HOW TO PLAY

Starting a Hole – Front Side

The set par number of each hole will dictate how many darts you receive, for your attempt to get on the green of each hole. For example, Hole #1 is a Par 5, so each player will have five darts (shots) for their attempt to place one on the green for this hole. Once you have driven the hole, the remainder of darts you have not thrown will be transferred to the back side, where you will putt and finish that hole.

Darts/pars have been designated as follows:

Tee Off Location:

The first shot taken (the drive) is two steps back of the traditional throw line for regular darts, making it 11 feet, 7 inches from the wall.

Each player will take turns trying to throw a dart either on the fairway or ultimately on the green of each hole.

The first dart that lands on the fairway of that hole the player gets to move forward, to the regular darts throw line, 9 feel, 7 inches from wall.  For each additional dart that lands on the fairway, player gets to take one step forward to throw again.  This is the approach.

When the player does land a dart on the green, each remaining dart is then to be transferred to the back side for putting, in addition to the three new putting darts provided for every hole.

Course Hazards – Water, Trees and Sand

Water: Just like in real golf, landing in the water will result in the addition of one stroke per instance and a loss of that shot (dart).

Sand: Landing in the sand forces the player to throw from the left or right of the traditional throw line, and requires the shooter to stand on the thrown down plastic sand mats included with game materials.

Trees: Throwing from behind a blockage, like fake trees, rocks or bridges, optionally, a player can use a fake plant or tree raised to above 6 feet as if they had hit their shot behind a tree or other blockage. They then would be forced to throw around or over this blockage. This is optional, and should be used only if space and materials allow for safely throwing.

Understanding Backside Putting

The back side of the board is for putting.  Each time you putt, you get three new darts, combined with remaining darts not thrown on the front.  When putting, the goal is to land on a hard number you want to keep.  When you do, combine it with your front score (number it took to hit the green) and mark it on your score card.

For example, if you only need two darts to hit the green on a par 5 on the front, you’ll now have six darts to use putting.  If you hit a four, throw again, hit a five, throw again, and hit a two you want to keep, then the number you’ll mark on the score card is four.  When putting, once you throw again, all previous shots are gone.  Only hard numbers can be replaced.

There are several areas on the back that are not hard numbers.  These require the player to throw in a different manner, from a different location, or to add or subtract strokes from their ongoing score. If a player runs out of darts and has not hit a hard number, they must take an 8 for their total number of putts, adding that to their score from the front.