Golf Solitaire Strategy: 6 Tips

1. Plan the whole chain. Every card is visible: before you play, trace how far each possible first card can take you, up and down.
2. Keep the columns even. Cards buried deep in a long column are the ones that end your game. When two plays are equal, take from the longer column.
3. Kings are dead ends. Without wrapping, only a Queen leads to a King and nothing follows except another Queen. Plan to clear Kings when a Queen is on the waste.
4. Change direction. A chain can go 5, 6, 5, 4, 5 … Switching between up and down keeps it alive.
5. Count the stock. Seventeen cards start outside the columns; knowing which ranks are left in the stock tells you whether to wait.
6. Don't turn a card too early. Every stock card you don't use improves your score if you clear the columns.

The Hint button suggests the play that starts the longest chain. Play Golf solitaire or read the rules.

Last updated 2026-10-19