Scramble Saga Begins: Exposing Golf’s Most Suspicious Scores

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Enjoy Episode 3 – How Low Can 4 Tour Pros Go in a Scramble?

Episode 2 – Amateurs with Average Handicap of 5

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Episode 2 – College Golfers, a Pro, and our Aussie Mate. Average GHIN +2

Where Did the Idea Come From?

Kenny Atcheson: Recently, I played in a 4-person scramble with some friends. We played well… and still got smoked — again! When the winning score was announced, about 100 people in the room let out a collective groan. Cue the eye rolls.

Sound familiar?

This happens a lot — as you probably already know, and as you’ll see below.

Now, to be clear: I’m not blaming the golf course, the tournament organizers, or the charity (which is why I’m not naming any of them here). I’m not even going to share the winning score because, honestly, it’s not about one specific event. This is just one of many scrambles where the final score raised eyebrows.

When I told my golf buddies the winning score a few days later, their reactions mirrored what I saw in the dining hall — disbelief, chuckles, and some well-earned sarcasm.

That got me thinking. So I ran a poll on social media asking:

“What percentage of the time do you think a winning scramble score is legitimate?”

  • Out of 67 golfers, 76% said the winning score is legit less than 60% of the time.
  • Nine people even said zero percent of the time.

That’s a whole lot of skepticism — and it’s exactly why we created Scramble Saga.

What Is Scramble Saga?

Instead of complaining about the same thing after every scramble, I decided to do something about it. I pitched an idea to a director of operations at a local golf course. He loved it — and Scramble Saga was born.

We’ve assembled a lineup of 4-person scramble teams to find out how low they can really go — on camera, no shortcuts, no pencil whipping.

Every shot is filmed. No breakfast balls. No questionable drops. No 10-foot gimmes.

Here’s the lineup:

  • Team 1 – Average handicap: 5
     Golfers who’ve played this course over 100 times. They know every break and should score well.
  • Team 2 – Average handicap: +2 (7 strokes better than group 1)
     Two college players chasing pro dreams, one teaching pro, and a club fitter with a swing as smooth as Ernie Els.
  • Team 3 – Four Professional Golfers. Yes, really–with millions in earnings. And yes, they were excited to play from the white tees — 6,391 yards.

All teams played the same course, same yardage, same pins. No trick setups, no tournament conditions — just a regular day on the course, so the scores are directly comparable.

All Three Rounds Revealed Something Unique

All three rounds in the first series have played with cameras rolling, and it was electric. We captured:

  • Hole-outs
  • 360-yard bombs
  • Ridiculous putts
  • Agonizing near misses

But it wasn’t just great golf. We also captured incredible stories;

  • One golfer has caddied at Augusta National
  • Another once caddied on tour — and famously fell on his rear on live TV
  • One hit a hole-in-one, playing with Butch Harmon

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