If you bet when golfing, how much money do you bet?

[hhsgolfer09]

ha ha ha....funny......... i have played gross, net, wolf, skins, and even a little match play..but what about stuff like grusomes, or bingo bango bongo??

[Socrates]

We usually play $1 a hole for skins and play putt poker. You put in a $1 for every putt you take and then you get cards for any one putt or no putt - deal out the hands at the end and best 5 card hand takes the pot. he he, we play with a guy who consistenly 3 putts at least, makes for a juicy pot to win even if you played crappy all day.

[hhsgolfer09]

wow that sounds pretty cool...is there a limit to how high the guys score is to get the card on a 1-putt even though he got an 8 on the hole??

[Ruari]

Regularly £1 out, £1 back, £1 overall, plus £1 for nearest the pin on the par 3s.
Maximum ever? That would be the occasion I took £50 of a guy I'd been losing £5, £10 to so often I was going to put him on my tax return as a dependant...
On the 17th tee I was 4 points behind on Stableford and the sun was more than kissing the horizon, it was deeply involved in a steamy relationship with it. I parred 17, with a shot, he bogeyed - 2 points behind on 18. I birdied, he went OB, I got the money by a point. Probably helped that it was nearly dark - I wasn't tempted to lift my head! Nice.

[Leonardite]

I'm a fan of not necessarily betting money but say "lunch on the loser" or the loser buys a round for the foursome or something like that. As a side note, I've had many free lunches and rounds (my playing partners aren't very good).

[wrx_junki]

Usually do $5/hole until the 16-18 where it can range from $10-60. Loser of the day usually buys dinner.

[hhsgolfer09]

what about asking the guy you just joined up with if he wants to throw some money at the pot?...is that kosher??

[Guest]

Hi, I'm new to the board but felt I needed to comment on this, I have found the amount of money doesn't matter. I assume that if we are playing golf we can afford to win/lose 20-100$ without it substantially affecting our financial status. The best bet involves no money, but the good old upper body. The pushup is the ultimate bet. Any game can be played with it and applied accordingly. Ya losing 50$ sucks but not nearly as bad as getting down on the floor in the clubhouse/range/tee box while three people stand around and count your 100 pushups. The thought of losing this type of wager makes you either practice your game or start cranking a few sets out when you get up.

[pinbacksc]

I usually just play $1 each hole just to spice things up a bit. i don't bet too much though.

[MrKadash]

I bet twice per week. $1.00 per player for league night which amounts to $35-45, split in two for closest to pin on the par three's.

On Saturday mornings, 16 guys put in $10 and win money based on skins for lowest score for a given hole. Usually 6-8 skins are won per round for a share of around $20-25 for a skin. I was lucky once to win two out of only four skins which got me $80 or so.