NOTES FROM THE CART PATH
How the bet actually works.
Format breakdowns, settling etiquette, and the arguments your group keeps having — written by people who keep score for money on a Saturday.
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Game rules & how-toHow to play a Nassau: the $2 bet that runs every group in AmericaFront nine, back nine, total match — plus presses. The whole format in five minutes.5 min read
Game rules & how-toSkins, explained: the carryover is where the money isHow a $1 skin turns into a $9 hole, and the one setting that decides whether your group loves the format or bans it.6 min read
Game rules & how-toWolf, for foursomes that can’t agree on anythingPick a partner or go it alone, hole by hole. The rotation, the lone-wolf multiplier, and when the gamble is actually worth it.6 min read
Game rules & how-toBingo Bango Bongo keeps the 22-handicap interestedThree points a hole, no strokes required. The fairest game in golf for a group with a 6 and a 26 in it.5 min read
Betting etiquettePressing: when it’s fair game and when it’s just rudeThe automatic 2-down press, the vulture press, and the one press that gets you left off next week’s text.Coming soon- Handicaps explainedHandicap index vs. course handicap: what goes on the cardWhy a 12.4 becomes 14 strokes at one course and 11 at another — and how those strokes land hole by hole.Coming soon
- Handicaps explainedSandbagging: how to spot it without starting a fightThe patterns that give it away, the odds that make the case, and four fixes that get an honest game back without an accusation.Coming soon
- Trip guidesBandon on foot: what to bet when the wind decides everythingMatch play, quota, and why net stroke play falls apart when it blows 30 out of the southwest.Coming soon
- Course & gearRangefinder or GPS watch? An honest answer for the $10 crowdWhat saves a stroke, what only looks prepared, and which tool belongs in a fast group playing for small money.Coming soon
- Trip guidesThe Scottsdale buddies trip: a four-day betting structure that worksOne running tally, stakes that escalate, and a Day 4 format that keeps the guy down $60 in the fight.Coming soon
- Build in publicWe tested GoLo on 40 rounds before writing any marketingWhat real groups broke, what they ignored completely, and the three features we cut because nobody used them.Coming soon
- Product updatesBuilding the settle-up screen, and why it took four triesThe math was easy. Turning five players’ debts into the fewest legible payments in a parking lot was not.Coming soon
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