This game is built on a Game Theory Payoff Matrix¹⁴. The goal isn't just to make birdies; it's to relentlessly reward the process that creates them (hitting greens) and heavily penalize the errors that lead to bogeys.

🎯 The Objective

Score +19 or higher for the 9-hole round.

📊 The Scoring System (The "Payoff Matrix")

This system has two layers: the Outcome Score (your score on the hole) and the Process Modifier (the quality of your tee shot).

The rules are simple, but the mental challenge is significant. This game fundamentally shifts your measure of success from the final score to the quality of your process on every single hole.

• Objective: Play a full round with the single goal of making zero bogeys or worse.

• Scoring: Instead of a numerical score, you score each hole as a "Win" or a "Loss."

• Win: Par or better.

• Loss: Bogey or worse.

• The Goal: Your target is an 18-0 record. A round of 18 pars is a perfect game. A round with 4 birdies and 4 bogeys, while still even par, is a 14-4 record—a less successful outcome under these rules.

• The Mindset: You are no longer a score-chaser; you are a risk manager. The "hero shot" is the smart layup that guarantees a par putt, not the 1-in-10 shot over water. A bogey is not a minor setback; it's a complete failure of the mission for that hole.