2026 LPGA Amateurs Scramble Open

May 8-9, 2026

 

 

Event GGID: 26SCRAMBLEOPEN

 

 

Location

 

Ford's Colony Country Club - Blackheath & Marsh Hawk Courses

240 Fords Colony Drive

Williamsburg, VA 23188

 

 

Registration Fee

 

Player Registration Fee:  $550.00 per player

 

Fee Includes:

  • Event Entry Fee
  • Two Rounds of Tournament Golf with riding cart
  • Range Balls
  • Thursday Player's Meeting & Reception (5:30 - 8:30PM)
  • Saturday Dinner Buffet & Awards Celebration from 5:00 - 8:30PM
    •  Plan departure flights accordingly - Sunday is recommended!
  • Awards will be given to the Overall Low Gross and Low Net teams and the Low Gross and Low Net teams in each flight upon completion of play
  • Taxes
  • Player Gifts

 

Tournament Format

 

Field Size: 220

 

Tournament Format

  • 36 hole net Scramble event using the Ambrose* handicapping method (see below).
  • Friday & Saturday 9:00 AM shotgun starts on Blackheath & Marsh courses. Hole & course assignments will not be available until the week of the tournament.
  • All competitors will play from the same set of tees (to be finalized the week of the tournament).
  • There will be multiple flights assigned by the committee based on team handicap. 
  • The number of flights will be dependent upon both the number of teams entered and the range of team handicaps.

 

 

*The Ambrose Team Handicap is fifty percent of the average of the four players' Course Handicaps rounded to the first decimal place.

 
Example: 
Course Handicaps of 14 + 10 +15 + 18 = 57
The team's handicap average is 14.25.

50% of the average is 7.13, which rounds to 7.1 (0.05 rounds up).

 

Awards:

  • The 2025 Scramble Open Champions will be the overall Low Net team from the field.
  • Awards given to the overall Low Net and Low Gross winners.
  • Awards given to the Low Net and Low Gross winners for each flight (exclusive of overall Low Net and Low Gross winners).

 

Practice Rounds Information

 

Blackheath Course:

 

- May 6, 2026: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

- May 7, 2026: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

 

Marsh Hawk Course:

 

- May 6, 2026: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

- May 7, 2026: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Players can call the Pro Shop at 757-258-4130 to book their tee times within these blocks. DO NOT CALL THE PRO SHOP UNLESS YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED INTO THE FIELD!!

 

Rate: $75

          

Important Deadlines

 

Phase 1 Registration Opens: Feb. 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST

Phase 1 Registration Closes: Feb. 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

Lottery (if needed to determine field): Feb. 24, 2026

Phase 2 Registration Reopens (if event is not full on Feb. 17): Feb. 24, 2026 at 9 AM EST

Final Registration Deadline: March 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

Handicap Revision Date: April 24, 2026

Substitution Deadline: May 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

        NOTE: Substitutions requested after April 25 must be within 8 handicap strokes of the withdrawing            player.

 

Click here to submit Substitution Request form

 

 

 

Registration Process

 

Individual registration ONLY. Every player must register themselves.

 

Registration will be conducted following this process:

 

Phase 1:  Registration will be open for 5 days.  If an event has more teams registered than we can accommodate, we will conduct a lottery to determine which teams get in. 

 

All players will go into a "Pending Registration" status. Credit card authorizations will be approved but cards will not be charged until a player goes into the Confirmed Roster. When all players from a team are registered, the team will be moved to a "Waitlist".  (It really helps if all players spell the team name the same way.)

 

 Phase 2:  If the event does not fill during Phase 1, registration will re-open and will be First Come-First Served.  If an event reaches maximum capacity before the registration deadline, registration for that event will be turned closed. 

 

If Phase 2 registration is utilized, the last player on a team to register will determine the team's place in the First Come-First Serve queue.  In this phase, when a team is complete, it may be moved directly from "Pending Registration" to the Confirmed Roster (bypassing the Waitlist) at which time credit cards will be charged.

 

Teams moving to the Confirmed Roster:  

  • If the field does not fill during Phase 1, all complete teams will be moved to the Confirmed Roster and credit cards will be charged on February 18.
  • If a lottery is necessary, the selected teams will be moved to the Confirmed Roster and credit cards will be charged on February 18.

 

Refund/Cancellation Policy

 

Refunds can be requested for cancellations made prior to the final registration deadline (March 27, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST). A 4% fee will be retained by the Association to cover credit card processing fees. Cancellations made after the final registration deadline will not be refunded.