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The Tournament
Chairman's Page
Bill Feeley
Poplar Creek Golf Club Tournament Director.
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Email Bill Feeley
Phone: 650-464-0831
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Upcoming Tournaments/Events
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December 20 (Sat)
at Poplar Creek is our ABCD “Santa” Ball tournament. The computer
will make up the teams.
Format:
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This
is a 4 Man Team event and an Individual Event played
at 100% handicap.
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Teams are established by the computer, each with an A, B, C and D
player.
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Each
team has one marked ball called Santa’s Ball. This ball rotates from
player to player, hole by hole beginning with the A player on holes
# 1, 2, 9, 14 & 16. Player B plays Santa’s Ball on # 3, 6, 10, 12 &
13. Followed by C on holes # 4, 8, 11 & 15. D on holes # 5, 7, 17 &
18. When it is a player’s turn to play Santa’s Ball he must use
that ball until holed out.
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The
team score will be the combination of 2 scores, the net score of the
player with Santa’s Ball plus the lowest net
score from the remaining three players.
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The
winning team will be the team with the lowest team net score (as
defined above) of the teams finishing with Santa’s Ball and
will qualify for the TOC.
Cost is $51.00
per player and includes green-fee and sweeps.
Entries close December 8, 2008.
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January 10, 2009
(Sat) at Poplar Creek.
2-Man Scramble:
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8-stroke
handicap differential (max.) a 10 and a 20 handicap may play as a
team but the 20 must play as an 18
handicap
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25% of
total combined handicaps (not index) to be used for tournament.
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*4 drives
and *4 second shots per player per 9.
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Drives
and second shots count on a par 3, 4, or 5.
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*2-stroke
penalty for each shot required and not hit.
Cost is $56.00
per player and includes green-fee, sweeps and a $10.00 food/drink
coupon at Dominic’s.
Entries close
Dec 31, 2008.
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February 7, 2009
(Sat) at Poplar Creek. Point Par/Stableford tournament.
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100% of handicap (not index).
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Use net score to determine points per hole.
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-2 double bogey or more +1 birdie
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-1 bogey +3 eagle
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0 par +5 double eagle
Cost is $51.00
per player and includes green-fee and sweeps.
Entries close January 26, 2009.
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Formats for all
club tournaments are explained below. NCGA qualifiers are
explained HERE: |
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All tournament players: You are required to pickup your scorecards
10 min. before your tee time or face disqualification. -The Rules
Committee. |
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Closing dates for home tournaments; all HOME tournament-closing
dates are 12 days before the event. The away dates vary; the away
schedule is posted on the web and on the bulletin board at Dominic’s
with the closing date for each away event. |
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Once you have signed up for a tournament you are responsible for
that fee. If you are unable to play it is prudent of YOU to find a
replacement. If you are unable to find someone and there is no one
on the standby list the tournament fee will still be collected. The
club pays green fees to the course and sweeps money for the payout. |
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Questions? Email Bill at:
billstevens6@sbcglobal.net Poplar Creek Golf
Club Tournament Director. |
Tournament
Formats Explained
Tournament Format Committee:
Members of the Committee: Dave McNeilly, Bill Feeley, Gary Desantis, Scott
Smith, Mike Love, Bill Stevens.
Tournament info is presented 6 weeks before the tournament date.
Signups close 12 days (this varies as away courses may require an earlier
closing date) before tournament date. Tee times are posted a minimum of 1 week
before tournament date.
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Razzle Dazzle format: |
| 8-stroke differential (max.) a 10 and 20 handicap may play as a team but
the 20 must play as an 18 handicap. |
| 20% of total combined handicaps (not index) to be used for tournament. |
| 1st thru 6th hole, scramble, *2 tee shots, *2
seconds shots per player. |
| 7th thru 12th hole, alternate shot. Par 3’s, 4’s
and 5’s, each player hits tee ball, then his partner’s ball, and then select
ball to play out the hole. |
| 13th thru 18th hole, best ball. |
| 2-stroke penalty for each shot required and not hit. |
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4-Man Scramble: |
| 25% of total combined handicaps (not index) to be used for tournament. |
| 4 drives and *4 second shots each player, drives and second shots count
on a par 3, 4 or 5. |
| 2-stroke penalty for each shot required and not hit. |
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USGA guidelines: |
| 4-player teams, add three high handicaps together and then divide by 12.
Add this total to ½ of the low handicap. This format really evens the
field. |
| EXAMPLE: Player A is a 2 handicap, B is a 10, C is an 18 and D is a 25.
10 + 18 + 25 = 53, divided by 12 = 4.4, ½ of 2 = 1, 4.4 + 1 = 5.4 = a team
handicap of 5. |
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| 20% of low + 15% of 2nd + 10% of 3rd + 5% of high.
This equals 4.9 of a 5, 10, 18 & 25. |
| OR: |
| 50% of lowest handicap is the team handicap. |
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2-Man Scramble: |
| 8-stroke differential (max.) a 10 and a 20 handicap may play as a team
but the 20 must play as an 18 handicap |
| 25% of total combined handicaps (not index) to be used for tournament.
