Four Ball Rules
The Four Ball Tournament is a single elimination, two person team event where teams are broken up into brackets (similar to the NCAA tournament). Brackets are ideally made up of 16 teams grouped based on handicaps but typically byes are required depending on the number of teams who sign up. Pairings will be drawn up and distributed to the participants. Each round is to be completed by the dates given on the brackets. Matches can be played any day of the week, it is up to the teams to contact each other and to set up their match. It is a good idea to look at the EBAC League schedule to see if league matches are scheduled that day. You can schedule your match before or after league play and it is recommended you call the pro shop for a tee time.
The match is handicapped and is played off the low handicappers ball based on 75% of the handicap differential (e.g. You are a 9 and your partner is a 5 and opponent A is a 8, and opponent B is an 6. Your partner is the low handicapper and you play off his ball (or handicap). The handicap differential between you and your partner is 4, 75% of that is 3 so you get a stroke on the first three handicap holes. The handicap differential between your partner and opponent A is 3, 75% is 2.25 which is rounded down to 2 so opponent A gets a stroke on the first two handicap holes and so on). Once a team is "up" more holes than there are holes left to play, they have won. If the match is tied, players should proceed back to the first tee to play sudden death. If the first tee is crowded, players can opt to play their sudden death on the back nine but this must be mutually agreed upon since the tenth hole is the first stroke hole on the back.
Please report the results to the tournament coordinator and he will let you know who your next opponent is if it has been determined. The brackets will be emailed out periodically to keep people updated.
If for some reason you cannot play your match during the week scheduled, you may play it the following week but all attempts shall be made to play two matches that week to get the tournament back "on schedule". If a situation arises where a team is backing up the tournament, I reserve the right to forfeit that team out of the tournament.
Women play the red tees and handicaps getting strokes on their handicap holes, men on their handicap holes. For example, on the 2nd hole (men's 4, Women's 5) no stokes given. Low score wins the hole, if the guy gets a 4 and the woman a 5, the man win the hole. Yes raw score, but stokes can be given on different holes.
Entry fee is $5 for Shennecossett members and $22 for non-members which includes the greens fee for your first round of golf.