A shamble is a type of golf tournament that combines elements of a scramble with elements of stroke play. Like in a scramble, all members of a team (usually four) tee off and the best ball of the four tee shots is selected. All players move their balls to the spot of the best ball. From this point, the hole is played out at stroke play, with all members of the team playing their own ball into the hole.
So, select the best shot off the tee, move all balls to that spot, then play individual stroke play until each member of the group
has holed out.
Shambles should be played with full handicaps to make sure weaker players contribute to the team score. (Scoring, as with
scrambles, can be done any number of ways, such as using one low ball per hole as the team score, or using two or three low
balls per hole. Shamble scoring is only limited by the tournament director’s imagination.)
*Combination between a Scramble and Best Ball format.
