Side Bets & Junk
Also called Palmers, Seves
Make par on a par 4 or par 5 without ever touching the fairway.
Named for Arnold Palmer's scrambling. If your tee shot and any subsequent shots never come to rest in the fairway and you still make par, you win an Arnie. Par 3s are excluded so a topped tee shot short of the green can't qualify.
1 dot or unit from each opponent; some groups pay double for a birdie from the rough. Some versions also require missing the green in regulation.
Rewards the heroics of the wild driver who chips and putts like a demon.
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Also called Dots (Junk / Garbage / Trash), Trash, Dot Game
Umbrella game that bundles many achievement bets into points ('dots') settled at the end.
Also called Greeny, Closest to the Pin, KP
Hit the green in regulation (usually closest on a par 3) and keep it with a two-putt.
Also called Sandy, Sand Save, Super Sandie
Make par or better on a hole where you were in a bunker.
Also called Woody, Barky, Seve's (some groups)
Hit a tree during the hole and still make par or better.
Rules reflect the version most groups play, cross-checked across these sources. House rules vary; agree yours on the first tee.
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