Follow the exposed rank
Clear thirty-five face-up cards from seven columns by choosing an exposed card one rank above or below the waste card. Suits do not matter. Ace and King do not wrap around to one another; Queen and King are adjacent.
Golf Solitaire
Getting your game ready…
How to play
Open the next card
Only the exposed card of each column is available. Removing it reveals the card behind it and may open another useful choice. You cannot take a card out of the middle of a column just because it fits the waste.
Look before drawing
Draw supplies one new waste card from the sixteen-card stock, with no reshuffle. Clear all columns to win. An empty stock with no playable card ends the deal. Undo restores the previous move, including draws and results; New deal changes the cards. With Hints on, playable cards are outlined.
Strategy
Follow the longer route
When two cards fit, picture the ranks they reveal and the next cards you could play. A short rise and fall may remove more cards than choosing a single attractive rank. The card underneath is part of the decision.
Notice the awkward column
A column whose exposed card rarely fits may need attention when an opportunity finally appears. Compare that move with an easy sequence elsewhere. Clearing a column also reduces the number of future places you need to inspect.
About the game
Seven small columns
Golf Solitaire gives each card a simple relation to the current foundation: one rank up or down. Cream cards on a quiet leaf field keep the exposed ranks readable. It is a different task from building suits or moving whole card sequences between columns.