Dear Gentlemen,
You are warmly invited to join us for the 2024 Men’s Club Summer Long Match Play at Latah Creek Golf Course. We are thrilled to be entering the second year of this format, offering the chance to indulge in the spirited competition of Match Play Golf. Even if you participated last year, we encourage you to peruse this email and then sign up using the link provided below to partake in the excitement.
Understanding Match Play: Match play involves players facing off directly against each other in head-to-head matches. Victory in a hole is determined by completing it with the fewest strokes, and a match is won when a player is ahead by more holes than remain to be played. Participants have the option to concede strokes, holes, or even the entire match to their opponents. If a stroke has been conceded, players are permitted to putt out. For further information on Match Play, you can refer to this https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/topics/match-play.html.
Event Details: This event is open to all 2024 Latah Creek Men’s Club Members. Additionally, we are introducing a Senior Summer Long Match Play event for players aged 60 or older as of June 1st, 2024, alongside the traditional Summer Long Match Play, which will be played from the White, Blue, or combo tees (as outlined below). Both events will have a maximum of 48 players each. Each player is guaranteed three matches; participants will be grouped into pods of four, where each player competes against the others once (three matches). You will have approximately six weeks to schedule and complete your three Pod Play matches. Players advancing to Bracket Play will then have around six more weeks to complete their matches. All players are responsible for covering their own green fees during each match.
Pod Play: Players will be randomly placed into pods of four, with the requirement to play against each pod member once. After all matches are played, the two players with the best records in each pod will advance to Bracket Play. The player with the best record will proceed to the Gold Bracket, while the player with the second-best record will enter the Silver Bracket.
Pod Play Rules: Players failing to complete all three Pod Play matches will be ineligible to progress to Bracket Play.
Format: All matches will be played in the Net Match Play Format, using each player's handicap for the day based on the tee they are playing from. Handicaps will be used to determine stroke allocations, with strokes based off the lowest handicap. In other words, normally, Player A has a 10 handicap and Player B has a 15 handicap. In their match, Player A becomes a scratch golfer with a 0 handicap and Player B gets 5 strokes on handicap holes 1-5. The player with the lowest Net score on a hole wins that hole. When a player leads by more holes than remain, they win the match. Each player should finish the round using individual stroke play for GHIN posting purposes.
Bracket Play: Bracket Play will be single elimination. The winning player advances to the next round, while the losing player is eliminated.
Match Play Tips: Clear communication between opponents regarding the match status is strongly encouraged. Both players should keep a scorecard. In the traditional Summer Long Match Play, players may play from different tees (White, Blue, or Combos) and use their handicap from those tees. The Senior Summer Long Match Play will all be played from the Gold Tees.
Event Schedule
- Sign up deadline: 7:00 PM Sunday, May 28th
- Pod Play: June 7th – July 21st
- Bracket Play Round 1: July 24th – August 6th
- Bracket Play Round 2: August 7th – August 21st
- Bracket Play Round 3: August 21st – Sept. 11th
At the beginning of Pod Play, I will email all four players in the pod to exchange contact information. Players will have from that time to July 21st to schedule, play, and record their three Pod Play matches. A Pod Score Sheet will be available on the Men’s Club Bulletin Board downstairs in the LC Club House. Each player will play one match against each other player in their pod. The winning player will record the match results on the board. Both players should confirm the reporting. Once on the board, the result is final. Additionally, PLEASE POST YOUR SCORE IN THE GHIN SYSTEM AS A TOURNAMENT SCORE ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH!
Bracket Play: At the start of Bracket Play, I will send out a group email with all bracket participants and their email addresses. It is recommended that you reply ALL with your name for easy identification.
Entry Details:
- Entry Fee: $55 per player
- Field Size:
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- Traditional field – 48 MAX
- Senior field – 48 MAX
- Entry Deadline: May 28th @ 7:00 PM
- Payouts:
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- Win your POD: $50
- Second in POD: $25
- Winner of Gold Bracket: 30%
- Winner of Silver Bracket: 20%
- 2nd Place Gold: 18%
- 2nd place Silver: 12%
- T3 Gold: Split 12%
- T3 Silver: Split 8%
Please Note: Participants are responsible for paying their own greens fees. The GHIN Mobile App Handicap Calculator must be used to determine each player’s stroke allotment.
How to Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA8A92FA7FCC25-49703599-2024
Looking forward to your enthusiastic participation!
Greg Smith
Match Play Chairman
