Welcome to the 79th Invitational Four Ball July 25-28, 2024
Format:
Thursday - Qualifying for all 104 teams, Top 40 teams will attempt to qualify for Championship flight, low 16 scores qualify. The next 8 teams go into Second Flight, next 8 teams go into Third flight, and final 8 go into Fourth Flight (USGA Method Match of Cards to determine flights and seeds. If still tied after this method, the team with the lowest combined handicap will get in the lower flight and/or the higher seed).
Qualifying Format May Be Altered Due to Weather. In Championship Flight lowest 16 teams will be put in Championship based on combined handicap index if qualifying is cancelled due to weather. All other flights teams will be seeded by handicap as well in the event of qualifying not being completed.
Flights Five through Ten will qualify for seed within your flight. (In case of ties, the USGA Method Match of Cards will be used, if still tied, the team with the lowest combined handicap will get the higher seed)
The bottom 16 teams will qualify for either Eleventh or Twelfth; Flight Twelve will be a handicapped flight (USGA Method Match of Cards to determine flights in case of ties, if still tied, the team with the lowest combined handicap will get in the lower flight and/or the higher seed). Each flight will have 8 teams with the exception of Championship Flight which will have 16 teams after Thursday. Championship Flight will play a match on Friday and the winners move on in Championship Flight with losers going into First flight. Ties decided by match of cards.
Friday through Sunday – Match Play
Four Ball Schedule of Events:
Thursday
- Qualifying round for all flights
- Skins Game
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15
Friday
- Match Play for all Flights
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15
Saturday
- Match Play for all Flights
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15
- Championship Flight and First Flight Semi – Final Matches
Sunday
- Match Play Finals for all Flights
- Closest to Pin Holes #2 and #15
- Special Medal Two Ball for all eliminated teams and Skins Game
Each player will receive Meal ticket for (2) lunches and (1) dinner, which can be used at your convenience.
LOCAL RULE SHEET
U.S.G.A. rules govern play except when modified by local rules
Country Club of Greenfield Pro Shop: 413-773-7530 – Contact for Rules Official – USGA Rule 2-5
1. Blue Tees: Championship, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Flight
White tees – All other Flights
2. Lift, Clean and Place within one club length in your own fairway.
3. Out of Bounds - defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes and fence post. Rule #18
4. Penalty Areas - defined by yellow stakes and red stakes.
5. Abnormal Ground Conditions - Defined by white lines. French drains and crushed stone are deemed abnormal. All cart paths and service roads, cart guard rails, staked trees, irrigation box on 17th hole. The obstruction must interfere with swing or stance.
6. Discontinuance of Play - a suspension for a dangerous situation shall be signaled by one prolonged air horn note. Two short notes shall signal resumption of play.
- All players are responsible for their tee times and starting holes.
Please report to starter and CORRECT TEE, 10 minutes before your tee time.
7. The tournament committee can alter the format for weather if necessary.
8. ALL PRO SHOP PRIZES MUST BE USED BY OCTOBER 31, 2024
9. Please be respectful of your fellow competitors playing in matches regarding excessive noise and cart movement AS EITHER A SPECTATOR OR A COMPETITOR. PLEASE DON'T DRIVE IN HIGH GRASS AND FESCUE.
10. Due to size of field, speed of play will be monitored very closely. First offense warning will be issued. Second offense will result in a penalty, Stroke Play – two strokes, match play – loss of hole. USGA Rule 6-7
Welcome to the 79th Invitational Four Ball July 25-28, 2024
Format:
Thursday - Qualifying for all 104 teams, Top 40 teams will attempt to qualify for Championship flight, low 16 scores qualify. The next 8 teams go into Second Flight, next 8 teams go into Third flight, and final 8 go into Fourth Flight (USGA Method Match of Cards to determine flights and seeds. If still tied after this method, MOC last hole to first hole. And then if still tied team with the lowest combined handicap will get in the lower flight and/or the higher seed).
Qualifying Format May Be Altered Due to Weather. In Championship Flight lowest 16 teams will be put in Championship based on combined handicap index if qualifying is cancelled due to weather. All other flights teams will be seeded by handicap as well in the event of qualifying not being completed.
Flights Five through Ten will qualify for seed within your flight. (In case of ties, the USGA Method Match of Cards will be used, If still tied after this method, MOC last hole to first hole, if still tied the team with the lowest combined handicap will get the higher seed)
The bottom 16 teams will qualify for either Eleventh or Twelfth; Flight Twelve will be a handicapped flight (USGA Method Match of Cards to determine flights in case of ties, If still tied after this method, MOC last hole to first hole, if still tied, the team with the lowest combined handicap will get in the lower flight and/or the higher seed).
