Welcome Competitors!  

 

To the 2022 Hunter’s Green Country Club Men’s Member-Member Golf Tournament. We are all excited for a great weekend of golf and camaraderie as we battle it out to see who will survive and take home the title of 2022 Member-Member Champions. The staff has been eagerly anticipating this event tradition and is here to assist in assuring a great time is had by all. Please find the enclosed the team flights, pairings for each match and rules for play in both the matches and shootout.  

 

The 2022 Member-Member will follow its rich tradition as a match play event. The field will be divided into ten (10) flights of six teams, based on combined team member handicap indexes. Everyone will receive one hundred percent of their handicap during each of the five matches, with all players stroking off the low ball in each match. A hole won will result in one point, a hole halved will result in a half point and a hole lost will result in no points. There will be a maximum of nine (9) points available in each match with an additional one point for winning the match. 

 

The team in each flight with the highest point total after the completion of all 5 matches will be the flight winner and will move onto the shootout. The shootout will be an alternate shot format against all flight winners. Each team will receive 50% of their combined course handicap and their strokes where they fall on the card, based off of the low handicapped team.  

 

Again, we are very excited to host you and provide a wonderful club experience at Hunter’s Green Country Club! 

 

Additional Event Details 

• Skins Game during the practice round on Thursday, $40 per team buy-in for the 2-man Best Ball and Skins Game 

• Handicap Rule: Maximum of 9 strokes per match off the low handicap in the group 

• GHIN Handicap Audit – Handicap pulled as of March 1, 2022 

• Beverage Carts included Friday & Saturday 

• Breakfast & Lunch included Friday & Saturday 

• Dinner included Thursday 

 

Tournament Prizes 

• The Shootout Champions will receive a Crystal Diamond Trophy.  

• Flight Winners will receive a custom framed flight photo of the course the flight is named after.  

 

Flights & Seeding 

Flights have been determined using the combined handicap index of both Member’s as of March 1, 2021. In the event of identical team handicap indexes, the team with the smallest differential of indexes between partners will be placed in the next flight. 

 

Score Posting 

Each player shall post a score on EVERY hole, whether it is the “most likely score” or the maximum score allowed, which is defined as; The maximum score for each hole played is limited to a net double bogey – which is equal to Par of the hole + 2 strokes + any handicap strokes the player is entitled to receive based on their handicap. 

 

Players will NOT be responsible for posting scores as the tournament officials will post all scores for the week. However, players are responsible for following the guidelines set above to assure that all scores are received for posting. Scores will be posted as follows. 

 

Practice Round – Posted as a regular 18-hole score 

Friday 1st Eighteen – Posted as an 18-hole Tournament score 

Friday 3rd Nine – Posted as a 9-hole score 

Saturday Eighteen – Posted as an 18-hole Tournament score 

 

TO HELP EXPEDITE THE SPEED OF PLAY AND ASSURE ALL MATCHES AND THE SHOOT OUT ARE COMPLETED AHEAD OF SUNSET, YOU MAY PICK UP YOUR BALL IF YOU CANNOT HELP YOUR TEAM BUT BE SURE TO RECORD THE MOST LIKELY SCORE. 

 

Notice to Competitors 

Format for all five matches: Better Ball Net of Partners 

1. There are 9 possible points in each match with one point going to the team that wins the hole and a half point to teams that tie the hole and an additional point for winning the match. There are no points awarded for losing a hole and a match tied WILL NOT split the extra point. 

2. The maximum number of points you can win against any opponent is 9 points. You will still receive the additional point for winning the match. There is no mercy rule for this event. 

3. Players will play their own ball and record the best NET score for the team on the issued scorecard. Players will use 100% of their course handicap and receive their strokes where they fall on the card based on the handicap holes you are playing in each match, stroked off the low handicap in the group. NOTE: Please make sure scores are individually identifiable on the scorecard for scoring purposes. 

4. Should there be any ties within the flight for the flight winner at the completion of the 5th match, the winner will be determined by the team that scored the most points in the match between the two teams. If a tie still exists, a match of scorecards will be done on that match, starting with the hardest handicap hole on the 9 holes played. 

5. In the event of inclement weather, players are to continue play unless otherwise instructed by the committee. You do have the option, at your discretion, to mark your position on the golf course and return to the clubhouse or shelter on the course. Should this occur, please contact the golf shop at 813-973-1000 to identify your location so we can prepare for addition time to complete the match.  

