Games To Play

If you are looking for some on course games to play, visit this section as our Professional Staff will post some of their favorites along with some of the most popular games and side bets.

NASSAU-  A.K.A Best Nines or 2-2-2

In a game of  Nassau, the player (or team) who wins the front nine wins a prize, the player (or team) who wins the back nine wins a prize, and the final prize goes to the player (or team) who wins the combined 18 holes.

Scoring is up to the individuals. Best ball or alternate shot? Stroke play or match play? Handicaps or no handicaps? whatever the group decides before tee-off will be the format of play.

The traditional Nassau game is played with $2 bets, $2 is awarded to the winner of each of the three tournaments. So the winner of the front 9 would win $2, the winner of the back 9 would win $2, and last the team winning the full 18 holes wins $2. So a player or team sweeping all three would win an amount of $6.

In Nassau a player (or team) that is trailing his opponent can “press” a bet by adding the starting amount to the original amount of the bet. If the lead changes hands then the trailing team can re-press adding the original bet to the amount that is at steak for the current nine. A Nassau game that has been pressed and re-pressed and then double pressed and pressed after that can cost a player a lot of money in the end.

CHAIRMAN A.K.A Parrot

This is a great game for threesomes, in which the first player to win a hole regardless of score, using full handicap, and without being tied, becomes the chairman. If the Chairman wins the next hole then the Chairman wins a point from each of the other two players.  If the Chairman is tied on the hole, there are no points awarded to anyone but he/she retains the Chair. If one of the other two players wins the hole, they become Chairman and no points are awarded or lost.  Therefore, it becomes obvious that in order to win points, a players must win two holes (possibly separated by a tied hole) before points are awarded.

MURPHY- side game

A player who is just off the green and facing a chip shot can call a “Murphy” prior to chipping.  Once a Murphy is called, the player must then chip and one-putt to win a point from each of the other players.  If the Murphy is not achieved, the players loses a point to each of the other players.