Each flight will have 8 teams with the exception of Championship Flight which will have 16 teams after Thursday. Championship Flight will play a match on Friday and the winners move on in Championship Flight with losers going into First flight. Ties decided by match of cards.
Friday through Sunday – Match Play
Four Ball Schedule of Events:
Thursday
- Qualifying round for all flights
- Skins Game
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15
Friday
- Match Play for all Flights
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15 and Skins game
Saturday
- Match Play for all Flights
- Closest to the Pin Holes #2 and #15 and Skins Game
- Championship Flight and First Flight Semi – Final Matches
Sunday
- Match Play Finals for all Flights
- Closest to Pin Holes #2 and #15
- Special Medal Two Ball for all eliminated teams and Skins Game
Each player will receive Meal ticket for (2) lunches and (1) dinner, which can be used at your convenience.
LOCAL RULE SHEET
U.S.G.A. rules govern play except when modified by local rules
Country Club of Greenfield Pro Shop: 413-773-7530 – Contact for Rules Official – USGA Rule 2-5
1. Blue Tees: Championship, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Flight
White tees – All other Flights
2. Lift, Clean and Place within one club length in your own fairway.
3. Out of Bounds - defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes and fence post. Rule #18
4. Penalty Areas - defined by yellow stakes and red stakes.
5. Abnormal Ground Conditions - Defined by white lines. French drains and crushed stone are deemed abnormal. All cart paths and service roads, cart guard rails, staked trees, irrigation box on 17th hole. The obstruction must interfere with swing or stance.
6. Discontinuance of Play - a suspension for a dangerous situation shall be signaled by one prolonged air horn note. Two short notes shall signal resumption of play.
- All players are responsible for their tee times and starting holes.
Please report to starter and CORRECT TEE, 10 minutes before your tee time.
7. The tournament committee can alter the format for weather if necessary.
8. ALL PRO SHOP PRIZES MUST BE USED BY OCTOBER 31, 2024
9. Please be respectful of your fellow competitors playing in matches regarding excessive noise and cart movement AS EITHER A SPECTATOR OR A COMPETITOR. PLEASE DON'T DRIVE IN HIGH GRASS AND FESCUE.
10. Due to size of field, speed of play will be monitored very closely. First offense warning will be issued. Second offense will result in a penalty, Stroke Play – two strokes, match play – loss of hole. USGA Rule 6-7
Divisional Payoffs (All divisions: Eight teams per flight)
Pro Shop Credit (per team)
- Champion $640.00
- Runner-Up $400.00
- Consolation Champion $280.00
- (Championship flight will have16 teams, those who lose in semis will get $100 team in pro shop credit)
- Low qualifying team in 5th Flight through Final 16 will win $50.00 pro shop credit.
- Low qualifying teams in Top 40 1. $100.00 2. $50.00 3. $50.00
- Special Medal Pool for Sunday $ 300.00 total pool in pro shop credit, Plus CASH SKINS GAME (EXTRA BUY IN)
CASH POOL
- $120.00 buy in per team (optional) payoffs will be:
- Flight Winner - 50% of Pool
- Flight Runner Up - 30% of Pool
- Consolation Winner - 20% of Pool
Skins and Closest to Pin
- Skins will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
- Thursday will be all 18 holes, Friday and Saturday holes 8/9/17/18 will not count.
- Skins flights will be separated by tees, a pool for Blue Divisions and a Pool for White Divisions.
- Closest to Pin will be holes #2 and #15 each winner will receive a prize each day.
- Cost for Skins and Closest to pin will be $90.00 team for all three days.
