Exciting new scramble tournament for 2021
Exciting new scramble tournament for 2021
The Professional Golfers’ Association of New Zealand (PGANZ) launches its unique format of scramble for next year.
At the recent PGA members' and partners’ day, PGANZ announced it would be running a new PGA scramble for 2021. It was meet with enthusiasm and excitement as the members and partners went out with a PGA professional in teams to try out the new scramble format.
It was a fantastic day and has ignited those that were there to get back to their clubs and get their local scramble dates locked in and begin the planning.
With good support from the PGA, I am confident that 2021 will deliver everything and more that golf has come to know about the scramble format of the game.
We are seeing a huge influx of people playing golf at the moment, the new PGA scramble event is specifically designed to retain people to our game through this exciting format. This event offers a golfer focused experience that is completely unique.
The PGA scramble is a unique golf tournament series based on local and regional events throughout New Zealand, culminating in a prestigious national final at Jacks Point in December 2021.
Amateur teams compete at local events to qualify for regional finals where they play with a PGA professional as part of the team – the ultimate dream for most golf club members.
Similar to a team ambrose event, scramble is played under the PGA scramble elimination style format
National Final
The PGA scramble national final will be a golfing trip of a lifetime and become a highlight experience.
Joined by the club host professional and a PGA NZ Tour player, the regional winners will compete at Jacks Point for the National Scramble trophy. Jack’s Point rated as the number one course in the South Island. The 18-hole par 72 championship course, with five tee positions, weaves through native tussock grasslands to the edge of Lake Wakatipu, situated below the Remarkables' mountain range. There is no place in the World like Jack’s Point.
The championship final will deliver all the atmosphere and competitiveness of a professional tournament capped off by a celebration function and prize giving to conclude the day at Jack’s Point.
Format of Play
All events are to follow the same format but with an additional player (PGA professionals) added to each team at the regional and then a PGA Tour player at the national final.
Local event: Teams of three players all playing ambrose, all three players tee off every hole, the players whose shot is selected does not play the next shot and this repeats until the hole is finished.
Example players A, B and C all tee off. Player As drive is selected so players B and C play the second shot. Player B has the best second shot so players A and C play the third shot and so on until the hole is completed.
Balls are dropped as per the rules of golf to be put into play unless on the putting green when the ball can be placed. Order of play is up to the team and all shots need to be taken within a club length.
All players must have at least three drives selected.
* Local event teams of three players. All teams are to play with another team with scorecards exchanged as per tournament golf rules at the start of the round.
* Regional event teams of four as the local PGA professional joins the winning local team.
* National event teams of five with a PGA tour professional joining the winning regional teams.
Regional events Venues
Northland/North Harbour/ Auckland
Gulf Harbour
Bay of Plenty/Waikato/Taranaki
Rotorua
Wellington/Manawatu/ Hawkes Bay
Paraparaumu
Canterbury/Tasman/Aorangi
Clearwater
Otago/Southland
Chisholm Park
