The games library

Every golf side game, explained.

Rules you can read on the first tee, scoring examples with real numbers, and the variations your group argues about. Every format here is scored automatically by the Wiz Golf app.

4 players

Wolf

Rotating captain picks a partner — or goes it alone for the big payout.

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4 players

Vegas

Team scores combine into two-digit numbers. Birdies flip the other team's digits.

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2+ players

PK Stroke

Stroke-for-stroke against every player in the round — every stroke is a point.

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2+ players

PK Match

Head-to-head match play against every player — win the hole, win the point.

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2+ players

PK Stableford

Not your club's Stableford: point differences won and lost against every player, hole by hole.

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2+ players

Nassau

Three matches in one: front nine, back nine, and the overall.

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2–8 players

Skins

Win the hole outright to claim the skin. Ties carry over and the pots grow.

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3 players

Nines

Nine points a hole, split by rank (5-3-1). The perfect game for a threesome.

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2–4 players

8421

Par beats bogey for 8, birdie beats par for 4 — score gaps multiply the damage.

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4 (2 teams)

High-Low

2-vs-2, two points a hole: best low ball wins one, best high ball wins the other.

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Teams

Best Ball

Everyone plays their own ball; the team's lowest score counts each hole.

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Teams

Combined Score

Every member's net score adds up — lowest team total wins the hole.

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Teams

Scramble

The team plays one ball from the best shot, every shot. One score per hole.

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Teams

Shamble

Pick the best drive, then everyone plays their own ball in.

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Teams

Alternate Shot

Partners alternate hitting the same ball. One score, shared nerves.

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3–4 players

Bingo Bango Bongo

First on, closest in, first holed — three points up for grabs every hole.

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Any

Greenies

Closest to the pin on the par 3s — but you must make par to collect.

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Any

Sandies

Save par from the bunker and everyone pays up.

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Any

Birdie Pot

Make a birdie and everyone else feeds the pot. Eagles cost them more.

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Any

Putt Pot

Three-putts feed the pot. Nobody wins this game — you just try to lose less.

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Any

Tournament Pot

Buy in, play, and the pot splits among the top finishers.

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