Description/Format/Rules:

• Four-man ABCD teams as drafted by the owners at Thursday night’s draft dinner.  Dinner will be for owners only and held on the Veranda to aid social distancing.   A video session will be available to registrants so they can monitor the draft process.  

• AFC & NFC Conferences: There will be two conferences with a North and South Division in each.
• There will be a tournament limit of 80 players, including the owners.
• Friday scoring: 2 best Net balls on each hole will count toward the team score.
• Saturday scoring: 2 best Net balls on all Par 4’s and 5’s, 3 best Net balls on all Par 3’s will count toward the team score.
• Handicaps: 100% of the Index Revision in effect when sign-ups close,  Course HCP calculated for the courses played and tees selected.
• Tee selection will be made at time of registration.  Blue, White, White/Gold and Gold will be the available choices.   Once sign-ups close, tee selection cannot be changed.
• Friday's tee times determined in the order of draft pick, from team 1 through 20.  One Conference will tee off on the front nine in draft pick order while the other Conference tees off concurrently on the back nine in draft pick order.  On Saturday, the two conferences will be teeing off from the first and 10th tees simultaniously as well with the 5th place teams in each Division teeing off first successively through the first place teams in each Division.  This order should result in the minimum wait time between the finish of the round and start of the playoffs for most teams.
• The pro shop will post all scores as tournament rounds.

Prizes and Cash Pool:  

      Big Canoe Bucks payouts

• Top two finishers in each Division will receive payouts.
• Ties for first place in the Division will be decided by chip off on the clubhouse putting green.  All team members will chip. The distance from the hole for the two closest chips of each team will be added to determine the winner.
• Ties for second place will be resolved by scorecard playoff from day 2, starting with the #1 HCP hole.

       Cash Pool Prizes:

• Each player will contribute $35 to a cash pool.  
• First place teams will partcipate in the playoffs and earn a share of the cash pool based upon overall playoff finish.
• Second place team in each Division cash pool prizes will be awarded as well.  

Click here to view the projected Payout chart

Conference Playoffs:

The Division winners from each Conference will play against each other on Creek #9, with the 3 low net scores for the team counting toward the team total score. If the playoff results in a tie, there will be a Chip-off on the putting green by the clubhouse to determine a Conference champion.  All team members will chip. The distance from the hole for the two closest chips of each team will be added to determine the winner.

The team's scores for the losing Divisions in the Conference Playoffs will be used to determine 3rd and 4th place.  If the scores for the losing Divisions teams are the same, they will tie and split the pot for 3rd and 4th places. 

Super Bowl Playoff: The two Conference Winners will play Creek #9, with the 3 low net scores for the team counting to determine the NFL Tournament Champion.  If a tie results, play will continue on Creek #9 using the same format until a Champion is crowned.

Proximity:

• Big Canoe Bucks will be paid for closest to the pin awards on all par 3 holes both days.
• CTP Turbo (Saturday Only) - All participants will be automatically entered into the CTP turbo.   If you would like to opt-out, please let one of the pros know on the first tee at the start of Friday's round.  

Team Ownership:

Team Owners from the previous year will have the first right of refusal to be a Team Owner this year.  Team owners will be provided a list of all registered players on the Tuesday prior to the event along with team draft order, determined by random draw by the professional staff, to aid in pre-draft planning.  On the Thursday prior to the event, owners will meet for a draft dinner.  The draft will proceed from 1 through 20 in the first round, 20 through 1 in the second round and 1 through 20 again in the third round.  

              Click here to see a list of the team owners

Food & Beverage:

Your entry fee for this tournament includes dinner Thursday evening if you are an owner and a cookout lunch and beer/soda on Saturday after the round.     

Entry Fee:

$45/player plus $35/player for cash pool, both of which will be charged to your lot by default to minimize cash handling.  The entry fee does not include golf and cart fees as applicable. Those will be calculated and billed by the pro shop based on your individual status as an amenity member.

Pace of Play:

Pace of play (POP) is likely to become an issue with this format.  Please refer to the MGA Pace of Play policy posted on the MGA website and stay on pace.  In addition to pace of play times on the scorecards, we will have resources on the course monitoring teams that fall behind.   Please comply with any alerts or requests to speed play.  

Covid Precautions:

• Single rider per cart
• LCP in all bunkers.   Raking of bunkers is not required.
• Please observe social distancing within your foursome and in the eating/scoring areas after the round.
• If you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 and you have not been medically cleared, we ask that you not participate in this event.

Late Withdrawals:

Due to early commitments to Food and Beverage and to the Pro Shop for payouts, cancellations must be received by 5:00 pm on the Tuesday following the Registration close date.  After that date the individual is subject to payment of the full amount of the tournament charge.
 

 Tournament details listed above are subject to change up until the official sign-up opens.  USGA rules apply unless different in Big Canoe local rules or in the Terms of Competition.  

Schedule

Thursday, August 13th

6:00 pm - Draft Dinner

Owners Only

Friday, August 14th

8:00 am - tee times 1 & 10

Saturday, August 15th

8:00 am - tee times 1 & 10

2:00 pm - Playoffs

Registration

Sunday, July 26th

6:00 am - Registration Opens

Sunday, August 9th

5:00 pm - Registration Closes

Tournament Committee

BJ McCranie, PGA

Andrew Sterritt, PGA

Justin Luysterborg

Steve Mitchell

Keith Sievers

Tim Towle

John Hansen