Scramble. Flighted. Honest.
Four-person scramble — captain's choice — with three flights so every team is racing teams in their own range. Side games keep everyone in it on the back nine.
Scramble, the short version
All four tee off
Pick the best ball. Everybody plays from there until holed. Repeat for 18.
Minimum drives per player
Every player must contribute at least 3 drives on the round. The app tracks it; the captain gets a warning if any player is short by the back nine.
Putt on the line
Inside the leather — re-rack within a putter-grip's length. House rule, but kept honest.
Ties
Ties broken on the scorecard — handicap holes 18, 16, 14, 12 — then closest-to-pin if still tied.
Three flights, real competition
Teams are split into Flights A / B / C by combined team handicap so the 25-cap groups are racing other 25-cap groups.
Lowest combined handicaps. Looking for the scratch upset.
The bulk of the field. Where most of the trophies actually live.
Highest combined handicaps. As lethal as anyone with a hot putter.
Net allowance: configurable (default ~20% of combined or sum-of-lowest at the commissioner's discretion). The exact formula is locked at kickoff and published in the run sheet.
Contests
Independent of the scramble score. Submit during play; admin verifies; winners compute live.
Closest-to-pin
Min distance from cup, par 3.
Long drive
Max yardage, designated hole.
Straightest drive
Min offset from centerline.
Beat-the-pro
Closer to the pin than our resident pro.
Putting contest
Pre-shotgun on the practice green.
Custom hole
Whatever the commissioner dreams up that year.
Optional buy-ins
Stake your own action without affecting the team result.
Skins
Gross & net flavors. Carryover until won. Winners published at dinner.
50/50 raffle
Half the pot goes to the winner, half to the prize pool (or charity).
Mulligan packs
Two mulligans per player per nine, sold at registration.
Calcutta
Pre-event team auction. Pot pays out by flight finish on a published curve.
Who wins what
- Overall low grossFirst & second
- Per-flight low netFirst, second, third — A / B / C
- ContestsEach contest, by division
- Skins / 50-50 / CalcuttaPaid from the respective pots
- Traveling trophyOverall low net — defended each year
- The Loser's AwardWhoever finishes dead last gets the spoon
What the commissioner says, goes
The commissioner has final say on scoring disputes, contest verification, and handicap allowance. Submit appeals at the bar — that's a feature, not a bug.