Scrambling Your Way to Fun Golf

This article calls the subject of using the golf jumble format to get many people involved in the fantastic game of golf.

Studies show that the number of golfers has continued fairly stagnant over the last few years. To be sure the cost of golfing is a major factor.

But another factor has to be the trouble of playing the game to a fair level. People are abashed when their scores sour into the stratosphere. Some people get over this by being a casual golfer--that is, a golfer who doesn't even hold on score. They just exit and hit the golf ball around the course. That way they don't have to account a high golf score.

Let me advise a way to get low-level golfers more involved in the game of golf. Take the scramble.

A scramble isn't a formal golf format approved by the United States Golf Association (USGA) or the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland (R&A). It's a more intimate way of playing golf much engaged these days for more informal and at ease golf tournaments.

The scramble format gathers up each golfer to hit the golf ball from the tee box as was common. Then a decision is made among those playing in the group as to which is the best shot. The best shot put up longest or the one that has a direct shot into the green. Once the conclusion is made as to which is the best shot (or lie), each player hits the golf ball from that spot (or roughly approximately the spot).

This accommodates true on every shot--from the tee box, on the fairway, in the rough, or on the green.

The great thing about a scramble format is that each golfer doesn't have to worry about each shot. If they shank a shot, hopefully someone else will get a in force shot where they can have an chance to get another good shot. In other words, every golfer in the group can chip in to the final score.

Here are two another suggestions for using the scramble format:

1. When playing for fun, try LearnGolfCourse as well using the scramble format.

LearnGolfCourse (www.learngolfcourse.com) is a new golf game where you are able to place your golf ball on a tee anywhere on the golf course except the green. (This admits the novice golfer the opportunity to get a good stroke at the golf ball.)