Xtreme Bob

Tales of the Wild West, Pricey Clubs and Crazy Golf Games: Pxg Founder Bob Parsons Takes Gambles That Will Make You Sweat. 
 

We Play a Game called Sweat. It’s the perfect golf gambling game. It’s played one on one or can be played two against two. Here’s how it works: Each hole is worth one point. In our case the point is worth $100, but it can be any amount. At any time during the play of a hole, a side can offer to double the bet. If the other side declines, they lose the hole and the point total. But here’s the kicker: If an opponent accepts the double, they also receive half a stroke. The half-stroke changes everything. If we’re playing a par 3 and I’m on the green, 40 feet from the hole, and you’re plugged in the bunker, I’ll double you and give you half a stroke. But if, somehow, you hit the sand shot two feet from the hole, and I hit my first putt five feet past the hole, you might want to double me back, which also cancels the half-stroke. So now we’re playing for four points – $400 – you putting from two feet and me putting from five feet, the half strokes back to dead even. Other conditions of Sweat: A birdie instantly doubles the bet, an eagle quads it and a hole-in-one pays 10 times. Another rule: If you’re up by five points or more, you can’t decline the double. Whatever your basic DNA is as a competitor, Sweat will expose it.

I’m A “New” Guy.  I’m not drawn to classic cars, old motorcycles or antiques of any kind. That Harley I rode in on today, it’s new. My cars are new. My PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) clubs are the latest and greatest, all 14 of them. If you have a trusty old club you still carry around, I’m happy for you. But I prefer new stuff.