Side Bets & Junk
Also called Polies (Poley / Polee / Pinnie), Poley, Polee, Pinnie, Flaggie, Flagstick bet
Hole a putt longer than the flagstick (or stick an approach inside flagstick length).
Two related bets: a Poley is won by holing a putt longer than the length of the flagstick (roughly 7 feet); a Polee/Pinnie is won by hitting an approach (often from 100-150+ yards) that finishes inside one flagstick length of the hole. Lay the flagstick down to measure.
1 dot or unit from each opponent. In the automatic version, a holed poley scores +2, a two-putt 0, and a three-putt -2; in the invoked version you call 'Poley' first, win 1 unit if holed, and lose double if you three-putt. Some groups score it as a Flaggie worth 1 point, with a Super Flaggie (over 50 feet) worth 3 points. Definitions vary: some groups play the approach-inside-the-flagstick version, while others play the long-putt version.
Every long putt gets a gallery.
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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 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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