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Ladder Golf Rules
Ladder Golf is played with 2 or more players or teams. Each player has
3 golf ball bolas. A bola is 2 golf balls attached by a nylon rope. The
object of the game is to wrap your bolas around the steps of the
ladder. The ladder consists of 3 steps, a top, middle and a bottom step.
Prior to game play a line must be set 5 paces from the ladder. This is
the called the toss line. The official toss line is 15 feet away but
most players measure 5 paces from the game ladder to set the toss line.
This allows for a closer toss line for children's games.
Ladder Golf is played in rounds, each round consists of all players
tossing 3 bolas. A coin toss is used to decide which player or team
will toss first.
The first player must toss all 3 bolas before the next player is able
to toss his or her bolas. Bolas can be tossed in anyway the player
chooses, as long as they are tossed individually and can be bounced off
the ground.
The winner of the round earns the first toss in the next round.
Games are played to an exact point total of 21.
In order to win, a player must be the only one to score exactly 21 points after the completion of a round.
If a player goes over the exact point total, that players points for that round do not count.
For example: A player with 18 points needs 3 points to get the exact
score of 21 in order to win. If that player has 5 points hanging on the
ladder after all the players have tossed all strands, none of those
points count and the player will enter the next round with 18 points
again needing 3 points to win.
In the case of a tie, the players that tie will play as many overtime
rounds as needed until one player ends a complete round 2 points ahead
of the other player. The 2 point rule only applies in overtime rounds.
During regular play any player can win as long as that player is the
only one to score an exact total of 21 points at the end of that round
no matter how many points the other players have.
Scoring:
After all teams have tossed all their bolas, scoring is determined by
the bolas that are still hanging from the steps. Players can knock-off
bolas during the course of the game, in fact knocking-off other players
bolas is encouraged and a good way to play defensively. bolas that are
knocked off during play do not count as points. Only bolas that are
left hanging after all bolas are tossed are counted as points.
Points:
Points are determined by which step your bola wraps around. The top
step is worth 3 points the middle step is worth 2 points and the bottom
step is only worth 1 point. Players can score an optional bonus of 1
point by hanging all 3 bolas from the same step or by hanging a bola on
all 3 (1-2-3) steps in one round. The highest amount of points
available per player is 10. This is accomplished by hanging all 3 bolas
on the top (3 point) step.
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