Need some new ideas for Money Games.

[Richie18]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned 6 point. We play it as 2 vs. 2. Pick what you want the points to be worth, like $1 per point and go as follows

1 point for Greenie (closes in reg)

1 point for birdie

2 points for low (lowest of each teams low ball)

2 points for high (lowest of each teams high ball)

 

if you win all six points its a sweep and you get 12 points. Can only press when your down. It can get spendy in the end if there are a few presses.

 

Read my post above, my buddies call it Umbrella and there are actually 6 different things to score from, not 4.

 

You can play low ball/low total or you can play low ball/ high ball like you mentioned.

[stevestrike]

My buddy introduced me to 2-downs, or whatever it's called. I hated it. It is true that you can play really well and still lose big money. Also, the number of bets going on at once gets confusing to me.

[hokey]

We play a game called "Vegas" with 4 guys. On the first tee each player is given a number and we tee off in that order. For each hole, the teams are the two players on the right side vs. the two players on the left side after teeing off. Each player plays his own ball and the scores are recorded, lowest score first. For example, say Team A makes a 4 and a 5, so their total is 45. Team B makes a 4 and a 4, so their total is 44. Team B wins 1 point for that hole. We play $1 a point, but you can play for anything.

 

If one person (or both) on a team make birdie or better and the other team doesn't, then the other team's score is flipped. It's called "flipping the bird." For example, team A makes a 4 (birdie) and a 5 on a par 5 for a total of 45. Team B makes a 5 and a 6. Instead of scoring a 56, they score a 65. Team A would win 20 points (or $20 in our game) on that hole.

 

It's a good game because the teams can change from hole to hole. It involves strategy from the tee. If you're last to hit and you know someone is in deep doo-doo, you want to make sure you hit it far enough away from them to avoid being their partner. You also have to grind when in trouble. Since each person's score counts, you can't give up if you're facing double bogey, especially if the other team has a good shot at birdie.

 

Have fun!

Kevin

 

Here's a brief explanation on the game:

 

http://golf.about.com/od/golfterms/g/bldef_lasvegas.htm

 

 

sounds like an awesome game but what if somebody should disastrously get a 10 or higher? that would be very pricey or do you cap it at 9 being the highest score you can get?

 

 

It gets worse. When we play, if someone makes double par, the difference in the score i.e. 105 vs 55 is doubled.

 

So, in theory, its possible to get flipped and doubled. Brutal.

[hokey]

We also play a game similar to "Defender" which someone has described already.

 

Its basically 3 on 1, with the appropriate handicapping. With the best score of the 3 counting against the 1. You can change every few holes, of keep the same guy throughout.

 

Because everyone gangs up on one guy (usually the best player), we call this game Saddam.