Pub Golf Rules
What is Pub Golf?
Pub Golf is a fun and unique twist on the classic Bar Crawl idea. Involving players trying to down drinks in a specified number of sips at a number of different establishments along a route. The player/team with the lowest score by the end is deemed the winner.
What is a Course?
A Course is the route, typically consisting of 9 Holes that must be completed by each player/team.
What is Hole?
A Hole is a pub, bar or club that is on the course. It will have an assigned 'Par', and the players must aim to finish their drinks in less sips than the Par - similar to the number of strokes it takes a real golfer to pot the ball. For example if the Par for a hole was 4 Per person if each player in a team downs their drink in 2 sips, their score for the hole would be -2. If the Par was 4 per team, their score would be 0, but there would only be one drink to down between the team.
How do the scores work?
As stated above, each Hole has a designated Par. A Team/Player's score for each hole will be determined by the Par minus the number of sips they took to finish their drink. By the end of the Course the team with the lowest score combined across all Holes will win. The game master (hole creator) will be in charge of all scoring for all teams throughout the night, but can designate 'captains' during team assignment to also be able to do this.
What are Penalties?
Penalties are points that can be added to your score at any point during the game if violated by a player, and will impact your teams overall score. How much it affects the score is dependent on the severity of the penalty.
Penalties:
- Leaning on someone (+1)
- Falling Over (+2)
- Being Refused a drink (+2)
- Spilling a Drink (+2)
- Texting your Ex (+2)
- Being sick (+3)
- Getting kicked out of a hole (+5)
- Cheating (+10)
- Starting a fight (+10)
- DNF Hole (+10)
What are Hazards?
Hazards are like Penalties but specific to a given Hole. For example a Hole may be a 'Water Hazard' - meaning that no one is allowed to go to the toilet at that Hole. Or 'Open Wide' may be applicable, meaning your drink must be fed to you by your teammate. If violated, a penalty is applied to that Player's score for the given Hole.
What are Challenges?
Challenges may pop up, between Holes, throughout your Course. They are custom and can be nearly anything. They act similarly to Holes and must be completed by all players. A classic example is the 'Sambuca Alarm Challenge', if encountered, all players must take a shot of sambuca.
Disclaimer
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