Playing for money pro and cons

[MS256]

I'd have to learn what some of the terms mean, but I'd like to play for small wagers. Competition with something on the line often brings out the best (or sometimes the worst) in people.

That reminds me of a day my son and I were just playing a casual round and one of the senior golfers came by us on his way home. He stopped and asked me if I knew how to play wolf. When I told him I did he said he just played that game and it cost him $150 dollars and he would never play that game again.

I know the guys he was playing with and they were all about the same skill level so I don't know what they did to him but he wasn't a happy camper.

[JonMA1]

That reminds me of a day my son and I were just playing a casual round and one of the senior golfers came by us on his way home. He stopped and asked me if I knew how to play wolf. When I told him I did he said he just played that game and it cost him $150 dollars and he would never play that game again.

I know the guys he was playing with and they were all about the same skill level so I don't know what they did to him but he wasn't a happy camper.

Losing $150 would piss me off too. Don't know what "Wolf" or "Skins" are but that's what google is for.

The way I look at it, even if I played even up (no handicap) with a better player and we bet a couple of bucks per hole, I would lose most of the holes but would at least have a chance to limit the damage - that would be the challenge. The worst that would happen is that I'd pay for his round while getting the chance to play golf against a decent player. Not saying I could throw money away like that very often, but it would be fun.