Tournament HQ
A Guide to 2015
Tournaments & Events will be
run by
your Tournament Committee (for more info see next section) and governed
by the Rules Committee (bottom of this page). Both groups
will be working to see that this is the best season ever for Saxony.
Biggest change to the schedule is to note that The Memorial has moved up to July and might even correspond to a mid-summer BBQ.
There are two types of tiebreaks - one for Stroke Play (like in the Weeklies) and the other for Match Play. In Stoke play ties will be broken by score on the back nine (still tied? final 6; still tied final 3). In Match play the emphasis will shift to the last holes - who won last 3 holes, then last 6 holes, then back 9. In the Finals of Majors, it's extra holes & sudden death. Read the Tournament Committee's announcement here - Tiebreaker
In case you aren't familiar with these events, here's how they work:
- In the Opening Day Scramble you enter as a foursome of your own choosing. Best net score of goup on each hole counts. Also prizes for closest to the pin and driving distance/accuracy.
- Partners' Best Ball is a team event - pick a partner and using your best net score on each hole go up against another twosome in match play. Strategic choice of partner is key. Two Hams just don't work as well as Ham & Eggs.
- President's Cup is one draw for the whole club. Using handicaps you'll have to get through people of all levels in your quest for the cup. Again, match play.
- Club Championship is open to everyone - with a catch: no handicaps. To give the rest of us something to do while Andy wins it (again), higher handicap players can sign up for A, B, C or D flights. There are no handicaps within a flight; it's match play, straight up.
- The Memorial is a new scoring system developed by Mr. Gramolini called "Fixed Score is Par." Using full handicaps points will be awarded for scores vs adjusted par: 1 for Bogie, 2 for Par, 3 for Birdie etc.. up to 6 points for 4 under...
- Closing Day in past was a scramble - similar to Opening Day, but without that wide-eyed, spring enthusiasm. The weather can be a bit rough, so this event is for the hardy. Usually combined with the final Saxony Club meeting and officers elections for the following year.
Biggest change to the schedule is to note that The Memorial has moved up to July and might even correspond to a mid-summer BBQ.
Schedule | Event | More Info |
April 18th | Opening Day Scramble | Opening Day Page |
April 25th to June 6th | Partners' Best Ball | PBB Page |
June 13th to July 18th | President's Cup | President's Cup Page |
July 25th & Aug 1st | The Memorial | The Memorial Page |
Aug 8th to Sept 5th | Club Championship | Club Championship |
October 10th | Fall Classic/Closing Day | Fall Classic |
There are two types of tiebreaks - one for Stroke Play (like in the Weeklies) and the other for Match Play. In Stoke play ties will be broken by score on the back nine (still tied? final 6; still tied final 3). In Match play the emphasis will shift to the last holes - who won last 3 holes, then last 6 holes, then back 9. In the Finals of Majors, it's extra holes & sudden death. Read the Tournament Committee's announcement here - Tiebreaker
In case you aren't familiar with these events, here's how they work:
- In the Opening Day Scramble you enter as a foursome of your own choosing. Best net score of goup on each hole counts. Also prizes for closest to the pin and driving distance/accuracy.
- Partners' Best Ball is a team event - pick a partner and using your best net score on each hole go up against another twosome in match play. Strategic choice of partner is key. Two Hams just don't work as well as Ham & Eggs.
- President's Cup is one draw for the whole club. Using handicaps you'll have to get through people of all levels in your quest for the cup. Again, match play.
- Club Championship is open to everyone - with a catch: no handicaps. To give the rest of us something to do while Andy wins it (again), higher handicap players can sign up for A, B, C or D flights. There are no handicaps within a flight; it's match play, straight up.
- The Memorial is a new scoring system developed by Mr. Gramolini called "Fixed Score is Par." Using full handicaps points will be awarded for scores vs adjusted par: 1 for Bogie, 2 for Par, 3 for Birdie etc.. up to 6 points for 4 under...
- Closing Day in past was a scramble - similar to Opening Day, but without that wide-eyed, spring enthusiasm. The weather can be a bit rough, so this event is for the hardy. Usually combined with the final Saxony Club meeting and officers elections for the following year.