Side game · 4 (exactly) players
How to play Sixes
Also called: six-six-six · 666 · six six six golf
Three six-hole segments with rotating partners, each scored as best ball. The name is the three sixes.
The rules
- Partners rotate every six holes, the same pattern as Round Robin.
- Each segment is scored as best ball rather than hole-by-hole match play.
- The better team score on each hole counts toward the segment.
- Each segment settles at the unit value.
- The scorekeeper is prompted for new partners as the round crosses into hole 7 and hole 13; dismiss it and the standard rotation applies.
A worked example
Setup. $5 a segment, four players.
- Segment one: A and B beat C and D by two holes.
Result. A and B are each +$10 and C and D each −$10. Segments two and three repeat with rotated partners.
This is exactly how Bagpipe Golf settles it: hole by hole, zero-sum, no arguing at the 19th.
Variations and house rules
- Some groups play the segments as match play instead — that is Round Robin.
- Others play nine-hole segments with a threesome. Not in the app; this needs four.
How it works in the app
- Add Sixes at setup with exactly four players.
- Confirm or change partners when the app prompts at holes 7 and 13.
- Settlement shows each segment with its partners and margin.
Sixes FAQ
- What if I miss the partner prompt?
- The built-in rotation applies, which is the standard pattern. You can still change it before the segment finishes.
- Is it best ball or match play?
- Best ball within the segment. Round Robin is the match-play version of the same rotation.