How to play a Shamble
Everyone tees off and the team chooses the best drive. From there, each golfer plays their own ball into the hole. The team's best score is its score for the hole.
The rules
- Form teams, usually of 2 to 4 golfers.
- Everyone tees off and the team chooses the best drive.
- Each golfer plays their own ball into the hole from that spot.
- The team's best score is its score for the hole.
- The lowest total against par wins.
One hole, start to finish
Team score 4, even par
On the board
Who it's for
Member-guests, corporate outings and any event that wants individual scores alive while giving everyone a good drive. Each team scores through its own link, and shotgun starts work.
Variations ForeBoard supports
Choose this when you set up the tournament.
Gross or net
In a net shamble, each golfer's handicap is cut by team size before strokes apply, and the team takes its lowest net score.
Handicap allowance
In a net round, each golfer's handicap is reduced by team size, then rounded.
| Team size | Allowance |
|---|---|
| 4 or more | 65% |
| 3 | 70% |
| 2 | 75% |
Questions golfers ask
Does ForeBoard count the best one score or the best two?
The single best score. Counting two isn't supported in ForeBoard.
What if a golfer has no score on a hole?
The team uses whoever posted. A hole with no scores isn't counted.
How is it different from a scramble?
In a scramble, everyone plays from the best shot every time. In a shamble, that only happens off the tee.
Scramble vs Best Ball vs Shamble →
Score it free on ForeBoard
Choose Shamble, share the link, and everyone sees the score as you play. No app, no account.
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