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Golf Solitaire is a fast-paced classic where you try to clear all 35 tableau cards to the waste pile by building up or down in rank. One deck, no wrapping, pure strategy.

How to Play Golf Solitaire

The goal is to move all 35 tableau cards to the waste pile before you run out of stock cards.

• The tableau: 7 columns of 5 cards each, all face up.
• The waste pile: Play cards here. A card is playable if it is exactly 1 rank higher or lower than the current waste top.
• The stock: 16 cards face down. Click to deal one card to the waste. No recycling.
• No wrapping: Kings cannot be played on Aces, and Aces cannot be played on Kings.

How to Win

Clear all 35 tableau cards to win. The fewer stock cards you use, the better your performance. Try to chain long sequences of consecutive-rank cards for maximum efficiency.

Scoring

Your score is simply the number of cards remaining in the tableau columns. Goal is 0. A perfect game clears all 35 cards, ideally without using the entire stock.

Tips & Strategy

• Look ahead before playing — choose moves that open up the longest possible chains.
• Save stock draws for when you are truly stuck, not as a first resort.
• Clear columns completely to reduce the overall card count faster.
• Kings and Aces are dangerous dead ends since they have only one valid neighbor rank — plan around them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I recycle the stock in Golf Solitaire?

No. Once the stock of 16 cards is exhausted, no more cards can be drawn. The game ends when both the stock is empty and no valid tableau moves remain.

Does rank wrap around (K to A)?

No. In standard Golf Solitaire there is no wrapping. A King can only be played on a Queen, and an Ace can only be played on a 2.

What is a good score in Golf Solitaire?

Clearing all 35 cards (score of 0) is a win. Leaving fewer than 10 cards is considered excellent. The average player clears about 20–25 cards per game.