Format (Quick Overview)
- Teams: 4-man teams
- Holes: 18 holes
- Team Score (per hole): Best 2 net scores (of the 4 net scores) count on each hole
- Tees: Play the tee box you signed up for in Week 1
- Individual Skins: Available for this event
Handicap Allowance
- Event Handicap = 85% of each player’s Men’s Club Course Handicap
- Allowance follows USGA recommendations for this format
- Must have a Men’s Club Handicap (minimum 3 posted rounds)
Team Selection (ABCD Draw)
All players signed up will be split into four groups based on Men’s Club Course Handicap:
- Group A, B, C, D
Groups are formed to keep the number of players in each group as even as possible.
Teams are created by randomly selecting:
- 1 player from A + 1 from B + 1 from C + 1 from D = one 4-man team
If a Group Is Short (Odd Numbers or No-Show)
If a team is missing a player from one of the groups (A/B/C/D), the team will play the round normally.
After the round, the Scoring Committee will:
- Randomly draw a replacement player for each missing group from players in that group who played
- Use that replacement player’s scores to calculate the missing spot(s) hole-by-hole and for the total team score
Important: A replacement player may end up on two teams and is eligible for Pro Shop credit earned by either (or both) team.
How to Play & Score
- Each player plays their own ball on every hole
- Record each player’s gross (actual) score on every hole
- Convert gross to net using the player’s Event Handicap
- On each hole, the team score is the best 2 net scores of the 4 players
Net Score Rules (Per Hole)
A player’s net score is calculated by applying handicap strokes:
- Subtract 1 stroke on holes where the player receives a stroke
- Subtract 2 strokes on holes where the player is entitled to two strokes
- If the player does not receive a stroke on that hole, net = gross
Scorekeeping (Do Both)
- One player keeps the paper scorecard
- One player enters gross scores in the scoring app
- Compare paper vs app before submitting/uploading
Final Results / Placement
- Team placement is based on the 18-hole total team score, using the team’s hole-by-hole “best 2 net” totals.
Payouts & Optional Skins
Event Payouts (Pro Shop Credit)
- Payout places and amounts will be announced in advance
- Based on the portion of the Men’s Club budget allocated to this event
- Players on winning teams receive equal shares of that place’s Pro Shop credit
- Credits are applied by The Falls staff after results are announced
Optional Skins ($10)
- $10 optional individual skins game
- Skins payout amounts are determined by: (total skins pot) ÷ (number of skins won)
Skins handicap rules only:
- Each player receives 80% of their Men’s Club handicap
- ½ pops for skins only
- Pops capped at 18 total (maximum ½ per hole)
Important: Skins forfeiture
- If you enter skins and fail to finish due to weather or any other condition, you forfeit your skins money.
(Exception: see Weather Policy below if the course closes.)
Weather Policy
This is a one-day event with no make-up. Play at your own risk if weather is questionable.
Pro Shop Credit & CTP
If 40% or more of the players on the published tee sheet do not finish due to inclement weather:
- No Pro Shop credit payout (including CTP) will be paid for this event
- Those funds roll into the yearly prize pool for future events
- Teams who finish should still enter scores—those rounds count toward the Men’s Club Handicap Index
Skins (Weather)
- If you enter skins and tee off, your money remains in the skins pot even if you do not finish due to weather
- You are eligible for skins only on holes you completed
- The 60% completion requirement does not apply for skins eligibility
- Skins money is returned only if the course closes to us due to weather
Birdie Board & Hole-In-One Pot
- Hole-by-hole results count for the Birdie Board
- A Hole-In-One counts, even if you don’t finish the round