How to play Vegas
Vegas is a two-on-two game. Each team turns its two scores into one number, and the lower number wins the hole. The winning team earns the difference in points.
The rules
- Play two against two. Everyone plays their own ball.
- Each team combines its two hole scores into a number. The lower score is the tens digit and the higher score is the ones digit. If one score is 10 or more, it goes first: a 4 and a 10 make 104.
- The lower number wins the hole, and the winning team earns the difference in points.
- If the numbers match, the hole is halved and nobody scores.
- Add up the points over the round. More points wins.
One hole, start to finish
Team A wins 11 points (56 − 45)
On the board
Who it's for
Exactly four golfers, playing as two teams of two. On a bigger trip, each foursome can play its own Vegas match. It suits groups who like big swings, because one bad hole can cost a lot of points.
Variations ForeBoard supports
Turn on any of these when you set up the round. All three start off.
The Flip
If the losing team scores worse on every ball, their number is flipped before scoring. Team A's 5 and 5 beat Team B's 6 and 7, so 67 becomes 76, and Team A wins 21 points (76 − 55) instead of 12. A number with its 10 already first stays as it is.
Double on Par 5s
The winning team's points are doubled on all par 5 holes.
Birdie Doubles
If the winning team makes a birdie or better, that hole's points are doubled. A birdie by the losing team doesn't count. With Double on Par 5s on as well, a winning birdie on a par 5 is worth 4×.
Gross or net
In a net round, the numbers are built from net scores.
Questions golfers ask
What happens if someone scores a 10?
The double-digit score goes first. A 4 and a 10 make 104, so against a 56 that team loses 48 points on the hole. If both scores are 10 or more, the lower one goes first: a 10 and an 11 make 1011.
Does a birdie trigger the Flip?
Not on ForeBoard. Some groups play it that way, but here the Flip only happens when the losing team scores worse on every ball. Birdies count through Birdie Doubles.
Can three or five golfers play Vegas?
No. The game needs two teams of two. For a threesome, try Niners or Wolf.
How much is a point worth?
Whatever your group agrees. ForeBoard keeps the points, and you settle up afterward.
Score it free on ForeBoard
Choose Vegas, share the link, and everyone sees the score as you play. No app, no account.
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