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Skins

Also called Skins game, Carry-overs

Every hole has a prize. Win it outright and it's yours; tie and it rolls on to the next hole, getting bigger.

Players
2–4
Scoring
Skins won
Allowance
Full shots, or none — agree on the 1st tee
Winner
Most skins

How it works

  1. 1Agree what each hole's skin is worth.
  2. 2The lowest score on a hole, on its own, wins the skin.
  3. 3Any tie for lowest and the skin carries over to the next hole.
  4. 4Skins still carried at the 18th are settled with a play-off — or split.

Close relations

NassauThree bets: front nine, back nine, overall.Modified StablefordBonus for birdies, minus for big numbers.

Allowances follow the World Handicap System recommendations used by Golf Ireland. Your club or society may set its own — the entry sheet wins.