Maybe 21st century is a bit extreme, since there’s nothing high-tech about ladder golf, which is also affectionately called bolo toss, redneck golf, or hillbilly golf.
Still, it’s a step up from hillbilly horseshoes, which sees the horseshoes swapped for toilet seats.
Anyway, back to ladder golf. The idea is simple (meaning it mixes well with alcohol): you toss two small balls that are connected by a string and try to get them to land on various rungs.
Sounds too basic? That’s why it’s called redneck golf. But it can be a good bit of fun (especially when mixed with alcohol).
True rednecks will buy the balls separately (less than $10 a set) and build their own ladder out of PVC piping or something similar.
Or you can buy a complete setup, with prices ranging from mid-$30 for Coleman’s version to around $70 for a fancier wooden set (pictured here).
