Golf Games: Greenies

Here is one of the most popular and most fun golf games played on the course, "greenies."  Greenies can be played by groups of two or more.  This past weekend my group of eight players, two foursomes, played greenies. Greenies are most often played on only the par-3 holes of the course.  In our first example we will assume a group of four players is playing the game.  The player in the foursome whose ball is on the green closest to the pin wins a greenie.  A greenie can be worth a specific betting amount as determined by the group. In the 2nd example here I'll explain how my group of two foursomes did it last week.  As foursome #1 plays a par-3 hole, the player whose ball is closest to the hole and on the putting surface marked his position with a golf tee.  The following group plays the hole and will compare their greenies to the tee.  Whichever player is closer wins. Options One crazy betting group I used to play with played greenies on every hole.  In the case of par-4 or par-5 holes, the greenie would be hitting the green in regulation, closest to the hole.  Therefore the 2nd shot on a par-4 or 3rd shot on a par-5 closest to the hole won the greenie. Carry-overs are another option.  Lets say two groups totaling eight players are playing greenies for nine holes and there are two par-3 holes.  All eight players miss the green on the first par-3.  The greenie is then "carried over" to the next par-3.  Should a player win the carry over, that player would win the bet amount for all the greenies on both par-3's. Validation An optional twist to greenies is validation.  To validate and complete the greenie win, the player must two-putt or better.  If the player 3-putts the greenie is lost.