Golf Games: Putting Poker
by
Jeremiah Bohannon
on
Oct 13, 2011

I read this one in Golf Digest a while back. This is a betting game which mixes poker and putting.
Putting Poker or Three-Putt Poker
On the first hole of each nine is the beginning of the bet, and players put in their ante just like in poker. Each player then receives a playing card.
Players who one-putt receive another playing card while players who three-putt are required to put an additional bet unit in the pot. The game combines good putting with a bit of Vegas luck to determine a winner.
Yes it is likely that players will not end up with the same amount of cards on each nine hole round, but even a player with one card may have an ace-high win.