All game formats Side games · Holes won, doubled
Hammer
Matchplay with nerve. At any point in a hole, a side can drop the hammer and double what it's worth.
- Players
- 2 sides
- Scoring
- Holes won, doubled
- Allowance
- As matchplay
- Winner
- Most points
How it works
- 1Play matchplay, with each hole worth one point to start.
- 2At any moment, a side can "hammer" — doubling the hole's value.
- 3The other side either accepts, or concedes the hole at its value before the hammer.
- 4Once accepted, they can hammer back.
Close relations
Allowances follow the World Handicap System recommendations used by Golf Ireland. Your club or society may set its own — the entry sheet wins.