Bisque
Also called Bisque Par, Floating Strokes, Bisque Stroke
Handicap strokes you spend wherever you like, declared before teeing off on the hole.
2–4 players · best with 2Twists & ChallengesEasy to scoreHandicaps required
How to play →Twists & Challenges · Solo & Practice · Outing & Tournament Formats
Three-Club Challenge
Also called Three Club Monte, 3-Club Challenge, One-Club Challenge, Irons Only, Odds and Evens, Two Clubs and a Putter
Pick three clubs (putter usually free) and play the whole round with them.
- Players
- Any number, solo too, best with 1–2
- Play as
- Everyone for themselves
- Scorekeeping
- Easy
- Handicaps
- No handicaps needed
- Money
- Money optional
- Type
- Twists & Challenges
How to play
Before the first tee choose three clubs, for example a hybrid, a 7-iron and a wedge; most groups let you carry the putter as a freebie. You cannot swap clubs mid-round. Play normal stroke play and invent knock-downs, half-shots and bump-and-runs as needed. It works as a solo practice round, a friendly bet or an association playday.
Scoring
Standard stroke play; compare to your normal score (many players finish within 3-5 shots of it). In a group, low gross or low net wins. One-club version: every stroke, putts included, with a single club such as a 5-, 6- or 7-iron.
Variations
- One-Club Challenge (one club for everything)
- Irons only: no woods, move up a tee if carries are impossible
- Odds and Evens: drop odd- or even-numbered clubs
- Wrong Club: hit a different club than usual off every par 4/5 tee
- Two clubs and a putter
- Putter counts as one of the three
- One-club or five-club versions
Tips
- Choose a 200-yard club, a 150-yard club and a wedge
- Forces creativity that carries over to full-bag rounds
- Expect the round to feel easier than you fear
- A hybrid plus a mid-iron plus a wedge covers most shots
- Practice low, controlled shots beforehand
Strips golf down to shot-making and proves you don't need 14 clubs.
Works with
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Related games
Criers & Whiners
Also called No Alibis, Mulligans, Play It Again Sam
Your handicap becomes a supply of mulligans to spend anywhere in the round.
Any number, solo tooTwists & ChallengesEveryone for themselvesEasy to scoreHandicaps required
How to play →Flags (Tombstone)
Also called Last Man Standing, Flag Competition, Plant Your Flag
Each player gets par plus handicap strokes; plant your flag where your last stroke ends.
Any number, solo tooTwists & ChallengesEveryone for themselvesEasy to scoreHandicaps required
How to play →Hate 'Em
Also called Hated Holes, Three Hated Holes
Pick the three holes you hate before the round and take an automatic par on them.
2+ playersTwists & ChallengesEveryone for themselvesEasy to score
How to play →Sources
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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