Side Games

Tourlyx supports a rich set of optional features that add extra excitement and revenue to your tournament. All are configured in the Setup page. Enable only the features your tournament uses — disabled features are hidden from all views.

Mulligans

A mulligan allows a golfer to re-take a shot for a one-time flat fee per day. Each golfer is charged the mulligan fee only once per enabled day — regardless of how many times they use it on the course. Tourlyx tracks who purchased a mulligan each day and includes the revenue in the financial summary.

Mulligans can also run as a standalone tournament fundraiser, decoupled from CTH. A mulligan-proceeds setting chooses where the money goes: CTH (the legacy behavior — mulligan fees fund the CTH pot and the separate CTH entry fee is suppressed) or Fundraiser (mulligan fees become tournament-fund revenue for charity or operating costs, never redistributed as prizes). In fundraiser mode, CTH — if still enabled — is funded by its own entry fee again, and the mulligan money shows up on the leaderboard financials, the Side Wager Settlement report, and the funding worksheet. Each golfer is still charged the flat mulligan fee once per opted-in day regardless of the destination.

1. On the Setup page, open Mulligan Days.
2. Click the Enable Mulligans button.
3. Check each day on which mulligans are permitted.
4. Confirm the Mulligan Price in the Mulligan Days section (default $5.00). This is the flat fee charged once per golfer per day if they opt in.
5. On the Pairings and Scores pages, an M checkbox appears next to each golfer.
6. Check the box to record that the golfer purchased a mulligan. The single fee is charged and tracked automatically.

Closest to the Hole (CTH)

CTH is a contest where the golfer whose tee shot lands closest to the hole on qualifying par-3 holes wins a prize. CTH must be explicitly enabled before it (and Mulligans) become active in the tournament.

The sidebar navigation shows a CTH status badge reflecting the current mode: Not Played (disabled), Single Hole, or Multi-Hole.

1. On the Setup page, open Closest to the Hole.
2. Click Enable CTH to activate the feature.
3. Choose the CTH mode:
   • All Par 3 holes: CTH applies to every par-3 hole on every day.
   • Shortest hole only: Only the shortest par-3 per day qualifies.
4. A preview shows which holes qualify based on your course data.
5. Configure how the CTH prize pot is funded (see below).
6. Click Save.
7. On the Scores page, mark the CTH winner for each qualifying hole.

CTH Prize Pot Funding

The CTH prize pot is funded differently depending on whether Mulligans are enabled:

• Mulligans enabled: The CTH pot is automatically funded by mulligan purchases. Each mulligan fee collected goes toward the CTH prize pool. No separate entry fee is needed — a note in the CTH section confirms this: “CTH pot is funded by mulligan purchases — no separate entry fee needed.”
• Mulligans disabled: A dedicated CTH Entry Fee section appears. Set a per-golfer fee and choose how the pot is structured. The CTH entry fee is charged to every golfer and the revenue appears in the Financial Summary as a separate CTH Fee cost column.

CTH Entry Fee Settings (when Mulligans are off)

A live pot calculator updates as you type: “N golfers × M days × $fee = $X CTH pot.” This total is also included in the Tournament Funding breakdown on the Setup and home pages.

Side Wager (Snake Bet)

The Side Wager is a last-day competition for the bottom portion of the field. The worst-performing golfers going into the final day enter a separate pot and compete against each other.

1. Open Side Wager in the Setup page.
2. Click Enable Side Wager.
3. Enter the Wager Name (e.g., “Snake Bet”, “High Ball Pool”).
4. Set the Entry Fee per golfer.
5. Set the Bracket Size — the percentage of the field that enters (default 50%). The system shows the calculated number of golfers and total pot.
6. Enter the Payoff Percentages for each prize place (must total 100%).
7. Click Save.

Pick N

Pick N is a prediction contest where each participant picks N golfers they believe will perform best. The picker whose combined picks have the lowest total score wins the pot.

1. Open Pick N in the Setup page and click Enable.
2. Enter the Wager Name (e.g., “Pick 5 Contest”).
3. Set the Entry Fee per picker.
4. Set Number of Picks — how many golfers each picker chooses (1–10).
5. Set the Number of Prize Places and Payoff Percentages (must total 100%).
6. Toggle Show on Golfer Roster and Show on Leaderboard as desired.
7. Click Save.
8. Go to the Golfers page to enter each picker’s selections.

