Comments on: Scramble vs. Best Ball

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:49:06 +0000

We have played “Attrition Golf.” It works best with either 2 individuals or two teams playing each other. After each hole the winners are allowed to take one club out of the loser’s bag (excluding putters). Meaning if you lose a hole, you have a chance to have your driver taken away. You can only get the club back by winning another hole, at which time you can choose to either take away a club from the opposition or take back one of your clubs. Of course this works best with two players or teams of similar skill level. If you are playing with someone that is not of the same handicap, you may play some sort of adjusted scoring.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:00:51 +0000

For small groups of just your normal four-some or five-some you could try Bingo, Bango, Bongo. Or First On, closest to, first in. which normally carries a small monetary value for each depending on your group. For larger groups try an Alternate shot or a jazzed up version of the four man best ball described something like :

each player on the team plays his own ball throughout the round. On each hole, a predetermined number of the lower scores is used.
One the first hole, the lowest net score among the four players counts as the team score. On the second hole, the two lowest net scores become the team score. On the third hole, the three lowest net scores become the team score. On the fourth hole, it’s back to the one lowest score, and so on throughout the round.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:20:23 +0000

mike, we tried another scramble type of game and it worked out very well.You play it the same as the regular scramble except that the person that hit the best ball is not able to hit the next shot from where his /her ball landed , they will have to sit out that shot and after the second best ball is pick the person that hit that ball will have to sit out the next shot too, this continues untill the ball is in the hole .Even when putting what ever ball has been choosen to hit from the owner if that ball will sit out the next shot

By: mike

mike — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:24:28 +0000

does anyone know any exciting games besides best ball or scramble that 4-5-foursome can play(something new we have tried them all

By: Krissy

Krissy — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:00:07 +0000

I am planning a golf scramble for my work and I was calling it a “best ball scramble”. I am going to rename it now, thanks to you. Now I won’t sound drunk or crazy! I definitely think the names are deceiving and would make more sense if reversed. Thanks for the clarification.

By: Niel

Niel — Wed, 11 May 2005 18:09:31 +0000

I appreciate your attempt to educate people. I have been trying hard in my area to enlighten the uninformed for quite some time now. It appears to be somewhat regional as the current area that I live in calls the scramble a best ball whereas just 100 miles to the north where I used to live they had it right.

By: Jere

Jere — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:56:19 +0000

I have played in both and I agree that the names of them are misleading…I like both of them, but I like scrambles a bit more because it is a little bit more team oriented and that is something I like to have once in a while when golfing.