If you know how to play table shuffleboard, then you pretty much know how to play Sholf.
The object of Sholf is to putt your golf balls further into the scoring end than your opponent. Point values increase, as you get closer to the edge of the green. The first player or team of players to 13 wins.
1. Players determine who goes first. Player or team of players putting first have choice of ball color.
2. Players alternate putts from behind the (2) line to the opposite end of the green until all eight balls are shot. Balls that do not cross the (F)oul line are immediately removed before the next ball is played.
3. MULLIGAN BALLS: After the initial eight balls are played, each player re-putts their furthest ball from the scoring end. This is called the mulligan ball. The player who is not in scoring position putts their mulligan ball first. A player can only make contact with their mulligan ball with the putter. Knocking your opponents’ balls off of the green and combo shots are encouraged and sometimes necessary!
4. The score for the round is tallied. Sholf is scored just like table shuffleboard. Only the team with the closest ball(s) to the scoring end receive points. Balls must be completely cross the line to get the higher point value.
5. This concludes one round of Sholf. Player or teams of players now putt toward the opposite end of the playing green. The previous round’s point winner putts first.
The below Flash demonstration shows one round of Sholf using the mulligan ball.
Click Here to download a PDF version of the rules that are included with the game.