2024 WMGA Calcutta Tournament Rules Summary
1. Each participant must be a WMGA member (All male passport members).
2. Each WMGA member who agrees to participate must register and pay his entry fee for this event no later than noon on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at the Waterlefe Golf Shop. The evening of December 9 an even number of the participants will have their names randomly selected in order to form two-man teams. The selection process will require all participants to be divided evenly into two pools using handicap indexes from December 9 revision. The pools will be determined by listing all participants by their golf indexes. The top half of the list will be considered Pool "A". The bottom half of that list will be considered Pool "B". Individuals from Pool "A" and "B" will be randomly selected to form a two-person team. All of the selected teams will be sorted by the combined USGA handicaps of each team member. A list of all the teams and their combined handicaps will be immediately communicated to all of the participants.
3. Each randomly selected team will participate in a better ball 18-hole golf match on December 11, 2024. Each player in the match will receive 85% of their full current USGA handicap. Score cards with this information will be developed by the Pro Shop.
4. The players will play the tee where the player’s handicap has been established. The tee box that has the majority of the rounds posted will be the tee the player will play for the event. Handicap index adjustments may be made on the recommendation of the Cap Patrol Program and handicap committee data from prior tournament results. Players will be notified prior to the auction. Any issues with handicap accuracy will be grounds for disqualification from the tournament. These include rounds not posted or inaccurate score postings just as examples. Issues must be reported to the professional staff and WMGA Board for immediate review. The WMGA Board and Professional Staff will make the determination on the penalty for any such violations.
5. Each team will be competing against all of the other participating teams.
6. Each participant will be required to pay a $20 entry fee. The $40 team entry fee will entitle each team to receive 50% of any winnings that their team might earn from the golf event.
7. On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, starting at 5:00 PM an auction will be held in the clubhouse. At that auction the remaining 50% ownership in each team will be sold. The starting auction price for the remaining 50% ownership will be $20. The bidding during the auction will continue in an auction format with one individual leading the auction. Teams will be chosen randomly to participate in the auction.
8. Bidding during the auction will be limited to WMGA members. All bids will be made in ten (10) dollar increments.
9. A team or either individual team member may participate in the bidding for its remaining 50% ownership. If no bids are offered for a team during the auction, the related team members will be required to pay the minimum price of $20 for their remaining ownership. (Examples; if there are no bids for a particular team, each team member’s buy-in will be $30 ($20 entry fee + $10 minimum auction bid) for a total team cost of $60. If a team buys their remaining 50% ownership, that team will be entitled to 100% of any prize money the team may earn. If someone other than the team should buy the remaining 50% ownership, that/those individual(s) will participate in 50% of any prize money that team may earn and the team members will receive the other 50%. If the team participates in the bidding for the remaining 50% and is successful, that team will participate in 100% of that team's winnings. Lastly, should one individual from the team participate in the bidding for the remaining 50% ownership and is successful, that individual will participant in 75% of any team prize money the team may earn and the other team member will receive 25% of any winning prize money.
10. All of the auction money shall be collected at the auction (CASH ONLY). All monies, the entry fees and the auction monies, will be held by a designated WMGA director/officer.
11. The prize money will be distributed to 30% of the participating teams in the golf event with the best scores. This number will be rounded using conventional rounding procedures. (Example; Should we have nineteen (19) participating teams, the first six (6) teams (19 X 30% = 5.7) with the lowest scores will participate in the prize money.) The following payout percentages would be used should six (6) teams participate in the prize money: a) 35.0% - first place b) 22.5% - second place c) 15.0% - third place d) 12.5% - fourth place e) 10.0% - fifth place f) 5.0% - sixth place
12. The actual percentages applied to the participating teams will be determined by the WMGA Officers prior to the auction.
13. If two or more teams tie for one of the cash prizes, the winning team will be determined by a match of cards using the USGA recommended method of better score on holes 10-18, then holes 13-18, then holes 16-18, then hole 18. If the tie still remains both teams would be declared winners and the prize money for the related teams would be combined and split.
14. Any team that withdraws after December 8, 2024 but before the team auction on December 11 will forfeit their entry fees. Any team that withdraws from the event after the auction will forfeit their entry fee and auction money.
15. Each participant will be charged $30.00 by the Pro Shop for a Lunch following the golf event and for any related cart fees. Cash winnings will be distributed at the luncheon.
16. Each participant must have submitted 10 handicap scores from the Waterlefe Golf Club during the past six months.
17. An example of the payout for this event: If there are 20 teams, a total of $800 ($20 X 40 individuals = $800) will be available as prize money from entry fees. This money entitles each team member to 50% of any prize money won by the team. If no bids are entered during the auction each team would be required to pay $20 for their remaining 50% ownership. This would generate an additional $400 ($20 x 20 teams = $400) in prize money. The total prize money would them amount to $1,200 ($800 + $400). If twenty (20) participate in the Calcutta, the six (6) teams with the lowest better ball scores would receive the following payouts: a) $420 (35.0% X $1,200) for first place b) $270 (22.5% X $1,200) for second place c) $180 (15.0% X $1,200) for third place d) $150 (12.5% X $1,200) for fourth place e) $120 (10.0% X $1,200) for fifth place f) $60 (5.0% X $1,200) for sixth place Note: This is the minimum payout for 20 participating teams. Bidding during the auction will likely drive up the total prize monies.
18. WMGA Board Members- Jeff Morris, President, Tom Tosi, Vice President, and Joe Parisi, Secretary