We all play our own ball

No scramble, no shared drives, no picking up. Four players, four balls, every hole.

Best ball format for 9 holes

The lowest score on each hole is the one that goes on the card. One number comes off the nine.

We play to break our own scoring record

There is no opponent. The number already on the board is the opponent, and it is a harder one than any of us.

Play early, even when it's muddy or icy

Sunrise, fog, frost, whatever the course is doing that morning. Saturday or Sunday, the tee time doesn't move.

Mafia rules. We make them…

Which is rather the point. Nobody sanctioned any of this.