Golf Genius ::

2021 IGA Match Play

Tournament Coordinator – RJ Ramirez (r.j.ramirez@intel.com)

Sign-up Deadline – Feb. 7th. Sign-up will be managed thru Golf Genius and invitations will be emailed when registration opens. Limited to first 32 players to register.

Revised Schedule – Below is the tentative schedule based upon 32 players. Final schedule will be published after total number of players are confirmed

1st Round (32)	Feb 8 - March 7
2nd Round (16)	March 8 - April 4
3rd Round (8)	April 5 - May 2
4th Round (4)	May 3 – June 1
5th Round (Finals)	June 2 – July 6

All 1st round match ups will be a random draw and will not be held as one of our monthly events as they have in the past.

Each round MUST BE COMPLETED with the specified round dates without exception. If both players are unable to schedule their match within the allotted 4 weeks, then it is considered a forfeit by both players. Keeping to the schedule will allow the event to complete prior to the heat of summer and annual course maintenance activities (i.e., aeration, etc.).

Locations (Courses) – Players will be allowed to select 1 of 10 courses for each match. There is no negotiated rate and players are free to schedule however they wish (thru the course, GolfNow, etc.) The courses are as follows:

Course	Tees (Men's/Ladies)
Legacy Golf Club	Black / Purple
Trilogy Power Ranch	Blue / Composite
Ocotillo Golf Club	Blue / Red
Raven Golf Club	White / Gold
Whirlwind Golf Club - Cattail	Silver/ Jade
Whirlwind Golf Club - Devil's Claw	Gold /Copper
Lone Tree Golf Club	Blue / Red
Dobson Ranch	Back / Forward
Ken McDonald Golf Course	Middle / Front
Foothills Golf Club	Back (Gold) / Forward
Bear Creek Golf Club	Blue / White/Red Combo
San Marcos Golf Club	Blue / Red
Papago Golf Club	White / Gold

It is up to the players of the match to determine which course they will play. In the event a course decision cannot be made, a default course will be used as the Match location. The default course for the 2021 Match Play will be Legacy Golf Course (for all rounds).

2020 Match Play Rule Changes -

The 32 player field will be split into 2 brackets of 16 players each - High HC bracket (16) and Low HC bracket (16). Brackets will be split at the median of the Highest and Lowest HC
Cancellation within 24 hrs. of a scheduled match will result in a forfeit for the person canceling the match.
Scores from Matches will NOT be posted (to GHIN)

Entry fee – The entry fee for the event will be $15 per person payable at time of registration. Entry fees will be used for cash prizes.

Prize Structure/Payouts – Prizes for the event will include cash payouts to the top 4 places. In addition points will be awarded to all participants based upon their finishing position (see Points Distribution Schedule).

Cash payouts will be as follows (based on a 24 player field):

1st Place (50%)	$180
2nd Place (30%)	$108
3rd Place (15%)	$54
4th Place (5%)	$18

Process

Opponents for any given round will be available in Golf Genius and also emailed at the beginning of the round
Contact your opponent and arrange a date, time, and location for you to play your match
Once the date and time of the match is confirmed, e-mail these details to IGA match play coordinator at least one week before your match date
You will receive from the IGA a statement of Course Handicaps for each player, the stroke allowances to be used for your match and the holes at which the strokes will be given. Golf Genius will also be updated with the stroke holes for each match
Golf Genius will be used for scoring and tracking this bracket tournament. Results will be posted and viewable from the app or online at igagolf.golfgenius.com
After the match, it is the responsibility of the winner to ensure that both players have signed the scorecard. The signed score card needs to be sent (scanned and emailed) to the tournament coordinator for Golf Genius verification.

Match Play Brackets -

Ranked all 32 players based on HC (low to high)
Take the median of all 32 HC’s for the Low/High HC bracket split –
Take each bracket of players (16) and listed each player 1 thru 16 (based on HC – Low to High)
Randomize each bracket of players (random.org) from 1 to 16
Assigned matches based on seeding – 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.
Entered both brackets and matches into Golf Genius
Match play rounds –
- 4 rounds for each bracket
- 1 championship round – Low HC bracket winner vs. High HC bracket winner

Posting Scores

The IGA WILL NOT be posting all scores from this tournament; it is the responsibility of the player to return the signed cards and e-mail the final scores to the tournament coordinator. As this is not a stroke play event, there are some special guidelines for posting scores under match play conditions:

What score to record for holes not played at all:

If a player does not play a hole (e.g. has won the match after 15 holes and chooses not to complete play on the last 3 holes), his score for that hole for handicap purposes shall be NET DOUBLE BOGEY (double bogey plus any handicap strokes you are entitled to receive based on your Course Handicap) plus any handicap strokes he is entitled to receive on the hole. This hole score, when recorded, should be preceded by an "X."

Example: For a given round, a player with a Course Handicap of 10 was entitled to a handicap stroke on the first 10 allocated handicap-stroke holes. The player does not play the 18th hole (a par 4, the 6th allocated handicap-stroke hole) because he has already won the match. He shall record a score 5 for the 18th hole for handicap purposes; this consists of par (4) plus one (since it was one of the first 10 handicap-stroke holes).

Match play scoring – Example

A sample scorecard showing how a singles match play is recorded is shown below:

Player A - course handicap 6

Player B - course handicap 10

Player B will receive a stroke at each of the holes that have a HCP of 4 (the difference between the players course handicaps) or less (highlighted). These are indicated by dots on the scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
HCP	11	9	5	7	13	1	15	3	17	2	8	12	14	10	6	18	16	4
Player A (hdcp 6)	5	6	4	4	4	6	3	7	4	4	6	5	6	4	4	6	5	5
Player B (hdcp 10)	5	6	7	5	5	6l	4	5l	4	5l	5	6	7	4	4	6	6	5l
Player A Match	0	0	+1	+2	+3	+2	+3	+2	+2	+2	+1	+2	+3	+3	+3	3/2

Scorecard explanation

Hole 1: Hole is halved

Hole 2: Hole is halved

Hole 3: Player A wins the hole with a score of 4 vs. a score of 7 for Player B. The result is scored as +1 or 1up (for Player A) Note that in matchplay each hole won or lost is of equal value, regardless of whether it was won by 1 stroke, 2 strokes or more.

Hole 4: Player A wins the hole with a score of 4 vs. a score of 5 for Player B. The match score is recorded as +2, since Player A was already 1up, he is now 2up. The match score is kept cumulatively.

Hole 5: Player A wins the hole with a score of 4 vs. a score of 5 for Player B. The result is scored as +3.

Hole 6: Both players score 6 on the hole. Player B receives a stroke on this hole, so his net score of 5 wins the hole. Match score is +2

Hole 7: Player A wins the hole with a score of 3 vs. a score of 4 for Player B. The match score is recorded as +3.

Hole 8: Player B wins the hole with a score of 5, net 4 vs. a score of 7 for Player A. Match score is +2

Hole 9: Hole is halved

Hole 10: Holed is halved. Player B’s score of 5, net 4 ties Player A’s 4

Hole 11: Player B wins the hole. Match score is +1

Hole 12: Player A wins the hole. Match score is +2

Hole 13: Player A wins the hole. Match score is +3

Hole 14: Hole is halved. Match score is +3

Hole 15: Hole is halved. Match score is +3. At this point, Player A is “Dormie 3” meaning that he is +3 or 3up with only 3 holes to play. (Player A cannot lose the match, although it could result in a tie)

Hole 16: Hole is halved. Player A wins the match 3up with 2 holes to play. This is recorded as 3/2.

Holes 17 &18: These holes may be played, but do not count in the match. This is called playing the “bye”.