It's time to introduce the first major of the year, the 2020 Match Play Championship!
The format is a 64-man match play event, which will start with the draw after golf on March 14th. Each round much be completed in 3 weeks (first 2 rounds) or 2 weeks (final 4 rounds). To be eligible to play in the event, players must be members in good standing (dues have been paid for 2020) and must have played in at least 5 events in 2019 and 2020 combined (by March 14th).
This year we will continue the tradition of having a Calcutta event. The Calcutta will take place after golf on March 14th. The owners of the winning players split the pool in the same manner that the regular pool is split by the Match Play winners.
The 2020 Match Play and Calcutta events will be managed entirely by Dave Overby. Please help the BCMGC Board in thanking Dave for taking care of this year's event!!
A few reminders about rules for Match Play:
1 -- Players playing in a match will NOT be able to play in the weekly flight event OR in the skins games. All matches will be played strictly with Match Play Rules, which include concessions of putts and holes.
2 -- Players must declare their tees for the entire event before the event begins. The tees that each player plays from for their first match will be the tees they play from for all of their matches, regardless of the tees the players uses for regular Saturday events (i.e., if a player plays from the white tees on a regular basis, they may declare that they will play all matches from the blue tees. However, when they play in an event that is not a match, they must return to the white tees).
The first 64 players who are eligible that register will be entered in the tournament. Any players that register after the field is filled will be put on the wait list, to fill spots which open before the tournament begins.
The entry fee for the event is $25, $24 of which goes to the prize fund, and $1 of which goes to the club; note that the entry fee must be paid by March 14th. Players playing in a match will also give their weekly $1 to the club (as we typically do).
There are 6 scheduled rounds of play. The dates are:
1st Round (March 21, March 28, April 4, April 11)
2nd Round (April 18, April 25, May 2)
3rd Round (May 9, May 16)
4th Round (May 23, May 30)
5th Round (June 6, June 13)
6th Round (June 20, June 27)