6. Should inclement weather postpone any round during the tournament, a contingency plan will be executed to enable all matches to be played. This plan will be determined based on the impact and will be communicated via email to the roster of players at the earliest convenience.   

 

Overall Champions 

Winners of each flight will advance to the Shootout to determine the 2021 overall champion. The shootout will be conducted on holes 9, 10 & 18.  

The Shootout will be conducted as follows, Alternate Shot Format 

1. All teams will compete in the Alternate Shot format on the first shootout hole. The field will be reduced after each shootout hole meaning 10 teams will drop to 6 after #9, 6 will drop to 3 after #10 and the final 3 teams will play 18 to determine the overall champion. ***Should there be a tie for 2nd & 3rd place on the final hole, these 2 teams will compete in a closest to the pin shot as selected by the professional staff to determine how each time places. Should there be a tie for the overall champion on the final hole, the hole will be played in its entirety to determine a winner. If a tie still exists after the playoff hole has been played, the 2 teams will then play a modified Par 3 into 18 green to determine the overall champion. This process will continue until an outright winner has been determined. There will be no handicap strokes allotted for the Par 3 playoff so all players will play at scratch.   

2. Each team will receive 50% of their combined handicap strokes where they fall on the card based off the lowest remaining handicap in the shootout after each hole. The handicaps for the playoff holes are 5, 12 & 8. 

3. The shootout will be played as an Alternate Shot. In this format, partners will alternate hitting tee shots throughout the shootout. So, partner A will hit the tee shot on #9, partner B on #10 and then back to partner A if the team makes it to the final. You will continue this alternate shot format until the ball is holed. (Penalty strokes do not affect the order of play).  

4. In the event that we have a tie on any shootout hole (except in determining the 3rd place, 2nd place & Overall Champion), a chip-off will determine the team(s) that will advance to the next hole. Teams are entitled to select the partner of their choice for the chip off however, if you advance and must chip off a second time, the other partner will be required to hit the next chip. To maintain fairness throughout, competitors may not watch their opponents attempt this shot. Any player deemed to have violated this rule will be subject to elimination from the shootout. 

5. The Overall Champions will be the team that manages to grind their way through five tough matches, navigate the shootout with precision and timely putting and overcome the mental and physical exhaustion of all the extracurricular fun you will have over these three days. 

 

All competitors will play from the TOURNAMENT tee markers throughout the event.  

 

All decisions made by the Committee shall be final 

 

USGA Rules apply except where modified by local rules 

• The ball shall be played as it lies. All putts must be holed to be scored unless conceded by your opponent. 

• Out of Bounds is determined by the inside edges of white stakes/lines at ground level as well as the inside edge of all curbing of paved roadways closest to the hole being played. (You may elect to use the local O.B. procedure of taking a drop, in the fairway across from the nearest point the ball crossed the O.B. line and no closer to the hole, and accessing a 2 stroke penalty) 

• Penalty Areas – defined by red stakes/lines 

• Ground Under Repair – defined by with lines 

• Embedded ball rule is in effect through the green 

• Free relief should be given from paved cart paths, newly sodded areas, decorative flowers and artificial obstructions located outside of a hazard. 

• On Hole #7, a player’s ball that is in bounds between the blue indicators on the cart path and has interference with any obstruction for lie, stance or swing, may use the drop zone as an option for play without penalty. 

 

If you have a rules question or doubt as to procedure and a member of the committee is not present, play a second ball under rule 3-3 and get a ruling at the completion of the round. You must state which ball you intend to score prior to playing the second ball. 

Within your foursome, you do have the right to make a decision on procedure if a majority agrees on the decision, ie. Relief from an inanimate object such as a rock in a bunker or left over debris not common to the area of play. 

 

Rules Committee: 

Stew McComb, PGA Head Golf Professional 

Greg Lauzier, PGA General Manager

Willis Griffin, PGA Assistant Golf Professional 

 

On behalf of the entire Hunter’s Green Staff and Golf Committee, we hope you enjoy the 2022 Member-Member. If there is anything that we can do to enhance your enjoyment of the event, please don’t hesitate to ask.  

2023 MGA Tough Day Tournament

A Hunter’s Cup Major Tournament

Cost: $75

What’s Included?

