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Side Bets & Junk · Betting Games

The Wad

Also called Last Putt Wins

Made putts longer than a flagstick feed a pot that the last qualifying putt of the round wins.

Players
2–4 players, best with 3–4
Play as
Everyone for themselves
Scorekeeping
Easy
Handicaps
No handicaps needed
Money
Money game
Type
Side Bets & Junk

How to play

Agree a qualifying distance, usually a flagstick length (or 6 feet or more). Every made putt from beyond that distance adds a fixed amount to the pot, birdie putts double the contribution, and chip-ins from off the green count. Whoever makes the last Wad-eligible putt of the round wins the entire pot from each player. On holes 16-18 a qualifying putt must be for net par or better.

Scoring

A typical stake is $2 per eligible putt, doubled for birdies; the winner collects the pot amount from every other player.

Variations

  • Change the distance threshold
  • Drop the closing-holes par requirement
  • Chip-ins excluded

Tips

  • Stay aggressive on long putts all round
  • Do not lag on 17 and 18 if you have a par putt
  • Opposite of Snake: rewards making, not missing

The final green is a shootout for the whole pot.

Works with

Each link opens every game that works for that number of players.

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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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