Junk
The perfect game for those of us who really don’t know what to expect each time we step onto the tee, Junk is really a compilation of multiple side bets. The fun thing about Junk is that is gives hackers a chance to earn something from our bad fortune, or our outright flukes. The bad thing about Junk is that it takes a fair amount of paper and dedication to keep track of. If you are willing to do it though it can be a heck of a lot of fun. There are about a million and eight different possible Junk bets. Here are a few of the more common ones. Whatever you do though, decide which ones you are going to play before the round starts and how many points each of them is going to be worth. If you have one that you think we should add to our list simply hit this link junk@bcgolfsafaris.com and give us the details.

Costeau/Shark: Put a ball into the water but still make par.
Woodie: Hit a tree during the hole but still make par.
Ferret: Chipping into the hole from off the green.
Desert Ferret/Azinger: Chip into the hole from the trap.
Sandie: Make a par from the greenside trap.
Super Sandie: Make a par from the fairway trap.
Exotic Sandie: Make a par when your ball was in both a fairway and greenside bunker. One of our contributors says that if any of his foursome does this, the player gets called the ‘Desert Fox’ (after the WWII General Rommel who was apparently also good in the sand) until someone else matches the feat, regardless of how many rounds that takes. Now do you see what we mean about Junk?!

Flaggy: Sink a put longer than the flagstick.
KP: Closest shot to the pin on a par three.
Greenie: Closest shot to the pin on a par three and make par or better.
Arnie: Shoot a par on a par four or five without being on the fairway or the green in regulation.
Hogan: Par a par four or five while being on the fairway and the green in regulation.         

Jones: Birdie a par four or five while being on the fairway and the green in regulation.

Legends: Playing a game of Arnie's, Hogan's and Jones'.
Murphy: Call an up and down from off the green. If you miss a Murphy you obviously lose points.
Bambino/Ruth: A tribute to the bambino and his apparent called shot in the World Series. Calling any kind of shot from anywhere on the course (except a putt) and executing it. A Ruth must be heard, accepted and judged by the other members of your group. The more exotic the shot the higher the point value should be. Miss a Bambino/Ruth and you obviously lose the points.

Lewis/Clark: Hit the ball into the wrong fairway and still make par.
In the following Junk games you lose points.
Snake: Any three-putt.
Mole: Fail to get out of a bunker on your first try.
Duval: Fail to get out of a bunker on your second try. This one is a rather unfriendly tribute to David Duval’s difficulties with the pot bunker on the 17th hole at St. Andrews during The Open Championship.

Van de Veld: A triple bogey on a par five. We all know what this is a rather unfriendly tribute to.