A great scramble
starts with
a clear plan.

• Agree on the date, registration window, start format, meal timing, and the course's weather and cancellation procedures.
• Confirm player capacity, team size, available carts, starting-hole assignments, and any accessibility arrangements.
• Write down what the course provides and what your committee must supply, including signage, scorecards, and check-in tables.

• Collect player names, contact details, team requests, and the information needed for meals or accessibility arrangements.
• Set a registration deadline and decide who handles substitutions, cancellations, and incomplete teams.
• Keep a single master list with registration status and team assignments. Limit access to the people who need it.

In a scramble, teammates choose a shot and play their next shots from that position, repeating the process until the hole is complete. Confirm the event's specific rules with the course and share them before play begins.

• Confirm tees, any minimum-drive requirements, ball-placement rules, and how ties will be resolved.
• Assign teams and starting holes with the course. Reconcile the player list, cart list, and scorecards after any changes.
• Choose who submits each team's score, who checks results, and how players can get help. Prepare paper scorecards as a backup if using mobile scoring.

• Assign named owners for check-in, course coordination, scoring, sponsor setup, and the awards presentation.
• Record sponsor commitments, logo deadlines, sign locations, and recognition during the event.
• Share one event-day schedule and a contact list with volunteers. Confirm where supplies go and who handles last-minute decisions.

• Send arrival time, directions, check-in location, start time, and the event's weather communication plan.
• Prepare the registration list, team assignments, starting holes, rules, scorecards, and volunteer schedule.
• Walk through check-in and score submission with the people responsible. Confirm how updates reach everyone on the course.

• Check submitted scores and resolve questions before announcing winners or presenting prizes.
• Thank players, volunteers, the course, and sponsors. Share approved results and an event recap.
• Record what worked, what caused delays, and what to change for the next tournament while the details are fresh.