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Team Matches: They’re Back for 2020

Update: Registration is OPEN!
Click here for Gross Team Registration
Click here for Net Team Registration

The 95th year of the PAGCS is full of exciting news and events, as you have seen with the roll out of the new website. In addition to the revival of the War at the Shore, we are also bringing back Team Matches.

This better-ball of partners competition kicks off in April [unless delayed by COVID-19], and registration is available to all PAGCS members through the current deadline of April 24 [this will be extended if necessary]. So take a minute and register you and a partner to have something fun to look forward to during this trying time. Read on for more information.

Teams: Must be a member of the PAGCS. Brackets will be formed in both Net and Gross divisions. To compete in the Net competition each player must have an official USGA handicap and current GHIN number by the start of brackets.

Monies: $40 to be paid at the time of registration. The money will be pooled for the gross and net brackets, and the winners from each match played, each round, will win a cash prize! All pay outs will be presented at the completion of the season.

Matches: It is up to the two teams to determine a neutral golf course to play the match. Contacting the host superintendent, at the neutral site, to ask for golf course availability to play the match is the required etiquette.

The Net Match Play Bracket

• 2-player teams playing match-play golf using USGA Handicaps.
• Handicaps will be played at 90% in 2020. *USGA recommended percentage for team match play
• In general, after handicap allowances have been applied in match play formats, the player with the lowest Playing Handicap plays off zero strokes relative to the other player(s).  The other player(s) receive(s) the difference between their own Playing Handicap and that of the player with the lowest Playing Handicap.
• Each round of matches must be completed by the deadlines posted. There will be no extensions of time past these deadlines.
• If a match can’t be played by its deadline, and neither team has elected to forfeit the match due to their unavailability, a coin toss will determine the winner.

The Gross Match Play Bracket

• 2-man teams playing match-play golf with no handicaps. (All players are scratch.)
• Each round of matches must be completed by the deadlines posted. There will be no extensions of time past these deadlines.
• If a match can’t be played by its deadline, and neither team has elected to forfeit the match due to their unavailability, a coin toss will determine the winner.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Have fun and enjoy the camaraderie more than the competition! The registration deadline is now April 24, in light of COVID-19, and the brackets will be released as soon as possible after registration closes. For questions, please contact golf committee members Rich Sweeney or Jeff Haas.