Golf tournament can be an interesting recreation

Before arranging a golf tournament, the organizing members must consider the fact that whether they want it to be a fun tournament or a serious one. Playing a golf tournament with fun ideas and formats is really entertaining.

One can find assorted formats for playing the game with a variety of combinations. 'Honest John', 'Air Presses','123 Best Ball’ are some of the well known formats of golf tournament amongst the ones generally played for enjoyment.

'Honest John' includes very amusing techniques to make the golf tournament more exciting as it progresses. In this format, all the players are required to put an equal amount in a pot hereinafter each player writes a score that he feel that he can make during the round of the game. At the end, the golfer, whose score will be closest to what he has written, will be the winner.

'Air Presses’ is ideal for a fun golf tournament. It is based on a predetermined amount of bets placed by the player who hasn’t swung yet. The game is designed in such a way that the second golfer can bet the first golfer's drive when it’s in the air and then he will shout' Air Press’. At that point of time automatically the bet will be settled. Similarly when drive of the second golfer is in the air and if the first golfer gets a chance to shout saying air press then the bet will be doubled automatically.

While playing '1-2-3 best ball', four golfers are required in a team, the minimum score amongst all is written when the initial hole is done. Thereafter, two lowest scores are written on the card after the second hole is done. This same procedure repeats also in the case of third hole. After all the three holes again the golfer starts back at one.

gThese are few types of exciting golf tournament formats amongst those generally played. The organizer should talk about the ideas to the group and decide on the consensus about each suggestion.