Different golf course games

Whether you want to dish out some cash, drink a few beverages, or just have some fun, here is my full list of all the golf matches available for singles, doubles, and larger groups of players. Here are some great golf course games that can be played by yourself. Some of them could be played with more than 1 person as well. This is the most common golf course game that a single golfer would play.

All you have to do is hit 2 or 3 balls each hole and only count the best score. You often hit the second ball much better and it really helps you improve your game. If you want a slightly more challenging version of Best Ball you can flip it around and play Worst Ball. See if you can still get your normal score.

This is a little bit of a more advanced golf game but it is actually really fun. Hard, yes but challenging. Here are all of the 2 player golf matches I could find. Some of them can be played with more than 2 people as well. This is the classic game of golf. You count the number of strokes it takes to finish a hole and the person with the lowest score wins.

This can be done in groups of 2, 3, or 4. Instead of playing the lowest overall score wins, instead, you get a point for each hole you win. If you win a hole you get 1 point. If the hole is tied you carry that point to the next hole which is worth 2 points and so on. The player with the most skins points won by the end of the round is the winner.

This can be done in groups of 2 or more. This is similar to stroke play but instead of having a score based on the Par of the course you earn points for the score you get. You get 1 point for a bogey, 2 points for a par, 3 points for a birdie, 4 points for an eagle, and 5 points for the all mighty hole-in-one.

You can then move your ball and cut that much of string off for getting out of hazards and bad lies. You can even get a foot of string back with every birdie.

This is a really good game for people with different skill levels. The first person to get on the green gets a point. The person who is closet to the pin after everyone is on the green gets a point. The person who sinks the put first also gets a point. There are 3 points up for grabs each hole. The highest score at the end wins. This takes the round and splits it into 3 parts. The person who has the best score on the front nine gets a point.

The person with the best score on the back nine gets a point. The person with the best score overall gets a point. You can also put a bet on each part. This is somewhat similar to Stableford but slightly different. If you get a double bogey or worse you get -3 points. You get zero points for a par. The player with the highest score wins. This is kind of similar to playing with mulligans. Before the round, you set how many mulligans you want to get per round.

Pretty sweet advantage, however you must still pick wisely. This is where the strategy comes in. In order to win the hole the wolf and his partner or the lone wolf if he or she chooses to play alone must come in with a score that is lower than the opposing team.

BBB is a simple points-based game that can be played by any number of golfers as long as that number is greater than one. To keep score you can simply create a section on the scorecard at the bottom or just put check marks in the score box.

For exanple, if you nailed Bingo and Bango on the first hole, you simply put in your score and right above it two small check marks. At the end of the round add up all of the check marks and the player with the most, wins. Get it? Pretty simple…. This game will measure your nerves and is arguably the best way to focus on not making 3-putts.

This game is fun and I like it the most because you get a true golf score. In this game, any time a player three-putts or worse a putt is ruled as the ball being struck while on the green , a predetermined dollar amount is added to a pot. No, it's not a dance. It's a twist on a traditional fourball format with only the best ball counting on the 1st hole, two on the 2nd and then three on the 3rd. The process repeats so that you count the best score on the 4th and so on. The player with the lowest net score on each hole becomes the Chairman on the next hole.

If two players tie, then the current Chairman continues for the next hole. The big difference maker is that a hole can only be won by the current Chairman. The player who wins the most holes takes the bragging rights — and the money. This fourball variation might not win you any friends, but it's a great way to stitch a playing partner up. Thereafter, both players must decide which of the two balls to play with for the remainder of the hole.

The other ball is then picked up and the players must alternate strokes before holing out. If you're still talking once you've finished, consider it a job well done. If you've ever played double or quits, you'll like this one. When playing a shot from off the green in matchplay, the player can shout "flap" between striking the ball and its first bounce. The player then has to hole out with the next shot to win the hole — great if you've got a makeable chip or bunker shot.

If they don't, they lose the hole. Once a player calls "flap" on a shot, the opponent s can shout "double" before the ball bounces to double the win or loss. A game of fourball better-ball matchplay with three real players and one imaginary player. One player is allocated to play with the "ghost", who makes par on every hole.

The ghost plays off scratch and gives shots to every other player in the group. We'd recommend pairing the higher handicapper with the ghost. Follow in the footsteps of the European Tour by playing in a greensomes pairs knockout tournament, spread over two days. The only catch is that you need a group of 16 to make it work, hence it's perfect for a society weekend.

Teams are split into groups of four — similar to the UEFA Champions League — and face off in a round-robin format on the rst day. Each match is played over six holes, with three points being awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams from each group then progress to the knockout stages, all of which take place on day two. In the event of a tie, matches are decided by a sudden-death play-off. A variant of traditional pairs matchplay, where both players tee off, and the opposing team then decides which ball is played next.

Alternate shots are then played for the rest of hole, as in foursomes.