OHCC | Men's Golf Association : Tournament Formats

Tournament Formats

All tournaments must be played with at least one association member who can attest the score.
All cards must be signed, dated and attested. Full name, handicap, tournament name and T (noting tournament) must be on card.
All tournaments are played from the white tees unless otherwise posted.
Signing up and backing out of a tournament will result in being called before the Board of Governors. You may be held responsible for greens and any entry fees.

Crazy Eights

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament
The object is to hand in the lowest, net score
The twist is that you get to exclude two holes.. one from the Front 9 and one from Back 9
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Pick A Pro

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament
The object is to hand in the lowest, net score.
- The twist is that you get to pick one hole from a round played by each of our club pros. Their rounds will be played, posted and scores inaccessible. You will pick one hole from each blindly. If their gross score is better than your net score on the hole you pick, you may use their score rather than your own to improve your score

Blind Partner

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Two man teams, net best ball using player's full handicap
Random partner drawings will establish teams

36 Hole Stroke Play Championship

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
36 holes stroke play (June 28 & 29)
Gross and Net competition
The player's unadjusted gross score is reduced by 90% of his current USGA handicap to determine his net score and the maximum handicap allowance will be a index of 34.6
A player may participate in both gross and net but is only eligible to win a prize in one division
Both divisions will play from the white tees

Pick Your Own Four Man Team (with Guests)

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes of stroke play, team net best ball using player's full handicap
Up to two guests may be invited to make up your team
Team's scoring ball must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Hope Classic

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament (2 flights)
The challenge is to hand in the lowest, net score.
- This will be your last hope to get into the Tournament of Champions
- Those who have already qualified for the Tournament of Champions are excluded from signing up

Kamikaze

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament
The challenge will be to finish 18 holes with the same ball
Winners will be decided from those who finish with the same ball, then low net score per flight

Skins Challenge

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Full handicap
Flighted tournament (4 flights)
Each player will play against the others in their flight
Everyone starts with 0 points
Using your NET SCORE PER HOLE you accumulate points

Net Par - 1 point
Net Birdie - 3 points
Net Eagle - 6 points
Net Double Eagle - 10 points

Add up points for total
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Duel-Out

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament (two flights - 16 and under, 17 and over)
Each player will play against the others in their flight
The object is to hand in the lowest, net score
The twist is that you get to exclude two holes where you scored a BIG number
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Easter Two Ball

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
Flighted tournament (two flights)
Start tournament with 2 colored golf balls supplied by the tournament committee
Must play entire round with the colored golf balls, and finish with at least one of them to be eligible for prizes
Loss of both balls disqualifies player from tournament
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

2-Man Texas Shoot Out

Sign up date of play (before round)
Pick your own partner
Flighted tournament based on combined handicap

1st Fight: 0-17
2nd Flight: 18-30
3rd Flight: 31 & above

1st six holes: Best Ball
2nd six holes: Alternate Shots
Last six holes: Scramble
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Note: specific rules for this tournament will be posted prior to start of tournament

Non-Senior Challenge

Sign up date of play (before round)
Make your own arrangements for tee times (1st round only)
36 holes stroke play - full handicap
Must be 49 years old or younger to qualify for this tournament
Low eight net qualifiers from any of the first round qualifying dates, play in the finals together
Check the tournament schedule for final round date
At start of the final round.. the eight players will start at even, using full handicap for 18 holes (first round scores not used)

MGA Memorial

Sign up date of play (before round)
There is an Entry Fee for this tournament
Individual tournament (18 holes), full handicap, everyone against the field
Odd number holes are one tournament
Even number holes are another tournament
This is a full handicap event, so use your handicap holes where they belong
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Cash prizes
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Donations to be made out to: OHCC Men's Golf Association
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

One Man Better Ball

Sign up date of play (before round)
Individual Two-day tournament, everyone against the field.
Tournament must be played on two separate days
36 holes stroke play - full handicap
After your first round, have your scorecard attested.. but
DO NOT TURN IT IN.
During your second round.. keep your score below the first round score, and then your Better Ball score below that
The lower score between the 2 rounds on each hole, is your Better Ball score
At the completion of the second round, turn in your scorecard
You must have your original scorecard to be in the prizes
One player per scorecard please
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Lone Wolf

Sign up date of play (before round)
18 holes stroke play - full handicap
There will be Four Flights, each player will play against the others in their flight.
Flights will be divided up evenly, and posted on sign-up sheets.
Make your own arrangements for tee times

Modified Callaway

Sign up date of play (before round)
Individual tournament (18 holes), full handicap, everyone against the field
High and low scores (2 holes) will be discarded. (ie: a 16 hole, one round tournament)
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Pick Your Own Two Man Team

