Golf

Clear all 35 cards from the seven columns. Cards remaining in the stock or waste do not prevent a win.

One standard 52-card deck without jokers is dealt automatically.

• Tableau: the seven playing columns each contain five face-up cards. Only the exposed card, with no card covering it, can be played.
• Waste: the face-up pile below the layout starts with one card. Its top rank determines your next move.
• Stock: the face-down pile beside the waste contains 16 cards. There are no separate suit foundations.

Playing onto the waste

Move one exposed tableau card to the waste if its rank is exactly one above or below the waste top. Suit and color do not matter. On a 7, for example, play any exposed 6 or 8. The card you play becomes the new waste top, so you may change direction: 7–8–7–6 is legal.

Aces and Kings

Aces connect only to 2s, and Kings connect only to Queens. A Queen may be played on a King in this version. An Ace and King cannot go on each other.

Exposing the next card

Removing the exposed card makes the next card in that column available. All cards are visible, but you cannot skip a covering card.

There are no moves between columns or slots, no group moves, and no filling empty spaces. Waste cards cannot return to the layout except by Undo before winning.

Click or tap the stock to turn one card onto the waste and change its available rank. You may draw even when another card can be played, but each draw uses one of the limited stock cards. There is one pass only, with no recycling or reshuffle. Drawing or playing one card counts as one move.

Clearing the whole tableau wins immediately. The toolbar tracks cards left, moves, and elapsed time. This is a single-deal game, without a nine-hole scorecard or points for unused stock.

An Out of moves notice appears when the stock is empty and no exposed card fits the waste. Undo remains available to try another sequence. The notice itself does not record a loss; replacing a started unfinished deal does.

Restarting, choosing a numbered deal, or starting a new game after your first move in an unfinished deal records that attempt as a loss. Undo alone does not record a loss. Deals are shuffled without checking that they can be won.

• Play a card: click or tap an exposed card to send it to the waste if it fits, or drag it there with a mouse or finger. A card that does not fit stays in place.
• Undo: reverses the last action and restores the previous move count. Repeat it as needed before winning; it does not rewind elapsed time. Resume a paused game first.
• Pause: stops the timer and blocks moves until Resume.
• New game: opens a menu. Choose Random deal for a fresh layout or Restart current deal to replay the same starting cards. Both reset the move count and timer.
• Numbered deals and sharing: use Deal # to enter a deal number, or Share deal to copy its starting-layout link. Use the same game and rule settings to reproduce it.
• Saved data: your position, timer, Undo history, and statistics save in this browser when storage is available. Return and press Play to continue. Time away does not count. Clearing site data removes saves; they do not sync between devices.

• Look for a chain before choosing between two cards of the same rank. One may uncover the next rank you need.
• Read down each visible column before committing. You can often see whether removing its exposed card starts a longer chain.
• Use both upward and downward moves. Changing direction may clear more cards before the next stock draw.
• Save access to Queens and 2s when possible. They are the only connections to Kings and Aces in this version.

Golf Solitaire, also called One Foundation, is named for its low-score objective in traditional multi-deal play. The version here treats each cleared tableau as a win. Read more on Wikipedia.

Compare Golf Solitaire and TriPeaks for different layouts and Ace–King rules. For the two-player grid game, visit six-card Golf.