As per Texas scramble but the worst shot is selected. Beware, as everyone has to hole out for a hole to be completed! Best played over nine holes or you'll never finish in daylight. Players can nominate to take their handicap strokes at any time. Strokes must be nominated before playing the hole. Can be used to liven up matchplay, strokeplay or stableford events.
Also known as Bingo, Bango, Bongo. A great format when the company is of mixed ability because final scores don't count. Instead points are awarded for firsts: first player to reach the green, player closest to the hole, first player to putt out - and any others you'd like to include.
Great fun and a brilliant way of including everyone in the day. As well as your main event have a few side bets to keep interest up. Decide your own value for units and don't get carried away. It's meant to be fun not financially life threatening! At a par 3 the player on the green nearest the flag after one shot has to hole out in two putts or better for an oozle and a unit. If the player fails to do this it is a foozle and is a loss of a unit.
If no-one hits the green then the oozles can accumulate on subsequent par 3s. One-off oozles can also be played for gorillas who drive par 4s.
Holing out from off the green without using your putter. Golden ferrets are for holing out from a bunker and count double. No prizes for guessing this - just put a premium on this depending on handicaps and the course's difficulty. Dr Doolittle comprises various accumulators, such as Snakes for three-putting.
Each time someone three-putts, this adds 1 unit to the value of the snake. The last person to three-putt is deemed to be holding the snake and pays out the total value to all others in the group. You can combine this with other accumulators for various misdemeanors using the same principle: Camels for going in a bunker, Fish for hitting into water, Bears for hitting trees, Rabbits for going in the gorse or bushes and Grouse for landing in the heather.
Keep the monetary value of each unit low as they will mount up quite quickly!! When playing from off the green, a player shouts 'Flap' between hitting the ball and its first bounce.
The player then has to hole out with the next shot to gain a unit. Failure to do so loses a unit. If a player calls a flap, opponents may shot 'double' before the ball makes its first bounce to double the win or loss. Each player is allowed to move the ball without penalty by kicking it. Specify a number of Portuguese Caddies allowed per person per round. Each person has one opportunity to shot 'Gotcha' during an opponent's swing during a round. Sometimes the anticipation is enough to put someone off.
Ever wanted to play a shot again? Give each person a mulligan and you disregard a bad shot and play it again. Named after a member at Winged Foot who always hit a second ball off the first tee and counted it as his first. Extreme mulligan golf where your handicap converts into the number of mulligans you receive.
So if you have a 6 handicap you get 6 mulligans during the round to replay any shot. However you must use your opening tee shot and you cannot replay a shot twice. Everyone then plays off scratch and the lowest score on each hole wins. A metoo is where you are allowed to swap your shot for someone else's in your group at any hole, be it a drive, iron shot or putt.
Move your ball to where the other shot finished and you both play the next shot from there. As an amateur golfer and writer, Michael loves playing the game and sharing his knowledge of what has made him such a great player in a short period of time.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. View this post on Instagram. If the wolf chooses to partner with the second player, he or she must announce this ruling before the third player hits their tee shot. If the wolf passes on number two, he can gab player three but only before the last player hits. If none of the players impress the wolf, they can decide to play the hole as the lonely wolf against the other three.
About the Author Latest Posts. Inline Feedbacks. Would love your thoughts, please comment. A lot more strategy is involved , as each hole is vital to the overall team score!
But the easier version and more fun is known as the Chapman game, also known as the Pinehurst format as well. Similar to the alternate shot, this is a 2-man team event with alternating shots. This format is very fun as long as you and your partner are on the same page. Instead, play for strategy and give yourself as many chances for both of you to have a birdie putt. Since you only play one golf ball after the third shot, this makes par 5s more challenging and par 3s easier to score.
The Stableford scoring system is unlike any other on this list but is another popular favorite among golfers worldwide.
With a Stableford system, each score is made by points awarded to a fixed score on a specific holes. Each golfer basically plays the stroke play version of their own golf ball and then calculates the score. But unlike traditional stroke play, the highest score wins which only happens by shooting low scores on the course. The only thing you and your group need to clarify before the round is what score equals what point. Click here to read our in-depth overview of Stableford scoring.
Four-ball, also known as foursome or best ball in golf, is a simple and straightforward format compared to some of the other formats. The best ball golf rules are easy, each player plays their own ball and the better of the two scores count. But one way you can make this format more interesting is to try it as match play instead of traditional stroke play.
This team event is a fun way to play if you have a foursome where each player has similar handicaps. If you're playing with someone who does not have an established handicap, you may want to consider using Peoria handicapping. This system uses just six scores from an hole round so you can calculate a one-off handicap for that event.
Just make sure an impartial observer pre-selects the six holes — a par 3, 4, and 5 from each nine — before the round begins. That way the player doesn't know which holes count; hence they will not be able to "blow up" on a hole in order to "blow up" their handicap.
Subtract the par for the course and hey presto, you've got an unofficial handicap. The next best thing to a mulligan. Each player is allowed to move their ball by kicking it out of trouble — without penalty — a set number of times. If only this was permitted in competitions A hybrid version of skins for a group of three golfers. As the name suggests, there are six points at stake on every hole.
If someone wins it outright, they get four points. The second-best score gets two points and the third gets none. If the hole is won and the other players halve, then the allocation of points is If two players halve and beat the third, then it's Don't worry; it's easier than it sounds. A favourite among players permanently gripped by bad luck.
Instead of handicap strokes, every player is allocated a foot of string per shot of handicap. You can then move your ball by measuring the distance and cutting that amount off your piece of string. It's a great way to save yourself a penalty stroke if your ball lies out of bounds, behind a tree or just in a hazard. Just don't forget to pack a pair of scissors and discard each piece of string once you've used it! Have you got any favourite formats you regularly play?
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