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| 4 drives and 4 second shots each player per 9. |
| Drives and second shots count on a par 3, 4, or 5. |
| 2-stroke penalty for each shot required and not hit. |
“Wrong” Star Format
At
the start of each hole your group must determine the “wrong” star
prior to teeing off.
The “Wrong” Star must
tee off first.
The “wrong” star then
plays the hole from tee to green and the remaining golfers play a scramble from
tee to green.
At the completion of
the hole you combine the score of the “wrong” star with the score of the
scramble players.
Example: Woods
(“Star”) scores a 4, Nicklaus, Palmer and Trevino score a 3, total of the two is
7 on this hole.
Each player in your group
must be the “wrong” star a
minimum of four (4) holes with a team total of 18
holes.
25% of
team handicap rounded up was used to determine tournament handicap.
The “wrong” star plays his own ball and the
scramble player’s play from one of the drives they hit and have selected.
You cannot play from the “wrong” star drive. You
must have 18 “wrong” star holes.
Scramble players only: pick, clean and place in
the same cut of grass. You may bump in a bunker.
Post “Wrong” stars score
by the appropriate name & hole and the scramble scores on bottom-line where
indicated.
In the event of a
question as to how to proceed a player may play 2 balls per USGA Rule #3-3 but
he must use the following procedure.
1.
Announce to a competitor the intention to play a second ball.
2.
Announce which ball he wants to score with if the rules permit.
3.
Report all facts to the Committee unless both balls are the same score.
Ties will be broken using
the recommended USGA card matching procedures.
2-Man Best 1-Ball:
| 90% of each player’s handicap (not index) to be used for tournament. |
| 8-stroke differential (max.) a 10 and a 20 handicap may play as a team
but the 20 must play as an 18 handicap. |
Member/Guest:
| 2 man Best 1-Ball, Callaway and handicap flights. |
Individual:
| Player receives 100% of course handicap. |
2-Man 2-ball
| Partners stroke play. |
| Each player plays his own ball, and the combined total of their scores
for the round is the score for the side. |
| 100% of combined course handicap. (page 44) |
Point Par:
| 2 man 2-ball point par. |
| 100% of handicap (not index). |
| Use net score to determine points per hole. |
| -2 double bogey or more +1 birdie |
| -1 bogey +3 eagle |
| 0 par +5 double eagle |
NCGA Qualifiers:
Teams (or an individual) may win their flight and money but handicaps
will be reduced to 90% of 18.4 (19 hdcp) Poplar = 18 hdcp) if necessary and
score adjusted accordingly.
If adjusted score is still the winning score the
team/individual may advance to the Sectional Qualifying, if not, the next
low scoring team/individual (any flight) meeting the 18.4 qualifications
will advance.
| "Wrong" Star Format |
| At the start of each hole your group must determine the "wrong"
star prior to teeing off. |
| The "wrong" star then plays the hole from tee to green and the remaining
golfers play a scramble |
| from tee to green. |
| At the completion of the hole you combine the score of the "wrong" star
with the score of the scramble players. |
| Example: Woods ("Star") scores a 4, Nicklaus, Palmer and Trevino score a
3, total of the two is 7 on this hole. |
| Each player in your group must be the "wrong" star a minimum of four (4)
holes and a team total of 18 holes. |
| 25% of team handicap will be used to determine tournament handicap.
(we could require a minimum team hdcp for this event). |
| The "wrong" star plays his own ball and the scramble players play from
the drive they hit and have selected. |
| You cannot play from the "wrong" star drive. You must have 18 "wrong"
star holes. |
| Mark, pick, clean and place in the same cut of grass. You may bump in a
bunker. |
Holiday
tournament:
| Add a designated ball to each foursome to score with as a tournament
within a "Santa Ball" |
| tournament. A, B, C and D hdcp team, and a individual event.
FORMAT TO BE ADDED (when |
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| Spring Match play: |
| Play 18 holes on Saturday, 36 holes on Sunday and 36 holes on Saturday.
Tournament would end in 2 weekends. |
| Page 112 of the 2004/2005 Rules of Golf book has the seeding/pairings
guideline for 16 players in each of four flights. |
| Mark, pick, etc: |
| When playing winter rules with the one club "bump" (mark, pick, clean
and place) the player must place his ball in the same cut of grass.
Reasoning, with the "bump" a player could get relief from a tree or bush.
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| Suggestions: |
| Rotate tee times. |
| Each tournament a different flight would tee off first and after 4
rounds it could be determined which flight was the fastest and would then
tee off first until another flight plays faster. |
| Forward Tees: |
| Last, or flights 4 or 5 or 6 play from the forward tees (gold tee’s) if
enough would sign up for it. There is a format to make this equitable for
all players. |
Additions in italics and bold were added after the Board Meeting.
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