What is the name and origin of this golf format?

Question

• All players of a foursome tee-off.
• All four players hit their second shot from the location of the best drive.
• The group continues playing from the location of whoever has the best shot.
• However, at least 1 shot from each of the four players must be used each hole. (But I suppose it's just understood that only 3 players would be used on a par 3 hole.)

I thought that was just "match play", but definitions vary. I'm wondering if there is a specific name for that exact type of match play, and is there a known origin?

Answer 1

This sounds like a scramble₍₁₎₍₂₎.

A scramble fulfills the first three requirements you list above:

• All players of a foursome tee-off.
• All four players hit their second shot from the location of the best drive.
• The group continues playing from the location of whoever has the best shot.

The fourth requirement, "at least 1 shot from each of the four players must be used each hole," may be a variation of a scramble. I haven't found it in a specific scramble format, but the second source I reference states:

Another variation is to not allow any player's shot to be used twice in a row. This eliminates a team's ability to rely solely on one standout player.

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As far as a known origin, I have not been able to locate anything so far, but I will look into this.