Scramble handicaps7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() If a ball is hit out of play, for example, it's not going to upset the score too much. They can still enjoy a group game of golf without worrying about letting their teammates down. It is excellent for those amateur golfers whose handicaps may be higher than they like. One of the reasons the Texas Scrambles format is so popular is that it's a fun, relaxed way to play golf. For now, let's look at why the format is so popular among amateur golfers. We'll go into much more detail about how to play shortly. The winning team is the one that has the lowest score when the round is finished.ĭon't worry. And so it continues until the ball ends up in the hole.Įach Texas Scramble team will enter their overall score for each hole. ![]() Once again, the very best shot from the lot will be chosen. ![]() Thankfully, it's an easy format to get your head around.Įach team member will hit a tee shot on every hole, with the best drive chosen as the ball in play.Įach team member will take their second shot from where the best tee has landed. So, for example, with gents yellow tees with par/course/slope of 69/68/120 and ladies red at 70/70/123 and both myself and my wife having a handicap index of 19.0, our rounded course handicaps would be 19.0 * 120/113 = 20 and 19.0 * 123/113 = 21.Īssuming no competition handicap allowance, I have no idea how to turn the above rules of handicapping text into a calculation to adjust one of the handicaps.Also known as Captains Choice, Texas Scramble first started gaining popularity in the 50s in, yes, you guessed it, the state of Texas.Ĭonsisting of either three or four players, Texas Scramble remains one of the most popular team golf formats. O All players playing from a set of tees requiring a lower number of points to ‘play to handicap’ will receive additional strokes to their Playing Handicap equal to the difference between the number of points they require to ‘play to handicap’ and the highest number of points required by other players. O Those players requiring the highest number of points to ‘play to handicap’ receive no additional strokes to the standard calculation of their Playing Handicap. It's rule 6.2bii,įor an 18-hole round: The number of points required for all players to ‘play to handicap’ must be calculated from each applicable set of tees. CONGU does not use par in the Course Handicap calculation.Įngland Golf have now published their version of the WHS rules of handicapping and I am completely baffled by the rule to calculate playing handicaps for mixed tee, 18 hole stableford. I don't know if you are referring to the old EGA system or the WHS implementation for EGA affiliated countries in Europe. All players playing from tees with a lower target number of points will receive additional strokes equal to the difference in their target points required to play to handicap. Those players with the highest number of target points to play to handicap receive no additional strokes. The number of points required for all players to play to handicap must be calculated from each applicable set of tees. Playing Handicap = (Course Handicap x handicap allowance) + ( difference in Course Ratings) The additional strokes are added to the player's Playing Handicap as follows: those playing from tees with higher Course Ratings must receive additional strokes for the round, equal to the difference between the Course Rating of the tees they are playing and the tees with the lowest Course Rating. In circumstances where play is from two or more sets of tees (such as mixed gender or mixed ability events). CONGU does not use par in the Course Handicap calculation. No handicap adjustments will be applied for Bogey, Par and Stableford competitions.Ĭlick to expand.I don't know if you are referring to the old EGA system or the WHS implementation for EGA affiliated countries in Europe. In these formats, when players compete in the same competition but play from different tees with a different Par, no extra adjustment for the difference in Pars will be applied to their playing handicaps since the formula of the playing handicap (see Clause 3.9.3) compensates for that difference. First, the playing handicap should be determined and then the additional strokes are added to the playing handicap of the player(s) playing from the tees with the higher Par. ![]() This means that, in stroke play (medal) and match play handicap competitions, when players compete in the same competition but play from different tees, each with a different Par, the players playing from the set of tees with the higher Par receive additional strokes equal to the Par difference. Stroke Play (Medal) and Match Play Competitions I think you are both correct and both wrong - at least that's my reading of how it works in the EGA system which should give a good idea of how WHS will work: ![]()
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