Description &
Format: A
handicapped single elimination tournament combining players from all
classes using a match-play format.
The higher-handicapped player receives the full
difference in Course Handicap between the two players; the
lower-handicapped player plays from scratch. 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 sign up on the
website. 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:
Match Play seeding will be posted on the website and at the Golf
Course after the drawing. 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. 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
Match Play Guide.
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.
