Pub golf

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Pub golf
Genres drinking game
Players2+
Setup time1-2 hours (course planning)
Playing time2+ hours (depending on group size and focus)
Age range18+/21+
Skillsendurance, alcohol tolerance

Pub golf or bar golf is a pub crawl and drinking game involving a selection of either nine or eighteen pubs or bars, creating a "course" to be played by two or more people. Each pub or bar is regarded as a hole on a golf course, with a pre-agreed number of swallows per assigned drink for that "hole", making up a par number.

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Rules

Like the game of golf, pub golf has the standard 9 or 18 different "holes", wherein each bar is considered a "hole". The bars to be visited during the game are predetermined and numbered. These numbers determine the order in which each bar will be visited. Prior to playing the game, a par number (ranging from 1 to 5) is determined for each bar; for example: hole/pub "5" - one pint of beer - par 4. The par number represents how many drinks/sips/gulps it should take to complete the drink assigned. Therefore, in the example given, at hole 5, if the pint of beer is completed in 4 drinks, the person drinking that pint is awarded a par, which may be recorded on a scorecard. (Thus, 5 drinks @ Hole 5= +1 to your score). The drinks assigned to the different "holes" (pubs) tend to vary, with a reasonable par number for the assigned drink. A simple shot, for example, would be given a par one. A time limit for each hole is determined before the game is played.

There are many different variations of pub golf played, and some games add hazards to the course. E.g. Certain holes can be assigned as having a water hazard, which would mean that the toilet cannot be used while playing that hole, or else a penalty stroke is given. [1] [2]

Scoring

Scores are kept on individual score cards, and each person keeps track of how many drinks/sips/gulps taken to finish the assigned drink for that hole. If the number of drinks/sips/gulps is the same as the par number, then that participant receives a par for that hole. Assigned drinks can be finished with fewer or more drinks/sips/gulps than the par number assigned, and so a contestant will receive their hole score as such. The goal is similar to golf in that it is to end the game with the lowest score. Prizes are often awarded in the end as an incentive to strive for a lower score.

In the event of a tie, the winner shall be determined by an arm wrestle to be conducted on the footpath outside the final pub.

Often the individual who comes last in pub golf is expected to do a forfeit. This makes the game more intense as it creates drama. Participants obviously don't want to forfeit as it is often embarrassing. One of the most popular forfeits is the person that finishes in last place has to go in their pub golf costume to a public place, such as universities or a place of work. [3]

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References

  1. Agarwal, Abhishek. "6 Steps To Pub Golfing – An Exciting Way To Play Golf!". Better Golf Articles. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. Griscom, Andy (2000). The Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games, Revised Edition. Memphis, TN: Mustang Publishing Co. pp. 67–91. ISBN   0-914457-97-7.
  3. "Pub Golf Rules, Costumes & Accessories | Last Night of Freedom".