Golfcross

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GolfCross is a variant of golf developed by New Zealand parodist, inventor and cartoonist Burton Silver. It is similar to golf, except that it uses an oval ball and holes are replaced by suspended goal nets. In addition, the green is replaced by a "yard", and a player whose ball lies in the yard has the right to turn the goal net so as to face them.

According to Silver, the oval ball is designed so as to give the player more control over where the ball travels to, and it produces a humming sound when hit in certain positions. Because the oval ball spins on two axes, it is allegedly impossible to hook or slice it. However, controlled hooks and slices are easily achieved by angling the ball on the specially designed tee adaptor. Back-spinning the ball and running it on is also achievable by the way in which the ball is set up on the tee.

According to Silver, GolfCross is a more strategic and tactical game than regular golf, especially in match play, and because players are shooting for goal it tends to be more dramatic and exciting to play and watch.

A number of golf courses around the world appear to offer GolfCross courses. It is unclear whether GolfCross is actually played widely, or whether it is an in-joke within the golf community.