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Bingo Bango Bongo rules & scoring

Side game · 2 or more players

Three points on every holeAlex 2 · Sam 1BingoAlexFirst on the greenBangoSamClosest once all are onBongoAlexFirst to hole out
Example

Bingo Bango Bongo rewards timing and touch rather than the lowest stroke total. There are three separate points available on every hole; one golfer can win more than one.

How to play Bingo Bango Bongo

  1. 01Bingo: first on the green
  2. 02Bango: closest once all are on
  3. 03Bongo: first to hole out

How scoring works

Award one point for each event: first ball on the green, closest to the hole once everyone is on, and first player to hole out. Add the points over the round. In Chalk, the host records the winner of each event; strokes alone cannot determine these awards.

On the cardOne-hole awards
PointWinnerWhy
BingoAlexFirst on green
BangoSamClosest
BongoAlexFirst in

Alex earns 2 points and Sam earns 1 on this hole.

Score Bingo Bango Bongo in Chalk

Choose Bingo Bango Bongo and enter each hole's three event winners. A missing event remains pending while recorded awards still count.

Before you tee offPlay in the proper order and agree how to handle simultaneous or ambiguous first-on/first-in moments. The group must observe the events as they happen.
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For formal competition rules, see the R&A Rules of Golf. Local competitions and side games can set their own terms.