Replace alternate shot format with a scramble for Ryder Cup

[Big Tip]

I am starting a campaign.  I understand that it's going to be an uphill battle!

I think that the Ryder Cup, and other Ryder Cup-like competitions, should eliminate the alternate shot part and replace it with a two man scramble format.

Yes, I get the tradition part of how it is now.  Yes, I get the strategy part of it.

But the entertainment value out of watching a scramble overrides that in my mind. Also, how many of us can relate to the alternate shot?  Have you ever played in that format?  If so, how often?  I doubt anyone is going to say anything other than "very rarely".

Now, hold up your hand if you've ever played in a scramble?  Wouldn't it be cool to have some official rules as to how to play it? Also, I have always wondered what the pros could score in the format.  14 under?  17 under? 19 under?

You know there is a lot of team work involved in scrambles.  There is also lots of strategy involved in putting a team together.  Think about how hard the captains would have to work to get the optimum pairings together.

It's just a goofy thought I had.

[sean_miller]

I find that alternate shot foursomes blow scrambles out of the water for entertainment value. I don't play in 72 hole stroke play tournaments either, but that doesn't make the majors less entertaining.

[motteler621]

alternate shot works better for two teams against each other. Most of us have played scramble more than alternate shot because scramble works for a large golf outing, not really one team against the other.