Vegas Golf Calculator

Dollar per point

Cap per hole (max points)

Cap = 0 means no cap. Common house rule: cap at 10 or 15 to limit blowups.

Players (Team 1 vs Team 2)

Team 1 — Player A

Team 1 — Player B

Team 2 — Player C

Team 2 — Player D

Hole Scores

Enter par + each player's gross score. Leave a hole blank to skip it.

Calculate Vegas Payout Load example

How Vegas Scoring Works (Worked Example)

Foursome split into Team 1 (P1 + P2) vs Team 2 (P3 + P4). On a par 4:

• P1 makes 4, P2 makes 5 → Team 1 number = 45 (lower digit first)
• P3 makes 4, P4 makes 6 → Team 2 number = 46
• Team 1 wins by 46 − 45 = 1 point. At $1/pt, P3 + P4 each pay $1 to the Team 1 pair.

Now suppose P3 makes a birdie (3) and P4 makes a 6 instead. Team 2's "natural" number would be 36, but P1 or P2 made no birdie of their own. So P3's birdie flips Team 1:

• Team 1's 4 + 5 = 45 → flipped to 54
• Team 2 stays at 36
• Team 2 wins by 54 − 36 = 18 points. P1 + P2 each owe $18 at $1/pt.

Birdies flip the opponent. If both teams birdie on the same hole, the flips cancel.

Vegas House Rules

• Eagle bonus: Many groups add 10 points to the winning team's number on top of the flip when there's an eagle. This calculator does NOT add the eagle bonus by default — eagles still flip but don't add extra points.
• Cap per hole: Set a max-points-per-hole limit (often 10 or 15) to prevent a single triple-bogey-vs-birdie blow-up from ending the day. Use the Cap field above.
• Score 10+ rule: This calculator caps individual gross scores at 10 (so an 11 counts as 10 in the Vegas number). Common alternative: anything 10+ becomes a 9 (single digit) — adjust manually if your group uses that.
• Per-9 reset: Some groups reset Vegas at the turn (front 9 stands, back 9 starts fresh). This calculator computes the cumulative 18-hole result.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the maximum loss per hole in Vegas?

Without a cap, the worst-case per-hole loss is around 50-70 points if the winning team birdies (flipping a high opponent number) and the losing team triple-bogeys. That's $50-70 per player at $1/point on a single hole. Set a per-hole cap to limit exposure.

Can you play Vegas with 6 or 8 players?

Vegas is fundamentally a 4-player (2v2) format. With 6, run two parallel Vegas games (3 per group, with one team rotating) or split into two foursomes. With 8, run two simultaneous Vegas games on parallel tee times.

Do net Vegas games work?

Yes. Apply each player's handicap strokes to the hardest holes first using the hole handicap rating, then enter net scores in the calculator. For full handicap automation, use Settle Up Golf.

Want the full Vegas rules? See our Vegas golf game rules guide for variants and strategy.