Side Bets & Junk
Also called Comeback
Get paid for following a bad hole with a par or better.
Agree what counts as a bad hole for each player (double bogey for better players, bogey for higher handicaps) and a payout. Any time a player follows a bad hole with a par or better on the next hole, they collect the bounce-back from the others. A bigger bonus applies for a birdie, and consecutive bad holes can carry a penalty.
Fixed amount per bounce back (e.g. $1-$2) paid by each other player; optional double for a birdie and a penalty for back-to-back bad holes.
Turns a triple bogey into a chance to win money on the next tee.
Each link opens every game that works for that number of players.
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 Palmers, Seves
Make par on a par 4 or par 5 without ever touching the fairway.
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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