Side game · 2–4 players
How to play FIRs
Also called: fairways in regulation · fairway bet
A point for every fairway you hit. The straightest driver in the group gets paid by everyone else.
The rules
- Each fairway hit in regulation is worth one point.
- At settlement every opponent pays one unit per fairway you hit more than they did.
- Par 3s do not count — there is no fairway in regulation.
- Needs fairways tracked, or there is nothing for the bet to read.
A worked example
Setup. $1 a fairway, three players.
- A hits 11 fairways, B hits 7, C hits 9.
Result. A collects $4 from B and $2 from C. C collects $2 from B.
This is exactly how Bagpipe Golf settles it: hole by hole, zero-sum, no arguing at the 19th.
Variations and house rules
- Some groups pay only the outright winner rather than settling every pair. The app settles pairwise, which keeps it zero-sum.
- Others count a fairway bunker as a miss. The app follows whatever the fairway field records.
How it works in the app
- Turn on Track FIR/GIR/putts at round start.
- Add FIRs at setup with a unit value.
- Record the fairway on each hole; the running count shows on the live screen.
FIRs FAQ
- Why is my FIRs bet showing zero?
- The round was almost certainly started without stats tracking. The bet reads the fairway field, and without it every player sits at zero.
- Does the tee shot on a par 5 count?
- Yes. Any hole with a fairway in regulation counts, which is every par 4 and par 5.