[CindyLavender]

Some people benefit from having friendly wagers on their round of golf. Do you?

[Hmwmzian]

I feel I play better to know I'm playing for something.

[Siliespiriulk]

I play better if there's some money involved as long as it's simple.

If it's one of those deals where we have to spend more time doing bookkeeping than playing golf, then it's just distracting.


-JP

[stunnyravytal]

Yesterday I was playing with 3 guys I work with, two who are better than I and one who is equal in ability to me. On one of the holes I found my ball right next to one of the better golfer's balls abou 80 yards from the hole. This is my nemisis, I get nervous and 85% of the time screw the shot up but in this instance I looked to my friend and said "bet ya a buck I get closer to the pin" He agreed and I went first and hit a decent shot but it landed about 30 feet from the pin, nothing to write home about but I felt kinda good that I got the shot up in the air and landed it on the green. He stepped up and as I was reaching for the $1, I was shocked to find he shanked the shot and skulled it over the green, not only that but he did the same thing comming back. I don't think it was the "high stakes" we were betting that caused the outcome but I found it amusing.

[Kimmitmelvirm]

I like $5 nassaus, and they tend to make me focus a little more than usual. Good thing I was not part of nassau in SoCal last Saturday......lol

[arindiruppya]

I play better if there's some money involved as long as it's simple.

If it's one of those deals where we have to spend more time doing bookkeeping than playing golf, then it's just distracting.


-JP

I'm the same way, if it's just a straight bet I'll do it but the rest of the games just get to be too much trouble.

[CindyLavender]

Yesterday I was playing with 3 guys I work with, two who are better than I and one who is equal in ability to me. On one of the holes I found my ball right next to one of the better golfer's balls abou 80 yards from the hole. This is my nemisis, I get nervous and 85% of the time screw the shot up but in this instance I looked to my friend and said "bet ya a buck I get closer to the pin" He agreed and I went first and hit a decent shot but it landed about 30 feet from the pin, nothing to write home about but I felt kinda good that I got the shot up in the air and landed it on the green. He stepped up and as I was reaching for the $1, I was shocked to find he shanked the shot and skulled it over the green, not only that but he did the same thing comming back. I don't think it was the "high stakes" we were betting that caused the outcome but I found it amusing.

I like situations like this. I believe it builds confidence in the lesser of the players and just makes the better player practice that much harder to make sure it doesn't happen again. So all in all it seems like a win win situation... Well, at least in the big picture;-)

[gundos]

I usually do. I think for me it adds to the focus of the round. I never bet for much though. I have a standard game with one friend who is slightly better than me, but we tend to equal out. We play a $2 or $5 Nassau and pay a $1 for a birdie, and you pay $.50 for a double or worse.

[aaafluochugh]

Most of the time, me and the buddies will play 18-hole match play for $5 or $10.

Too risky sometimes playing $2 birdies, $5 eagles. I've made 11 birdies in a single round, and I've played against someone who made three eagles in a round. Can get dangerous fronting out that kind of money along with greens fees.

[stunnyravytal]

Please forgive my ignorance.. nassau?

[zoolissentesy]

I like having a little something on the line to keep it interesting, but I've never played for real big stakes but I would imagine I'd get rather nervous and ultimately it would hurt my game. A buck a hole or so- yeah I like that, not enough to really worry too much about, but enough that you definitely want to win a few holes.

[Phighicle]

I benefit till I have to reach into my wallet.

[tpJKhY8Z]

Please forgive my ignorance.. nassau?

It's a form of matchplay. A $5.00 nassau means you play a $5.00 match on the front nine, a $5.00 match on the back nine, and a $5.00 match for the 18. Three separate matches for $5.00. They're typically played off the lowest handicap. If I'm a five 'cap and you're a ten, you get one shot on the five lowest handicap holes.

Often played where the player that is behind can "press". A press generally starts a new match, often double the bet, on the rest of the holes. If I press you after the 7th hole, we'll start another match on the 8th tee which is contested over the next eleven holes. We'd have four matches going. Sometimes there can be more than one press.

Gentlemen set those guidelines on the first tee.

Great game. My favorite.

Kevin

[saerensenatljn]

I like the Nassua, but I like skins as well. Particularly in a foursome.

I do think having a little something on the match makes it more fun. I think the most fun I ever had on a golf course involved a skins game that had a bunch of carry-overs on 18, so we played on until someone won. It took 6 more holes, but I chipped in a birdie while everyone else missed their birdie putt. I walked away with a lot of money and bigtime bragging rights.

[tpJKhY8Z]

I like the Nassua, but I like skins as well. Particularly in a foursome.

I do think having a little something on the match makes it more fun. I think the most fun I ever had on a golf course involved a skins game that had a bunch of carry-overs on 18, so we played on until someone won. It took 6 more holes, but I chipped in a birdie while everyone else missed their birdie putt. I walked away with a lot of money and bigtime bragging rights.

Do both.

A fun game with a foursome is when you play three six hole nassau matches, each with a different partner.

Kevin

[OlegSan]

We usually play skins with a skin for greenies and a skin for putts. I usually just find out at the end if I owe money or am getting it. I do play a lot better though, im able to focus more.

[singleGirl]

Some people benefit from having friendly wagers on their round of golf. Do you?

Not as far as I know. I enjoy a friendly wager because having a little something on the line adds flavor to the round, but I've never noticed that it affects my play to any significant degree. I guess I don't really keep any stats about it, so I can't say for certain.

[quack!]

Hmmmm....I wonder if this would help my game?!? hee hee...but I think it would put too much pressure on me if I were to start playing for money. Maybe when I get better, perhaps??

[Britiobby]

I can't say the money as much as the competition will raise my game. We generally play skins, depending which group I'm with and thats generally when I play my best. The only two rounds I shot under 80 last year were both in small tournaments, so I guess I rise to the competition.

[CindyLavender]

Hmmmm....I wonder if this would help my game?!? hee hee...but I think it would put too much pressure on me if I were to start playing for money. Maybe when I get better, perhaps??

Either way the sport is fun. But it doesn't matter if it is 50 cent a hole or a six pack on the line. I still get the shakes when standing over an important putt. I love the competition though!