Description &
Format: A
handicapped single elimination tournament combining players from all
classes using a stroke-play format. The winner of a match is the
competitor with the lowest net score for 18 holes (gross score minus
course handicap). Course handicap is taken from the blue tees
current as of the day of the match. Winner advances to the next
round until a champion is determined.
Entry & Qualifying:
Open to all Men’s Club members. Each player must submit a Blanchard
Cup competition entry form at the golf shop desk by 5:00 PM no later
than Sunday April 25th to enter. No qualifying is
necessary. Players are assigned positions in the draw by seeding up
to four returning semifinalists from 2010 and placing the balance of
the field by lot.
Schedule:
Draws will be posted on the Men’s Club Bulletin Board in the
clubhouse and on the website the week of April 26th.
Players must
self-arrange their matches at a mutually agreed time so as to meet the
deadlines published on the website. Each player is required to
promptly contact their opponents to schedule competitions. Please
don’t enter the competition if you are unable to play the entire
schedule. In accordance with USGA rules 6-3 and 33-3, if a round is
not played by the scheduled date, the two players will be penalized,
and if necessary, defaulted according to the Men’s Club Tournament
Guidelines published herein.
Ties:
In the event of a tie after 18 holes, the players will play off
starting at hole #1, applying handicap strokes to those
holes that have a handicap number on the official scorecard that
is equal to less than the differential between each player's handicap,
and play each hole sudden death until one player wins a hole. For
example, in a playoff between player A with a 15 handicap and player B
with a 9 handicap , player A will receive 1 handicap stroke on each of
the 6 lowest handicap holes (and player B will receive no handicap
strokes during the playoff).
Tee Markers:
All matches are to be played from the blue tees.
See the “Conditions
of Competition” for this event for additional information.