• Lunch Saturday and beer keg
• 2 Drink Tickets per player

 

 

The MGA Tough Day Tournament will be held on Saturday June 24th with an 8:30AM Shotgun.

There is a gross and net division.

 

**** Hunter’s Cup points are distributed based on the NET RESULTS ONLY. ****

 

Come out and test your skills against Hunter’s Green course at its meanest.

 

The Tournament Committee is comprised of the HGCC Pro and the members of the MGA committee.

 

FLIGHTS: 

Champion, Challenger and Senior

 

FORMAT:

Stroke Play – Max score of NET 10 on each hole.

 

TEES:

Champion (Gold Tees)– Roughly 6800-7000 yards (7 handicaps and lower must compete in Championship Flight)

 

Challenger (Blue Tees) – Roughly 6500-6600 yards

 

Senior (White Tees) – Roughly 6100-6200 yards To be eligible to compete in the seniors flight from the White Tees, a player’s handicap index + their respective age must be greater than a total of 75 (Rule of 75) and their handicap must contain posted scores indicating they are a White Tee player. Participants will be approved by the Committee.

 

HANDICAPS:

Contestants must be MGA members with a HGCC GHIN established handicap. If your handicap was established at another club or your handicap is managed by another club, you are NOT eligible to play in this tournament, without permission from the Committee. Players choosing to play in the championship flight or the Senior Flight will receive necessary adjustments to respective Course Handicaps.
Per USGA recommendations, all players will receive 95% of their course handicap.

Eligible players must have 10 scores entered in the last 6 months. Players that do not meet this criteria, will be subject to approval by the Committee.
If you do not have 10 scores entered within the past 6 months. Exceptions to this rule could include a handicap adjustment, per the WHS.

 

In the event that play is suspended by the Golf Shop; it shall be resumed from where it was discontinued. Players must mark their ball location and return to the clubhouse.

 

In the event that play is canceled due to weather or some unforeseen reason.The Rules Committee has the discretion to reschedule the remainder of the tournament.

Ties:

In the event of a tie for the Low NET Champions, there will be a play-off on hole #18. using an aggregate team format. The tiebreaker will continue until the tie is broken. All other ties will be determined based on a scorecard playoff from Sunday’s round, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1 method.

 

Rules 

 All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

 The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

 

 

PRIZES:

Gross (Champion Flight Only)

1st Place: $300

2nd Place: $200

3rd Place: $100

 

Net (All Flights)

1st Place: $600

2nd Place: $450

3rd Place: $350

4th Place: $325

5 th Place: $300

6 th Place: $275

7 th Place: $250

8th Place: $225

9th Place: $200

10th Place: $175

11th Place: $150

12th Place: $125

13th Place: $100

14th Place: $75

15th Placee: $50

 

Closest to Pin Holes - $50 each

Gold Tees - #4 & #11

Other Tees - #7 & #14

 

* Prizes will be paid in Pro Shop Credit *

 

2023 MGA Red, White and Blue Tournament

July 8th

Cost - $75/player

 

A Hunter’s Cup Minor Tournament

The Tournament Committee is comprised of the HGCC Pro and all MGA committee members. 
 

What’s Included?

• Lunch Saturday and beer kegs
• 2 Drink Tickets per player

Format:

The Red White and Blue tournament is a fun two-man team tournament. This is a total team aggregate score mandating that each player on the team play, 6 holes from the Red, 6 holes from the white and 6 holes from the blue tees. You and your teammate strategize on which set of tees each of you play from in order to maximize your ability to score. Each team member can play from different tees, but by the end of the round, you must both have played 6 from each.

 

 

Handicaps:

Contestants must be MGA members with a HGCC GHIN verifiable handicap. If players handicap was not established at HGCC or is currently managed by another course, you are NOT eligible to play in this tournament without Committee approval.

Handicap Allowance will be 100% of the White/Green Combo Tee Course Handicap per USGA recommendations. The cutoff for handicaps will be the Wednesday prior to the Tournament date. If you do not have 10 scores entered within the past 6 months, then you are NOT eligible to play in this tournament without prior approval from the Committee. Approval may include a handicap adjustment, per the WHS.

