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Putt for Dough

By Brent Kelley, About.com

Definition: Putt for Dough is a points game that can be played within a foursome, or a side bet for any group of golfers.

In Putt for Dough, the object is to make putts. No surprise there. But the key is to 1-putt - every 1-putt is worth a set amount of points. The amount of points is determined by the distance of the putt.

Point values are 4, 3, 2 and 1. The member of the foursome who is farthest from the cup, once all members are on the green, gets 4 points if he 1-putts. The next player up gets 3 points for a 1-putt, the next 2 and the closest to the hole gets 1 point for a 1-putt.

Anyone who 3-putts loses a point. Anyone who holes out from off the green with something other than a putter gets a 5-point bonus. And if, at the end of the round, one player has achieved at least one putt or chip-in of each level, that player gets a 10-point bonus.

Play it for total points and bragging rights, or assign a dollar value to the points and pay out the differences at the end of the round.

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