Different betting game for 16 players???? Suggestions?

[2bGood]

We typically play skins for our lager group and then some sort of match within foursomes. I am looking for some suggestions of other things we can do for the 16 that keeps it interesting for everyone (ie not low score/net score)? We typically toss in $20, have a wide range of caps 2-21.

[ScottF]

Do you do a payout for low putts?  Closest to the pin?

Edited October 5, 2020 by ScottF

[nsxguy]

35 minutes ago, 2bGood said:

We typically play skins for our lager group and then some sort of match within foursomes. I am looking for some suggestions of other things we can do for the 16 that keeps it interesting for everyone (ie not low score/net score)? We typically toss in $20, have a wide range of caps 2-21.

 

My club of 25 years had a standard team game every Sunday.

 

4 man teams, 2 best balls count for each hole, best team score wins. $15 per player/$60 per team. We'd also play "team birdies" for $2 per. It was a GROSS game, no strokes.

 

Simply put each team is playing against every other for best team score and birdies.

 

So if Team A had 5 and Team B had 2, Team B would owe Team A another $24 (3 birdies X $2 X 4 players). All teams paid the others the same way.

 

We'd also have an individual low gross prize and 1 or 2 low net prizes as well as a couple of closest to the pins.

 

 

[ArtMBgolf]

It's interesting to seed the teams with ABCD players in each foursome
by handicap.    IE Lowest 4 Hdc are A.   
Then play best 2 balls net on each hole.   That keeps everyone in it.      

[2bGood]

1 hour ago, nsxguy said:

 

My club of 25 years had a standard team game every Sunday.

 

4 man teams, 2 best balls count for each hole, best team score wins. $15 per player/$60 per team. We'd also play "team birdies" for $2 per. It was a GROSS game, no strokes.

 

Simply put each team is playing against every other for best team score and birdies.

 

So if Team A had 5 and Team B had 2, Team B would owe Team A another $24 (3 birdies X $2 X 4 players). All teams paid the others the same way.

 

We'd also have an individual low gross prize and 1 or 2 low net prizes as well as a couple of closest to the pins.

 

 

Thanks the payout seem clever. We often rotate into doing teams (foursomes or twosomes) so I am looking for something a bit more unique that we have never tried before. Like some version of a Bingo Bango Bongo for 16 guys...

[nsxguy]

9 hours ago, 2bGood said:

Thanks the payout seem clever. We often rotate into doing teams (foursomes or twosomes) so I am looking for something a bit more unique that we have never tried before. Like some version of a Bingo Bango Bongo for 16 guys...

 

No problem. They've played that way for close to 70 years. Every time someone wants to "change it up" a bit he gets shouted down. We have 1 "special" day per year; July 4th. That day we played 2-man teams, 9 hole scramble and 9 hole alternate shot.

 

But looking back I think I explained a part of it poorly.

 

The birdie game is each team against each other team.

 

The gross team game has 1 winner. The $60 per team is one pot and the winner would win the $240.

 

i.e. the 3rd place team doesn't collect from 4th place and pay 2nd place. The team game is winner takes the pot.

[Shilgy]

We typically will either play an individual 18 point quota game or a team game. Count two balls per hole, or three, or two with three counting on par 3’s, etc. Good to change it up. Or...will sometimes change it to a two man game rather than four man. 
Skins we usually have a fairly narrow range of handicaps...from a 1 to a 7 so usually just play half stroke skins.

[2bGood]

14 hours ago, ScottF said:

Do you do a payout for low putts?  Closest to the pin?

 Not usually for the big group, but sometime within foursomes. both could be options. 

[jdl]

My Saturday group has 16 "regulars" and has developed a list of games, here's the current version with descriptions. Usually a Nassau using different scoring options:

 

 

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by jdl
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[2bGood]

Thanks! I can't download the list right now (site technical issue), but I am looking forward to reading it. 

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by 2bGood

[nsxguy]

[never mind]

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by nsxguy

[TourSpoon]

Everyone in for $25 and each foursome picks 15 or (whatever number) scores to count for each 6 holes. The trick is you have to pick the scores you will use before you tee off on the next hole. So 1st 6, 2nd 6, 3rd 6, total, and bonus (junk). The bonus is usually a point for closest to pin (must make par to count), net par for the group, and birdies, most points over 18 wins. 

 

There is some strategy in picking the scores you will use and you really don't want to go into the last hole needing all 4 scores. Its a fun game and the bets usually even out. 

[jdl]

43 minutes ago, 2bGood said:

Thanks! I can't download the list right now (site technical issue), but I am looking forward to reading it. 

 

Converted it to an image instead.

[llewol007]

Play pick and pull. Pull 3 holes from the front and 3 from the back and do seating just like the sweet sixteen

[2bGood]

1 hour ago, llewol007 said:

Play pick and pull. Pull 3 holes from the front and 3 from the back and do seating just like the sweet sixteen

I assume you mean 'seeding' in a 16 person playoff bracket.

 

But I can't say I am following how the 3 and 3 work? 

[2bGood]

3 hours ago, jdl said:

My Saturday group has 16 "regulars" and has developed a list of games, here's the current version with descriptions. Usually a Nassau using different scoring options:

 

 

 

Great outline - very useful!

[llewol007]

2 hours ago, 2bGood said:

I assume you mean 'seeding' in a 16 person playoff bracket.

 

But I can't say I am following how the 3 and 3 work? 

yes 1 and 16, 2 and 15 and so on and so forth. Pick 3 holes from the front at random typically a par 3 par 4 and par 5. Then add the scores gross and who ever has the lowest score for the 6 holes wins a side pot.

[2bGood]

3 hours ago, llewol007 said:

yes 1 and 16, 2 and 15 and so on and so forth. Pick 3 holes from the front at random typically a par 3 par 4 and par 5. Then add the scores gross and who ever has the lowest score for the 6 holes wins a side pot.

Do you pick them before or after the round? Do you redraw new holes for each round of the playoffs? I could see that being interesting. 

Edited October 6, 2020 by 2bGood

[llewol007]

3 hours ago, 2bGood said:

Do you pick them before or after the round? Do you redraw new holes for each round of the playoffs? I could see that being interesting. 

Usually done after the round. It is a great way to give away small prizes and give every one a good chance at winning something.