Play Golf Solitaire free: clear seven columns of cards one rank up or down from the waste, then chase par across a 9-hole course. Sixty-second rounds, one undo, endless one-more-hole.
About Golf Solitaire
Golf Solitaire is the fastest card game on the site: a whole hand lasts about a minute, and it never quite lets you stop at one. Thirty-five cards sit face up in seven columns, and anything one rank above or below the waste comes off with a tap. No suits, no colors, no foundations to manage — just a board you read at a glance and a stock that runs out far sooner than you would like.
The skill is in the runs. A 6 on the waste takes a 5, which takes a 4, which takes another 5 — one good read can strip six or seven cards without touching the stock. The catch sits at the ends of the ladder: Kings and Aces are not neighbours here, so a Queen is the only way onto a King and every Ace is one step from a dead stop.
Every hole scores like golf — cards left equal strokes — and nine holes make a round against a par of 36. There is one undo, a scorecard between holes, and a course record to beat. Perfect for coffee breaks; dangerous for lunch breaks.
Where Golf Solitaire comes from
The game began as One Foundation, recorded in Tarbart's Games of Patience in 1905, and acquired the name Golf when players started counting the cards left in the columns as strokes, playing nine deals as 'holes' with 45 or under as par. Seven columns of five face-up cards are cleared onto a single waste pile one rank up or down, and Morehead and Mott-Smith put the chance of clearing everything under the traditional rule that nothing may be played on a king at only about 5%. Tri Peaks and David Parlett's Black Hole are later offshoots; this version is 360 PlayZone's own take on the classic. Source.
Inside Golf Solitaire: what we checked
The numbers below come from Golf Solitaire's own source code, and the screenshots are from our own test run of the game (20 October 2026).
- Seven columns of five cards make the fairway (35 cards). The other 17 are the stock, and the first one you flip opens the waste. The stock never refills, so you get at most 17 flips a hole.
- King and Ace do not count as neighbours: only a Queen goes on a King and only a 2 on an Ace, so runs cannot wrap around.
- Each hole scores the cards left on the fairway as strokes, with par set at 4. Par for the nine holes is 36, and the header shows how far over or under par you are as you go.
- A hole ends when the fairway is clear, or when the stock is empty and nothing plays. A cleared hole scores 0.
- Undo goes back exactly one step, either a card you took or a card you flipped, and once used there is nothing further to undo.
- A course in progress is saved at the end of each hole, so you can leave and resume at the next hole. Courses played, holes cleared, your lowest course total and your longest run of cards are kept in this browser.
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How to play Golf Solitaire
Tap any exposed card that is one rank above or below the top of the waste pile — suits don't matter, and runs can zigzag up and down. When nothing plays, tap the stock to flip a fresh card. The hole ends when the board is clear or the stock is empty with no moves left, and every card still on the board counts as a stroke. Lowest total after nine holes wins the round.
Controls
Click or tap a card to send it to the waste and tap the stock to draw. Arrow keys move the cursor, Space takes, D draws, U undoes one step, H hints, N starts a new course, M mutes.
Tips & tricks
- King and Ace do not wrap: only a Queen plays on a King and only a 2 on an Ace, so never spend a Queen or a 2 while a King or an Ace is still buried.
- Look for the longest zigzag before you tap — 5-6-7-6-5 clears five cards, while grabbing the nearest 6 on its own clears one.
- When two columns offer the same rank, take from the taller column: strokes come from cards left on the board, and tall columns are where they hide.
- Use the single undo to test a fork — take one branch, count what it opens, and step back if the other branch runs longer.
Frequently asked questions
Does Golf Solitaire save my progress?
Partly. Golf Solitaire keeps a running win/loss tally and your settings in this browser's local storage; there is no level progress to save. Nothing is uploaded and no account is involved — clearing your browser data is what resets it.
Is Golf Solitaire unblocked at school or work?
Golf Solitaire is a plain web page of about 52 KB — no plugin, no installer, no app store — so it loads on a Chromebook or a locked-down school or office laptop the same way any other page does, and the whole game arrives in one short download. Whether it opens comes down to your network's filter rather than the game itself.
Who made Golf Solitaire?
Golf Solitaire was built in-house by the 360 PlayZone team using open web technology (HTML5), which is why it runs instantly without any download.
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