Skins (Starter / Pro / Club)

In Skins, each hole is worth one skin. The golfer or team with the outright lowest score wins the skin. Tied holes carry the skin forward (accumulating value). Skins is available on Starter and higher plans.

1. Open Skins Side Bet in Setup and click Enable.
2. Set Fee Per Skin/Day — dollar value of each skin.
3. Choose Scoring: Gross or Net (handicap-adjusted).
4. Choose Grouping: Individual (each golfer competes alone) or Twosome (pairs compete head-to-head).
5. Choose Pot Scope: Per Day (fresh pot each day) or Whole Tournament (one combined pot).
6. Add any Notes about special rules.
7. Click Save.

Skins in Threesome Tournaments

When the tournament’s Group Type is Threesomes, an additional Threesome Format selector appears in the Skins setup:

• Group (default): The three players in each group compete for each hole as one pool — the outright unique low score wins, same as a normal Skins hole.
• Round-robin: Each 3-player group is split into three independent 2-player matches — A vs B, A vs C, and B vs C — run simultaneously. Each match carries its own tied-hole carryover, entirely separate from the other two matches in the group.

When Round-robin is selected, an Entry Fee Mode selector appears:

• One fee covers all matches: Each player pays the entry fee once. Winning a skin in any of their three matches pays back that fee plus both opponents’ contributions (3× the entry fee).
• Fee per match: Each player pays the entry fee three times (once per match, 3× total). Winning a skin in a match pays 2× the entry fee — the opposing player’s fee for that specific match.

Match Play (Pro / Club)

Match Play is a hole-by-hole format where the golfer or twosome that wins the most holes wins the match. Tied holes are “All Square” — no carry-over. Match Play is available on Pro and Club plans.

1. Open Match Play Side Bet in Setup and click Enable.
2. Set the Entry Fee per person.
3. Choose Scoring: Net (default) or Gross.
4. Choose Grouping: Individual or Twosome.
5. Choose Pot Scope: Per Day or Whole Tournament.
6. Select which Days Match Play is active using the Play on Days buttons. For multi-day tournaments this lets you run Match Play on specific days only — e.g., Day 1 only, or Day 2 and Day 3. Only selected days count toward fees and results.
7. Add any Notes.
8. Click Save.

Match Play in Threesome Tournaments

When Grouping is set to Threesome, each 3-player group plays a round-robin of three head-to-head matches (A vs B, A vs C, B vs C) instead of a single match. A Payout Model selector determines how the group’s pot is distributed:

Custom Side Bets

Custom Side Bets are informal, informational contests that you record for tracking purposes only — longest drive, best dressed, closest to the pin on a specific hole, and similar one-off competitions. They may involve the entire field or just a subset of golfers. Custom Side Bets are handled entirely outside of Tourlyx’s financial system and do not appear in the Financial Summary.

1. Navigate to the Side Bets section (tournament home or Leaderboard).
2. Click Add Side Bet.
3. Enter a Name and any Notes about the contest.
4. The entry is saved as an informational record and timestamp.

Nassau (Pro / Club)

Nassau is a three-segment betting game played within each foursome. The Front 9, Back 9, and Overall 18 holes are each treated as a separate bet. The team with the lower score on each segment wins that bet. Nassau is available on Pro and Club plans and requires foursomes — it is skipped for groups of other sizes.

The sidebar navigation shows a Nassau status badge reflecting the active scoring configuration: Not Played (disabled), Net, or Gross — so you can confirm the scoring mode at a glance from any page.

Configuring Nassau

1. Click Format in the tournament navigation.
2. Scroll to the Nassau Side Bet section and click Enable Nassau.
3. Select which Days Nassau is active (multi-select; a day with no pairings will have no results).
4. Choose the Format: 2 vs 2 (two players per team) or 1 vs 3 (one solo player against the other three).
5. Choose the Scoring Type: Net (handicap-adjusted) or Gross (raw scores).
6. Choose the Team Scoring Method (2 vs 2 only): Aggregate (both players’ scores summed per hole) or Best Ball (lowest individual score per hole counts). For 1 vs 3, Best Ball is always used for the team of three.
7. Enter the Bet per Segment — the dollar amount wagered on each of the three segments. The total exposure per player per round is shown automatically (bet × 3).
8. Click Save.

