +0000

I have a couple good games for your foursomes. One is Bingo Bango Bongo. The idea is to score points by being the first in the fairway, first on the green and first in the hole. You use the honor system on the tee, and farthest away from the hole from that point until finished. You can put a cash value on points earned ($.25, $.10 or whatever) and figure up totals at the end of the round. Since quite a few guys are going, you could tally up for the week and see who the big winner is.

The next game is called “the hawk”. This game is also good for a round of golf, but keeping track over the whole week can be done. The hawk is a partners game using strategy. On the first hole, your 4-some needs to designate someone to be the hawk first…he hits last. The hawks job is now to watch the other players hit and decide who his partner is for that hole. However he must decide before the next person tees off if he wants them or not. If not, that person is off limits and he can only chose from the remaining players. If he choses noone, he can play loner and win double points. If a partner is chosen, it is their goal to get lowest combined score for that hole. You gain points by having low combined score, low individual score and if the other team has the high individual score. The hawk rotates each hole by the order on the score card. Points can have a cash value for added pressure, but this game creates alot fo trash talk with your other players.

The only game I’ve tracked for a long golf trip with more than 4 players is a handicapped tournament. Decide before you go each players handicap and use daily scoring to update your leaderboard and determine who the “Vacation Champ” is. I used a laptop the last couple years, but a large piece of paper work great so everyone can see the updates and changes and how bad some people shot. My group plays for the BEAVER…a stupid stuffed animal that holds alot of honor for whatever reason.

Hope this helps, kinda of lengthly, but alot of detail. Have fun!

By: lost

lost — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:01:30 +0000

just an old fashion skins game

By: Ditrick

Ditrick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:25:17 +0000

Bottom 5 pays for food and drinks every end of the game

have a mini tournament for the whole duration of your vacation, putting up pot money, and the top 3 divides the pot 50% 30% and 20%

By: aflumpire

aflumpire — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:50 +0000

Long Drive Challenge- Where it is a game best played on a long par 4 or par 5 where the aim of the game is to hit the longest drive that MUST land on the fairway to be counted as ‘in’. Always good fun. Sometimes a 70 metre tap down the fairway can win it! Thats how I won once.

Closest to the pin- As the name says, choose a short to medium length par 3 and the closest ball to the pin wins the game/bet. Like the long drive challenge, the ball MUST LAND ON THE GREEN.

There are other fun little things on the course you can play. For example. If you play off the mens tees and someone stuffs up their shot, if it doesnt make it to the ladies tee, the Aussie tradition is that he shouts the 1st round of drinks after the game!

Make up games that are fun and put a small bet in. Make it that you all put $5 in to ‘enter’ the long drive/closest to pin comp and then the winner can walk away with $35!!