Match Play Draws – see time sheets for times
One Round to Go
Saturday saw the beginning of the matchplay component of the 2018/19 club championships. There were some convincing wins and some very close games with both A Grade preliminary finals going down extra holes.
With Gumm aiming to go back-back-back in A Grade, Sandy Francas looking to overcome the Ladies favourite Sue Keylock and family rivalry in the Junior’s, expect to see some exciting golf and close matches.
Goodluck to all in your respective matches.
Results below
The 12 Round Qualifying has concluded and the prize purse for Match play is $1,200.
Prize rundown will be announced at the time of the match play draw this coming week.
Top qualifiers
Congratulations to all qualifiers. If you are a top 8 or top 4 player and you cannot compete on the 16th and23rd of March 2019 then I ask you to contact me IMMEDIATELY! Early in the week the matchplay draw will be final and anyone pulling out after the draw is publicised will register a forfeit (not what we want with champs so please be forward with your intent).
Match Play will be the 16th of March 7:00 tee off (8 will become 4) – 16th of March PM will follow with the 4 will knock down to 2
23rd of March will be the FINALS (top2). A Grade will be 7:00 and 12:00 (36 holes), Ladies 18 Holes 12:04 Tee off, B and C Grade 11:30 Tee off 18 holes.
House Keeping
Please note, the grade you are in NOW is the grade you qualify in. This is the same as every other year. Example, you maybe a B Grade in April 18 and now an A Grader, you may have been an A grader and now a B Grader. The fact is you are what you are at the time the match play is initiated. Whether this is a 12 round qual or last week. The form you are in at the time of the deciders is your current ability and we need to take the assumption that all are aiming to compete in the highest grade possible which is the true intent of the Championships. Match play also cancels out 10 shots on some days so this is the beauty for finding the truly consistent champion.
With all this being said, handicaps are no greater proof of the ability fo the golfer. If someone in teetering in and out of the edge of a grade they will be wither disadvantaged or advantaged, With the current handicapping system there is now way to “tank” as you require 12 + rounds to blow out a handicap with only one reducing it.
We would like to accept the format has not been a seamless transition. There are some merits to it but some against hence we will abandon the format as it currently exists and come up with a new way for 2018/19
Thank you everyone for being apart of 2018 / 19 Championships and best of golf to all qualifiers.
Regards,
Brayden
