Ladder Golf

Ladder Golf is a ladder ball lawn game by Ladder Golf, LLC., a San Diego, California company. The game is played by throwing a bola of two golf balls connected with a rope at a ladder type structure. The top rung is worth 3 points, the middle rung is worth 2 points and the bottom rung is worth 1 point, with the goal of the game being to get exactly (and not over) 21 points.

The game may be known by other names (a few examples):

• Ladder Ball
• Norwegian Golf
• bolo ball
• bola ball
• hillbilly horseshoes
• Lawn Golf

Game Play

The game is played with 2-4 players, consisting of 2 teams. Each player has 3 golf ball bolas to throw. The objective is to toss the bolas in an underhanded fashion while trying to wrap the bolas around the steps of the ladder set. The set consists of three steps or rungs. The top rung is worth 3 points, the middle rung is worth 2 points and the bottom rung is worth 1 point. The player must stand 20 feet away from the lawn golf stand when throwing in turn during a round. There are three rounds in which players toss the bolas in alternating fashion until the round is over. Bolas can be tossed in any underhanded fashion, as long as they are tossed individually and may be bounced off the ground. The winner of the round earns the 1st toss for the next round.

Initially, the first throwing player is determined by a single round toss, scoring does not contribute to the points of general game play. Once the game begins after the toss-off, players throw to achieve an exact total of 21 points. If both teams happen to tie at 21 points in the same round, a playoff tiebreak occurs and a win by 2 scenario is enabled. If a player goes over 21, that player or team's score goes back to 13.

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