Rabbit
Win a hole outright to catch the rabbit, and whoever holds it after the 9th and at the end scores.
How it works
Two to four players in a group, each on their own, over 9 or 18 holes.
When the rabbit is free, the first player to win a hole outright, with the lowest score and no tie, catches it. When a player holds it, another player's outright win sets it free, and the next outright win after that catches it.
The holder after the 9th hole played scores the front point, and the rabbit is free again on the next hole. The holder after the last hole scores the back point.
Good to know
- The holder's own outright win keeps it. A tied hole changes nothing.
- If the rabbit is free after the 9th hole played, the front point goes to the holder after the last hole too. If it's free after the last hole, nobody takes the points still open. A nine-hole round has one point, held after the last hole.
- A player with no score can't win the hole, and a player who leaves can't win later holes but keeps the rabbit until another player's outright win frees it. Most points wins in each group, and equal points share the place.
A worked round
Net rabbit in one group of four, everyone getting 95% of their handicap and the lowest playing off zero.
The momentSam caught the rabbit on 6 with a 2 and held it through 9 for the front point. Sam caught it again on 16 and held it through 18 for the back point, and won with 2 points.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kasper | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ike | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rabbit | free | Kasper holds it | Kasper holds it | free | free | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Jordan holds it | Jordan holds it | free | Jordan holds it | Jordan holds it | free | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kasper | ||||||||||
| Sam | ||||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||||
| Ike | ||||||||||
| Rabbit | free | Kasper holds it | Kasper holds it | free | free | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kasper | 0 | |||||||||
| Sam | 2 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||||||
| Ike | 0 | |||||||||
| Rabbit | Jordan holds it | Jordan holds it | free | Jordan holds it | Jordan holds it | free | Sam holds it | Sam holds it | Sam holds it |
| Hole | Par | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Rabbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | free | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Kasper holds it | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Kasper holds it | ||||
| 4 | 5 | free | ||||
| 5 | 4 | free | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 8 | 5 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Jordan holds it | ||||
| 11 | 4 | Jordan holds it | ||||
| 12 | 3 | free | ||||
| 13 | 5 | Jordan holds it | ||||
| 14 | 4 | Jordan holds it | ||||
| 15 | 4 | free | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 17 | 4 | Sam holds it | ||||
| 18 | 5 | Sam holds it | ||||
| Points | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Net scores, each player's handicap strokes already off. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. A dot marks a hole won outright. The Rabbit row shows who held the rabbit after each hole, and a dash means it was free. The holder after 9 and after 18 takes a point.
Handicaps
Players get 95% of their handicap. The lowest plays off zero and the others take the difference. Scores are net, or gross if the host sets it. The host can change the percentage when setting up.
Why that number? Each format has its own usual handicap allowance, set so a 20 and a 5 both have a fair shot.