A side game turns a regular round into a competition — even if nobody in your group shoots the same score. Here’s how the most popular golf games and bets work, with simple rules and worked examples.

Three bets in one: the front nine, the back nine and the full 18.
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Win a hole outright to take the skin. Ties carry the pot to the next hole.
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A rotating Wolf picks a partner after each drive, or goes it alone for double.
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Two-player teams pair their scores into a two-digit number. Lowest number wins.
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Three-putt and you hold the snake. Whoever holds it at the end pays up.
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Three players split nine points on every hole based on their scores.
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Earn points for birdies, sandies, greenies and other good shots.
Read the rules →OnlyBirdies keeps score for your group, tracks Nassau, Skins, Wolf, Vegas, Snake, 9-Point and Dots as you play, and settles the bets at the 19th hole.