Gambling?
youngunn00 asked:
any body got any advice on how to get this group who only plays a stableford to start playing other games? this is the only group on the course that plays for a little cash, I try to tell them that you really don’t make any money at this unless you are the only one that pulls points and that happens once in a blue moon. Just wondering if anyone else has had this situation and how to get people to try something new.
Virginia
any body got any advice on how to get this group who only plays a stableford to start playing other games? this is the only group on the course that plays for a little cash, I try to tell them that you really don’t make any money at this unless you are the only one that pulls points and that happens once in a blue moon. Just wondering if anyone else has had this situation and how to get people to try something new.
Virginia
March 25th, 2009 at 7:52 am
You will find that most groups that throw cash around will play for Stableford events, most likey for skins aswell… This allows the handicap for everyone to be equal… but it makes you wonder when they play for cash every week and their handicaps dont change.
Get them to play dots or 6’s… they are just different games which can give you reward for different holes and shots.
March 28th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
golfers dont gamble for the big bucks but if you can get it so that you play for a little increse in the amount of money and then the person who wins it will back you up because he won, and keep going around or make it a no lose situatiuon, where at first you may lose money but you gain more in the end i think but putting more in to the pot than everyone else, but no making them put any more in. good luck
March 29th, 2009 at 10:25 am
try a round-robin. with a foursome, each player plays with EACH other player as a team for six holes.
each 6 hole match can be worth whatever amount of cash you want. just keep track of how you and everyone else has done through points(if you and your buddy beat the other two on the first six you get a point, or +1, etc., etc.)
add up the points at the end and voila you just had a sweet round robin andgot to partner w/ each person in your group for a few holes. i’ve really found it’s great for both commradere and competiton.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
It’s more fun than stroke play. You can play riskier golf and a bad hole doesn’t wreck your chances.
Stroke play is necessary for large groups in a tournament that has limited time. It also forces a conservative strategy that can make for some boring golf.