The addictive card-clearing solitaire
Clear all 35 tableau cards by playing them to the foundation. A card can be played if it is exactly one rank higher or lower than the foundation top card.
Golf Solitaire is a popular single-player card game known for its simple rules and addictive gameplay. It takes its name from golf scoring: lower is better. Every card left on the tableau when the game ends counts against you, and many players string deals together into 9-round "courses" to chase a personal par.
The game begins with 35 cards dealt face-up across 7 columns of 5 cards each. One card is placed on the foundation pile, and the remaining 17 cards form the stock pile. Your goal is to clear all the tableau cards by moving them to the foundation.
A tableau card can be moved to the foundation if its rank is exactly one higher or one lower than the current foundation top card, regardless of suit. For example, if the foundation shows a 7, you can play a 6 or an 8. Kings are blockers - they cannot wrap to Aces.
When no tableau cards can be played, draw from the stock pile to get a new foundation card and continue. The game is won when all tableau cards are cleared, and lost when the stock is empty with no valid moves remaining.
Golf Solitaire is a game of both skill and luck. While the initial deal is random, strategic choices about which cards to play (when multiple options exist) can significantly improve your win rate.
Golf is also the name of a popular multiplayer card game where each player is dealt a small grid of cards — usually 4, 6, or 9 — and draws and swaps to finish with the lowest total. That draw-and-swap Golf is a different game from the solitaire on this page. You can find the full multiplayer rules at https://www.cardgamerules.org/golf-card-game-rules.
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