EDGA Putting Games - Geoff Mangum

1 Putting Games The golfer who can putt is a match for anyone. Geoff Mangum s PuttingZoneEaglesDream Golf Academy, March 15, 2014 Geoff Mangum s puttingzone (336) 340-9079 1 Putting GamesDate: _____PLAYER A: _____PLAYER B: _____First game: CUT THROAT Two players A & B, A chooses a putt and putts first, then B putts from same location. ONE PLAYER SINKS 1ST PUTT:: If A sinks 1st putt, 4 points. If B also sinks on top, A loses 4 points (B CUTS A's THROAT) and B gets 5 points; if A misses but B sinks, B gets 4 points. CLOSEST TO THE HOLE SINKS 2ND PUTT: If neither A or B sinks 1st putt, then player closest to the hole (assume that is A) putts out, and if the second putt goes in, player A gets 3 points.

2 The other player not closest to the hole on 1st putt (assume that is B) moves his or her ball straight back from the hole 3 more feet or about 1 putter length and then putts: if this player sinks, A loses 3 points (B CUTS A's THROAT) and B gets 1 point; if B misses, A keeps 3 points. CLOSEST TO THE HOLE MISSES 2ND PUTT: If neither A or B sinks 1st putt, then player closest to the hole (assume that is A) putts out, and if A misses second putt, player B backs up and is now trying to sink for 3 points. If B sinks, B gets 3 points (A CUTS OWN THROAT BY MISSING 2ND PUTT). If closest player A misses and second player B also misses, closest player A gets 1 point (B CUTS OWN THROAT BY MISSING 3 POINT PUTT).

3 Player earning points on a hole has the honor and chooses next hole. Play to 11 (check one box): [_] A, [_] BSecond Game: PING PONG MATCH Two players A & B find two holes 15-20 feet apart, Player A sets up on one hole slightly behind the hole and off to the side; Player B does the same on the other hole. The first player to sink two putts wins the hole and gets 1 point. The players then switch sides and repeat. The first player to win 5 points wins the Mangum s puttingzone (336) 340-9079 2 Winner (check one box): [_] A, [_] BThird Game: IN A ROW MATCH Two players A & B find a hole and player A selects a distance out from this hole and a location to putt from.

4 Player A has 3 chances to sink the first putt. If player A fails to sink this putt in 3 tries, A gets 0 points. If player A sinks this putt, then A continues to sink as many in a row as possible and keeps count. Player B then has 3 tries to sink the first putt and then after the first sink continues to sink as many in a row as possible. If B misses before exceeding A's number in a row, A gets 1 point. If B sinks one putt more than A in a row, B gets 1 point. Whichever player gets the point selects the next distance and location out from the hole. The first player to win three points wins the (check one box): [_] A, [_] BFourth Game: THREE-PUTT GOAT Two player A & B putt to a hole.

5 If either player 3-putts, the OTHER player gets 1 point. The player earning the point selects the next hole to putt. The first player to get 2 points (check one box): [_] A, [_] BFifth Game: ACES IN FEWEST MATCH Two players A A selects a hole and distance to putt at least 10 feet. A counts how many putts A requires to sink first putt. B putts from same position and if B sinks in fewer tries, B gets 1 point, and if B fails to sink in fewer tries, A gets 1 point. Player winning the point selects next putt. Player who first earns 3 points wins the (check one box): [_] A, [_] BSixth Game: REPORT CARD Two players putt same series of 10 putts, Putting 2 balls from each of 10 stations in a line out from the hole: 1', 2', 3', 4', 5', 6', 7', 8', 9', and 10' Geoff Mangum s puttingzone (336) 340-9079 3 Player A earns 10 points at a station but ONLY IF A sinks BOTH putts at that station.

6 Player A completes all 20 putts from the ten stations and tallies total score (either 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100). Player B putts the same series. The player with the highest score on the report card wins. Easier version: A player putts two balls at each station and earns 5 points for each (check one box): [_] A, [_] BSeventh Game: HORSE Two players 8 feet out from a hole with modest slope identify the fall line straight uphill-downhill thru the hole (like 6-12 on a clock) and the 2 sidehill putts (3 o'clock and 9 o'clock). Player A putts from 3 o'clock 8 feet out: if A sinks, A earns letter "H" and advances to 4:30 o'clock position and putts to earn letter "O", then 6 o'clock position for letter "R", then 7:30 o'clock position for letter "S", then 9 o'clock position for letter "E".

7 A remains at the position if A misses and then B has a turn. B starts at 3 o'clock and putts for "H", and advances if B sinks the putt. The first player to spell HORSE (check one box): [_] A, [_] BTOTAL SCOREP layer A won (circle one): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 gamesPlayer B won (circle one): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 gamesGeoff Mangum s puttingzone (336) 340-9079 4