Golf Betting Rules, Formats & Tips

Everything you need to know about the most popular golf side games — from Nassau to Wolf and everything in between.

Calcutta Golf Tournament

Pool your buy-ins, draft balanced lines, and compete for the pot. Golf's most exciting tournament betting format.

Nassau Golf Betting

The most popular golf bet. Front 9, back 9, overall — plus presses.

Skins Game

Win a skin by having the lowest score on a hole. Carryovers make it exciting.

Wolf

Pick your partner each hole — or go lone wolf for double the stakes.

Match Play

Hole-by-hole competition. Individual or 2v2 Best Ball.

Sixes (6-6-6)

Rotate partners every 6 holes. Everyone plays with and against everyone.

Vegas

Combine team scores into 2-digit numbers. Big swings, big fun.

Nines (5-3-1)

Three players, nine points per hole. The perfect threesome game.

Best Ball & Scramble

The two most popular team formats — and how they actually differ.

Golf Handicap Explained

How handicaps work, what Course Handicap means, and how strokes get applied in bets.

Stroke Play Betting

Count every shot, lowest total wins. How to bet on stroke play with your group.

Bingo Bango Bongo

Three points per hole, three ways to win. A format that keeps everyone in it.

Stableford Scoring

Points per hole instead of total strokes — the format that forgives bad holes and rewards great ones.

Shamble Golf Format

Best drive for the team, then everyone plays their own ball. The best of scramble and stroke play combined.

Snake Golf Game

Three-putt and you're holding the snake — a putting side game that makes every green more interesting.

Step-by-Step How-To Guides

Know the rules? Learn how to use Settle Up Golf to track your bets on the course.

Round Setup Guide

Set up a round, add golf betting games, enter scores, and settle up — step by step.

Tournament Guide

Run a Ryder Cup-style team vs team golf tournament with live scoring and standings.

Side Bets Guide

Add Skins, Nassau, Match Play, and more to any round or tournament group mid-round.