It goes without saying that when it comes to golfing with your buddies there are always side bets, games, and other shananigans that go on during the round. So to bring you into 2011 while your thinking about your next Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation, here are a couple ideas for games you may or may not have heard of.
SNAKE:
Snake is a putting game. It’s great when you have a foursome because while you may be playing twosomes against each other on another bet, this game is one for all and can really make the 18th hole interesting even if one pair is crushing the other. At the beginning of the round, all players in the foursome agree on the bet amount. Whoever three-putts first gets and keeps the ‘snake’ until someone else three-putts, then it changes owner to that golfer … and so on. Whoever is the last with the snake pays the other players in the foursome the agreed amount.
WOLF:
Wolf is good if most (probably all) golfers are on par with each other. It can suck if one in the foursome is significantly better than the other three but hey, it’s golf, we all suck at one time or another. It does make for a fun round if you can’t decide on teams or just feel like trying something different. The wolf rotates each hole. When the first golfer tees off, the wolf can decide whether or not to take that golfer as their partner for the hole. When the second golfer tees off, the wolf can no longer pick the first golfer and decides if the second golfer is their partner. So one for the third. The wolf makes a decision at this point whether to pick the third person as their partner or to go it alone as the lone wolf.
The wolf tees off last. If the wolf picks a partner, the wolf and the partner must beat the other two players to win the hole otherwise the other pair win the hole. Tie and the wolf loses. If the wolf decides to be the lone wolf, the wolf’s score must beat, no ties, all the other players to win the hole, otherwise the other three win the hole.
Keep track of the winner(s) on each hole and add up at the points at the end. The player with the most points is the Lone Wolf winner.
BARKIES:
Barkies are paid automatically to any player who makes par on a hole on which he hit a tree. The value of a Barkie is determined before the round.
GRUESOMES:
Gruesomes is a betting game that pits 2-person teams against each other. Both team members tee off, then the other teams gets to choose which of the drives your side has to play. Obviously, they’ll choose the worst – or most gruesome – of the two drives. Bet per hole.
There are hundreds more and we would love to hear what you find to be most entertaining. Drop a comment and let us know. Spring is right around the corner and a Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation awaits your next choice on a game for the course.
Have a safe and Happy New Year from all of us at Golf Trek. We look forward to a great golfing year in 2011.
Tags: Golf Humor, Myrtle Beach Golf Packages, Random Golf Info by Pat-O
1 Comment »
Myrtle Beach Golf received some good news according to a recent report. A survey conducted by the National Golf Foundation ranks the Myrtle Beach-area number one for quality and value in its golf courses.
