Call a Mate Out: nothing’s live till they accept
Pick a mate, name it, set the stakes. Nothing is live until they accept, and the loser feeds the pot.
How it works
- Pick a mate and name it. More birdies on Saturday. Fewest wipes this period. More eagles than you this period. You describe it and the app keeps it.
- Set the stakes. Each side puts up their own amount, so a long shot can still be a fair fight: your $10 against their $50 reads as 5:1.
- They accept, counter or decline. Nothing is live until they accept. Saying no is always free: nothing moves and nothing is owed.
- The card decides it. Challenges on the numbers settle straight off the scorecards, so nobody has to argue about it. The loser’s stake feeds the trip pot. The winner gets the bragging rights.
The Caddie shows the form
Before you send it, the Caddie reads both players’ own rounds and tells you, in plain words, what it thinks of your chances. You can take its advice or ignore it.
Nobody’s out of pocket to a mate
A lost call-out feeds the group’s trip pot. It never goes to your mate. Winning gets you the bragging rights, and the pot gets a little closer to the trip.
Birdie or better
A challenge on a count includes anything better than what you named. A challenge on birdies counts eagles too, so nobody loses one for playing better golf.
Good to know
Can someone set one up against me without asking?
No. Nothing is live until you accept, and saying no costs nothing.
Can the stakes be different on each side?
Yes. Uneven stakes are how a long shot is made fair: your $10 against their $50 is 5:1.
Who decides the result?
Challenges on the numbers settle straight off the scorecards. For anything else, either side calls it and the other confirms.
Where do lost stakes go?
Into the group’s trip pot, never to the winner.
Every number and every edge case is on the rules page.