Nassau Field Reference

How Nassau Scoring Works

Each segment (Front 9, Back 9, Overall) is decided independently:

• The team with the lower segment total wins that segment’s bet.
• A tied segment is a push — no money changes hands.
• Winning a segment pays the bet amount; losing costs the same.
• If any golfer in the foursome is missing even one hole score, that day’s Nassau is marked In Progress and excluded from financial totals until complete.

Viewing Nassau Results

1. Click Leaderboard in the tournament navigation.
2. Select the Nassau tab.
3. Use the day selector to browse individual days, or toggle Overall Standings to see cumulative results across all Nassau days.
4. Each foursome card shows Front 9 / Back 9 / Overall chips (Win / Loss / Push) in the header. Click to expand for the full segment breakdown and 18-hole scorecard.

Nassau in Threesome Tournaments

When the tournament’s Group Type is Threesomes, Nassau automatically runs as a Round Robin of three independent 2-player matchups within each group — A vs B, A vs C, and B vs C. Each matchup has its own Front 9, Back 9, and Overall bet, so a threesome group produces nine individual bets total (three matchups × three segments). Results appear as separate match cards on the Nassau leaderboard tab, each labeled with the two players and a Round Robin badge.

Wolf

(Pro / Club)

Wolf is a per-hole rotating betting game for foursomes. On each hole, one player — the “Wolf” — plays solo against the combined Best Ball of the other three players. The Wolf position rotates through all four players, one hole at a time. Wolf is available on Pro and Club plans and requires foursomes.

The sidebar navigation shows a Wolf status badge reflecting the active configuration: Not Played (disabled), Push, or Carryover — matching the tie rule you selected during setup.

Configuring Wolf

1. Click Format in the tournament navigation.
2. Scroll to the Wolf Side Bet section and click Enable Wolf.
3. Select which Days Wolf is active.
4. Choose the Scoring Type: Net (handicap-adjusted) or Gross.
5. Enter the Bet per Hole. The theoretical maximum exposure per round is shown automatically (bet × 18).
6. Choose the Tie Rule: Push (tied hole = no bet) or Carryover (tied hole’s bet accumulates and is added to the next decided hole).
7. Click Save.

Wolf Field Reference

How Wolf Scoring Works

The Wolf rotates by position — Hole 1: Player A, Hole 2: Player B, Hole 3: Player C, Hole 4: Player D, Hole 5: Player A again, and so on.

• Wolf wins: Wolf’s score beats the Best Ball of the other three → Wolf collects the bet from each of the three opponents.
• Team wins: Best Ball beats the Wolf → each team member collects one-third of the bet from the Wolf.
• Tie (Push rule): No money changes hands; play moves to the next hole.
• Tie (Carryover rule): The hole’s bet is added to a running pot. The pot is awarded to whoever wins the next decided hole. If hole 18 is still a push, any remaining pot is annulled.
• If any golfer is missing any hole score, that day’s Wolf is marked In Progress and excluded from financial totals until complete.

Viewing Wolf Results

1. Click Leaderboard in the tournament navigation.
2. Select the Wolf tab.
3. Use the day selector to browse individual days, or view the Overall Standings table for cumulative totals.
4. Expand a foursome card to see the hole-by-hole Wolf rotation (A/B/C/D per hole), net winnings per player per hole, and — when Carryover is enabled — the running carryover pot amount.
5. The score reveal section shows each player’s gross scores with the Wolf’s winning holes highlighted in amber and the team’s Best Ball winner in green.
6. Per-Player Drill-Down: Click any player’s name inside an expanded foursome card to open that player’s hole-by-hole detail. The drill-down shows Winnings, Fees, and Net for every hole so each golfer can verify exactly how their Wolf total was calculated.

Actual vs. Rounded Amounts

Because Wolf divides bet amounts three ways on every hole, results can include fractional cents. The Actual / Rounded toggle at the top of the Wolf results tab switches between exact calculated amounts and amounts rounded to the nearest cent — useful when settling up in cash.

Per-Day Financial Breakdown

When a tournament runs Wolf on multiple days, the expanded foursome card shows a per-day financial summary for each player — the net Wolf result from each individual day — in addition to the cumulative total. Switch between days using the day tabs at the top of the Wolf results page.

Wolf in Threesome Tournaments

Wolf also supports 3-player groups. The Wolf position rotates every 3 holes instead of 4 — Hole 1: Player A, Hole 2: Player B, Hole 3: Player C, Hole 4: Player A again, and so on. Since there are only two non-Wolf players in a threesome, the Best Ball team’s winnings or losses are split between those two players instead of three.