In a standard scramble, the team members - let's call them Players A, B, C and D - all tee off. The best of the four drives is selected. Let's say Player A hit the best drive. So B, C and D pick up their balls and move to the location of A's drive, and all four play their second shots from that location. This continues until the ball is holed.
In a Miami Scramble, the variation is this: If Player A's drive is selected, then B, C and D move their balls to that location and play their second strokes - but Player A does not play a second stroke. He sits out, because his drive was used.
There are variations in the rules for these tournaments, depending on who is running the tournament and (sometimes) where it is being played (regional variations). But most typically, the way a Miami Scramble continues following the second strokes is that the player whose drive was used continues to sit out until the team gets onto the green. So in our example, Player A would rejoin the rotation once the team is in a position to putt.
In that format, the members of a 4-person team are typically required to use at least four drives of each team member over 18 holes.
As noted, though, Miami Scramble is often just a synonym for a Florida Scramble, so see that definition for more.
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