What's your most enjoyable form of golf?

[BeerPerHole]

"hit-and-giggle" with a few buddies, drinking cold beer on a warm day.

However, I have really enjoyed skins and will probably be competing in match-play for my club this year. But, my work is high-stress and golf is best used as a relaxing outlet for me.

[teejaywhy]

I'm with you.

A simple fourball match is my favorite.

 

[OrangeGravy]

Are the points any different with 5?

[J_carp]

Denominations change to a 3/2 format. So instead of $10 dots, they’re $10/$15 depending on which team wins.

Example: if the 2 man team wins, each player wins $15 and each of the 3 man team loses $10. Also works with $4/$6, $8/$12, so on and so forth.

[OrangeGravy]

Makes sense. I played wolf with a group of friends years ago, but they had the rules a bit mixed up. The wolf being the first to tee off as opposed to the last person on a hole. We also had an rule where the loan wolf had to win outright. Push = Lose for the LW, which was kind of backwards in my mind. If you're gonna have that feature, the LW should win a push in a 1 vs 3 matchup, or you should have a push be a push. When we tried to play it with 5, the scoring/dots got all F'd up. Beers didn't help

[J_carp]

This is how we play our game: Everyone throws balls on the first tee. Closest to the designated marker gets first choice of hitting order, next closest gets 2nd choice so on and so forth.

Wolf tees off first. If they elect to go line before they tee off, increments triple. If they don’t, wolf must choose their partner before the next person tees off (I.e. once the 3rd person tees off, the 2nd person is no longer eligible to be picked). If the wolf goes lone after everyone tees off, increments double. A push is a push, no matter what the teams are.

Last 3 holes are played differently, we call it Texas Wolf or Super Wolf. Whoever is down the most can play for up to half of what they’re down and gets to see everyone tee off before they have to select a partner.

We also have a team trash game that is being played in addition to wolf, but that’s not completely necessary. We’re just degenerates that have to have action on most every hole.

[OrangeGravy]

That's how we did it less the push/push on LW. I read a description of wolf online that stated the wolf tees off last each hole, so assumed we did it wrong.

[Londoner]

I had never heard of Wolf so I looked it up.

Looks far too complex for our groups to even consider.

[OldCuss]

Play as close to the rules as possible given the condition of the course and the pace needed to keep things moving on a crowded course - however how another wishes to relate to the rules is not my concern as long as it does not endanger others or the course and woefully impede pace - but prefer to walk, play alone at the end of the day - be the last person on the course - and observe the rules as best I remember them, even marking my ball to clean it prior to putting. Afterward, sit and enjoy something cool - usually Nuun-flavored water (I have simple tastes!), total the stats and make a few notes about the round. Go home, hug the honey, then be walked by the dog.

Old Cuss, Introvert

 

[platgof]

Walking in the evening by myself with the Clic gear is a great way to relax, but helps if I am hitting it well!

[Bob Cat]

From...

A... Sunny day, a VO n Lemonade, good tunes n good boyz.

Z... Intense Club Championship.

Or somewhere in between like our annual Ryder Cup where we get paired with random guys playing against random dudes.

Sorry for the vague answer but it's ALL good golf!

[bam3352]

Most enjoyable format for me and my friends is scotch. Low handicap is paired with high in the group against the middle two. We play 6 point for a dollar a point. Roll re roll...I.e. the team that is down can press single holes as much as they want. Each team also gets 1 press per side that can only be used if your down. Most of the time we also do a $20 per man 18 hole best ball match play between the teams.

Banker also gets played if we have an odd number.

[DREWZER300]

The foursome I play with will occasionally play 2 man teams, best ball. Makes for a little friendly competition and of course some trash talk.

 

On Sundays we play with a larger group of around 15-20. Everyone puts up $10 to play. That game is just straight stroke play with skins and closest to the pin on all par 3's. At the end of the round we collect all scores and draw teams with A,B,C,D players. Team scores are calculated using best ball format. Winning team splits half the pot with the rest being divided up among the skins and closest to the pins. Fun format that also gives the lesser skilled guys a chance at winning some money.

[Barfolomew]

Definitely most important starts with having the right friends in the group that like to have fun and talk crap...... dooshy, boring, angry, not funny playing partners is worse then any style of golf played lol

 

[WilsonJC]

Anything where you can go like 2v2 Match Play or a big Texas Scramble is the funnest way to play.

[SNIPERBBB]

Toss up for me between tournament medals and our 4 man stableford money games. The latter the moreso when you're the horse your team rides to win and you get a nice payout.

[SnapHooker_307]

Honestly, probably scrambles. I moved away from where most of my golf buddies are at, and generally when I drive back it is to play some sort of scramble. Not the purest form of golf, but definitely the rounds I look forward to most. A close second would be match play.

[Pepperturbo]

Medal for $$$ followed by Match.

 

[Stinger83]

straight up stroke play with someone of similar handicap for $10 a stroke

[sst17]

9s in a group of three. For some reason this format gets my attention more than others, and its a quick round if the course is open.

[jordan2240]

Walking by myself on a brisk fall day with a Sunday bag and 7 clubs, and not keeping score.

[UCBananaboy]

Team matchplay is still my favorite.

I like being able to adjust your strategy according to your opponents and that a 'pressure' moment can arise at any given point.

Medal play is certainly a great indicator of who played best over a larger sample, but it can be monotonous.

[ThatGuy27]

I have been lifelong friends with 2 other members on this forum and we all play to a pretty close handicap. My favorite rounds always include those 2. We always walk and there is constant joking around but the golf is competitive. Whether we play for money or just ego, its never a dull moment. Truly thankful for this game.

[UCBananaboy]

Also, any round where no one in the group is too oversensitive about being ribbed. None of us are pros and we all hit poor shots. Being able to laugh about it and reminisce on the atrocity is important.

[Forged4ever]

 

Maddie & I by ourselves, in a cart, on a clear breezy autumn late afternoon/evening.

 

Visualizations of that got me through a lot of long rough nights

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever My Friends⛳️

RP

 

[Obee]

Medal play, and preferably in a big tournament or with lots of $$$ on the line.

[Z1ggy16]

Match and scramble.

[4x4GGG]

My work does a tourney twice a year against another venue locally. Our 12 best golfers vs their best 12. The head guys work out the pairings to keep it fair. We play a Ryder cup format. 6 Captian, 6 alternate shot and 6 best ball. My usual partner and I are close in handicap and it we always wind up in a dog fight. The last one we did we won 3.5 to .5, Despite that number it was a battle for each point. I look forward to these 2 events every year.

 

[Bob Cat]

 

4X4GGG, you reminded me of the annual dog fight I have with an old friend of mine. ALWAYS close, ALWAYS tenuous and ALWAYS a blast.

Some of you might notice that this homemade trophy was fashioned from an old Gus (s)Macker basketball trophy (sons).

 

[nitram]

With 3 other good friends and playing a $50 Nassau/Scats & double bogey or worse buys the round after the hole.