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DUFFERS 2009 MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT
(edited 04/22/09)
With the popularity of last years MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT, it was decided that the
season-long, single-elimination, bracket-type
tournament will be held again this season.
Below is an explanation of this tournament.
Participation is entirely voluntary.
Entry is open to any dues paid member on a “first come, first served basis”.
Only 32 MATCH PLAYERS will be accepted, so if you want to play, get your dues
($100) and entry fee ($10) to Stanny A.S.A.P.!
Pairings are drawn completely at random by each participant when they pay their
$10 entry fee.
The participants themselves will make all
playing arrangements.
Members phone numbers and e-mail
addresses can be found in the ‘roster’ section at the Duffer website.
Matches may only be played on Tuesdays during regularly scheduled Weekly
Tournament league play.
A bracket sheet will be available on the web site and posted on a bulletin
board. Handicaps are available on the
Skin sheet.
Matches must be completed by these
posted dates.
(dates were
changed from the original schedule because of the bad weather experienced in
April)
1st round starts May 12th and ends June 16th. (5 weeks,
possibly 6 depending on FunNite #1 format)
2nd round starts June 23rd and
ends July 14th. (3 weeks, possibly 4 depending on FunNite #2 format)
3rd
round starts July 21st and ends August 4th. {or August 11th, (3 weeks, possibly 4 depending on FunNite #3 format)}
4th round starts August 18th (or August 11th) and ends August 25th. (2 weeks,
possibly 3 depending on FunNite #3 format)
5th (final) round starts September 1st and ends September
8th. (2 weeks)
*Note… these dates are firm. No extensions or rescheduling
will be granted. Should a match be
un-played due to weather a bye will be issued to the future (next)
opponent. Non-weather, personal, and/or
health issues will be dealt with on an individual basis. The secretary has sole discretion in these
decisions.
Match Play Scoring…
For those who
might need it, here is a quick refresher explaining how Match Play is scored.
All MATCHES will be
differentially handicapped. That is to
say, strokes will be awarded to the player with the greater handicap on holes that
are the hardest.
For example say Mike has an 8 handicap while his
opponent; Larry has an 11 handicap.
Larry would receive three strokes, one stroke on each of the hardest
(lower handicapped) three holes. If
they were playing the back nine, Larry would get one stroke on hole number 16,
13, and 10. In another example Mike, a
5 handicapper, gives Pete, a 6 handicapper, 1 stroke. Pete would receive his 1 stroke on the hardest hole (hole #16).
The player having the lowest net score on a hole is deemed to have won
that hole. Win more holes than your
opponent and you are the winner of the MATCH!
Since the usual Weekly
Tournament is run concurrently during all matches, no putts can be conceded
and, as usual,
all putts must be holed out!
Match Tiebreakers will be:
1) Total Net Score
2) Best net score by most difficult holes
(1st hcp thru 9th hcp).
3) A putt off
Each MATCH must be recorded on a separate score card with complete players
names and gross scores.
Make sure to mark it as a MATCH PLAY card and turn it into Stanny or place it
in the ‘skin box’.
The secretary will verify all results.
Should a replacement player be needed, it will be filled by a random draw of
losers from previous rounds.
Prize money will be paid
at the Final Outing according to the following schedule:
3rd Round losers - $20 each
4th Round losers - $40 each
5th Round loser - $60
Tournament winner - $100
I hope this adequately explains the MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT.
If you have any questions or comments, see Stanny.