Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Scoring Formats: Scramble

A team format where all players tee off, then they choose the best shot and all play their next shots from that spot. This continues until the ball is holed.

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A team format where all players tee off, then they choose the best shot and all play their next shots from that spot. This continues until the ball is holed. A scramble is the most common format for corporate and charity golf tournaments where there are lots of players on the course of all different skill levels. This helps speed up play and make the round more fun for everyone!

how it's used in a sentence

Do you want to play in my company's annual golf scramble next week?

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