Date/Time
5/1/2026 - 10/31/2026
Players' Choice
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Event Type(s)
VGCSA
Location
Various Locations
Contact Person
Brent Graham, CGCS, Golf Committee Chairman
(phone: 757-592-0840)
Details

The VGCSA Two-Man Team Match Play Championship is back for its 9th year, bringing together friendly competition, great prizes, and the chance to connect with fellow members across the state.

This season-long, single-elimination tournament features 32 teams competing in Four-Ball (best ball net) match play, advancing round by round until one team is crowned champion. Matches are self-scheduled at mutually agreed-upon courses, offering flexibility while keeping the competition moving throughout the season.

Open to active VGCSA members, teams will compete with a maximum individual handicap of 24. Entry is $30 per player ($60 per team).

Register with a partner, secure your spot in the bracket, and get ready to compete. See below for full details and official rules.

 

Details and Rules
 
FORMAT:
  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. USGA Rules apply

HANDICAPS:
  1. Max Individual handicap is 24 for this competition.
  2. Players with an official USGA handicap index can have their handicap updated to the course being played by the pro/golf shop.
  3. Take 80% of the course handicap (i.e., max competition handicap is 19, once 80% is applied).
  4. 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).
  5. 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:
  1. The winners of each round shall advance to the next round.
  2. After completing your match, send an e-mail or text with a picture of the signed scorecard and date of your match to Brent Graham, CGCS, Golf Committee Chairman. Please send any additional pictures to staff@vgcsa.org to include in member communications.
 
PRIZES & AWARDS:
  • 1st place team - $800 split ($400 each player)
  • 2nd place team - $400 split ($200 each player)
  • Two semifinalist teams - $400 split ($100 each player) 

SCHEDULE:
  1. 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
  2. Please schedule your next match as soon as both winning teams are known. Do not wait for an email from the Golf Committee Chairman at the conclusion of the round – you can schedule a match as soon as possible.
  3. It is your responsibility to touch base with your opponents.
  4. If the opponents can’t agree on a date within the allotted time, please contact the Golf Committee Chairman. 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 31st.
  5.   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 31
  6. Championship Match: Kinloch Golf Club will host the final match. All expenses will be covered by the tournament, including green fees, caddie fees, lunch, and drinks afterward.

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