Scramble Rules

Please note rules #3, 8, 12, 13 and 14.

The spirit of the scramble is to have all team members playing at once. These rules are intended to lessen, but not nullify, the advantage of teams with more players and to speed up play.

In summary, the rules make it so all teams have four putts from each position on the green regardless of the number of players. Between tee and green teams with more than four players will lose one of their shots - that of the player whose ball position is being played.

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SCRAMBLE RULES

1. Teams consist of all members of a single team.

2. A team may consist of any number of players.

3. There will be two team specials: Longest putt from on the green on #7 and Closest in Three on #2 and a team skins. Entry is $10 per team for each (total $20).

4. Players may hit in any order from the tee, fairway, or green.

5. All players play from the white tees.

6. The team captain determines which ball will be used for the next stroke.

7. All players on a team play off the tee.

8. When playing from any position not on the tee or green, if a team has five or more players, the player whose ball is being played cannot hit the next shot.

9. The position of play must be marked with a tee or other object.

10. Balls played from the fairway may be placed within one club-length of the position of play and no closer to the hole. Balls played from the rough may be placed within one club-length and no closer to the hole, but must remain in the rough.

11. Balls played from the green must be played from the same position.

12. When a ball is played from a hazard the player whose ball is played must hit the ball as it lies first. Other players may then place their ball as close a possible to the original position, no closer to the hole. Traps may be raked before each ball is placed.

13. If a team has three or fewer players, it will receive extra putts on the green so that each team has a total of four putts from each position. Any player may take an extra putt, but no player shall take more than two putts from any position. For example, if a team has only two players then each player takes two putts from each position on the green until the ball is holed.

14. If a team has more than four players, only four players will be allowed to putt from each position on the green.

15. DO NOT HOLE OUT MISSED PUTTS. The score of the first ball holed, even if by mistake, will count and that ends the stroke play for that hole.

16. All other rules of golf must be observed.

17. If in doubt about a rule, please ask for help. If you or your opponents cannot make a ruling, play two balls and determine the ruling later.