After seeing its value, he/she can decide to either discard it or exchange it for any of his/her existing cards. Player 1 picks up the top card from the remaining stack. Play then starts with the player directly to the right of the dealer. The players mentally add up their scores. The object of the game is to get the lowest score, hence the name golf. Each player then places his/her cards in a 2x2 tableau, like so: (X=face down, O=face up) O O X XĮach player then takes a look at their two face down cards and places them back on the table, face down in either order.
The dealer deals four cards to each player, the first two face down and the second two face up.
The players sit in a circle, preferably at a table, each with a full cup of beer.
