Contests
Pick holes for closest to the pin and the longest or straightest drive, and the best on each hole wins it.
How it works
Pick the holes: the par threes for closest to the pin, the par fives for drives.
On each of those holes, each player in the contest enters their own distance from Hole options.
The ball nearest the pin, the longest drive or the drive nearest the middle of the fairway wins the hole.
Good to know
- Ties: two equal distances share the hole, half each.
- Nobody enters a distance: nobody wins that hole, and nothing carries over.
- Changing a distance: each player can change their own until everyone in the contest has scored the hole. The host can also name the winner.
A worked round
Closest to the pin, here on the four par 3s. Winner must make par is off. The scores come from the stroke play worked round.
The momentIke's 9 ft won the 3rd though he made 4 there: Winner must make par is off by default. Kasper's 3 ft on 16 won the last one, and he holed it for 2.
| Hole | KasperKM | SamSP | JordanJB | IkeID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Par 3 | 14 ft | 22 ft | No entry | 9 ft, closest |
| 6Par 3 | 31 ft | 8 ft, closest | 12 ft | No entry |
| 12Par 3 | 6 ft, closest | 19 ft | 25 ft | 17 ft |
| 16Par 3 | 3 ft, closest | No entry | 11 ft | 40 ft |
| Won | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Each player enters their own distance, in feet. A dot marks the nearest ball; No entry means the player entered no distance on that hole.
Handicaps
Contests take no handicap strokes.
House variations
Other ways to play it.
- Closest to the pin, longest drive or straightest drive: pick the contest and its holes when setting up.
- Winner must make par: if nobody makes par, nobody wins that hole. A named winner must make par too.
- Twos club: counts each gross 2 or better, on any hole, alongside your game. Choose it under Extras on the Game step.
- Fewest putts: counts each player's putts. The fewest total wins. Choose it under Extras on the Game step.
- Snake: three-putt and you take the snake. Don't be holding it at the end. Choose it under Extras on the Game step.
- Putt points: a point for each one-putt, a point off for each three-putt. Choose it under Extras on the Game step.
- Dots: points for birdies, eagles and other feats, alongside your game. Choose it under Extras on the Game step.