Side Bets & Junk
Also called Scruffy, Scruffs, Bad-drive par bet
After a terrible drive, bet you'll still make par.
Not automatic: after hitting an obviously poor drive a player can announce a scruffy, betting they will still make par. If the group accepts and the player makes par they win from each opponent; if not, they pay.
Usually 1 unit each way; some groups make a scruffy 2 points for the rarity. Often the 'Arnie you had to call'.
Turns 'that's in the junk' into 'watch this'.
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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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