Welcome to the 2023 Elmwood Invitational event website. Our professional staff has made preparations to ensure that this year’s event is the best ever.

 

All members and guests are encouraged to make full use of the Club’s facilities during the weekend. Guests will be issued charge accounts to make any additional purchases of food, beverages or golf shop merchandise. Guests will also be issued complimentary golf club storage for the weekend.

 

This website contains a detailed itinerary of events and a listing of the formats associated with the tournament. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the different functions.

 

We hope you enjoy the fine facilities of Elmwood Country Club, and that the weekend creates many lasting memories for you.

 

 

Warm Regards and Good Luck,

 

 

Jay Giannetto

PGA Professional

 

 

 

2023 Elmwood Invitational

Schedule Of Events

 

 

Thursday, July 20
11:00am - 5:00pm                   Practice Round
9:00am - 6:00pm                   Registration
7:00pm – 10:00pm                Cocktail Party, Elmwood Cup Teams     Announcement, and Wagering
 
Friday, July 21 
7:00am – 8:30am                  Breakfast
8:30am - 11:00am                  Round 1 Match

11:00am to 12:30pm              Lunch
12:30pm - 3:00pm                 Round 2 Match
7:00pm - ??                             Patio Party (Food, Drinks & Entertainment)
 
Saturday, July 22 
7:00am – 8:30am                  Breakfast
8:30am - 11:00am                 Round 3 Match
10:30am – 12:00pm              Veranda Party and Brunch for the ladies

11:00am - 12:00pm               Lunch

12:00pm - 2:30pm                Round  4 Match
2:30pm - 3:00pm                  Pari-mutuel Wagering
3:00pm-5:00pm                     Championship Shootout  (Alternate Shot)                                       
7:30pm                                     Dinner With Awards  

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

 

This is a round-robin match play tournament with 60 two-person teams, divided into twelve flights, with five teams per flight.  Each team will play at least one 9-hole match with each of the four other teams in their flight.  We will be using Net Best Ball this year for the match play portion of the event. 

 

We will play off of the low handicap in the group for each match.  The handicaps are then played, as they fall, only for the nine on which the match is played.  If you start your match on the front nine, then it stays on the front nine; similarly, if your match begins on the back nine, it will stay on the back nine.

 

 

SCORING (Each  Match is Worth 10 Possible Points)

 

1 Point        Each hole won                   1 Point Bonus                  Match won

0 Point        Each hole lost                    0 Point Bonus                  Match lost

½ Point      Each hole tied                    ½ Point Bonus                Match tied

6 Points      Win by default

 

If there is a tie for low net on any given hole during the Best Ball Format, you will break the tie by using your partner’s net score.  If the hole is still halved after using your partner’s net score each team is then awarded ½ Point on that hole.    

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT RULES OF PLAY

 

• USGA Rules will govern all play.
• All participants will play from the WHITE Tees.
• Lie of The Ball.  During the event, you may improve your lie within 6" through the green. (Anywhere but a hazard)  YOUR BALL MUST REMAIN IN THE SAME LENGTH CUT OF GRASS IN WHICH IT ORIGINALLY LAY.
• Lateral Penalty Area Marked with red lines.  Penalty of One Stroke.
• Out of Bounds.  Marked with white stakes around the perimeter of the golf course.  Penalty of One Stroke and Distance.
• Ground Under Repair.  Marked with white paint.  You may take free relief within one clublength away from these areas with no penalty strokes.
• Golf Car Paths.  You may take free relief within one clublength away from golf car paths no nearer the hole.
• Staked Trees.  If a staked tree interferes with your stance or swing, you may take free relief within one clublength away from the tree with no penalty strokes.
• Doubt as to Procedure.  Under USGA Rule 3-3, you are allowed to play a second ball if you are unsure about a rule.  In the event of a rules question, please report to the Rules Committee, PGA Professional Jay Giannetto, immediately upon completion of play.

 

 

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOTOUT

 

The overall winner will be determined with a Championship Shootout with the flight winners.  Flight ties will be broken by the results from the head-to-head match of the two teams.  The order of the tie-breaker is as follows:

 

1. Head-to-head results in the opening five rounds.
2. Sudden death playoff beginning on hole #12.

 

Championship Shootout begins at 1:30pm on Saturday.  All flight winners should report to the #3 tee no later than 1:30pm.  All participants and spectators should remain on their original golf cars to view the Championship Shootout.

 

SHOOTOUT FORMAT

 

Team Net Alternate Shot.

 

• Each team will play alternate shot format.  Player A will tee off on Odd Holes and Player B will tee off on even holes. 

 

• To derive the alternate shot net score, the 18-hole handicaps of the two-man team are added together, divided by 2 and multiplied by 33%, and rounded down. This is the team’s shootout handicap.  We will take their alternate shot score on each hole and subtract any strokes that are deserved on the hole to get their net alternate shot score.  The teams with the lowest scores will advance in the shootout. 

 

• Holes to be played:

            Hole                          HDCP

              3                                   4

              10                                 1

              11                                  2

              12                                 5

              18                                 3

 

• Five teams will be eliminated on hole 3 and one team will be eliminated on holes 10, 11, 12 and 18. The team eliminated on Hole 12 will be the show team. The remaining two teams will play hole 18 to determine win and place finishers. Any ties on hole 18 will be decided by a chip-off.  For elimination purposes, ties will be decided by a chip-off immediately following play of each hole. Both players will chip and the distance from each ball to the cup will be added together for a team total. The team(s) with the highest total distance will be eliminated.

 

 

 

PRIZES

 

The overall champions for the Elmwood Invitational Classic will win a distinctive crystal trophy. We will be paying out Pro Shop Credit for first and second place in each flight.

 

1st Place        $300

2nd Place      $180

 

 

WAGERING

 

This year you will be able to bet within each individual flight.  You will place your bet on who you think will win the most points in their respective flight each day.  The team with the most points in each flight will win.  We will pay out 1st and 2nd place for points each day within each flight.  You can bet on any team in any flight. 

 

 

Calcutta, Skins & Prizes

 

We will also have an optional cash Calcutta for the 2017 Elmwood Invitational.  The cost to enter the Calcutta is $100 per team.  If all teams enter the Calcutta the payout will be as follows…

 

Flight Payout (Team)

1st Place              $120

2nd Place            $100

3rd Place             $80

 

 

 

Shootout Payout (Team)

1st Place              $625

2nd Place            $525

3rd Place             $425

4th Place             $350

5th Place             $300

6th Place             $250

7th Place             $200

8th Place             $150

9th Place             $100

10th Place          $75

 

(Totals will change if all teams do not participate in the Calcutta.)

 

To enter the Calcutta please bring $100 cash to Thursday’s practice round or before round one play begins on Friday. 

 

 

Pro Shop Certificates

 

We will be paying out Pro Shop Certificates to first and second place in each flight.  The payout per team will be as follows…

 

1st Place              $300

2nd Place            $180