How a hole goes
Before the round, lock in a tee order — that order rotates the Wolf one slot per hole. On every hole:
- The Wolf tees off first. Then the other three play in tee order, one at a time.
- After each player's tee shot, the Wolf gets a one-shot window: take that player as their partner, or pass and watch the next one. Once you pass, that player is off the table for the rest of the hole.
- If the Wolf passes on all three, they play Lone Wolf — 1 against 3.
Each side then plays best-ball on the hole. The lower team net score wins. If it's a tie, the hole pushes and no points change hands.
🐷 Pig — the blind call
Pig(also called Blind Wolf at some clubs) is the spicy decision. Before anyone tees off — including the Wolf — you can declare Pig and commit to playing 1 against 3 sight unseen. The reward: the biggest payout in the game. The downside: you haven't seen a single ball in the air yet.
Once any score is entered for the hole, Pig is off the table. It's a pre-tee call only.
The points
The standard scale, the one GolfTrip ships with by default:
| Outcome | Points |
|---|---|
| Wolf + partner win | +2 each (Wolf and partner) |
| Other team wins | +1 each (the other two players) |
| 🐺 Lone Wolf wins | +4 to the Wolf |
| 🐺 Lone Wolf loses | +1 each (other three) |
| 🐷 Pig wins | +6 to the Wolf |
| 🐷 Pig loses | +1 each (other three) |
| Tie / push | 0 — hole washes |
Higher total wins at the end of 18. If there's money on it, settle the differences between players and multiply by your dollar-per-point. That's the round.
Picking your spot
Wolf rewards reading tee shots. A few rules of thumb the group eventually settles into:
- Don't pick first unless the shot is great. You give up two more looks. The first tee ball has to be in the fairway and in good shape.
- Pass on the third only if you're ready to go solo.If you pass on the second player and the third's tee shot is also bad, you're committed to Lone Wolf whether you wanted to be or not.
- 🐺 Lone Wolf the par-3s and short par-4s. The math is best when one good swing settles the hole. Long par-5s where the field bunches up at par? Just take a partner.
- 🐷 Pig is for momentum.Down four with three to play, on a hole you like? Send it. Up two on a tough par-4 where your tee shot might leak? Don't.
Why we built Wolf in
Wolf is the format that keeps a group engaged on every shot — even after a bad hole, the Wolf rotation gets back to you in three. It rewards thinking about the round as a series of small bets rather than one big card. And it works as a side game on top of whatever format the round is officially playing — Stroke, Stableford, Match, Best Ball, or Nassau (just not a scramble, where individual scores don't exist).
GolfTrip tracks the rotation, the partner picks, the 🐺 Lone and 🐷 Pig calls, and the running points. You play; the app keeps the books.