Pairs Texas scramble handicap?

[woody69]

Does anyone know what is usually used to calculate handicap for pairs texas scramble strokeplay comp? I have seen 10% combined (although that is usually for 3 and 4 balls) or 25% combined, but it all seems a little vague. I know it is not a recognised format so doesn't have an official calc, but wondered what people recommended.

25% seemed a little 'unfair' (for want of a better word). If you have 15 and a 20 handicap pair they will be playing to 8.75. If you had a 5 and a 15 they would be playing to 5, so this would seem to favour the lower handicap player would it not?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Will always depend on what the clubs rules are

We have three scrambles

One is a board comp - 10% combined

The other two just social - one is 15% and the mixed one is 25%

 

[woody69]

Will always depend on what the clubs rules are

We have three scrambles

One is a board comp - 10% combined

The other two just social - one is 15% and the mixed one is 25%

Sure, get that it is down to the club, but any of those combinations seem to favour the lower handicap player do they not?

Using my hypothetical players

15+20 will get 3.5 shots with 10% where as the 5+15 will get 2 shots. Surely the 15+20 are further from the 5+15 than just 1.5 shots?

Wonder if any actual analysis of Texas scores has been conducted.

 

[WWG]

I haven't been playing long, but have played Texas scramble a few times. It has to be the best golf game in the world, and should never be taken to seriously, and that's probably why I like it so much.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Wherever I've played it it's been 1/10 combined for teams of 4, 1/8 for teams of 3. Working on that, 1/6 seems about right; a pair of 6 handicappers get 2 shots, a pair of 12 handicappers get 4 shots, a pair of 18 handicappers get 6 shots, a pair of 24 handicappers get 8 shots.

 

[moogie]

There's a pairs Texas scramble open at a local club soon, it's 30% of combined, for this particular open.
But there are no firm rules for this format

At my club, we only ever have 4 man team Texas scramble comps, with 10% handicaps, if a team only had 3 members they would get 10% plus an additional 2 strokes

 

[williamalex1]

Wherever I've played it it's been 1/10 combined for teams of 4, 1/8 for teams of 3. Working on that, 1/6 seems about right; a pair of 6 handicappers get 2 shots, a pair of 12 handicappers get 4 shots, a pair of 18 handicappers get 6 shots, a pair of 24 handicappers get 8 shots.

Also 7 drives each if i remember correctly, in a 2 man Texas Scramble.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Also 7 drives each if i remember correctly, in a 2 man Texas Scramble.

4 each for a 4 & 5 each for a 3, so seems reasonable. If you want a nasty twist in a 4 man team, 4 tee shots each including a par 3. That can bring the pains on at the right course; Thorpeness springs to mind.

 

[williamalex1]

4 each for a 4 & 5 each for a 3, so seems reasonable. If you want a nasty twist in a 4 man team, 4 tee shots each including a par 3. That can bring the pains on at the right course; Thorpeness springs to mind.

At my place par 3s don't count as a drive in scrambles (we only have 3 par 3s) .
Some other courses require that one drive from each player must be at a par 3.