

Golf Patience can also be played as a competitive game for two or more players, either by playing a hole simultaneously and calculating their total score for 18 holes, or using match-play scoring which keeps track of how many holes you are ahead or behind your opponent (e.g. Multiple decks may also be used to create larger tableaus. The most well-known ones including Tri Peaks, Black Hole, and Pyramid Golf (also called Escalator). Many variants exist which utilize the same style of game-play as Golf, but adjust the starting layout.

The foundation pile can start off empty, so players can choose one of the exposed cards to move them to the foundation for a "head-start".One or both of the Jokers may be added to the deck and used as wild cards that represent any value.This variation is commonly called Putt Putt. Turning the corner is permitted so that a King can be played on top of an Ace, and vice versa.To make the game easier, common variations on these rules include: if all queens are covered by kings), then the cards may be reshuffled and redealt. If a tableau is dealt that would make it impossible for the player to clear all of the cards (e.g. Game is nine "holes" (deals) and a score of 45 or lower is considered par, with a score of zero or lower being perfect. If the tableau is cleared, player scores a negative point for every card left in the stock. Player scores one point for each card remaining in the tableau after the stock has run out. The game is over when the stock is exhausted and no more moves are available. Whenever there are no possible plays, turn cards up one at a time from the stock to the foundation and resume playing cards from the tableau when possible.There is no "wrapping" (Ace on a King, or King on an Ace) in the strict form of Golf. Cards rank A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K.Cards may be moved from the tableau to the foundation if they are either one rank higher or one rank lower than the top card of the foundation, regardless of suit, but nothing may be played on top of a King.When it is removed, the card beneath becomes available for play. Only the topmost card in each column (closest to the player) may be removed from the tableau.The remaining 16 cards are turned face down to form the stock. On hard mode Kings and Aces do not touch, while on easy mode the deck wraps around. One additional card is dealt as the base of the foundation. Golf Solitaire is a game where players try to use the 17 remaining cards from the deck to clear 7 columns of 5 cards each from the playing field by placing sequential cards on the waste pile. From a standard 52-card deck, 7 columns of 5 cards each are dealt, all face up and with indices visible.
