Side games are OPTIONAL and details for each round are listed below. To mark who is closest, post-it-notes will be used and simply write the persons name and secure it with a tee. Regarding distance as to who is closest, someone in the group can count off the steps and a judgement call will be made.
For the par 3 or short courses we typically do $1 a hole from everyone which makes every hole exciting.
To make it easy in collecting the money for the side games, many folks pre-pay. Venmo is preferred however I also accept Zelle.