Fun non-conventional games to play

[MissionMan]

Thought I’d start a post for fun non-conventional games to play on the course. There are a couple we do:

1. Two ball worse ball ambrose - play from the worse position every time. You can play this drinking by giving both players the option to drink a shot to take the better ball. Your playing partners call the worse shot.
2. Perpendicular out of the rough/semi rough except for within 30 yards of the green) - if you hit the rough, you have to play out to the fairway at a 90 degree angle, rather than at the green. In some cases, this can actually result in better rounds, because people don’t take insane shots, people also think more carefully about driver off the tee.
3. No putting off the green - No matter where you are, even the fringe, you have to chip from off the green. Good way to force people to get their chipping game up.

[GaryF]

12 hours ago, MissionMan said:

Thought I’d start a post for fun non-conventional games to play on the course. There are a couple we do:

1. Two ball worse ball ambrose - play from the worse position every time. You can play this drinking by giving both players the option to drink a shot to take the better ball. Your playing partners call the worse shot.
2. Perpendicular out of the rough/semi rough except for within 30 yards of the green) - if you hit the rough, you have to play out to the fairway at a 90 degree angle, rather than at the green. In some cases, this can actually result in better rounds, because people don’t take insane shots, people also think more carefully about driver off the tee.
3. No putting off the green - No matter where you are, even the fringe, you have to chip from off the green. Good way to force people to get their chipping game up.

Nit sure if these qualify as non conventional since they have names:

Chapman Scotch - 2 player team.  Each hits a tee shot, then each player hits their partners resulting tee shot.  Then choose the best result, then alternate shot until holed out.  Only 1 score recorded.

Man in the box - 4 man team.  Each player assigned 4 holes which their score must be counted.  Then best score if the 3 is recorded.  Two scores recorded.  Two holes record 2 b st scores. 

In my wife’s league, they play various fun games.  One such is they only count # of putts for each player of 4 person team.  Putts from off the green don’t count as putts (of course).   Then they play a format counting # FIRs for 4 person team.  High score wins.