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The Flag Game - a different kind of golf wager

The Flag Game is one of my favorite golf games for big groups or golf leagues. It brings together wagers, handicap index legitimacy, and Easter egg hunts!

The Flag Game is a fun golf game that’s perfect for a large group with disparate talent levels, so long as everyone keeps an honest handicap index. It’s the golf version of last man standing, kind of an inversion of the more traditional quota golf games. The Flag Game is an interesting twist on standard stroke play for guys of disparate skill levels. It’s a game that I first encountered in one…

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Three Man Wolf - An exercise in golf gambling, game theory, and psychological warfare

A peek inside of our #GolfTrip with an in-depth discussion of one of our new side games. Three Man Wolf - An exercise in golf gambling, game theory, and psychological warfare

There may come a day when I hand over the reins of the Golf Trip to someone else, but for now, I love this stuff.

I am our golf trip captain. That makes me a dictator, consensus builder, logistician, travel agent, handicap committee chairman, tournament chairman, billing department, menu planner, and group secretary. These are all jobs that I am happy to perform.

None of these tasks bring me as…

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Our Crazy Golf Trip Side Games: How to gamble with irregular golfers

Our Crazy Golf Trip Side Games: How to gamble with irregular golfers

Sometimes, a simple $2 Nassau just won’t cut it on the golf course. On our recent Guys’ Getaway golf trip through the Indianapolis area, the four of us had a blast on our 36-holes a day, two-day trip.  This was our 3rd edition of the Golf Trip, but our first with four players. While I was confident that the golf courses I’d selected would live up to their billing, I was a little worried about how…

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