Dart golf games are games in which
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
are thrown at traditional dart boards or dart boards that resemble
golf courses
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
with colored areas that represent a golf course. Dart golf games use
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
-like rules and scoring. Rules and board configurations of the game vary from league to league, but are generally played single, head-to-head or with teams.
History
Dart golf games have been known since as early as 1932 based on Harrison Johnston UK Patent submission. Later, NODOR produced an 18-hole golf dartboard and another dartboard called PAR DARTS.
Further, there was a patent filed in 1997 by Howard Hanson for a dartboard where the numbers are in a different order than the standard dartboard to make playing golf on the board more like playing a golf course. Finally, Dolf was developed on September 1, 1999 in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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, Canada by Keith Meyer and Michael Meyer where a golf like game is played on a standard dart board. Dolf is regulated by the World Dolf Federation (WDFF) with representation in Canada and
Pakistan
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Darts and Dartboards
The dartboards used to play dart golf games consist of 3 major categories. First are dartboards that are representations of golf courses. Second are dartboards that are very similar to traditional dartboards but are arranged differently in order to make playing golf on the board more representative of playing golf. The final category is playing dart golf games on traditional dartboards.
The rules of the dart golf games vary. Typically for the dartboards that are representation of golf courses, the player's score is determined by where in the area defining the hole the dart lands. In general, if the player lands closer to the hole they will have a better score. For dart golf games that are played on either traditional dartboards or dartboards that are derivatives of traditional dartboards, the scoring is derived from landing the darts in the number related to the hole the player is on, the double, the treble, the 25 and the bull's eye such as Halex's Golf, A1Darts' Golf, Dolf
and Apex Golf.
See also
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Darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
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Variations of golf
Variations of golf include methods of scoring, starting procedures, playing formats, golf games, and activities based on or similar to the sport of golf which involve golf-like skills or goals.
Some variations are essentially identical to golf, b ...
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Cricket (darts)
Cricket is a darts game that uses the
standard 20 number dartboard with the triple and double rings.
Gameplay
Cricket is typically played between 2, 3 or 4 players, or teams of players, although the rules do not discount more players. The goal o ...
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Lawn darts
Lawn darts (also known as Javelin darts, jarts, lawn jarts or yard darts) is a lawn game for two players or teams. A lawn dart set usually includes four large darts and two targets. The game play and objective are similar to those of both horsesh ...
References
External links
World Dolf Federation{{Darts
Darts variants
Forms of golf
Games of physical skill
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