Vegas Golf "On The Course" Golf Game was created on Fathers Day by a father and son who had a passion for playing poker and playing golf!
How Vegas Golf Game was invented
As a young man my father taught me to play craps, poker and golf! (Not sure which one came first). As I got older he would bring me to Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe for golf, gambling and fun.
I clearly remember on one of the trips to Vegas, playing a round of golf and we were using some of the casino chips from the night before to make bets. On the back 9 my father said he has a great idea for a golf product. He said “Let’s formalize what we have been doing by placing negative and positive tasks on real poker chips and sell it as a game! It will be a fun "On The Course" game that rewards you for the positive things you accomplish and punishes you for the hazards.”
“Great idea!” I said. I remember that night we scribbled some characters down on paper with the rules. I remember asking him what we should call the game. He replied instantly…”Vegas Golf of course!” So obvious! The Original version at the time only contained 7 chips (Positive: Birdie, 1-Putt, Negatives: Trees, Sand, Water, 3-Putt and 8-Ball). Right away I went to work on creating the funny characters that represented the positive and negative shots.
The game was first introduced as golf tee prizes in which we place sponsors logo on the back of each chip for various golf promotions. Since that time however, Vegas Golf has grown considerably. Vegas Golf The Game is now sold in over 15 countries and is the #1 selling “On The Course” golf game in the world.
My father passed away years ago but I know he is happy to see how Vegas Golf has evolved.
Vegas Golf now offers 5 different Editions. Each one has different combinations of various chips. The most popular "All-In" contains 27 different chips. The most popular new chips are the Beer and the Grave Digger chip. Beer chip rule…Every Par 3 whoever has the worst tee shot gets the beer chip. If it is in your pocket when the beer cart comes by you are buying! Grave Digger chip: takes you more than 1 shot to get out of a bunker.
How to Play
This exciting game levels the playing field for all golfers. Only 1 game is needed per foursome. The game begins by golfers agreeing on a value for the poker chips before teeing off. Each player begins the round with no chips. Golfers want the (red) positive chips and want to avoid the negative. The player that has the game hands out the chips as they are earned. The payoff is determined by the last golfer holding the chip at the end of 9 or 18 holes.
EXAMPLE:
If someone hits their ball into the water, he receives the water chip. He can pass it when he sees another player go into the water. Same rule applies for positive chips. If someone is holding the Birdie Chip and a player birdies after...that player must ask for the chip before he walks off the green for that hole. It all comes down to the 18th.
Make sure to see our newest items including our new Stogie Holder and our new Golf Ball Flask. Happy Fathers Day!