What is Nassau Golf?
April 10, 2008
You mentioned match play in your last answer but what I have always wondered about is nassau golf. Some people say it’s a type of golf game based off a bet but I’m not sure, could you help please? - Jena in Edgemont, SD
You’re pretty much there, Nassau golf is a popular tournament format that consists of 3 separate tournaments in one. These 3 bets are combined together into one game. The most common Nassau golf game is betting on the front nine for $2, the back nine for $2 along with the 18-hole total that is worth another $2.
Keeping score in Nassau is practically the same thing as in match play golf but then again the players ultimately decide which scoring system to use. The team or player with the most points at the end of each 9 holes will win that side and from there, both the front and back 9 holes are totaled for the 18 hole award.
And naturally by using the joy of simple math, if you are a skilled golfer, a whopping $6 will be your prize. Cool huh?
You might be thinking that if you are going make a Nassau golf bet, you might as well make it worth your time right? Well, there is something that is called to press the bet, or pressing the bet. Basically, for each tournament that is originally $2 per 9 holes, a single player or a team can up the ante and raise the bet for that particular 9 holes or altogether on the 18 hole tally. Usually this is just another $2 added to the original bet but it is up to the player’s discretion.
Becareful though becasue this can lead to some pretty high stakes. Of course its depending on a person’s or a team’s level of enthusiasm to combine alcohol, golf, betting and money. Choose wisely. Happy strokes!!
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What is a Mulligan in Golf
February 21, 2008
Golf Virgin, I have always been confused by the term Mulligan that all my golf buddies seem to apply to every screw up they make, even if totally unrelated to golf, just what the hell is a mulligan in golf? – Jared in Seattle, WA
Cool question Jared, let me see how I can help you with that. Remember when you were a kid and played a game and something got totally screwed up? Then one of you would shout “do over” and you did just that, you did not count the screw up and just did it over again. That is all a “mulligan” really is, a do over for grown ups.
Now in those serious tournaments there are no mulligans but it is very common among everyday social golfers to allow them perhaps for drives that go bad. Seldom are they just taken at will, but a group might agree that perhaps everyone get 6 mulligans this round of golf. Even when this is the case it is usually that you can’t take a mulligan on the putting green. Some players strictly limit them to driving only. They are as flexible as a group agrees to honestly.
In some charity tournaments they actually sell mulligans (with certain restrictions as to where or how you can use them) to raise more money for the charity. Mulligans are a great way for Golf Virgins and Novices alike to make play a bit more fun and easier. Just like anything though, don’t over use them and I can tell you that it’s really not a term a girl wants to hear in the bedroom either.
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