VGCSA Match Play

Date/Time

5/1/2025
May - October

Event Registration

Event Type(s)

VGCSA

Event Description

Presented by Harrell's. The Two Man Team Match Play event is an ongoing single-elimination tournament

Location

Various Locations

Contact Person

Tyler Eastham
(phone: 757-329-3577)

Details

VGCSA Match Play Championship

Presented by

Supporting Sponsor

Defending Champions

Brent Graham & Cameron Yancey

The Two Man Team Match Play event is an ongoing single-elimination tournament in which two teams play match play (best ball net, aka Four-Ball Match Play), during each round. The winning team advances to the next round. All players must be active dues-paying members of the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association.

32 Teams will square off in five rounds to see who will be crowned Champions of the 6th Annual VGCSA Team Match Play Championship! This is a great event for networking with fellow VGCSA members along with mixing in friendly competition and great prizes.

Schedule:
It is the responsibility of the players to arrange their own matches, including the scheduling of the tee times and course location. Any mutually agreed upon regulation course is acceptable. In the event of one player being absent at the starting time, a side may be represented by a single player. If the second player joins during the match, they must join between holes. See the link to the official rules sheet in the column to the left.

Max Individual Handicap: 24

Entry Fee
$30 per player, $60 per team

Official Rules

FORMAT:

The Two Man Team Match Play event is an ongoing single-elimination tournament in which two teams play match play (best ball net, aka Four Ball Match Play), during each round. The winning team advances to the next round. All players must be active dues paying members of the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association.
Each player plays their own ball from tee to green. The player with the lowest net score on a given hole wins that hole for his team. The match is won by the team that is leading by a number of holes greater than the number of holes remaining to be played. (e.g., 4 up with 3 holes to play – known as winning 4 &3).
The stipulated round is 18 holes; however, if both teams agree in advance, the stipulated round may be adjusted to 9-holes. This does not apply to the Championship match, which must be 18 holes.
If the match is even after the last hole, the match continues until a winner is decided. Handicap strokes remain the same for playoff holes. In the event of darkness approaching for a tied match, teams may agree to a closest-to-the-hole chip-off or a coin flip to decide the outcome.
SGA Rules apply - Four Ball Match Play: http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/rules-of-golf/rules-and-interpretations.html#!ruletype=pe&section=rule&rulenum=23

HANDICAPS:

Max Individual handicap is 24 for this competition.
Players with an official USGA handicap index can have their handicap updated to the course being played by the pro/golf shop.
Take 80% of the course handicap. (i.e., max competition handicap is 19, once 80% is applied)
Handicap strokes are allocated as net strokes from the lowest handicap player in the match per USGA guidelines 9-4a (iii) (i.e., lowest handicap plays with no strokes).
Ask the Pro Shop to prepare a card with dots on the appropriate holes for the match. Please let the Pro Shop know that this is a Two-Man Best Ball Match (Four Ball) when making your tee time so they can prepare the card in advance.

BRACKETS:

The winners of each round shall advance to the next round.
After completing your match:
Send an e-mail or text with a picture of the signed scorecard and date of your match. Please include a picture of the winning team so we can post on website.
Tyler Eastham: staff@vgcsa.org | (757) 329-3577
Tweet your results to @VirginiaGCSA.

PRIZES & AWARDS:
1^st place team - $800 split ($400 each player)
2^nd place team - $400 split ($200 each player)
Two Semifinalist teams - $400 split ($100 each player)

SCHEDULE:

It is the responsibility of the players to arrange their own matches, including the scheduling of tee times and course location (any mutually agreed upon regulation course is acceptable). In the event of one player being absent at the starting time, a side may be represented by a single player. If the second player joins during the match, they must join between holes. See rule 23.4
Please schedule your next match as soon as both winning teams are known. Do not wait for the email from the Tournament Chairman at the conclusion of the round – you can schedule a match as soon as possible.
It is your responsibility to touch base with your opponents.
If the opponents can’t agree on a date within the allotted time, please contact the Tournament Director. If a match schedule cannot be mutually agreed upon by the participants, assuming both teams made a good effort to find a mutually agreeable time, the match will be decided by a coin toss. The main goal is to complete the final match prior to October 30^th.
Championship Match: Virginia's #1 ranked course, Kinloch Golf Club, has agreed to host the championship match. All expenses will be covered by the tournament, including green fees, caddie fees, lunch and drinks afterwards.

	Start Date	Deadline
Round 1	May 1	June 3
Round 2	June 4	July 4
Round 3	July 5	August 5
Round 4	August 6	September 6
Championship	September 6	October 13

SCORE CARDS: Please fill in your score card completely!
● Record each player’s gross and net score on every hole (put “x” if the player picked up).
● Circle the winning score for each hole.
● Clearly mark on the front of the card the match play score (for example “Woods/Hovland d. Koepka/Reed, 2 & 1”).
● Sign, attest, and date your card.

CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have questions regarding your match, please contact: Tyler Eastham
staff@vgcsa.org | (757) 329-3577

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