 

Rules 

 All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

 The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

 

Ties:

In the event of a tie for the Low NET Champions, there will be a play-off on hole #18 using an aggregate team format. The tiebreaker will continue until the tie is broken. All other ties will be determined based on a scorecard playoff from Sunday’s round, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1

 

Prizes:

Gross Division

1st Place: $400/team

2nd Place: $300/team

3rd Place: $200/team

 

Net Division

1st place: $600/Team

2nd place: $500/Team

3rd place: $400/Team

4th place: $360/Team

5th place: $320/Team

6th place: $280/Team

7th place: $240/Team

8th place: $200/Team

9th place: $150/Team

10th place: $100/Team

 

All prizes will be paid in pro shop credits.

 

Closest to the pin (4) $50 each

2023 MGA College Football Kickoff Scramble, in honor of Robert Foster

September 9th 

Time 8:30 Shot Gun

Cost - $75/player

 

A Hunter’s Cup Minor Tournament

What’s Included?

• Lunch Saturday and beer kegs
• 2 Drink Tickets per player

Format:

 

Teams will be determined using a draft of players flighted into 4 categories (A,B,C,D) based on Handicaps. One caveat is that the “C” & “D” players will draft the “A” & “B” players.

This event will be a scramble format and each team must use 4 drives from each player. 

There will be no "Tournament Tees'  and Players will play from the tees in which their handicaps are established. These will be determined by the majority of tees played in the last 3 months. 

 

 

Handicaps:

Contestants must be MGA members with a GHIN verifiable handicap. 1) Course handicaps will be calculated from the tee that is being played. The team handicap will consist of A players getting 25% of their Course handicap, B players will get 20%, C players will get 15% and D players will get 10%. The cutoff for handicaps will be the Wednesday prior to the Tournament date. 2) If you do not have 10 scores entered within the past 6 months the tournament committee will use the world handicap system suggestion to adjust your handicap index. 3) Exception to this rule (ex: new members, members returning from injuries, etc) will be addressed and a decision regarding eligibility for any event will be made by the MGA on a fact basis.

Rules 

 All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

 The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

 

Ties:

In the event of a tie for the Low NET Champions, there will be a play-off on hole #18 using an aggregate team format. The tiebreaker will continue until the tie is broken. All other ties will be determined based on a scorecard playoff from Sunday’s round, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1

 

 

2022 MGA College Football Kickoff Scramble, in honor of Robert Foster
Tournament	Team Payout	per player
1st	1,000.00	250.00
2nd	800.00	200.00
3rd	700.00	175.00
4th	600.00	150.00
5th	500.00	125.00
6th	400.00	100.00
7th	300.00	75.00
8th	200.00	50.00
Subtotal	4,500.00	1,125.00

 

All prizes will be paid in pro shop credits.

 

Closest to the pin (4) $50 each

2023 MGA Eclectic

 

October 7th-8th

 

Cost: $110 / Player

 

What’s Included?

• Lunch Saturday & Sunday, plus beer kegs both days
• 2 Drink Tickets per player/per day, and 2 sleeves of golf balls/ per player
• Trophies will be awarded to Low Gross Champions, and Low Net Champions. The top 10 NET and Top 3 Gross teams will be paid in Pro Shop credits

 

Format:

2-Man, two day, unflighted event consisting of 18 holes of Best Ball on Saturday, then the team will attempt to improve their score on Sunday on each hole. Hole locations will not change between rounds.

 

Four-Ball/Best Ball

Each player plays his own ball. Team score for the hole is the lowest (Gross & Net) of the two partner’s. One player representing the team MUST hole out for the scorecard. Use your best judgement in determining if you should pick up to keep the pace of play up.

Scores will be posted in GHIN after Saturday’s round, so please record your most likely score, even if you are out of the hole.

 

Tees:

Players will play from the tees in which their handicaps are established (more than 50% of your last 30 rounds).

 

Handicaps:

Players must be an MGA member in good standing, have a verifiable GHIN handicap, and have 10 scores posted in the last 6 months. Players with fewer than 10 scores can play, but their handicap will be adjusted by the Tournament Committee.

Player's handicaps will be calculated using the handicap index on the Wednesday before the tournament. Players meeting the above criteria will receive 100% of their Course Handicap.

 

Ties:

In the event of a tie for the Low NET Champions, there will be a play-off on hole #18 using an aggregate team format. The tiebreaker will continue until the tie is broken. All other ties will be determined based on a scorecard playoff from Sunday’s round, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1 method.

