Master the Las Vegas Side Game with VPAR Premium
Looking to add an extra layer of competition and excitement to your next round? The Las Vegas side game feature in VPAR Premium brings a unique team-based challenge to your golf experience. If you’re playing in a group of four, this golf side game is the perfect way to test your strategy and skill while keeping the stakes high!
How It Works
Las Vegas is played with four golfers, divided into two teams of two. But unlike standard team scoring formats, this game takes a creative twist—team scores aren’t added together; they’re paired instead.
Scoring Format
The player with the lower score on each team goes first, and the player with the higher score follows. This forms a two-digit number representing the team’s score for that hole.
The team with the lower combined number wins the hole.
The winning team earns points based on the difference between the two team scores.
Special Rule: High Score Pairing
If any player scores worse than a net double bogey, their team must use the higher score first when forming their number. This increases the potential points at stake and adds an extra layer of risk to every hole.
Example of Play
Let’s say we have two teams:
- Team A: Player 1 scores a 3, and Player 2 scores a 4. Their team score is 34.
- Team B: Player 3 scores a 4, and Player 4 scores a 5. Their team score is 45.
Since Team A has the lower score (34 vs. 45), they win the hole. The points awarded are the difference between the two team scores: 45 – 34 = 11 points to Team A.
Why Play Las Vegas Format with VPAR?
With VPAR Premium, the app seamlessly calculates scores and point differentials, keeping gameplay fast and competitive without the hassle of manual tracking. Whether you’re playing for pride, drinks, or something a little more exciting, the Las Vegas golf side game ensures a thrilling round every time.
So, the next time you tee up with three friends, add the Las Vegas format to your VPAR Premium experience and take your competitive edge to the next level.
Niall Ashworth is VPAR’s Business Development Manager.
A golf industry stalwart, Niall has spent the majority of his career helping Corporates and Charities take their guests Golf Day experience to the next level having run 1,000+ events in countries around the World.
Niall attended Nottingham Trent University, where he studied Business and Sport, before working at the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
He spends any free time he has on the fairways of Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey trying to maintain his 6.1 Handicap Index! His three favourite Golf Courses are Clearwater Bay in Hong Kong, Torrey Pines in San Diego and Trump International in Scotland. With special mentions to Sentosa and Kingsbarns!
He uses a Taylormade M4 Driver & Fairway Woods, Titleist T100 irons, Titleist Vokey Wedges and a Bettinardi Arm-Lock putter with a Left Dash ProV1 Golf Ball (not that it matters!)
If you have any feature requests or golf news that you’d like Niall to review please contact him @vpargolf across socials!