Cy's Outdoor Games Blog

Had a comment on  my post of 7/21 concerning an Outdoor Game Festival alerting me to the fun of ladder golf.  They even provided the Rules  of Play which I am passing along to you.

Playing Ladder Golf

To set up your game of Ladder Golf a line is drawn 5 paces from the ladder. This is known as the “toss line”. Officially the toss line should be fifteen feet way from the ladder. The five pace rule is to accommodate all members of the family (including children and young teens).

Ladder Golf is played in rounds. Each player or team (if playing as teams) is given three bolas to toss for scoring. The bolas can be thrown in any manner, including bouncing them off the ground. To win, a player or a member of a team needs to score exactly 21 points. When a player goes over 21 points, the points for the round are taken away and the player goes back to the score he or she had before the round began.

Ladder Golf Scoring

In order to earn points while playing Ladder Golf a player needs to throw and successfully wrap their bolas around the rungs of the ladder. Points are earned as follows:

• Top Rung – 3 points
• Middle Rung – 2 points
• Bottom Rung – 1 point

A player can also try and knock the competitors’ bolas off the ladder because when the round is over a player only gets points for the bolas that are still wrapped around the rungs of the ladder.

If there is a tie play will continue until one player or team has two points more than the other player or team.

Team Play in Ladder Golf

Team play is defined by having two teams of two players for a game of Ladder Golf. The teammates will alternate rounds of play.

Ladder Golf Etiquette

The only rule is that no touching is allowed when someone is throwing their bolas. Comments, snickering, snide remarks, and anything else that can be done to distract your competitor is encouraged.

All I can ad is a Website address to get the game:

http://www.cysbackyardsports.com/content-categories/cat-391/lasso_golf.html