Definition: Gruesomes is a 2-person team game that is more common as a betting game but is also sometimes used as a golf tournament format.
In Gruesomes, both members of a team - let's call them Team A - tee off. Then the members of the opposing side (Team B) select which drive Team A has to play. When Team B's golfers tee off, Team A selects which drive they have to play. Needless to say, when you're choosing which of two drives your opponents have to play, you're going to make them play the worse - or most gruesome - of the two drives.
Following selection of the tee balls, the teams play out the hole in alternate shot fashion, except that the player who hit the "gruesome" tee ball also plays the second shot for his or her side.
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Also Known As: Yellowsomes
Examples:
"When playing Gruesomes, hitting two good drives is a good way to thwart your opponents."
