How to Play Ladder Golf

         Ladder Golf is a game similar to horseshoes. It is also known as Ladder Ball, Ladder Toss and Bolo Ball. The basic premise of the game involves teams alternately tossing two golf balls that are connected via rope at the ladder runs of two ladders set up across from each other. Each respective rung on the ladder is worth a different number of points and points cancel each other when the bolos from the same team are thrown on the same rung of the ladder.

Step 1

Set up the two ladders in the standing position between 10 and 40 feet apart from each other. The distance between the ladders is based on the skill level of your players and the amount of area in which you have to play.

Step 2

Divide your players into two teams of two or one person against one person. One person from each team lines up behind the throw line beside each ladder. Play alternates between players with each player throwing all three bolos consecutively followed by the opponent lined up on the same side of the ladder.

Step 3

Throw or toss the bolos at the ladder attempting to wrap the bolo around one of the ladder rungs. If your team throws last, you can attempt to dislodge your opponents' bolos from the ladder.

Step 4

Calculate the ladder golf score after the players throw their bolos from one side of the ladder. Usually, you award three points for a bolo on the top rung of the ladder, two points for the middle rung and one point for the bottom rung.

Step 5

Alternate the team who throws first in each round by allowing the winner of the previous round to throw first on the subsequent round. The winner of the match is the first team to score exactly 21 points over the course of the game.