Zoo (Badges / Animals)

Assign animals to mistakes: Snake (three-putt), Frog/Fish (water), Camel (bunker), Skunk (out of bounds), Squirrel/Woodpecker (tree), plus optional Anaconda (four-putt), Jackass (missed birdie inside flagstick length), Chimp/Gorilla (lost ball), Ostrich (whiff), Beaver (drive short of forward tees). Only one player holds each animal; it transfers to the next offender. Holing a shot from off the green lets you 'go to the vet' and release one animal.

At the end you pay each opponent the agreed value per animal you hold (typically $5 per animal, so three animals in a foursome = $45). Variation: one animal per stroke maximum; tiered values for rare mistakes.

• Five-animal core set vs 20+ exotic animals
• Drinks instead of money
• Cap high handicappers at 3-4 animals
• Snake alone as a standalone game
• Doubling values as badges change hands
• Invent badges for local hazards
• Combine with dots for positives

• Keep the list tight: five animals that move beat twelve that don't
• Late-round mistakes are the expensive ones
• Note badge holders on the card each hole
• Play safe on 18 if you hold nothing
• Keep it light; it is mostly a laugh