Golf Vacation Games - Wolf

Wolf is played with four players and each player plays independently of each other. Winner of the game is the player with the most points at the end of the round.

Before the first hole, the order of play is decided (either by drawing numbers or spinning a tee or any other random format) and that rotation is strictly adhered to. The 'Wolf' is always the last player to tee off. Each hole, the players rotate the tee-off order by one person so that each player becomes the wolf every four holes. For the last two holes the first and second players are Wolf, respectively.

After the tee shot of each player, the Wolf decides whether or not to take that player as his/her teammate. They must however make that decision before the next player tees off. There is no sitting back and deciding which of the tee shots you liked best before picking your teammate, nor is there any changing your mind. Once you have stated yes or no to that player there is no going back. If after all three other players have teed off, the Wolf can decide to play as a 'Lone Wolf' if he/she feels that they can beat all three other players. The Lone Wolf must make this decision though before he/she tees off. This of course adds pressure to the situation and prevents the Wolf from choosing to take the third person as their partner simply because their tee shot sucked slightly-less than their own. As the Lone Wolf, the player plays alone and tries to shoot the lowest net score on the hole. If the wolf doesn’t go it alone then the hole is played in best ball format with only the best net score of each team counting as the team score. Scoring in Wolf can be easily structured however your foursome wishes but it is generally played with the following point system:

• Wolf and partner win the hole: They each win 2 points.
• Non-Wolf partners win the hole: They each win 3 points.
• Lone Wolf beats all other players: Lone Wolf wins 4 points.
• Any player beats the Lone Wolf on a hole: All non-wolves win 1 point.

The two ways that Wolf can either be competed for a purse or for points. With each point being worth a predetermined amount.

In a purse situation everyone contributes a preset amount to the pot and at the end of the round it is divided up amongst the foursome as was predetermined (i.e. winner take all or 1st place gets 75% and 2nd gets 25%). How the purse is divided is entirely up to you.

In a match situation every point you earn is worth a set amount (make sure you decide this before you play). At the end of the round you compare your points to those of your competition. The difference between your score and the scores of your competitors is what you either earn or pay to each of your opponents. Take four sample players with the following number of points at the end of their rounds. Bill 8, Mike 14, Ted 9, Jim 6. Mike gets 6 points from Bill, 5 from Ted and 8 from Jim. Bill gets nothing from Mike, 1 from Ted and 2 from Jim. Ted and Jim will calculate their earnings or payouts in the same way.