The rules of Pub Golf (handed to you on a score card with the required drinks and pubs/bars where we will drink them):Aim of the Game: You must complete the course, without loosing your stomach en-route, ending on as few strokes (the number of drinks to finish your drink) as possible.
Terminology:
Stroke - sip/gulp of the beverage
Par - The guideline amount of gulps a drink must be downed in
Water Hazard - An establishment whereby the players are allowed to visit the toilet
Pro - A person partaking in the actual drinking game
Scorer - your partner with your scoring card
Rules:
1. All drinking must take place in front of at least two other pros in the group.
2. Pros must drink with their gloved hand, golf tee behind their ear.
3. One drink substitution can be made; this incurs a 4 shot penalty.
4. Any player caught being sick is instantly disqualified from the game.
5. Players may only visit the toilet on a water hazards (W) [marked on other side of the score card at designated pubs], failure to adhere to this rule results in a two stroke penalty [shot] and/or a drink penalty.
6. Any player spilling his/her drink must go and get a refill immediately, if a player spills another persons drink then he/she must get the refill and drink it himself.
7. The loser of the game will have an extra drink from the group.
*international drinking rules applied: No saying drink, no cussing, no pointing, must drink from gloved hand.
On the front of the card were the list of Holes (Pubs/bars), the Par (#of drinks a drink must be taken in), the Drink (example: Shot and mixer, wine, cocktails) and Time at each bar (thirty minutes at a pub/bar). There are 9 pubs/bars and Par 21.
Let the Games begin!! The first stop was the Queens Head. All the girls started off strong, each one finishing her drink (a shot and mixer) in 1 par. Then it was onto the Crown. Here the drink was a vodka mixer for the girls. All strong again taking it in 1 par. I am thinking this is a breeze! We were ahead of schedule a the next pub, B52's, where we had to stay until caught up with the time schedule. This is where it began to go downhill.... As everyone was sitting around the table talking it seemed at least everyone, some more than others, were throwing around "drink", cussing, and pointing. Shot time!!! I pointed earning myself a shot. I chose Sambuca and just about threw up!!! Everyone is saying "get Sambuca you'll love it, it is delicious, Yummm", blah blah blah.... It taste like black licorice!!!!! I thought that would be the end of Sambuca for me, then Pub Golf continued and Sambuca and I became BFF.
We traveled on to the next Pub where it was all starting to get a little more wild. People were taking shots left and right for penalties! A few got penalized for using the bathroom. At this pub I believe is where my downfall began. I made the "wise" choice of social drinking. Note to anyone who plays, never drink unless you must!!! Then before we left I heard a snicker and turned around to find out some of the guys "tainted" another's drink; he didn't want to get penalized by a toilet break!! GROSSSSSSSSSBy the next bar I was starting to go down and fast! I made it to that bar and still was able to take my drink in 1 par but all the social drinking was catching up. I made it through all the rest of the pubs in a haze dodging drinks such as whisky shots and trying with all my might to stand instead of lay on the floor. This was the hardest part of the night! By the end I was out for the count with the floor being my preferred place to be. It was time for me to leave Pub Golf and there I went on Andy's back to be put to bed. As he told me in the morning.... you play with the big boys you will get hurt!!
Barry the referee Dani, me, and Fin
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