Banker
In Banker, one player is the banker on each hole and every other player has a separate bet against them. The lower net score wins that bet, so the banker can win from some players and pay others on the same hole.
How to play
- Pick a banker for each hole. The default is a fixed rotation, so the bank moves to the next player each hole.
- Before teeing off, each opponent chooses a bet within the group minimum and maximum.
- Everyone plays the hole. Each opponent's net score is compared with the banker's.
- If the banker has the lower net score, they win that opponent's bet. If the opponent is lower, the banker pays it. A tie is a push by default.
- Presses can double a bet. A player can double their own bet, and the banker can double all of the opponents' bets after teeing off.
Example
The banker nets 4. Ann bet 2 units and nets 5. Bo bet 1 unit and nets 3. The banker beats Ann and wins 2 units. Bo beats the banker, so the banker pays Bo 1 unit.
The most you can lose
Banker, default settings, 4 golfers: Most you can lose: $1080
Agree on the first tee
- Who is banker: rotation
- Leftover holes in a fixed rotation: continue
- Tie for low when taking the bank: banker keeps
- Bet sizing: pick
- Group minimum (units): 1
- Group maximum (units): 5