Golf Rules, Games, Junk and Points

Barney Rubble Junk is earned when a player's ball strikes a rock (or formation of rocks), cement, stone, or asphalt surface and the player completes the hole with a score of par or better.  Generally on 'dot' or one piece of junk is awarded per stroke even if the players ball hits more than one eligible surface within the same shot.  A variation on this junk is called the Soggy Barney Rubble.  A Soggy Barney occurs when the player's ball lands in water and hits a rock and the player finishes the hole with par or better.  A player is awarded 2 pieces of junk in such circumstances.

Bingo Bango Bongo Junk awards points throughout the round for three different accomplishments. At the end of the round, points are totaled and the differences are paid out. Bingo Bango Bongo is a points based game that can be played by any number of players and as a side game to Wolf or a Nassau . In Bingo Bango Bongo, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point. The first player in a group to get his ball on the green gets a point (bingo). The player in the group whose ball is closest to the pin once all balls are on the green gets a point (bango). And the player in the group who is first to hole out gets a point (bongo). Add up the points at the end of the game, high points wins. Bingo Bango Bongo gives weaker players a chance to earn points because what matters is being first at something. For example, all members of the group tee off on a par‑4. The player who hit the worst drive (farthest from the hole) plays first, and so has the first shot at winning the bing...

Mario Andretti Junk is earned when a player uses a Driver to make a stroke at the ball 2 or more times during the play of a hole.  Generally 1 point or 'dot' is attributed.  A variation includes adding an additional point for each time the the Driver is used in excess of 2 times.  As with all junk, the player must score a par or better on the hole to receive the reward.   www. marioandretti .com/