Golf (pool)
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Golf pool (also referred to as simply golf in clear context ) is a pool game usually played for money. Unlike the majority of pool games, it allows more than two people to play without compromises or rule changes. The game borrows concepts from the outdoor game of golf, which is historically related to the cue sports. It is nowadays often played on snooker tables in American billiard rooms, as their structure is more appropriate, and is in fact more popular than snooker itself in some parts of that country, according to the Billiard Congress of America.[1]
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[edit] Rules
The players each receive a numbered object ball. Using some method such as the lag, an order is established, and the players always shoot in that order.
The pockets are assigned numbers, clockwise starting at the top right corner pocket as viewed from the top (head) of the table, as the 1 hole (or 1 pocket) through 6 hole. The object for each player is to pocket (pot) their own object ball in the 1 hole, 2 hole, 3 hole, etc., in ascending order.
The first player places their numbered ball on the foot spot. The player may then place the cue ball in the "D" area as in snooker, or on a "D"-less American-style table, in the kitchen (i.e., behind the head string).
The player attempts to pocket his ball in the 1 hole. If they succeed, the object ball is spotted again and they proceed to the next hole, otherwise it is the next shooter's turn, who also shoots the cue ball from the "D" or kitchen at their numbered ball on the foot spot, aiming for the 1 hole. An object ball not pocketed is left on the table.
Once all players have taken their first shot, players shoot with the cue ball wherever it lies after the previous shot.
If the player before the incoming shooter committed a foul, and the new shooter is snookered (does not have a clear shot to his ball), the ball(s) in the way may be temporarily moved so that the shooter has a clear shot. These must be put back after the shot. This rule is highly unusual, perhaps even unique, in the world of cue sports.
The game is won when one player legally pockets his ball into the 6 hole.
[edit] Scoring
Players are assigned a certain predetermined value for each foul committed. These are known as "hickeys". Players owe each player the difference between their hickey count and that player's count. The game is also usually assigned a base value which is given to the winner by the losing players.
[edit] Fouls
- Pocketing a ball in the wrong hole.
- Failure to hit the shooter's ball first.
- Failing to accomplish:
1) Hitting a rail with the cue ball after hitting the ball. 2) Causing the object ball to hit a rail after hitting it with the cue ball. 3) Pocketing your object ball.
- Causing any ball to leave the table. If it is the cue ball, it is spotted by the next shooter on the D. Any other ball is spotted as close as possible to the foot spot.
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) in Long, Amy (ed.): Billiards: The Official Rules & Record Book — World Standardized Rules. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: Billiard Congress of America, 122–124. ISBN 1-878493-16-7.
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