What is the Golf Olympic game?
"Golf Olympic" is a casual side-game played on the putting green. The game for each hole starts once every player has reached the green. Whoever holes out earns points by distance from the cup, awarded in descending order: Gold = 4 points (farthest), Silver = 3, Bronze = 2, Iron = 1, while a chip-in from off the green scores a Diamond = 5 points. Over 18 holes each player accumulates a running total. This calculator does not assign medals — it simply tallies and ranks the per-player totals you enter, so you can settle scores (and any stake) quickly.
How to use it
It is easiest to do the calculation after finishing all 18 holes. Choose the number of players (3 to 12), then enter each player's combined 18-hole point total. Blank fields count as 0. The calculator returns each player's total, the final standings, the top score and the overall total points — handy as a pot for a bill-splitting style settlement.
The formula
With N players and scores \(s_1\) through \(s_N\), the total points $$\text{Total} = s_1 + s_2 + \cdots + s_N,$$ and the top score \(= \max\) of those scores. Ranking uses standard competition ("1224") ordering: tied players share a rank, and the next lower score takes the rank equal to its position in the list.
Worked example
Four players score 8, 12, 5 and 12. Total $$= 8 + 12 + 5 + 12 = 37 \text{ points}.$$ Top score \(= 12\). Sorted descending: Player 2 (12), Player 4 (12), Player 1 (8), Player 3 (5). Competition ranking gives: 1st Player 2, 1st Player 4, 3rd Player 1, 4th Player 3.
FAQ
Do I enter per-hole points? No — enter each player's combined 18-hole total. Add up the medal points yourself as you play.
How are ties handled? Tied players share the same rank, and the next score skips to its list position (e.g. 1, 1, 3, 4).
What if a field is blank? Blank counts as 0, and only the first N player fields (matching your player count) are summed and ranked.
