How To
Wolf
A 4-player betting game played alongside the main scoring. Quick and social — the "Wolf" rotates every hole and decides whether to play partnered or alone for bigger points.
How a hole plays
- One player is Wolf — rotation is by tee order (P1 on hole 1, P2 on hole 2, etc).
- Wolf tees off first. Then watches the other three tee off one at a time.
- After each opponent's drive, Wolf has a few seconds to either pick that player as a partner — or pass to the next. Once you pass, you can't go back.
- If Wolf passes all three (or chooses to from the start), they go Lone Wolf for higher points.
- Low score on the hole wins. Wolf team vs. opponents — whoever's side posts the lower number takes the points. Tied hole → pot carries to the next hole.
Default point values
| Outcome | Points |
|---|---|
| Wolf + Partner wins the hole | +2 each |
| Wolf + Partner loses | +3 each opponent |
| Lone Wolf wins | +4 to Wolf |
| Lone Wolf loses | +4 each opponent |
| Hole tied | Pot carries to next hole |
Every Wolf game lets the captain override these at create time. Most leagues stick with the defaults; some — like the BSG summer series — publish their own and we honor them.
Common house variants
- Lone Wolf timing. Some leagues let Wolf declare Lone before their own tee shot (standard); BSG and others let Wolf decide after seeing all three opponent drives — declared before Wolf's second shot.
- Decision timer. Some leagues run a hard 3-second clock between each opponent's drive and the next. Most run it informally; the app doesn't enforce a real countdown for v1.
- Mandatory net-handicap announcement. Required at BSG. Wolf must loudly announce their net handicap before the hole is played — Golf Sync surfaces a confirmation chip per hole when this rule is on.
- Holes 17–18 rotation. After the 4-player rotation runs through 16 holes, two more remain. House rules vary — standings-based, round-robin, or some other variant. Captain picks whoever their league rule says.
- End-of-round tied pot. If the final hole ties and the pot is still in flight, leagues handle differently — playoff, split four ways, donate. The app surfaces the in-flight pot at round end so the captain can resolve IRL.
How Golf Sync records it
The captain runs the verbal game on-course as usual. After each hole they tap into the Wolf panel and record:
- Who was Wolf (defaulted to the tee-order rotation)
- Partner picked — or Lone Wolf
- Result: Wolf team won / opponents won / tied
- Optional captain note
Standings + per-hole audit update live; everyone in the foursome (or anyone you share the standings link with) sees the same view. Money never moves through the app — settle via Venmo or cash after the round.
Questions? Reach out to your league owner — they configured the per-game rules and can tell you how the day-of works.