GOLF CROQUET: Free turns in handicap games

Handicap games give less skilled players a helping hand in the form of free turns. 

Handicap difference

7-point game

13-point game

19-point game

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

3

3

2

3

4

4

2

4

6

5

3

5

7

6

3

6

9

7

4

7

10

8

4

8

12

9

5

9

13

10

5

10

15

11

6

11

16

12

6

12

18

13

7

13

19

14

8

14

20

15

8

15

22

16

9

16

23

17

9

17

25

18

10

18

26

19

10

19

28

20

11

20

29

21

11

21

31

22

12

22

32

23

12

23

34

24

13

24

35

25

13

25

37

26

14

26

38


Games usually require the winner to make 7 hoops, so if each player makes 6 hoops the game continues to the 13th hoop. However, occasionally shorter or longer games are played: in 7-point games the winner must make 4 hoops, in 19-point games the winner must make 10 hoops. ​​​​​​​