PENN OAKS WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION
MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT 2020
The Women’s Golf Association of Penn Oaks is having a Match Play Tournament starting on.
The Tournament is open to all women at Penn Oaks. There is a $10.00 entry fee to be used for prizes. We presently have 19 players and we are looking for more women. Please email Pat by May 31st, if you have not already signed up and you are interested in playing.
We will use the June 1st index to seed our players and you will be playing in a bracket against women with similar handicaps. The first match will be played anytime between June 8th and June 29th. The brackets will be posted in the Ladies Locker Room after we receive the June 1st revision.
This is supposed to be fun, we will help each other with match play rules. Also, we will be able to have our weekend women join in our competition.
Match play is different than stroke play because if you do have that one blow-up hole, you concede the hole and move on.
Please join us. If you have any questions, please call or email either one of us.
Pat Loeliger and Diane Hanson
MATCH PLAY INFORMATION FOR 2018
· CHECK THE WEBSITE, BULLETIN BOARD OR THE PRO SHOP TO VIEW THE 3 BRACKETS.
· GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR OPPONENT AND PLAN A TIME TO PLAY YOUR MATCH.
· THE LOWER-SEEDED PLAYER WILL TEE OFF FIRST ON THE FIRST HOLE AND THEN IT IS HONORS ON EVERY SHOT.
IN MATCH PLAY, IT ONLY MATTERS IF YOU WON THE HOLE OR LOST THE HOLE. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SCORE, IT IS FINE BUT MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE STATUS OF YOUR MATCH. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO ANNOUNCE WHAT YOUR SCORE IS WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE GREEN THEN FINISH PUTTING. IF YOU HAVE A 4 ON THE FIRST HOLE AND YOUR OPPONENT HAS A 7, PUT A +1 OR A + ON YOUR CARD. EVERYONE HAS THEIR WAY OF KEEPING SCORE AND ALL ARE GOOD.
*PLEASE CHECK THE HOLES WHERE YOU MUST GIVE A STROKE OR WHERE YOU GET A STROKE AND MARK IT ON YOUR CARD SO YOU REMEMBER.
EXAMPLE: IF A PLAYER MUST GIVE ONE STROKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN ON # 3 BECAUSE THAT IS THE # 1 HANDICAP HOLE.
1 #3
2 #3 #17
3 #3 #17 #5
4 #3 #17 #5 #13
5 #3 #17 #5 #13 #9
6 #3 #17 #5 #13 #9 #11
THE SCORING “LINGO” IS YOU ARE 1 UP OR 1 DOWN IF YOU WON OR LOST A HOLE. IF YOU ARE TIE, YOU ARE “ALL SQUARE”. YOU ARE “DORMIE WHEN YOU ARE UP AS MANY HOLES AS THERE ARE LEFT TO PLAY.
POST YOUR SCORE AS 2 AND 1 MEANING YOU WERE UP 2 STROKES WITH 1 TO PLAY. WE WILL HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS. YOU MAY CONCEDE A HOLE OR A PUTT AT ANY TIME.
ENJOY YOUR ROUND! THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION! IF YOU HAVEN’T PAID $10, LOOK FOR DIANE HANSON ON WEDNESDAY.
To access the Tournament Brackets Spreadsheet, click on the down arrow or 'Match Play Tournament Brackets 2' hyperlink
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