sdandrea1 My swing and my game mngmnt in a scramble is NOTHING like when I'm playing my own ball. I hate scrambles, but typically support good causes as long as I have a fun group.
I live on a golf course and have the opportunity to watch Scrambles all the time. My goodness, folks become so stupid in their game management. More often than not, the group gets a better than average tee shot. Regardless, their abilities are put to the challenge on approach shots. This becomes especially true on par 5's. Groups go for the green in 2 and then put their whole group into "short-game mode". That's when they really suck!
I don't hit greens in 2 on par 5's. But, ideally I like to set myself up for a nice full-swing approach. I also don't care to hit my longest club for that second shot. Yeah, it sometimes feels silly to pull an 8 iron for my second shot. But, all in all, that lay-up tends to bring out my best, and least pressured swing. LOL