Friday, August 2, 2013

9-Iron Golf

What is the greatest game ever invented?  It's not baseball or dodgeball or cornhole or even lingerie football.  The greatest game ever invented is 9-Iron Golf, a game my buddies and I used to play in high school.  Behind my house when I was growing up was a crappy little Par 3 golf course where none of the holes were longer than about 150 yards.  And because a majority of the holes were the perfect distance for a 9-iron, we decided to make a game using that course.  We would go out there later in the day during the summer when we were our of school and only a few of the members were still playing so that we would have the course to ourselves (I guess I should mention at this point that none of us were members) and play the greatest game ever invented.  Here are the rules so that you may partake in this great sporting event:
  • To set the order, get in a circle and throw a tee in the air and whoever it points to goes first, then repeat until everyone has been picked.  Once the order is set, use that rotation the rest of the round.
  • You cannot use your own tee, you have to find a tee already in the tee box even if it is broken.
  • All shots hit out of bounds or in a hazard get a free drop and you are not penalized a stroke.
  • You can assign certain holes as a Par 4 if it is deemed too long for a 9-iron and you must get a consensus vote from the group.
  • Only a 9-iron can be used on every shot which includes putting.
  • No golf shoes allowed.  You must wear flip flops or go bare foot.
  • Play until you finish 9 holes or you are kicked off the course by members.
  • For additional fun, buy glow-in-the-dark golf balls and play at night.  If you do play at night, you must drag a cooler of beer with you.
  • Scoring - Par = 1 pt.  Birdie = 2 pts.  Eagle = 3 pts.  Hole in One = Automatic Win.
  • Additional Scoring - Ball hits a tree and you get a par = 1 Additional Pt.  Ball is hit in a sand trap and you get a par = 1 Additional Pt.  You hit a ball that does something the group thinks is cool like hits a bridge or a rake in a cool way = 1 Additional Pt.
  • Additional Scoring is to allow crappier golfers the chance of competing.
  • And the best rule of all - you are allowed to throw things (within reason like broken tees, grass, etc.) at whomever is leading on their last tee shot.
  • Most Points Wins!
"No, Dave.  We said '9-Iron' not '9-Gauge', you idiot."

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