Has anyone ever played Poker Style Golf with their group?

[TomLeo]

I heard about it a long time ago and it sounds like a lot of fun.  I have a couple of questions. 

#1  I know you Ante for every hole. But do you make the first round of bets before or after the tee shots?  

#2  How do you track the chips...  Using actual poker chips would be a mess on the golf course.  

Thanks in advance for your input. 

 

[mobilitymust]

Never heard of this but it's something I'm going to look into and try.

[Jon Hoover]

I know of a game like this but it's different. Everyone puts say $20 in the pot, then you go golf. Then at the end of the round you look at your scores and for every par you get 1 card, birdie 2, eagle 3(you can use handicaps). Everyone gets the cards based on how they play and try to make the best poker hand and who ever does wins the pot. Its nice because you get a better chance to have a good hand the better you play, but people could play like crap and just luck out with the cards.

[turtleback]

I heard about it a long time ago and it sounds like a lot of fun.  I have a couple of questions. 

#1  I know you Ante for every hole. But do you make the first round of bets before or after the tee shots?  

#2  How do you track the chips...  Using actual poker chips would be a mess on the golf course.  

Thanks in advance for your input. 

 

Hey, welcome to the board!!

I saw something like this played once on one of those short features that play when ESPN broadcasts the World Series of Poker.  A lot of the pro poker players are also golfers (and in some cases, hustlers) and it was interesting to watch.  If I was into gambling at all I think I would enjoy trying this golf/poker hybrid game out.

Since it was on TV they didn't get into any of the logistics of how they track the bets.  As to the betting, I would think you wouldn't want to have a round of betting before the tee shots.  It would be like asking players to bet on a poker hand before they can look at their hole cards.  The ante IS the pre-play bet.