This weekend will see the opening of the 2022 golfing season with our annual Opening Day festivities, this Sunday 9th January.
Event Details: This years event is a Las Vegas Scramble the Theme for the event is 50’s so get the outfits on and come down dressed up ready to party! There will be a sausage sizzle from 11:30am on the grassed area outside the club-house, refreshments will also be available in the Main Bar area so make sure you are here early to join in the festivities, all provided by VGC. Registration will be through the golf shop from 11:00am. Details on the Las Vegas Scramble can be seen below.
There will be a shotgun start at 12:30pm to kick things off, the entry fees is $30.00 per player which includes pre-game sausage sizzle, refreshments, prizes and post-game dinner. Players in all VGC Member categories are invited to be part of the event, play in the competition and stay for dinner post golf.
The Las Vegas Scramble is a variation of a regular scramble that involves the use of a 6-sided die. Here’s how it works:
Before play begins, select a team Captain and assign a number from one to four to each member of your 4-person team. At each tee, all four members tee off, then the 6-sided die is thrown or rolled by the Captain. Check the number that comes up on the die. If it is a 1, 2, 3 or 4, then the drive of the team member whose number matches must be used on that hole. (Example: On the first hole, all four team members hit drives. Then the number 3 is rolled. The drive hit by the team member who is designated player #3 is the drive that must be played on this hole.) If the die comes up 5 or 6, then the team can choose the best drive among the four.
Whether the die chooses your drive for you (rolling 1 through 4), or allows the team to choose the next drive (rolling 5 or 6), the hole is then played out as a normal scramble. There is a lot of luck involved in a Las Vegas Scramble. The key point to remember is that the die is rolled only after each player has hit his drive.
*You are golfing in Vegas, might as well take some risks by rolling the dice!!
Happy golfing!
