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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