make the betting small to start and play some of these games
10 cents a point foursome, we call it Obama Bush. Everyone tees off, two balls on the left (looking back at tee from ball if close, which is rare) are Obama team, two balls on right are bush team. Points available for each hole are two points for low team net, one point for low individual net (one point for each player on that team, not just for the individual who got it). Next hole the winning team has to tee off first, carries over if a tie. One of the first two goes in a trap/water/ob is when the fun really kicks in. That's all there is to it. Add up points at the end and see who pays who.
If we lose one and have three, its the nine point game. All tie net, 3/3/3. Winner and other two tie, 5/2/2 Winner, second and third, 5/3/1. Two tie 4/4/1. Think that's it.
For our large groups, we sort teams by ability, each team getting an A, B, C and D player usually by the draft concept, first line starts with lowest first, second line with lowest from the right side. first six holes is low net from A/B and from C/D, second six is low net from both A/C and B/D, last six is the low nets from A/D and B/C of course. On each hole we have a bonus stroke available, 1/2 is two of the four get gross pars, 3/4 stroke if three get gross pars and full bonus stroke if all four get gross pars (which is why the teams have to be balanced). Whatever we throw in the pot is divided by four, one pile to each six hole match winner and the last pot divided among half stroke skins (we call out best scores by hole, if you stroke on that hole you get a half stroke off), makes the skin pot more equal, not favoring the lower handicap players.
Yeah, I am retired and play six days a week, play lots more crazy games than this, especially now during silly season.
