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Rare I'd say given we do an exact 10% of combined 4 players handicap, but I guess it could happen if 2 teams just never miss anything
 

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As I say, it would be rare to pull that much ahead but that's the thing about these comps, no one is there to check that every team is playing to the same rules
 

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Don't see why not? If it was one team winning by a mile it looks a bit suspicious but 2 teams is a lot of people to question. 2 shots is not that much.
 

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All it takes is for them to always hit a green in reg then there's a good chance one will 1 putt. So it seems definitely possible.
 

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It was actually 3 shots and in my opinion no it's not usually such a big winning margin in a scramble.
 

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Not greatly surprised, no. Was in a team that had 5 birdies in the last 6 holes to win one once (would have been more if we'd realised what our problem was earlier! :rolleyes:); if someone gets on a run like that a two shot margin is perfectly believable.
 
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Scrambles favour the low men, you get 4 guys say the highest if off 3 then you can bet they're putting for birdies every hole or better.
Agreed-I won one a couple of years ago, we shot 14 under gross.
We were off 3,4,6,6.
when you are restricted on number of drives you don’t want anyone who struggles off the tee, & you need 4 decent putters as well (I was our weak putter).
 

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Agreed-I won one a couple of years ago, we shot 14 under gross.
We were off 3,4,6,6.
when you are restricted on number of drives you don’t want anyone who struggles off the tee, & you need 4 decent putters as well (I was our weak putter).
I thought the posters score of 9 under was high, 9 under wouldn't get a sniff at our scramble nor the 2 ball better ball comp
 
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Can’t see an issue with the winning scores. After playing at Dunbar last week I can see plenty of chances of birdies and eagles in a Texas scramble.

Hell I even made a few pars with my own ball so it’s defo scoreable ?
 

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There is a very well known TS group round our way who usually clean up all over NE Scotland, year before last they won 7 of 8 they entered, their highest man is off 3, lowest +2.
 
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