In a scramble, each golfer in the foursome tees off, and then the group selects the best drive. The other players then pick up their balls and hit from within one club length of the drive. The best shot is selected and the process is repeated until the ball is in the hole. If possible, organizers try to make scramble teams as equal as possible. Often, though, they are content to let friends or business associates play together with no attention to team parity.
Scrambles promote camaraderie in the foursome and produce low scores.
A few clutch putts by the worst golfer are as appreciated as steady play by the best player. Special rules sometimes require that each foursome use at least two drives by each player. In King's tournament, the person whose shot was just used is ineligible to attempt the next shot. Teams start on the white tees then move backward or forward defending on how they do. Birdie a hole, and your group moves back one set of tees.