steve7
Head Pro
Hi all,going to play a round next week ,the format is a fourball texas scramble,never played this before,put name down to play.Can someone in simple terms explain how it is played please.All replies appreciated
Texas scramble ?
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
You all drive off. You pick the best of them then the other 3 go and pick there balls up and you all play from where the best one was. You repeat this process on every shot. Sometimes you are required to take a minimum of 3 of each players tee shots too. Its a fun format, enjoy
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
Everyone drives, pick the best tee shot, everyone plays second from that point, pick the best shot, everyone plays 3rd from that point and so on. The only caveat being you usually have to take a minimum number of drives from each player.
stevie_r
Tour Winner
You all tee off, decide which drive you like the look of and then all play a second shot from within 6 inches of where that ball lies. Repeat until ball hits the bottom of the cup.
Normally there will be a stipulation that a minimum number of tee shots for each player must be used. We have 4 par 3s and at our recent texas scramble an added twist was that each team member had to have a tee shot 'used' at one of them.
Normally there will be a stipulation that a minimum number of tee shots for each player must be used. We have 4 par 3s and at our recent texas scramble an added twist was that each team member had to have a tee shot 'used' at one of them.
richart
Major Champion
As above, but remember if you miss a putt, don't go and tap it in as that is the hole completed, and you partners may not get a putt. Place on the fairway and drop in the rough.
Bucket92
Challenge Tour Pro
Really fun format, I'm sure you'll enjoy it
chrisd
Major Champion
We had a Texas Scramble yesterday, run just as the other guys say. The handicapping methods can vary but we do an exact 10% of the combined, so a team with 10, 18, 14 and 20 handicap would give a 6.2 handicap which if say 6 birdies were made, around ours you would score 71 - 6.2 = 58.8 which is what we were yesterday and came 4th. It was won with a 55. 4 score!
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71 - 6.2 = 58.8. ?!
chrisd
Major Champion
Sorry 71 -6.2 - 6 birdies = 58.8 it is early!!
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Deleted member 15344
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:lol:
It is early
You can do my score card if you want
Our Texas Scramble is also 10% combined but the winning scores hit very low 50's even in the 40's
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
or just the shock of only coming 4th! :lol:
woody69
Journeyman Pro
I played in one yesterday. Was a pairs scramble and we got 25% of combined handicap. Oddly there were no drive restrictions. My partner was off 5 and I was proud to contribute 15 of the 74 shots we took, which was about 15 more than I was expecting! 
We ended up with 67.5 and came 25th out of a field of 34. Winner came in with 61.7, which is 10.3 under so a fairly tight group. Nightmare for us was we know exactly the 5 shots we left out there... we even 4 putted on one hole (the shame)
We ended up with 67.5 and came 25th out of a field of 34. Winner came in with 61.7, which is 10.3 under so a fairly tight group. Nightmare for us was we know exactly the 5 shots we left out there... we even 4 putted on one hole (the shame)
We play as described above with the addition, the person who's shot is chosen can't play the next shot. i.e. If my drive was chosen, I don't get to play the second shot.
richart
Major Champion
We play quite a few foursomes versions. 6 man/women teams, three drive odds, three drive evens then play foursomes. That is the format for our turkey trot. We have also introduced a yellow ball where each player has to play one hole with the yellow ball. Six holes are picked usually the par 3's and a par 4, and you decide at the beginning who will play each hole. Last time out we had the best scramble score, something like a net 53, but we had a NR as one player could not get out of a bunker with the yellow ball.
cookelad
Tour Winner
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chrisd
Major Champion
Only Blackmoor could have a comp that you need a degree from Oxford to understand - it just shows the level required for membership!
chrisd
Major Champion
My partners let me down!!
richart
Major Champion
Only took me five years to understand it Chris, but that understanding meant I was a team captain.:thup:
