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Associated sport: Golf
Indoor-friendly: No
Pool-friendly: No

Game description

Players play a course set out like a real course. Scoring is in Ambrose format. (Play in teams of 3 or 4).

What you need (setting up)

• 10 - 18 x cones or markers for the teeing area.
• 5 - 9 x hoops, ropes or similar to act as greens.
• 5 - 9 x obstructions - milk crates, bins, chairs.
• 1 x stake or flag per green.
• 1 x hitting implement per team - golg club, hockey stick, racquet or bat.
• 1 x tennis ball or PVC ball per player.
• A boundary line at the edge of the playing area to mark out-of-bounds.
• Roped areas or mats to act as hazards.

What to do

• Set up a course outside, with around 5 – 9 holes (depending on the time and space available).
• Each hole should be the length of around 2 – 3 shots to reach the green, based on the ability of the players and the hitting implement used. Vary the distance between the holes.
• For each hole, set up a tee (marker cones), hazards (ropes or mats), obstructions (chairs or bins) and a green (hoops or are roped area).
• Each team starts at a different tee.
• All players hit their first shot.
• Players pick the best shot and all hit their second shot from that location.
• Continue until the ball is on the green.

Scoring

• The number of ‘selected’ (best) shots count - individual shots do not.
• A ball is considered ‘holed out’ when it lands on the green.
• 1 penalty stroke is scored if the ‘selected’ shot is in a hazard area.

Change it

• Use role models to highlight good technique.
• Vary the scoring format, e.g., players score individually.
• Vary the hitting implement and ball according to ability. (Easier – lightweight racquet or bat with a larger, lighter ball). 

Safety

• Ensure the playing area is free of obstructions.
• Holes are a suitable distance away from one another.
• Players waiting to hit must be at least 3 metres from the hitter.
• If a ball strays onto another hole, it must be dropped back into play.

Ask the players

• When should you use a full swing versus a short game shot?