All teams are seeded in the single elimination competition ladder by random draw. Competition is played using 100% of tournament handicap differential. Men play from White Tees, ladies from the Red Tees.

 

Example:

Two teams arrange to play their Fourball Match Play one afternoon. Team 1 of Nigel and Colin play Bubba and Earl of Team 2. Nigel has a 6 handicap, Bubba 12, Earl 18 and Colin 20. Nigel has the lowest handicap of 6, therefore: Bubba gets 12 – 6 = 6 Strokes, Earl gets 18 – 6 = 12 Strokes, Colin gets 20 – 6 = 14 Strokes. In the competition, Nigel plays off scratch (0), Bubba gets 6 strokes, Earl 12 strokes and Colin 14 strokes. These strokes are taken starting at lowest indexed hole as designated on the score card based on the tees used by the player.

 

Scheduling

  1. All matches of the competition must be played BY the Completion Dates published on the event portal
  2. It is the responsibility of the Top Team on the ladder to contact and arrange the match with his/her competitor on the ladder.
  3. Requests to extend “play by dates” will NOT be entertained by The Committee.
  4. The Committee’s decision will be considered FINAL on all Scheduling issues.

 

Ineligibility

Match Play competitions are not permitted to be played in Stroke Play events. USGA Rule 33-1 states “that certain special Rules governing stroke play are so substantially different from those governing match play that combining the two forms of play is not practicable and is not permitted. The results of matches played and the scores returned in these circumstances must not be accepted”. Members electing to play their match play competition in a stroke play event will automatically become ineligible to compete for prizes in the stroke play event.

 

Rules

USGA Rule 2 Match Play will define all rules in the Competition. Ties will be settled by as many holes as required for the match to be won.

 

Reporting Results

All matches will be scored via the Live Scoring Feature of the USGA Tournament Management App.  Ths app will automatically update the brackets.

Any disputes as to final match results shall be brought to the immediate attention of the tournament director.  Please retian printed scorecards for verification.