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The Tournament
Chairman's Page
Bill Stevens
Poplar Creek Golf Club Tournament Director
billstevens6@sbcglobal.net
650-342-1606
Tournament Signup Form (pdf)
Future
Tournaments
Beat the Pro
March 6, 2010 (Sat)
Poplar Creek
 | Individual tournament at 100% of course handicap |
| This is your chance to Beat The “Pro”. Dana will
be taking on all comers; his gross score vs your net |
| Sign-up with your pals and try and get bragging
rights |
| Cost is $51.00 per player and that includes
green-fee and sweeps |
| Entries close February 22, 2010 |
Spring Match Play Championship
March 13-14, 2010 (Sat, Sun)
Poplar Creek
| First rounds of our Match Play Championship |
| 100% handicap played over 5 months and match play
throughout |
| Entry fee is $61.00 and includes qualifier/first round and
sweeps |
| This is a flighted tournament |
| Entries close March 1, 2010
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Format for Spring Match Play Tournament
| If we have more or less
than 64 players...
March 13 - Qualifier with the low net 32 moving to the first round
March 14 - First round (16 players left at day's end)
The low net 32 scores from the qualifier will be broken into 4 flights.
#1 seed (lowest index) will play the #8 seed (highest index) in
their flight, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6.
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| If we have exactly 64
players...
March 13 - First round with all 64 players flighted into 4 flights
(32 players left at day's end)
March 14 - Second round (16 players left at day's end)
The 32 players from the first round will be broken into 4 flights.
#1 seed (lowest index) will play the #8 seed (highest index) in
their flight, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6.
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| Winners will then have until April 11th to play
their next match. (8 players left)
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| Winners will then have until May 9th to play
their next match. (4 players left)
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| Winners (who at this point, are the winners of their flight)
will then play by June 6th.
Winner of 1st flight vs winner of the 4th flight and winner of 2nd
fight vs winner of the 3rd fight.
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| On July 17th both winners will play for the
Championship and runner up.
The 2 players that lost on June 6 will play for
3rd and 4th.
Both matches will be at Poplar Creek from the
Black tees.
Time TBA.
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- Failure to complete your match by the required
date will result in a loss for both players.
- During the
entire
tournament you will play to your March 1st index.
- You may play your match at any other course and
tees you both agree to, if not agreeable; match to be played at
Poplar from the Black tees.
- Give the Tournament Director 12 days notice and
he will book a tee time at Poplar for you. Point Par/Stableford
April 10, 2010 (Sat)
Poplar Creek
| Use net score to determine points per hole...
0 double bogey or more
+1 bogey
+2 par
+3 birdie
+4 eagle
+5 double eagle
+6 4 under par
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| Played at 100% course handicap (not index) |
| Cost is $51.00 and that includes green-fee and sweeps |
| Sign-up and play with your pals |
| Entries close March 29, 2010 |
Blue Rock Springs “East”
April 24, 2010 (Sat)
| This will be
our 1st away tournament of the year |
| Individual tournament at 100%
handicap |
| Sign-up with friends and carpool |
| Cost is $67.00 and that includes
green-fee, cart and sweeps |
| Entries close April 12, 2010 |
NCGA Senior 2-Man Best
1-Ball
May 8, 2010 (Sat)
Poplar Creek
| This is a flighted tournament |
| Pairings will be by team handicap |
| 3
lowest team net scores advance to Sectional Qualifying |
| Each player must be 55
as of Sept. 7, 2010 |
| NCGA 18.4 rule is in effect plus 8 stroke
differential between partners, play is at 90% |
| Cost is $56.00 and that includes
green-fee, sweeps and food or food coupon |
| Entries close April 29, 2010 |
Alameda, Jack Clark
May 15, 2010 (Sat)
| This will be
our 2nd away tournament |
| Sign up with friends so that you
may carpool |
| Individual tournament at 100% course
handicap |
| Cost is $65.00 and
that includes green-fee, cart and sweeps |
| Entries close April 30, 2010 |
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 Poplar
Creek Grill
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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Tournament
Formats Explained
Tournament Format Committee:
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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50% of lowest handicap is the team handicap |
| 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 |
| 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
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The “Wrong” Star must
tee off first |
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The “wrong” star then
plays the hole from tee to green and the remaining golfers play a scramble from
tee to green |
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At the completion of
the hole you combine the score of the “wrong” star with the score of the
scramble players |
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Example: Woods
(“Star”) scores a 4, Nicklaus, Palmer and Trevino score a 3, total of the two is
7 on this hole |
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Each player in your group
must be the “wrong” star a minimum of four (4) holes with a team total of 18
holes
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25% of
team handicap rounded up was used to determine tournament handicap
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The “wrong” star plays his own ball and the
scramble player’s play from one of the drives they hit and have selected
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You cannot play from the “wrong” star drive. You
must have 18 “wrong” star holes |
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Scramble players only: pick, clean and place in
the same cut of grass. You may bump in a bunker |
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Post “Wrong” stars score
by the appropriate name & hole and the scramble scores on bottom-line where
indicated |
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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
Announce to a competitor the intention to play a second ball
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Announce which ball he wants to score with if the rules permit
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Report all facts to the Committee unless both balls are the same score
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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:
| 100% of handicap (not index) |
| Use net score to determine points per hole |
| 0 double bogey or more |
| +1 bogey |
| +2 par |
| +3 birdie |
| +4 eagle |
| +5 double eagle |
| +6 4 under par |
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.
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 |
| finalized). |
| 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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