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.