Golf Games: The Squirrel

In last week's Friday Fun post, I talked about the game called "The Rabbit." Today's game is similar to that game, but works on birdies alone. The Squirrel In The Rabbit, a player gets a leg by making a skin (lowest score in the group) on a hole.  If after nine holes a player has any legs, he wins the Rabbit for that nine.   In my group, that is worth $2.00.  Rabbit legs can be knocked off if another player gets beats the leg owner on subsequent holes in that nine. The Squirrel is exactly the same, but legs are awarded only for birdies.  So if a player birdies #2 and nobody else does, he gets a leg.  If the player reaches four legs before the nine is over, he wins the Squirrel and a new Squirrel begins.  The game can be played by any group of two or more players, and they don't have to be in the same group either. A difference between The Squirrel and Rabbit however, is that legs cannot be knocked off by simply beating the player on the next hole with any score.  To knock off a Squirrel leg, another player must make birdie to beat the current leg owner. Multiple Squirrels Players can win multiple Squirrels.  Though not likely, theoretically there could be as many as six awarded per 18 hole round.  For instance, in nine holes a leg can be won in the first four, next for and final hole. Bonus If a player wins the Squirrel on the front nine, and wins the Squirrel on the back nine as well, a bonus is applied.  For the $2.00 per Squirrel example, a $1.00 bonus is paid for a player who gets the front and the back Squirrel.  Front: $2.00 - Back: $2.00 - Bonus: $1.00 - Total: $5.00. That may not sound like much, but one year in my club I won the front and the back squirrel for our league tournament.  There were 75 players.  YES, 75.  $75 X 5 = $375!!!