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Wolf

Wolf

A new Wolf every hole, and we tell you who it is.

Tee off, then pick a partner or declare Wolf and take on everyone by yourself. Get picked as a partner and you can deny them and Wolf against everyone. When someone chooses to Wolf, all points double for that hole. The lowest points get the option to Wolf on the last few holes. Great as a four, five or six player game. Play it as a hi lo or a best ball.

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The app runs the game
The app runs the game

Big Fairways walks you through every step, hole by hole. No rule sheet in your back pocket and nobody keeping a tally on a napkin.

Share the leaderboard
Share the leaderboard

Send one link and the whole group follows along from their own phone, live, while you play.

Play several games at once
Play several games at once

Run this alongside any other side game. The points stay separate and the math stays clean.

Every point is counted
Every point is counted

Points during the round, then one clean total per player at the end. Nobody does arithmetic on the drive home.

What is Wolf in golf?

A new Wolf every hole, and we tell you who it is. Tee off, then pick a partner or declare Wolf and take on everyone by yourself. Get picked as a partner and you can deny them and Wolf against everyone. When someone chooses to Wolf, all points double for that hole. The lowest points get the option to Wolf on the last few holes. Great as a four, five or six player game. Play it as a hi lo or a best ball. Wolf is played by four players, wolf rotates, and Big Fairways scores it hole by hole so nobody in the group has to keep track.

How do you play Wolf?

Why golfers love it

Wolf is the only side game where the best shot of the group can be the worst thing that happens to you. Pick too early and you miss the bomb down the middle. Pick too late and you are on your own. Everyone talks the whole way down the fairway.

How Big Fairways runs it for you

Pick Wolf when you set up the round, choose who is in, and start playing. The app prompts you at each step, keeps the running points, and lets you run other side games at the same time without the totals getting tangled. At the end you get one clean total per player and the shortest possible list of payments.

Send one link and your group follows the leaderboard live from their own phones, whether they are in your cart or watching from the clubhouse. Every round you post is saved to your own lifetime scorecard, which only you can see.

Common questions

How does the wolf choose a partner?

The wolf watches each tee shot in order and must choose that player as a partner before the next player hits. Once a player is passed over, they cannot be picked on that hole.

What is a lone wolf in golf?

A lone wolf is a player who declines every partner and plays the hole alone against the other three. Winning alone is usually worth three times a normal hole.

Can you play Wolf with five players?

Yes, and many groups do. The rotation simply runs through five instead of four, and the wolf picks from the remaining four players.

Do you have to play for money?

No. Big Fairways counts points. What your group decides to do with those points afterwards is entirely up to the group, and the app never handles anyone's money.

Is Big Fairways free?

Yes, free while we build it. Every side game, the live leaderboard, the settle up totals and your lifetime scorecards are all included, and there is nothing to install because it runs in any phone browser.

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Play Wolf this weekend

Set it up in four taps, send the link to the group, and let the app keep every point.

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