Had somebody pull out of your golf vacation at the last minute, leaving a gaping hole in your foursome? Never fear -- there are still plenty of games that you can play as a threesome at America's top golf courses. We check out some suggested rule setups for three different threesome games: Niner, Bingo Bango Bongo, and Wolf.
Niner
This game starts off as traditional stroke play -- just hit your own ball until it is in the cup. Then handicaps are awarded -- five points for the person with the lowest net score, three points for the next lowest person, and one for the highest scorer, to make a total of nine points for every hole. Each player will get three points if there is a three way tie; for a winner and a tie for second place, award five, two and two points; for a tie for winner and a last place, award as four, four and one point. Tally the points at the end of the round.
Bingo Bango Bongo
The odd scoring system for Bingo Bango Bongo means that many players get a bit frustrated with it! However, if you’re on your golf vacation for the fun of it (and you wouldn’t really be competing with your friends, would you?), it's a great game. There are three points available per hole, and while the etiquette is standard (in terms of who plays next and who tees first), the scoring is definitely not. The first person on the green gets one point; the person closest to the hole once all players on the green gets one; the person with the longest holed putt (or first in the hole) gets the final point.
Wolf
In this game for threesome golf trips, on player is the wolf and the other two are hunters. The longest of the three drives becomes the wolf and the other two are hunters. When the hole is completed, the score of the wolf will be doubled, and the result compared against the combined score of the hunters. If the wolf wins the hole, he gets two points -- if the hunters win, they get one each. If it is a tie, the round is declared no blood, and scores are carried over to the next hole until somebody wins.
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