2017 MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
MGA Gentlemen,
It’s time to sign up and compete in the 2017 Match Play Tournament.
The winner will be an automatic Travis Cup Qualifier. The signup
DEADLINE for ONLINE SIGN-UPS is Thursday, July 6th. Pairings will
be published in the LVGC Pro Shop on July 7. What follows is a
description of the tournament:
COMPETITION. The Match Play Tournament will be handicapped and
limited to LVMGA members in good standing. The tournament will be
played in 6 rounds and completed by August 31, 2017.
ENTRY FEE. The cost to play will be $10 and MUST be paid by NOON,
July 7. Competitors will be awarded $10 for every win.
PAIRINGS. The first-round pairings will be done by a computer random
draw.
MATCHES. All matches will be bracketed in computer-selected order.
Competitors may choose to play from any set of tees. If competitors
play from different tees, then play will be subject to USGA TeeDifferential guidelines.
SITE. The default golf course will be the Lago Vista GC. Competitors
may agree to play their match at HIGHLAND LAKES GC. If one player
proposes HLGC, but there is NO consensus, then the match will default
to LVGC.
SCHEDULE. Competitors will be responsible for scheduling their
matches with opponents, and reporting the date and time to the Play
Day Chairman or his assistant. Schedule conflicts must be resolved by
competitors in a timely fashion. Regardless of match location,
competitors are responsible for reporting the match outcome to the
LVGC Pro Desk at the conclusion of their match.
Each round in the competition to be played consistent with the schedule
below, as weather allows:
Round #1 (8 Jul – 16 Jul)
Round #2 (17 Jul – 24 Jul)
Round #3 (25 Jul – 1 Aug)
Round #4 (2 Aug – 9 Aug)
Round #5 (10 Aug – 17 Aug)
Round #6 (18 Aug – 31 Aug)
HANDICAPS. Competitors will use their LVMGA course/tee handicap.
GHIN handicaps will be substituted in cases when no MGA handicap
exists. In the match, the higher handicap competitor will receive ONE
additional stroke on a number of holes equal to the difference between
the competitors’ handicaps. The stroke will be assigned on the
appropriate holes, in accordance with the course hole-handicap
allocation.
RULES. All play will be governed by the USGA Rules of Golf. Minor
Rules infractions are subject to LOSS OF HOLE (not 1 or 2 Stroke
Penalty as in Stroke Play). Major Rules infractions could result in
DISQUALIFICATION. If a Rules dispute arises in a match without
immediate mutual-player resolution, then a claim must be filed at the
point of disagreement, and a second ball may be put into play, if
necessary, to resolve the conflict. The resolution to the claim must
come from a LVGC golf professional, but failure to make a timely claim
will result in forfeiture of a competitor’s right to make such a claim.
MATCH WON. The competitor with the larger number of holes won will
be declared the winner. If a regulation, 18-hole match ends “All Square,”
then play must continue with additional holes played until an outright
winner can be declared. A competitor WILL forfeit a match for refusal to
continue after regulation play ends for reasons other than darkness or a
weather-related threat.
FORFEITURE. A competitor WILL forfeit a match for failure to notify his
opponent of his inability to play on a mutually agreed upon date and
time. Make an effort to avoid forfeits due to unforeseen date-time
conflicts by agreeing to re-schedule the match. A competitor may elect
to voluntarily forfeit a match.