Explanation of Games
Events this year will be designated tee times or shotgun starts.
Be sure to arrive at the club early enough to sign in at the Pro Shop, connect with your group, and proceed to your assigned hole.
Scrambles: Most of our scrambles will be based on Captain’s Choice. Teams will be balanced by handicaps and/or flights whenever possible.
Low Net: Individual play. For awards, count each stroke, total your score. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Par 4’s Only or Par 5’s Only: Individual play. For awards, count only the par four holes or par five holes. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Throw Out Worst Hole: Individual play. For awards, throw out your worst hole and total the rest. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Best and Worst: Individual play. For awards, throw out your best and worst holes and total the rest. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Mutt & Jeff: Individual play. For awards, total the three longest holes and the three shortest holes. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Mutt: Individual play. For awards, total the five longest holes. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Jeff: Individual play. For awards, total the five shortest holes. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Putts: Individual play. For awards, total number of putts only. Enter your full score in GHIN.
ONES: Individual play. For awards, total your full score for holes: O.N.E.S. (1,6,7,8,9). Enter your full score in GHIN.
Three Blind Mice: Individual play. For awards, discard your three worst holes and total the rest. Enter your full score in GHIN.
String Game: Individual or Team play. Each individual or team is given a string of a specified length. A ball can be moved a distance shorter than the string. That length is then cut off the string. Continue as long as there is string left.
Lucky Seven: This is a scramble format. Players are numbered 1 to 4 according to the placement on the score card. A die is rolled with #s 1,2,3,4,7,7. If your number is rolled, you are the only player to hit a tee shot and your shot must be taken by the team. If a “Lucky Seven” is rolled, all team members hit a tee shot and the team can choose the best ball. The die is rolled for tee shots only.
Even Steven: Individual play. For awards, total even number holes only. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Honest John: Individual play. Prior to play, predict your net or gross score. Awards based on closest predictions. Enter your full score in the GHIN.
Odd Man Out: Individual play. Total odd numbered holes only for Awards Points. Enter your full score in GHIN.
Caption’s Choice Scrambles
This will be the format for most of our scrambles. We may do a variation from time to time, so please watch for emails with additional instructions, as well as in your cart on day of the event.
- Team captain will be first person on pairing sheet. Abide by captain’s decisions. Remember that a “committee discussion” with each shot prolongs play.
- Each player tees off and captain selects best ball and marks with a tee. Other players pick up their balls and each player hits from the marked spot or within a club’s length no closer to the hole.
- If the selected ball lies in the fairway, stay on the fairway; if the selected ball lies in the rough, hazard, etc., play from those areas.
- Balls being stroked on the green must be placed no farther than one putter head length away from the selected ball and no nearer the hole.
- If you have only three (3) people on your team, the missing player is called the “Blind”. Each player will play the “blind” ball, including her own ball, for three holes.