ISN'T THE SHINY BIT MEANT TO FACE UP

News MAY 19, 2024

By Brian Gramolini

It just hit me that next week the tees change on the second hole. That may have been my last chance to drive the second green until the fall.

In this article:

• Four-Ball Championship
• Round Recap
• Submitted Scores
• Rules Corner

Four-Ball Championship

The first round is complete, and two more matches were played on Saturday. Please make sure to report results by sending an email to tournaments@thesaxonyclub.com with you match result.

• Keaveney/J. Power over Gilligan/Sanossian, 3 & 1
• Carew/C. Power vs Sepkowski/Sepkowski, no result reported

Please send results in after your match so we can keep the bracket as up to date as possible. The full bracket is available at the link below.

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Round Recap

If you haven't made it out this season, you're really missing out. Scottie and the gang have the course in great shape. My only real complaint was the humidity brought along way too many bugs, but Scottie can't do anything about that.

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Scores Posted

Scores that have been posted through the end of the day Saturday are included in the spreadsheet linked below. Please refer to the tab labeled "May 18". As a reminder, we will only be accepting scores that have been posted by the end of the day Saturday using the hole-by-hole method for Saxony Events. You can post hole-by-hole scores either through the GHIN website or the MGA or GHIN mobile apps. Scores posted after Saturday will not be included in the weekly results.

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Rules Corner

For those wondering what a Handicap Allowance is and how it is used, the USGA posted a great Reel on Instagram this week explaining the basics:

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A clarification was posted at the beginning of this year about how to apply Handicap Allowances in Four-Ball Match Play, which you might have missed in the video if you weren't playing close enough attention. First you determine the unrounded Course Handicap for all players, subtract the lowest Index, apply the Allowance to the unrounded numbers then round to the nearest integer. In the past, the allowance and rounding were done before determining the differences. Since every match will have its own calculation, we won't be able to provide a Handicap Sheet for the Four-Ball going forward.

If there's a rules question you would like to see discussed here, please email the Webmaster at webmaster@thesaxonclub.com.

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