Three Pins

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Three shared golf holes a day in your browser, with one attempt that counts.

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Three Pins is a free 3D golf game that runs in the browser. Each day everyone gets the same three holes and one scored attempt, which posts to a daily leaderboard as soon as you finish. Wind, elevation, lies and shot shape make each hole a small puzzle of club and power.

About Three Pins

Three Pins calls itself the daily golf game for the internet. It is a full 3D golf game in the browser, with twelve courses for free play, but its centre is the Daily Challenge: three holes, the same for every player that day, played once for a score. The round posts the moment you finish, and if you step away you can pick up where you left off.

Shots work like a slingshot. You drag back from the ball to aim and set power, shown as a share of the club's distance, then release. Before each shot you read the yardage, the wind arrow, the elevation of the pin and your lie: rough takes away power and spin, a bunker more so, and water or out of bounds costs a stroke and a replay from where you hit. You can add draw or fade, hit higher or lower, and collect power-ups by flying the ball through floating rings, such as a shot that ignores the wind or a free do-over if you find water.

After the round you see the day's score distribution and leaderboards for everyone and for friends, and a calendar tracks the days you have played. Beyond the daily there is free play over 18 holes and a party mode where friends play the same holes live in stroke play, skins, match play or an elimination race.

It suits golf fans and anyone who likes a short daily game of judgement rather than words. Playing as a guest works; an account keeps stats, unlocks and friends across devices.

How to play Three Pins

Open Three Pins, enter a display name and start today's daily.
Read the distance, wind, elevation and your lie before each shot, and pick a club.
Drag back from the ball to aim and set power, add draw, fade or height if you need it, and release.
Hole out on all three holes; your score posts as soon as you finish the third.
Check the score distribution and the leaderboard, then come back tomorrow to keep your streak.

Tips

Treat the power percentage as a share of the club's yardage, then adjust for wind and elevation.
Uphill plays longer and downhill shorter; club up or down rather than forcing power.
Avoid the rough near the green: it takes spin away, so the ball will not hold.
Water and out of bounds mean a stroke and a replay with no safe drop, so play away from them.
Save a Shield or Calm power-up for the hole where water or wind is most in play.