Glossary of Golf Games
Nassau Match
Golfers compete based on the match-play format, determining the winner by the higher number of holes won. The term Nassau describes a 3-in-1 competition, with a separate contest each on the front 9 holes, the back 9 holes, and for the overall 18 holes. A “# holes UP” or “# holes DOWN” indicates the nett score between the players. If there is a bet, a stake is associated with each of the front9-back9-overall contests, with a 5-5-10 notation for dollars for each contest seems to be the norm. Minimum 2 players. Played cutthroats – with each player pit individually against each of the other players.
Nassau Stroke
Golfers compete based on the stroke-play format, determining the winner by the fewer number of strokes used to complete the game. The term Nassau describes a 3-in-1 competition, with a separate contest each on the front 9 holes, the back 9 holes, and for the overall 18 holes. The player with the lower score is the winner. If there is a bet, a stake is associated with each of the front9-back9-overall contests, with a 5-5-10 notation for dollars for each contest seems to be the norm. Minimum 2 players. Played cutthroats – with each player pit individually against each of the other players.
Skins
Golfers compete each hole, with the winner of each hole winning a skin. In the case of a Tie, the skin is optionally carried forward to the next hole, when 2 skins will be at stake. The golfer with the most number of skins wins the game. If there is a bet, a stake is associated with each skin, which every golfer places into a pool. The winner of the skin takes the pool. Minimum 2 players, but usually played between 3 or 4 players.
Sixes
Golfers form teams, and compete with a match-play format. The teams are changed every 6 holes, or optionally whenever the winner for each Six has been determined. By the end of the game, 3 Sixes would have been played, and each golfer would have partnered once with every other golfer in the flight. If there is a bet, a stake is associated with each Six, which every golfer places into a pool. The winning team of the Six splits the pool. Usually played between 4 players. Golf Hustle also offers 3-player Sixes, where each golfer plays against the other 2 golfers in a “1 vs 2” for each Six. With a bet, the single player stake is doubled in each Six.
Vegas
Golfers form 2 teams each hole, with partners determined by a pre-agreed criterion. Commonly used criteria are ball placement of the drives, with either the 2 in the middle forming a partnership with the other 2 on the outsides forming the other partnership, or the 2 on the left forming a partnership with the other 2 on the right forming the other partnership. The scores for the golfers in each team are then put together to form a single number, with the smaller number placed first. The team with the lower resulting number is the winner. Vegas points are calculated using a difference of the resulting numbers for each team. For example, if team A scores 4 and 5, and team B scores 5 and 6, team A wins with +11 vegas points, and team B loses with -11 vegas points. (56 – 45 = 11). Scores beyond 9 are taken as a 9. Optionally, if one team scores a birdie or better, the other team score is flipped, placing the bigger number first. With the above example, if the hole was a par 5, team A would have scored +20 points with team B scoring -20 points. (65 – 45 = 20). With the eagle x2 option applied, the vegas points will double when a player scores an eagle or better. With the team bird x2 option, if both players of a same team score a birdie or better, the vegas points double for that hole. If there is a bet, a stake is associated with each vegas point. Minimum 4 players.
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