Sign up date of play (before round)
18 holes of stroke play, team net best ball using player's full handicap
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Team's scoring ball must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Pick Your Own Four Man Team

Sign up date of play (before round)
You must pay $20 entry fee per team to participate. Pay before round (regardless of number of players)
18 holes of stroke play, team net best ball using player's full handicap
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Three Net Prizes from entry fee - 50%, 30% and 20% of pot
Team's scoring ball must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Member-Member

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
18 holes of stroke play, two man team best ball, gross scores (no handicap)
Flighted tournament
Tee times are assigned
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each flight
Team's gross scoring ball must be holed (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Presidents Cup

Sign up date of play (before round)
Two 18 hole rounds must be completed over three weekends
Stroke play, full handicap, individual event
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Ball must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

ABCD Scramble

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
Everyone hit's a ball, and then you determine which ball your team would like to play for next shot. All golfers play from that location
Ball may be placed within one club length of selected shot, no nearer the hole. If ball is in the rough or a hazard, etc., you may place within one club length under same conditions and no closer to the hole
Each golfer must use two tee shots (par threes included) - note on scorecard where taken
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Teams and tee times will be assigned
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

ABCD Best Ball

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
Teams will be made up of A,B,C and D players as determined by handicap
Each golfer plays own ball throughout the round
The low net ball is the ball scored for each hole for the team
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Teams and tee times will be assigned
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Mixed Scramble

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
Make your own team of three association members and one women or sign up as individuals and the Committee will make up teams
Everyone hit's a ball, then determine which ball your team would like to play for next shot. All golfers play from that location
Ball may be placed within one club length of selected shot, no nearer the hole. If ball is in the rough or a hazard, etc., you may place within one club length under same conditions and no closer to the hole
The Committee will handicap tournament
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Teams and tee times will be assigned

Four Ball

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
The first round of this tournament is scheduled for Sunday. Semi-finals and Finals will be played the following Saturday and Sunday. Check for rain dates
You must pay a $30 entry fee per team to participate. Pay before round
Two-man team best ball, match play, flighted
Two prizes from entry fee - 60%, 40% in each flight
Teams and tee times will be assigned

Point Tournament

Sign up date of play (before round)
Eighteen hole scoring system as follows:

Everyone starts with minus 36
Take your handicap and add

For example, a 25 handicap:

-36
+25
-11

Equals your starting negative number
Players with handicaps of 36 or higher will use 36 and start @ 0
Score by hole and points are earned as shown below;

Bogey - 1point
Par - 2 points
Birdie - 4 points
Eagle - 8 points

This is a flighted event
To earn a point you must hole out the ball (you're playing the field)
Make your own arrangements for tee times
Sample Scorecard - PDF File

Senior & Super Senior Championship

Sign up date of play (before round)
Two eighteen hole rounds of individual stroke play over three designated weekends
Members age 50 and older as of tournament date are eligible for Senior play
Members age 60 and older as of tournament date are eligible for Super Senior play
Eligible members must choose to play Senior or Super Senior, NOT BOTH
Gross & Net Prizes
All balls must be holed out (you're playing the field)
Make your own arrangements for tee times

Club Championship - Championship Flight

Players with a 12 handicap or lower are eligible
Two qualifying rounds will be played from the blue tees
15 low medalists and last years champion qualify
Finals will be a 36 hole match play event to be played on the final Sunday

Club Championship - Flighted

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
This is a flighted, match play event with 80% handicap, played from the white tees
Tournament is single round elimination
Tee times will be assigned

Front/Back - Modified Nassau

Sign up date of play (before round)
Individual tournament, everyone against the field.
Full handicap, best front is a winner, best back is a winner.
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Member - Guest

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
18 holes, stroke play, team best ball and full handicap
Shotgun tournament
Gross and Net Prizes will be awarded
Ball to be scored must be holed out (you're playing the field)

Tournament of Champions

Sign up before predetermined date (see tournament schedule)
Only members who have won or tied for first place in an Association tournament are eligible to play (including Ryder Cup - excluding Member-Guest, Mixed Scramble).
18 hole, stroke play, individual, full handicap event
Tee times will be assigned

Ryder Cup

Two qualifying rounds will be played from the white tees over a designated period of time
To qualify, sign up date of play (before each qualifying round). Announce to the Association member in your foursome that you are playing a Ryder Cup Qualifying round
Club champion, senior club champion, one low gross and nine low net qualify to play against Grassy Hill's Ryder Cup Team
Make your own arrangements for qualifying tee times