- Sunday Special Medal Skins is an extra buy in $20.00
| Top 40 | 7th Flight | |||
| CONNOR PIECUCH | MICHAEL BECHARD | JACK VARNER | PHIL REILLEY | |
| KC FINLEY | JARROD GOSS | DAVE PERLMUTTER | MARK KENNEDY | |
| RYAN COTE | CHRIS CERVINI | JOHN DEMPSEY | JAMES DEERY | |
| ALEC MEIKLE | DEREK HOY | ADAM LUSSIER | SAM LUSSIER | |
| THANE SCHINABECK | KEVIN ST LAURENT | RODNEY HERZIG | BOB BOURBEAU | |
| PAUL DENOFRIO | MATT GRAYSON | ANTHONY WONSESKI | ROY EMERSON | |
| CLINT MCCLOUD | JUSTIN MCCLOUD | CASEY FAHEY | ROBBIE HAWKINS | |
| CHRIS BOURBEAU | CODY BOOSKA | TERRY BLANCHARD | NATE BLANCHARD | |
| SAM CONANT | WILL CONANT | 8th Flight | ||
| JOE WILSON | RYAN FERRITER | JAY CURRIE | MAX MCAULIFFE | |
| TOM HERZIG | MATT MATRONI | TIM COOLEY | GARRETT COTE | |
| DAVID DONOGHUE | SAM WOLANSKE | JOHN STACY | DENNIS RABTOR | |
| DAVID KENNEDY | NATE BURDICK | JORDAN HASKELL | DOUG TAYLOR | |
| REECE MCLEOD | JACOB WILLIS | CARL HOYNOSKI | JOSH WALDRON | |
| ANDY LESENSKI | CHRIS AUSTIN | SHANE SWEENEY | TODD THIBODEAU | |
| JOE GROTH | DAN LAPIERRE | JASON LIIMATAINEN | NEAL SLOCOMBE | |
| KEVIN BAGGE | MIKE LAVALLE | BILL LUIPPOLD | DAN GAVIN | |
| DOUG RIEL | TIM MCKENNA | 9th Flight | ||
| LEE CRAIG | DAVID KORITKOSKI | JAY MILKEY | CHRIS FERRO | |
| CAM MERRIGAN | JASON GOODHIND | IKE PURINGTON | MIKE ANDREWS | |
| JAMIE CROCKER | PATRICK MCGUIRE | MARK CASTELHANO | JOHN SIMANSKI | |
| HUGH BARBER | JARED BARBER | PAUL BARNARD | JIM LAFLEUR | |
| MIKE CORDUFF | BEN ZARANEK | BILL CONANT | ROBERTO CAPRA | |
| ROBBIE HAIGH | JEFF ROBIDOUX | DAN FINN | RICH YOUNG | |
| ANDY ROGERS | BRUCE WHITE | RANDY EMERSON | CHIP WARREN | |
| STEVE JONES | CHRIS VARILLY | DARREN BRENNAN | JOE ODDO | |
| BRADY BOOSKA | GABE MOTA | 10th Flight | ||
| SEAN ROHAN | PATRICK MARTIN | MATTHEW WOODARD | BRIAN MENDES | |
| JEFFREY HOULE | RICK WISELL | MICHAEL HALL | DALE PARDA | |
| BRETT BARNES | BRENDAN CREAGH | JACOB KELTON | MATT GROVER | |
| JASON KELLEY | GREG MONTGOMERY | DAVE MOTA | JOSE LOPES | |
| SAM CLARKE | CHRIS ROBBINS | NICK MARSCHER | JON ATKINS | |
| MIKE ARCHER | DYLAN ARCHER | ART ACKERMAN | DEAN DESREUISSEAU | |
| MIKE DUCLOS JR | MIKE DUCLOS | PETE KUZMESKUS | JAMES BOZEK | |
| LANCE GOUGER | MATT FLETCHER | JOEY NIEDBALA | NICK WORTHLEY | |
| CORWIN EDSON | ERIC ADAMS | Final 16 | ||
| CRAIG BERRY | NATE WALKER | MATTHEW PITONIAK | KEVIN O'CONNELL | |
| MARK CADY | MATT TONSING | JUSTIN WIERNASZ | FRED GOHR | |
| JACOB WOLANSKE | MAX WOLANSKE | MARC LABBE | BRIAN MARTIN | |
| CHRIS SHOVER | CLIFF OSBORNE | DAN DONOGHUE | CHUCKY ST. HILAIRE | |
| DOUG WELENC | DAN O'CONNELL | |||
| 5th Flight | BRIAN WOOD | DAVE LIVELY | ||
| MICHAEL SQUIRES | DAVE WASHBURN | SCOTT STACY | JASON MILLER | |
| BRENDAN FLEMING | ZACHARY CIRCOSTA | STEVE PROCKO | MIKE BARBAGALLO | |
