For the President's Cup match play coming up following this next tournament at Morris Williams, the ASGA will be using specific rules to determine the team winner. Just to reiterate, a NFL style draft of players signing up will be held at the end of the registration period (Friday, Noon) over the weekend with two Captains and co-captains of considerable skill doing the selections.
The two teams , Blue and Red, will square off in a match play format similar to the Ryder and Solheim Cup. It would be effectively clear who is who if Red team players wore red shirts while the Blue team players showed up with Blue shirts. Use your credit money and buy a colored shirt, let's have some spirit!
The following rules will be in effect.
- The USGA format for match play will be used (The difference between the handicaps will determine how many holes in which the higher handicap player will have the advantage). Example: Player A has a 6 handicap; Player B has a 9 handicap; Player B has a stroke on handicap holes 1, 2, & 3. Player A will play as a zero (0) handicapper.
- Players of similar handicaps will be paired meaning that no player will play anyone that has a handicap greater than 3 above or 3 below their own. Exception: Limited number of players may cause this rule to be lifted.
- The better net score between the two players on each hole will constitute a win for that hole.
- If both players have the same net score, the hole is tied.
- At any point after the tee shot on a hole, either player may concede the hole to the other player.
- The player furthermost from the hole ALWAYS plays first unless waived by their opponent.
- The players flip a coin to decide who tees off first. This order continues until one player has scored a net score better than their opponent. The player with the better score will tee off first until another better score changes this order.
- Players may give putts to their opponent but this must be verbalized or otherwise indicated with a mutually agreed procedure by the player giving the putt, i. e., a thumbs up motion. Distance from the hole has no bearing on whether a player gives a putt BUT it is certainly not obligatory.
- The match is over when one player holds a lead greater than the number of holes remaining in the match (example: Player B is 2 up with only one hole to play). The score is recorded as 2 & 1.
- Par or total score is not a consideration in this format. A player is strictly playing their opponent and not the course. The objective is on a hole by hole basis with the lowest net score winning the hole. There is no maximum score but rule 5 above can be invoked.
- A player wins one point for their team by winning the match. Each player earns ½ point for a tie at the end of the match.
- The players on the winning team, either Red or Blue, will receive $10 regardless of the results of their individual match,
