If there are holes on your home course that you just can’t seem to master, this game is for you. Before the round, each player can designate three holes on which they score an automatic par. The remainder of the holes are scored normally.

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Nines is a classic golf game where each hole is worth a total of nine points:

Low Score: five points
Next Highest Score: three points
Next Highest Score: one point
Highest Score: no points

The game can be played with or without handicaps.

At the end, each player pays the others the difference between their point totals.

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If you can’t putt, this is the game for you. Play your round as normal, but keep track of the number of putts by each player. At the end of the round, subtract each player’s putts from their final score. Low player wins.

Only Putts is for those who can’t play from the field. Keep track of each player’s putts. Low putts for the round wins.

Both of these are good to play as a side game.

This game is not only fun, but it helps you develop your golfing creativity and your planning skills.

This game requires players to use every club in the bag once before using any single club a second time. Putters are excluded.

For example, f you start hole one with the driver, you must use the other thirteen clubs in your bag before you get to use the driver again. You’ll need to plan well to avoid standing on the tee box of a monster par five with a nine iron in hand. The club shortage also forces players to think about new ways to use unused clubs.

Players will need some sort of reminder to help keep track of which clubs were used. A bag of rubber bands is a good thing to have on hand—or some of those removable labels used to price items at garage sales.

Three man best ball is a game for only those situations where you have two high handicappers grouped with a good player. Everyone plays their own ball, and the higher handicappers take their best ball against the better player.

As a low two digit handicapper, I’ve enjoyed this game from both perspectives. The single player really needs to step up his game to compete against the other two. The higher handicappers, on the other hand, can enjoy not being overmatched as individuals by the better player. A wayward shot or poor putt isn’t the end of the world.

The main caveat to this is that there should be a pretty clear difference in skill levels. I’ve played in a team of mid handicappers against a low single digit player, and as a mid handicapper against guys who generally struggle to break 100. A difference of just a couple of points won’t create an enjoyable afternoon.

Split Sixes is a classic golf game for three players. In Split Sixes, six points are available on each hole. Scoring is as follows:

Winner of the hole = 4 points
Tie For win = 3 points each with no second place points.
Second Place Alone = 2 points
Tie For Second = 1 point each

Everyone is good at something. Here’s a golf game that takes advantage of that. Before the game, make a list of accomplishments for which players receive points. Here are a few examples:

Fairway hit
One putt
Green in regulation
Hole out from bunker
Hole out from fairway
Up and Down

and so on.

During the round, each player totals their points as they meet the various criteria. Player with the most points at the end of the round collects.

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