How we play

One shot to settle it: on the nominated hole, the ball closest to the pin with your tee shot wins. Your ball must be on the green; off the green doesn't count, however close. If nobody finds the green, the prize rolls to the next nominated hole. Distance is measured from the flag, and the marker's word is final.

Every hole is worth one skin. Win the hole outright and the skin is yours; any tie and the skin carries to the next hole, building the pot. Ties at the last carry nothing; undecided skins are shared. Most skins at the end of the round wins.

Last place carries the spoon home for the year, brought back next spring, engraved with the year and the sorry score.