Texas Scramble query

[Green Bay Hacker]

We reached the 17th today in our texas scramble and I still needed to get one drive in. I pulled it about 6 inches into the thick rough but the discussion was if the other 3 players could then drop, within one club length, into the light rough or not.

We decided not to take my drive as we weren't sure so what is the answer? is any rough treated as rough or do you have to recreate, as near as possible, the lie of the original player?

 

[rosecott]

We reached the 17th today in our texas scramble and I still needed to get one drive in. I pulled it about 6 inches into the thick rough but the discussion was if the other 3 players could then drop, within one club length, into the light rough or not.

We decided not to take my drive as we weren't sure so what is the answer? is any rough treated as rough or do you have to recreate, as near as possible, the lie of the original player?

There are no universal, hard and fast rules for Texas Scrambles as scrambles are not a recognised format in terms of the rules of golf. The committee should have laid down the rules.

 

[Region3]

Depends what your clubs rules are, as a scramble isn't covered in the rules of golf afaik.

If your ball was 10yds into the rough do they have a club length to drop in or is it supposed to be as near as possible to the first ball?
Whatever that is then I'd say the same applies and if that gets them a better lie then good news.

 

[full_throttle]

As long as the drop is no nearer the hole then your PP's can drop anywhere within the allowed distance

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

The drop is supposed to be within one club length, no nearer the hole. The only stipulation that we are aware of is that if you are in the rough you should not get to drop on the fairway.

 

[rulefan]

The drop is supposed to be within one club length, no nearer the hole. The only stipulation that we are aware of is that if you are in the rough you should not get to drop on the fairway.

Ignoring the fact that there are no official rules, your convention (and the Rules of Golf) does not differentiate between grades of rough. So I see no reason why your team shouldn't drop in the light rough.
How do you define thick and light rough?
The Rules don't define fairway but you can at least identify areas that are closely mown.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Ignoring the fact that there are no official rules, your convention (and the Rules of Golf) does not differentiate between grades of rough. So I see no reason why your team shouldn't drop in the light rough.
How do you define thick and light rough?
The Rules don't define fairway but you can at least identify areas that are closely mown.

That was our view as well, rough is rough is rough. However we did seek advice from a group that were standing on the 16th tee who replied with 'if your conscience is clear go ahead you cheating *****'. Their 'opinion' was that you should all be playing from a 'similar' lie. The problem seems to be that there are no hard and fast rules covering a scramble.