This game will add a lot of excitement to your outing. Here is how to play. Give each group (foursome) a numbered or marked Pink ball. Have each player in the foursome rotate using the ball. Player one uses the ball on the first hole, player two on the second and son on. The player must play the ball the entire hole. You can play this format even if you are hosting a scramble. The object of the game is to reward the foursome with the lowest combined net score after eighteen holes with the combined score with the pink ball. If a foursome loses its pink ball, it is disqualified.

A player who is just off the green and is facing a chipshot can announce he is playing a Murphy. Before hitting the ball, the player must chip and one-put to win a point from each of the other players. If the player does not get his Murphy, he or she loses a point to the other players.

If a player who has called a Murphy hits his ball off the green, he or she can call a Double Murphy. If that player misses the next Murphy, they owe the other players three points. If they make the Double Murphy, they only net one point. Remember, they lost a point with not making the first Murphy.

Any player who sinks a putt that is longer than the length of the flagstick wins one point from each of the other players. If two or more players sink a putt longer than the length of the flagstick, they each earn a point. The player with the most points wins an amount equal to the point differential between the other players.

On all par 3’s, any player who hits his tee shot within a flagstick distance from the cup wins a bonus point.

This is a game in which one twosome plays against another. The object of the game is as follows:

Take the two scores from each team and multiply them. The difference is the amount of points awarded to the lower of the two teams. As an example, let’s say one twosome has a 4 and a 5 or (4x5=20), the other twosome has a 4 and a 7 (4x7=28). The difference in the score totals is the amount awarded to the first twosome, or 8 points.

You can also play with a “stop loss” stipulation for example, nothing more than a triple bogey will be counted (make sure this is predetermined before playing). In this game, as in all side games, make sure the unit of betting is predetermined. At the end of the day, add up all the plusses and the minuses to determine the amount the high team owes the low team.

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