Crazy scramble golf

[Clugnut]

I played in a four man scramble this morning. I was a last minute fill in for a friend, so I got to play for free. Pretty sweet. It was so funny to play with three guys I never met before. Lots of fun, except a little rule that kept getting in the way. The rule went as follows:

No one player may play every shot on a given hole, except the par 3's.

That was a trip. I never heard of that one before. Anyway, basically most of the day was, use my drive, use my approach, and putt first to give the line to the other guys. One poor fellow said he was hitting it well and hitting driver down the middle about 225. Every time he did this, I bombed one and cleared him by 50-75 yards. He was half pissed; it was funny. Two of the guys were really consistently in the fairway about 220-230, so they would go, than I'd bombs away. I was hitting driver on holes I had no business hitting the big stick on. Anyway, I forgot how fun scramble golf can be. Now hopefully bombing it doesn't ruin my regular game.

[Calhoun]

I'm assuming scramble is the same as captains choice

[Clugnut]

Scramble is where everyone hits, and you use the best shot. Is that the same?

[limpalong]

I swear, each year, to never play a scramble again!! Hate 'em! They're an abominition to the game of golf. The past couple of years, I've still gotten suckered into playing in the company annual outing. Difficult when you get e-mails from a number of those with which you have to work year round, suggesting you WILL be there! Grrrrrrr...

My history with scrambles is work related, church, charity events. Each of these attracts folks who use this as the single time they play golf for the year. One of our group in last year's company tourney hadn't picked up a club in 3 years... and it showed!! The company tourney tries to split up we few who play regularly amongst the greater number who don't. These are long, agonizing rounds that you begin to think will never end. By the time the long round is over, there are those serious thoughts about never playing the game again.

It would be nice, as you explain, to have someone who could put it in the fairway and allow you to "air it out"! Instead, we have three "dribblers" and then the pressure is such that you have to rein it in and keep it in the short grass. And, of course, if you don't perform... it's all your fault. "You're the golfer in the group! You let us down!" No, buddy! I didn't let you down. You let yourself down signing up for a tournament in a sport at which you havn't participated for a year!!! Grrrr....

I did enjoy one scramble last year. For the first time, the son-in-law and I entered our course's "family" tourney. It's a 2-person scramble and your partner must be immediate family. He's a really long hitter and, usually, in or near the fairway. Our iron play is similar. He depended on my putting and, for one day, it was on. We had fun and won second place in a tourney where you know some innovative pencil sharpening is done.

[Slingblade61]

I play in 2 or 3 a year. I like them.
We have to use 3 drives from each player regardless.
On or about the 4th of july we do a red white and blue scramble.

Birdie the hole and you play from the blues.
Par play from the whites.
Bogey play from the reds, so on and so forth.

[zaphod]

I love scrambles.The most relaxing golf i can think of. Really promotes teamwork as each member contributes and reflects on strategy.

BTW Clug--sounds like you did well congrats

[MIKE1218]

I like scrambles, I play in one every year. Last year my 3 man team won with 60 on a short, tight par 70. Due to issues with one of the guys, I need a new team. But I have one in the works which will dominate this year...

[Calhoun]

yeah capt. choice - scramble same thing. I have played in 3 so far in the last three weeks and I have three more coming during the month of May. I know there will be alot more coming up in summer time.

[Clugnut]

I love scrambles.The most relaxing golf i can think of. Really promotes teamwork as each member contributes and reflects on strategy.

BTW Clug--sounds like you did well congrats

The team was -1 when I left after 15, and I think I would have been +2-3 on my own ball. No one could make the 8-15 footers you need to win those deals.

[ezra76]

I play in 2 or 3 a year. I like them.
We have to use 3 drives from each player regardless.
On or about the 4th of july we do a red white and blue scramble.

Birdie the hole and you play from the blues.
Par play from the whites.
Bogey play from the reds, so on and so forth.

That red, white, blue sounds interesting. I might consider implementing something like into a match with Twofast. Like win the hole and you play the blues, lose it and you get to tee off the whites.

[gwlee7]

I played in one last Veteran's Day I think it was. Anyhow, it was my favorite golf buddy, the head pro from my course, myself, and the assistant pro from my course. I need to mention that the assistant is a regular on the Duramed Futures Tour during the summer. My friend and I are both around a 5 hanidcap. It is a handicapped event and we get 1 stroke. We shot a 53 net and made 4 pars (we also made four eagles). I also must mention that the tournament organizers said that it was perfectly okay for the Futures tour player to hit from the ladies tees. We were doing crazy things like hitting pitching wedge into par 5s and chipping in for eagle on par fours. All in all, it wasn't really all that fun.

What was fun though was about a month later I shot 75 on my own ball there.

[Clugnut]

I also must mention that the tournament organizers said that it was perfectly okay for the Futures tour player to hit from the ladies tees.

I'd be pissed about that. Those ladies are danged good. They should have stuck her on a tee behind everyone else.

[gunning4u]

I really look forward to playing in scramble tournaments each year. I live in a college town and pretty much most of the bars in town will have an annual tournament, they have prizes for the winners like cash or clubs something for longest drive, putt ext.. and everyone gets a free dinner back at the bar. The added plus is they always have the girls that work at the bar as the beer girls and they always ware just smoking hot outfits. I try to play in about 3-4 a year.

[Eracer]

I would play in more scrambles if they had enough volunteers to score each hole. I'm so sick and tired of the cheating a$$wipes out there. And you know they're out there in every one of these scrambles. Why anyone would cheat to win a freaking trophy is beyond me. But they do.

Pi$$es me off.

[gwlee7]

I'd be pissed about that. Those ladies are danged good. They should have stuck her on a tee behind everyone else.

I agree as she easliy drives the ball as far as the average male golfer and regularly mops up with the "big boys" at our club. She should have at the least been made to play the same tee.

We even said "Are you sure you want us to that? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel." They said, "Well, all the other women are hitting form there." So, we shot the 53 net and 54 gross.