Golf is a card game for two or more players, in which the object is to score as little as possible, as in the sport of Golf. In front of each player is a layout of cards arranged in a square or rectangle, and players improve their scores by drawing new cards to replace unwanted cards, which they discard. Each deal is seen as the equivalent of a hole of Golf, and in many versions a complete game consists of 9 or 18 deals, corresponding to the length of a Golf course.

Play
Each player is dealt 4 cards. Once the deal is completed each player can look at the two bottom cards. Players are not allowed to look again at the cards. The first player can either select from the upturned card or draw a card from the deck. If the player selects from the discard pile the player must replace the card in their hand with the card selected from the discard pile. If the player selects from the deck of new cards they can either replace a card in their hand or discard the card they have received from the new card pile. Some play that you may choose any two of your cards to look at before play begins – not necessarily the two cards nearest to you. Some play that you may only look at one of your four cards at the start.

Scoring
Scoring is done based on the numerical value of the cards. In the case of face cards the Ace is one point and Jack, Queen and King are 10 points. Pairing of cards sets the scored value of the two cards to 0.