TheLocalGolfer.com will be featuring golf games you can play to improve your golf game.
•Play for Your Personal Best Score, or Compete Against Friends•
•All Skill Levels are encouraged to Play•
Before You Start / Game Set-Up
- Select a Pin/Hole/Cup That Will Be Your Target for the Entire Putting Game. This target should be selected as to make the golfer perform a Downhill putt.
- Golfers must also decide on the length of putt that they will have to sink to earn points – This area should be at least 10 feet away and downhill.
- When a length is determined, place a marker to represent the starting/shooting/putting zone.
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to score the most points by making/sinking the most downhill putts from a pre-selected zone on the practice green.
You will need to make the correct read of the green and make a nice smooth consistent putting stroke while getting the ball in the cup/pin/hole.
Most Points is Declared the Winner.
Rules of the Game
- A coin toss selects the golfer that will go first
- There will be 9 holes/rounds with each golfer receiving Three (3) putts per hole/round – 27 total putts.
- All golf balls must start in the approved zone and must hit the bottom of the cup to be considered “GOOD”.
- The Golfer with the most points at the end of 9 holes/rounds is named the “Downhill Putting Game Champion”.
In the case of a tie, all golfers who are tied at the top of the leader board will compete in sudden-death challenge – Golfers putt in the same order as the game, and first golfer to make a putt from pre-approved zone in cup wins.
How to Score
- Place an ‘X’ for every made putt per round in the Spaces provided on the score card round by round.
- X’s = 1 point each (27 points is the highest possible score).
- At the end of 9 rounds/holes, all recorded X’s are totaled and the golfer with the most X’s, or made putts is declared the winner.
Variation of the Game
Reading the speed of downhill putts can be a challenge and many times the golf ball goes well past the hole on downhill putts.
To make this game a little more challenging, for every putt that goes more than 10 ft past the hole record an “O” in the space provided on the scorecard. At the end of the game all X’s are added and O’s will be subtracted to get total score.
PUTTING TIPS
When talking about ball position, typically the ball should be placed somewhere between the center of your stance and your left instep. Remember you want to strike the back of the ball, not the center of the golf ball.
