Wolf
On each hole the Wolf picks a partner after the drives, or plays the other three alone.
How it works
Exactly four players, each on their own, over 18 holes. The host sets the order, and the Wolf turns over each hole: first in the order on hole 1, second on hole 2, and round again. On holes 17 and 18 the Wolf is the player last in points among those still playing, the earlier in the order on a tie.
On the tee the Wolf takes a partner, plays alone as the Lone Wolf, or declares a Blind Wolf before anyone tees off. With a partner it's two against two, best net score. Alone, the Wolf's score plays the best of the other three.
The lower score wins the hole. Each player on the winning side takes 1 point with a partner, 2 for a Lone Wolf and 3 for a Blind Wolf, and the host can change those points when setting up. Most points wins, and equal points share the place.
Good to know
- A tied hole scores nothing, and nothing carries.
- A side with no score loses to a side with one. A player who leaves scores nothing from then on and can't be a partner.
A worked round
Four players in the listed order, net, strokes the full difference from the lowest handicap. Each player on the winning side takes 1 point with a partner, 2 for a Lone Wolf and 3 for a Blind Wolf.
The momentKasper and Jordan were level on 8 after 16. Ike, last in points, was the Wolf on 17 and 18 and took Kasper as partner both times. They won both holes, and Kasper won with 10.
| 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 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ike | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wolf | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Ike | Ike | |
| Partner | Jordan | Ike | Sam | Lone Wolf | Ike | Blind Wolf | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Jordan | Kasper | Kasper | Jordan | Kasper | Ike | Sam | Kasper | Kasper |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Kasper | ||||||||||
| Sam | ||||||||||
| Jordan | ||||||||||
| Ike | ||||||||||
| Wolf | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | |
| Partner | Jordan | Ike | Sam | Lone Wolf | Ike | Blind Wolf | Kasper | Sam | Jordan |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kasper | 10 | |||||||||
| Sam | 7 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 8 | |||||||||
| Ike | 6 | |||||||||
| Wolf | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Ike | Ike | |
| Partner | Jordan | Kasper | Kasper | Jordan | Kasper | Ike | Sam | Kasper | Kasper |
| Hole | Par | Kasper | Sam | Jordan | Ike | Wolf | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kasper | Jordan | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Sam | Ike | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Jordan | Sam | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Ike | Lone Wolf | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Kasper | Ike | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Sam | Blind Wolf | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Jordan | Kasper | ||||
| 8 | 5 | Ike | Sam | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Kasper | Jordan | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Sam | Jordan | ||||
| 11 | 4 | Jordan | Kasper | ||||
| 12 | 3 | Ike | Kasper | ||||
| 13 | 5 | Kasper | Jordan | ||||
| 14 | 4 | Sam | Kasper | ||||
| 15 | 4 | Jordan | Ike | ||||
| 16 | 3 | Ike | Sam | ||||
| 17 | 4 | Ike | Kasper | ||||
| 18 | 5 | Ike | Kasper | ||||
| Points | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
- KM
- Kasper
- SP
- Sam
- JB
- Jordan
- ID
- Ike
- W
- Wolf
- Pa
- Partner
Net scores, each player's handicap strokes already off. A circle marks a birdie and a square a bogey. A dot marks the players on the side that won the hole. The Wolf row shows each hole's Wolf and the Partner row whom the Wolf took: L is a Lone Wolf and B a Blind Wolf. The Points column adds up each player's points.
Handicaps
Strokes are the full difference from the lowest handicap, and the host can change the percentage when setting up. Scores are net, or gross if the host sets it.
Why that number? Each format has its own usual handicap allowance, set so a 20 and a 5 both have a fair shot.