Our mini par 3, WHIFFER GOLF

• Goal: Get the whiffle ball into each hole with the fewest strokes.
• Equipment: One specified oversized club per player (no switching mid-hole unless your group agrees).

No putter: When you’re close to the hole, you can chip or “putt” with your club.

Before you start, decide how your group wants to count the ball “in”:

Option A — Must Stay In:

The ball must go into the bucket AND stay in to finish the hole.

Option B — Bounce-Out Counts:

The ball must go into the bucket, but no penalty if it pops back out.

Option C — “Swish” Bonus (Optional + Fun):

• If you chip it clean into the bucket without touching the sides (like a basketball swish), you can subtract 1 stroke from your score for that hole.

Flagstick contact is allowed and still counts as a swish if it doesn’t hit the sides.

Teeing Off

Each hole starts at the tee area. Place the ball on a tee and hit toward the hole.

Fairway Shots

After your tee shot, keep hitting from where your ball lands until you’re near the hole.

“On the Green” = Chip/Putt with Your Club

• Once you’re close, you can chip in or roll it in using your club.

No putters — just your club. **Note: You can use your club as a putter to putt the ball in or chip in.

• Count every swing as one stroke.

Add up your strokes for all holes — lowest total wins.

Par + Golf Terms (Optional)

Each hole has a par (the number of strokes a strong golfer is expected to take). You can score:

• Eagle: 2 under par (-2)
• Birdie: 1 under par (-1)
• Par: even (0)
• Bogey: 1 over par (+1)

Double Bogey: 2 over par (+2)

(If you don’t want “par rules,” skip them and just play lowest strokes wins.)

Whiffer Golf is fun, but we still keep it respectful and safe:

• Be aware of other groups — don’t hit if someone is in front of you.
• Keep pace — if you’re stuck, pick up your ball and move to the next hole.
• Play fair + honest — count real strokes and keep it friendly.

Respect the course + other players — no roughhousing near tees or holes.

• Kids 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

For kids over 10, we ask parents to keep an eye on them so Whiffer stays safe and fun for everyone.

Regular golf the lowest score at the end wins. Chipping a ball into a bucket subtracts one stroke for that hole.

If you win the hole you get 1 point, if you tie a hole nothing happens. Most points at the end wins.

The lowest score on each hole gets a skin, if there's a tie for the lowest the skin is carried over to the next hole which is now worth 2 skins.

Each hole is worth 9 points, 1st place gets 5 points, 2nd place gets 3, 3rd place gets 1.  If two golfers tie a position they split the points from those 2 places. Most points at the end wins.

Play 2v2 where your team has to alternate hitting shots in either stroke or match play format.

Play 2v2 where everyone plays their own ball and the best score for your team at the end of each hole counts, can be played stroke or match play.

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