Rules are as follows: Player scores one point for each card remaining in the tableau after the stock has run out.

If the tableau is cleared, player scores a negative point for every card left in the stock.

To make the game easier, common variations on these rules include: Many variants exist which utilize the same style of game-play as Golf, but adjust the starting layout.

The most well-known ones including Tri Peaks, Black Hole, and Pyramid Golf (also called Escalator).

[6] Spit is a real-time game for two players which employs a similar concept of game-play as Golf.