RBC PGA SCRAMBLE - RULES SHEET
All MALE competitors will play from the BLUE tees. All FEMALE competitors will play from the GOLD tees.
Contests $10,000 Hole-in-One Shootout Qualifier – Hole 10
Golf Canada Rules of Golf - The Golf Canada Rules of Golf will govern all competition, except for those specialized Scramble Rules in place for the RBC PGA Scramble.
RBC PGA Scramble Format – Regional and National events will be operated under the Ambrose Scramble Format. All team members may play from the teeing ground of each hole. The team then chooses the shot that gives them the best chance for the next shot. The golfer whose shot is selected is then eliminated from participating in that next shot. A player is only eliminated for the one-shot following his/her selected shot (does not include tee shots or putts).
This process continues with one person being eliminated for each shot until the ball is on the putting green, where all players will have an opportunity to make a putt from each location until the ball is holed.
All five players then play from the next teeing ground and the elimination process begins again. The eliminated player cannot make a practice stroke or practice putt during the time they are eliminated. Should a player make a stroke during the time they are eliminated a two (2) stroke penalty will apply.
Three Tee Shots – A minimum of three (3) tee shots per team member must be used per eighteen (18) hole stipulated round.
Selected Shot - If the selected shot is in the general area (anywhere on the course, except any penalty area, teeing area of the hole being played, bunker or putting green of the hole being played) the ball must be placed within one (1) club length of the selected shot, no nearer the hole, and must remain in the general area. If the selected ball is in a penalty area/bunker, the next shot must be played from the penalty area/bunker, or from outside the penalty area/bunker under the applicable Rule under penalty of one-stroke (unless additional penalties apply). A ball that is not on the putting green of the hole being played, may not be placed on the putting green, even if it is within one club-length of the marked ball.
In a bunker, the sand may be raked before any ball being placed.
Each ball must be placed within one putter head of the marked position and played from there on the putting green. The flagstick may be removed from the hole.
Advice - Under Rule 10.2, players are not permitted to seek advice from anyone who is not part of their team, and must prevent anyone else from providing advice to any team member.
Indicating Line of Play – Except on a putting green, a player may not intentionally indicate the line of play to a teammate while a stroke is being played. See Rule 10.2 for an exception to this Rule. The penalty for a breach of this Rule is two (2) strokes.
Standing on an Extension of Line of Play - Team members may stand behind one another while making any stroke.
Scorecard - Scoring will be done electronically in 2021. Each PGA professional will be required to download the Golf Genius App and will be provided with the GGID to log in before the start of the competition. Before the competition, each team must verify that their Handicap Indexes are correct as of the entry closing date. During the round, the PGA professional should post scores upon completion of each hole. At the end of the round, when each hole score has been posted, the PGA professional and volunteer scorer must verbally verify the hole-by-hole scores with the PGA of Canada. It is the team’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of each hole score, the selected player’s tee shot on each hole and handicaps on the volunteer’s scoresheet.
As per the World Handicap System, the team’s Playing Handicap will consist of 25% of the lowest player’s Course Handicap, 20% of the second-lowest, 15% of the third-lowest and 10% of the highest player’s Course Handicap. This Playing Handicap will be subtracted from the gross score for the net score. Signing for an incorrect score or handicap will lead to automatic disqualification from the event under Rule 3.3.
Playoff – In the event of a tie for 1st place, the winning team will be determined by matching scorecards as per Section 5.4 of the Rules Manual.
RBC PGA SCRAMBLE OF CANADA REGIONAL FINAL - AMBROSE SCRAMBLE FORMAT
The event will be played as five (5) person teams under the RBC PGA Scramble Ambrose (elimination) scramble format.
• All team members may play from the teeing area of each hole
• Team chooses the shot they are going to use
• The golfer whose shot is selected is eliminated from participating in the next shot
• A player is only eliminated for the one-shot following his/her selected shot
• This process continues up until the ball is on the putting green with one person being eliminated for each shot (i.e. only four players play each shot except for the tee shot)
• Once the ball is on the green, all five players attempt to hole the first putt. This process continues until the ball is holed.
• All five players tee off the next hole and the elimination process begins again
• The eliminated player cannot take a practice shot or putt during the time they are eliminated - penalty two (2) shots
• Each team member’s tee shot must be used at least three (3) times per eighteen (18) holes
• A putt is any stroke made from the putting green. All five players can putt only if the ball is on the green. If the team chooses to putt from off the green only four (4) players can play that shot.
For Example
• John, Phil, Mike, Natalie & Katherine tee off the first hole, John’s drive is selected as the best shot
• John is eliminated for the next shot and only Phil, Mike, Natalie & Katherine take the second shot
• Phil’s second shot is selected as the best shot out of Phil’s, Mike, Natalie’s & Katherine’s second shot
• Phil is eliminated for the next shot and only John, Mike, Natalie & Katherine take the third shot
• Natalie’s third shot is selected as the best shot out of John, Mike, Natalie’s & Katherine’s and it lands on the green
• John, Phil, Mike, Natalie & Katherine can then all attempt the first putt
• John, Phil, Mike, Natalie & Katherine all tee off the second hole & the elimination process starts again