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How It Works
Both partners tee off, the team picks the best drive, and everyone plays their own ball in from there — no more sharing shots after the tee. Structurally the same as Four Ball (each hole, the team's score is the better of its two partners' net scores), just with a different handicap allowance to reflect the shared best drive.
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Scoring in theStick
Since only the final score matters (not who hit which shot), enter each player's own score like any individual game — there's no shared team score row to fill in.
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Options & Variations
Format can be Match, Stroke, or both at once (both pay out separately) — default Match. Bet-per-player (default $20). Presses (default on, $10) are available in Match format. Assign Team A / B — same "tap to swap players in or out" picker as Four Ball/Vegas/Chapman. Handicaps: Index on Low HC (on, indexed off the active four) with a flat % HC (default 100%, same control as Four Ball) applied first, then the LOWER-handicap partner on each team is scaled again by their own percentage and the HIGHER-handicap partner by a separate percentage — both default 75% (lower than Four Ball's effective 100%, since the shared best drive is itself an advantage) — plus Full or Half strokes.
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Payouts
The losing team pays the winning team per match (and per stroke total, if both formats are on). A halved match exchanges nothing.
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Pro Tips
•The best driver should tee off first — a good drive in the bag takes pressure off the second tee shot.
•Play your own ball aggressively once a safe drive is already down — you have nothing to lose.
•Track your own net score carefully; unlike a shared-ball format, a bad approach or putt is entirely on you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shamble in golf?
Shamble: Best drive, then everyone plays their own ball in. Both partners tee off, the team picks the best drive, and everyone plays their own ball in from there — no more sharing shots after the tee.
How many players do you need for Shamble?
Shamble plays with Exactly 4 players (2 teams of 2).
How do payouts work in Shamble?
The losing team pays the winning team per match (and per stroke total, if both formats are on). A halved match exchanges nothing.