2024 Match Play Championship Announcement
It's time to announce the first major of the year, the 2024 Match Play Championship!
The format is a 64-player Match Play event, which will start with the posting of the Match Play Championship draw/brackets and the Calcutta auction following golf on March 2nd. Each round must be completed in 2 or 4 weeks; round 1 is four weeks and subsequent rounds are 2 weeks.
To be eligible to play in the Match Play Championship, players must be members in good standing (membership dues have been paid for 2024) and you must have played in at least 5 events in 2023 and 2024 combined by March 2nd.
This year we will continue the tradition of having a Calcutta auction. The Calcutta auction will take place following golf on March 2nd. The owners of the winning players split the Calcutta pool in the same manner that the regular pool is split by the Match Play winners.
The 2024 Match Play Championship and Calcutta auction will be managed by Charles Laugen and Dave Overby. Please help the BCMGC Board in thanking Charles and Dave for taking care of this year's event!!
A few reminders about rules for Match Play:
- Players playing in a match will NOT be able to play in the weekly Flight OR Skins games. All matches will be played strictly by Match Play Rules, which includes concession of putts and holes.
- Players may choose which player eligible tees they want to play from for the entire Match Play event (Blue, White, Red/White Combo, or Red tees); players must declare tee changes before Monday, February 27th only if different than the tees played during regular Saturday rounds. Once the player chooses a set of tees, that choice may not be changed for the duration of the Match Play event. Example: a player who usually plays from the White tees may decide to play from the Blue tees for the Match Play event. Therefore, for each match or non-match round, the player will play from the Blue tees. Once the Match Play event has completed, the player may revert back to the White tees.
Registration for the event will be opened at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, February 14th and closed at 8:00 AM on Monday, February 27th. 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 random draw for the Match Play player brackets will be performed by Charles Laugen & Dave Overby between February 26th and March 1st. There will be four Match Play player brackets that will be divided up as follows:
- Nicklaus: Lowest Bear Course Handicap Players
- Watson: Low-Mid Bear Course Handicap Players
- Player: Mid-High Bear Course Handicap Players
- Palmer: Highest Bear Course Handicap Players
The Match Play player brackets will be available following the March 2nd round at the start of the Calcutta auction. THERE WILL BE NO realignment of brackets once the draw has taken place. Those entered are expected to understand the deadlines and options to play ahead of the published schedule.
For Calcutta auction, one person will be responsible for buying a player when there is a group of people who buy a player. All Calcutta auction bids will start at $10. All Match Play players are entitled to buy half of the bid made on them; this needs to be communicated to the person winning the bid before the player's first match.
The Match Play Championship entry fee 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 2nd.
There are 6 scheduled rounds of play. The dates are:
1st Round (March 9 through March 30)
2nd Round (April 6 through April 13)
3rd Round (April 20 through April 27)
4th Round (May 4 through May 11)
5th Round (May 18 through May 25)
6th Round/Final (June 1 through June 8)
For additional tournament details regarding rules, eligibility, and play, please go to the following link: http://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4564566.
For tournament player list and payment status, please go to the following link: http://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4564567.
For tournament standings, please go to the following link: http://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4564572.