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Tips, strategy, and thoughts on making golf more interesting.
Hammer: The Golf Game Where Every Hole Can Double
Call hammer, double the hole, and make your opponent accept or fold. Who holds it, when you can swing it, and the caps that stop a dollar becoming sixteen.
Read articleQuota: The Points Game That Handicaps Itself
Everyone plays their own ball against a target set by their handicap. The point table, the Chicago variant, payouts, and the floating quota that stops sandbaggers.
Read articleBingo Bango Bongo: The Game That Ignores Your Handicap
Three points a hole, none of them tied to your score. Why order of play is the whole game, and the rulings that start every argument.
Read articleGolf Junk Bets: Greenies, Sandies, Barkies, and Snake
The full menu of dots, what each one pays, and how to size the side action so it doesn't quietly outgrow the match it's garnishing.
Read articleSixes: Three Matches, Three Partners, One Round
Every pairing exactly once, six holes each. The rotation, both scoring systems, and why nobody ever plays out a dead round.
Read articleStableford Betting: The Format That Pays You to Go for It
Bad holes cap at zero, birdies pay double. The point tables, Modified Stableford, and the aggressive strategy the scoring actually rewards.
Read articleHow to Play Wolf: Rules, Points, and Strategy
The full Wolf ruleset — tee rotation, picking partners, Lone Wolf and Blind Wolf payouts, and the two strategic mistakes every new Wolf makes.
Read articleSkins Game Rules: Carryovers, Validation, and the Pot
Lowest score wins the skin, ties carry over — and everything that sentence leaves out: validation, net vs. gross, and the 18th-hole carryover.
Read articleThe Nassau, Explained: Golf's Standard Bet
Front, back, overall — golf's most popular bet is three matches in one. How presses work, what automatic two-downs mean, and the first-tee checklist.
Read articleVegas: The Golf Game Where a 10 Costs You Real Money
Pair the scores, flip the bird, cap the damage. How Vegas scoring works, why one blowup hole moves more money than the rest of the round.
Read articleGolf Trip Betting Games: The Buddies Trip Playbook
Ryder Cup formats, trip-long skins pots, daily games, and how to settle a whole weekend of bets down to one number per person.
Read articleHow Much Should You Bet on a Round of Golf?
Typical Nassau stakes, the sting test, and the three numbers to agree on before anyone tees off.
Read articleGolf Betting Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules
When to press, what counts as a gimme, how to handle a stale handicap, and why you always pay the same day.
Read articleHow to Settle Up After a Round of Golf
Most recreational golf bets are never actually paid. Three predictable failures — and how to remove all of them in sixty seconds.
Read articleGolf Handicaps Explained — For Betting
Index vs. course handicap, stroke index holes, match play allowances, and what sandbagging actually means under the WHS.
Read articleGolf Betting Games for Twosomes and Threesomes
Most formats assume a foursome. Here's what to play when you're short a player — Nassau, bisque matches, Nines, and more.
Read articleGolf Betting Apps: What to Look For
The seven questions worth asking before your group commits to one — offline play, netted settle-up, and where the money actually sits.
Read articleScramble Betting Games
Scrambles remove consequences by design. The side games, skins pots, and per-shot bets that keep a charity event alive to 18.
Read articleYour First Round of Flip It Golf — A Walkthrough
A hole-by-hole walkthrough of a 2v2 match. Every flip, every decision, every swing of momentum.
Read article5 Common Flip It Golf Mistakes
From flipping too early to hoarding automatics — the five mistakes new players make most often, and the simple fixes.
Read articleFlip It Golf for Mixed-Skill Groups
Flip It Golf isn't a handicap-based game — and that's the point. Why it works for groups with wildly different skill levels.
Read articleWhy Golf Needs Flip It
Most of your shots don't matter. Here's how adding stakes with Flip It Golf makes every swing count.
Read articleThe Best Golf Side Games (And When to Play Them)
From Nassau to Wolf to Skins — every golf side game explained. Plus how Flip It changes the game.
Read articleThe Flip Economy, Explained
Understanding the flip economy in Flip It Golf. Earn flips with birdies, spend them on challenges. Here's the math and strategy.
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