TOURNAMENT RULES

The winning team from the Shoot-Out will be the overall tournament winner. The format will be Net Best Ball for all five matches and the team that wins the most points in each flight will be the Flight Winner. The Flight Winners and the 2nd Place team from each flight (including ties) will qualify for The Shootout.

The following format details how the tournament will be played.

FRIDAY: 8:30AM SHOTGUN

Flights 1-5 play the BACK nine and Flights 6-10 play the FRONT nine. The format is Net Best Ball. Each player will receive 90% of their handicap, and all matches will be handicapped OFF THE LOW PLAYER IN THE GROUP.

FRIDAY: 11:30PM SHOTGUN

Flight 1-5 play the FRONT nine and Flights 6-10 play the BACK nine. The format is Net Best Ball. Each player will receive 90% of their handicap, and all matches will be handicapped OFF THE LOW PLAYER IN THE GROUP.

FRIDAY: 2:30PM SHOTGUN

SATURDAY: 8:30AM SHOTGUN

Flights 1-5 play the FRONT nine and Flights 6-10 play the BACK nine. The format is Net Best Ball. Each player will receive 90% of their handicap, and all matches will be handicapped OFF THE LOW PLAYER IN THE GROUP.

SATURDAY: 11:30AM SHOTGUN

THE SHOOT-IN

The Shoot-In will take place following the final round of match play. All flight runners up (and ties) will qualify for the Shoot-In. The Shoot-In will be a closest-to-the-pin contest, handicapped by tee shot distance. Both team members will hit one shot from their respective handicap distance, and the 5 teams with the closest shots to the pin will qualify for the Shootout.

Shoot-In Handicap Distances:

GHIN Index Distance

0.0-4.9 175 yds

5.0-8.9 160 yds

9.0-12.9 145 yds

13.0-17.9 130 yds

18.0+ 115 yds

THE SHOOTOUT

The Shootout will determine the Overall Winner of the Invitational, and will be played in the True Alternate Shot format. The qualifiers for the Shootout will include the 1st Place teams from each Flight and 5 teams who qualify via the Shoot-In. The handicaps will be figured by taking 40% of the combined handicap for both players.

The Shootout Holes will be:

#10 - ALL teams

#11 - 8 teams

#18 - Remaining 4 teams

SCORING FOR MATCHES

1 POINT FOR WINNING A HOLE

0 POINTS FOR LOSING A HOLE

½ POINT FOR TYING A HOLE

1 POINT FOR WINNING THE MATCH (This point will be split between the teams in the event of a tie, with each team receiving 1/2 point)

MAXIMUM POINTS THAT CAN BE WON IS 7

THERE IS NO MINIMUM POINT TOTAL FOR A MATCH

PARIMUTUEL BETTING

Pari-Mutuel betting will be available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in The Shootout (This is the "Overall" Bet). It will also be available for Win-Place-Show for total match points Day 1 (matches 1-3) and Day 2 (matches 4&5) Betting will be available ONLINE the week before the event, as well as Thursday & Friday. The committee has determined a method for breaking any ties.

LINE BETTING

Line Betting will be available again this year but will be based on total match points, NOT overall net score. The committee has determined a method for breaking any ties.

OPTIONAL TEAM CASH POOL

There will be an optional $300 buy-in for a cash prize pool for Flight Winners, Overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place, and Chipping & Putting Contest Winners Thursday night. Only those teams that buy in will be eligible for the cash prizes. The prizes for any ineligible winners will go back into the pool.

TIEBREAKER

Ties for flight winners will be broken by the largest margin of victory across all 5 matches. For example, if one team won every match 7-2 and another team won four matches 7-2, but won their 5th match 7-0, the latter team would have a larger margin of victory and would be the flight winner. In the event that margin of victory still does not break the tie, a putting contest will be held on #18 green to determine the winner.

HANDICAPS

The individual handicaps are limited to 36 and will be verified by the Handicap Committee. The tournament will be played by using the individual’s 12-month low handicap. The handicaps may be adjusted before or during the tournament.

Handicapping for the Shootout is 40% of the combined team handicap

-The two handicaps for each team will be added together and then multiplied by 0.4.

The Rules Committee: Bill Murray, Keith Sweigert, and Eric Morgan.

TALL GRASS AREAS

The Tall Grass Areas on the course will be played as a RED PENALTY AREA. The ball may be played out of the area with NO penalty. Balls that are LOST in the tall grass – players should drop a ball where it entered the tall grass with a ONE stroke penalty.