| KEEGAN DOWNIE | RYAN SULLIVAN | KEITH SCHEMPP | DOUG MUEHLBERG | |
| MATT LLEWELYN | ALEX TOWNE | DAVE COLLETTE | JIM MCHUGH | |
| ANDREW WROBLEWSKI | MICHAEL VENTURA | STEVE PATENAUDE | JIM ELWELL | |
| CHUCK YETTER | MIKE GRIFFIN | DEVIN CICHOWSKI | JEFF CASTELHANO | |
| CHRIS ZUKOWSKI | CODY SNOW | JOE WISNESKI | PETER PANICZKO | |
| ALEX KIELB | THOMAS HUTCHINGS | TERRY SINCLAIR | TOM SMITH | |
| 6th Flight | WALTER RIOPEL | JAMES DESROCHER | ||
| NELSON TERESO | ROGER ROSARIO | BOB WELSH | FRANK MCDONALD | |
| JUSTIN LAROCK | ROBIN NILSON | |||
| ANTONY LABBE | ANTHONY SALVATORE | |||
| BRODIE CONANT | DREW CONANT | |||
| IAN HERZIG | RYAN MARTIN | |||
| KYLE NORWOOD | PATRICK MERRIGAN | |||
| MARK GRAVES | ZACH BITZER | |||
| SHAUN FLEMING | CHRIS DEMERS | |||
| 2024 Flight Tee Times | ||||||
| Championship Flight | Seventh Flight | |||||
| Friday | 8:44 - 9:08 | 1st and 10th Tee | Friday | 8:12 - 8:36 | 10th Tee | |
| Saturday | 7:00 - 7:24 | 1st Tee | Saturday | 12:16 - 12:40 | 1st Tee | |
| Saturday | 1:52 - 2:00 | 1st Tee - Semi Finals | Sunday | 10:08 - 10:16 | 1st Tee | |
| Sunday | 6:56 - 7:04 | 1st Tee - Consolation | ||||
| Sunday | 12:08 - 12:16 | 1st Tee | ||||
| First Flight | Eighth Flight | |||||
| Saturday | 7:00 - 7:24 | 10th Tee | Friday | 7:32 - 7:56 | 10th Tee | |
| Saturday | 1:52 - 2:00 | 10th Tee - Semi Finals | Saturday | 12:48 - 1:12 | 1st Tee | |
| Sunday | 6:40 - 6:48 | 1st Tee - Consolation | Sunday | 9:52 - 10:00 | 1st Tee | |
| Sunday | 11:52 - 12:00 | 1st Tee | ||||
| Second Flight | Ninth Flight | |||||
| Friday | 12:48 - 1:20 | 1st Tee | Friday | 7:00 - 7:24 | 10th Tee | |
| Saturday | 7:32 - 7:56 | 1st Tee | Saturday | 1:20 - 1:44 | 1st Tee | |
| Sunday | 11:36 - 11:44 | 1st Tee | Sunday | 9:28 - 9:36 | 1st Tee | |
| Third Flight | Tenth Flight | |||||
| Friday | 12:16 - 12:44 | 1st Tee | Friday | 7:00 - 7:24 | 1st Tee | |
| Saturday | 8:44 - 8:52 | 1st and 10th Tee | Saturday | 12:16 - 12:40 | 10th Tee | |
| Sunday | 11:20 - 11:28 | 1st Tee | Sunday | 9:12 - 9:20 | 1st Tee | |
| Fourth Flight | Eleventh Flight | |||||
| Friday | 12:16 - 12:40 | 10th Tee | Friday | 8:12 - 8:36 | 1st Tee | |
| Saturday | 7:32 - 7:56 | 10th Tee | Saturday | 1:20 - 1:44 | 10th Tee | |
| Sunday | 11:04 - 11:12 | 1st Tee | Sunday | 8:56 - 9:04 | 1st Tee | |
| Fifth Flight | Twelveth Flight | |||||
| Friday | 12:48 - 1:20 | 10th Tee | Friday | 7:32 - 7:56 | 1st Tee | |
| Saturday | 8:12 - 8:36 | 1st Tee | Saturday | 12:48 - 1:12 | 10th Tee | |
| Sunday | 10:40 - 10:48 | 1st Tee | Sunday | 8:40 - 8:48 | 1st Tee | |
| Sixth Flight | Special Medal | |||||
| Friday | 1:28 - 1:52 | 1st Tee | Sunday | 7:12 - 8:24 | 1st Tee | |
| Saturday | 8:12 - 8:36 | 10th Tee | ||||
| Sunday | 10:24 - 10:36 | 1st Tee |
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