   

Payouts / Prizes:

The 10 lowest total net scores, the 3 lowest total gross scores.  All pay-outs will be in Pro Shop Credit.  In the event any team finishes with a score in the lowest 10 net and the lowest 3 gross, they will be awarded the larger payout, (ie, no team can win both net and gross payouts)

Trophies will be awarded to the Low NET and Low GROSS Champions.

There will be 2 closest to the Pin contest each day (holes 4 & 11 on Saturday and holes 7 & 14 on Sunday)

 

                                              Net                              Gross

1st Place                               $800/Team               $400/Team

2nd Place                              $700/Team               $250/Team

3rd Place                               $600/Team               $150/Team

4th Place                               $500/Team

5th Place                               $400/Team

6th Place                               $300/Team

7th Place                               $250/Team

8th Place                               $200/Team

9th Place                               $150/Team

10th Place                             $100/Team

Closest to the pin (4)           $50 each

Rules 

 All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

 The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

2023 MGA Winter Classic

 

January 14 & 15

 

 

Cost: $115 / Player

 

What’s Included?

• Friday Night Pre-tournament Social
• Lunch Saturday & Sunday, plus beer kegs both days
• 50/50 Raffle Ticket
• Drink Tickets
• Tee Gifts
• Trophies will be awarded to Low Gross Champions, and

            Low Net Champions. The top 10 NET and Top 3 Gross teams will be paid in Pro Shop credits

 

Format:

2-Man, two day, unflighted net event consisting of 18 holes of Best Ball (Saturday) and 18 holes of Modified Alternate Shot (Sunday).

 

Four-Ball/Best Ball

Each player plays his own ball. Team score for the hole is the lowest (Gross & Net) of the two partner’s. One player representing the team MUST hole out for the scorecard. Use your best judgement in determining if you should pick up to keep the pace of play up.

Scores will be posted in GHIN, so please record your most likely score, even if you are out of the hole.

 

Pinehurst/Modified Alternate Shot

Each player tees off on each hole, then selects the best tee shot and alternate from there. If your tee shot is selected, then your partner must play the second shot, alternating until the ball is holed. Penalty for making a stroke in the wrong order (breach of Rule 22.3) is the General Penalty (2 strokes). If the side does not correct the mistake, before the start of the next hole, the side is disqualified.

 

 

Tees:

Players will use the tees where their handicap was established. The Pro Shop will determine which tees you will play from. Any questions or issues will be handled by the Tournament Committee.

 

Handicaps:

Players must be an MGA member in good standing and have 10 scores posted in the last 6 months. Players with fewer than 10 scores can play, but their handicap will be adjusted by the Tournament Committee.

 

Player's handicaps will be calculated using the handicap index on the Wednesday before the tournament. Golf Genius will calculate the Course Handicap from the MGA Tournament Tees and then apply the Handicap Allowance for each format. Four-Ball (Best Ball) Handicap Allowance will be 85%. Pinehurst (Modified Alternate Shot) Handicap Allowance will be 60% of Low Handicap and 40% of High Handicap.

Handicap Allowance is based on the WHS Rules of Handicapping (Appendix C) recommendation.

 

Ties:

In the event of a tie for the top 3 places, there will be a play-off on hole #18 using the same Modified Alternate Shot Format described above. The tiebreaker will continue until the tie is broken. All other ties will be determined based on a scorecard playoff from Sunday’s round, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1 method.

 

Saturday Horserace:

The low NET ten (10) teams and ties will advance to a 3-hole horserace. The horserace will take place on holes 1, 2, and 9. The format for the horserace will be a true alternate shot format using 50% of the combined team course handicap. All qualifying teams will start on hole number one (1). The seven (7) lowest scoring net teams on hole one (1) will advance. A chip-off will break any ties from hole one (1). A Professional Staff member will select the chip off point. All teams WILL NOT be able to watch the chip off! Chip off order will be determined by random draw. The seven (7) qualifying teams from hole one (1) will start on hole number two (2). The three (3) lowest scoring net teams on hole two (2) will advance. A chip-off will break any ties from hole two (2). The same rules will apply for all chip-offs during the horserace. Hole nine (9) will be played until there is a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner.

  

Payouts / Prizes:

The 10 lowest total net scores, the 3 lowest total gross scores, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in the horse race will be paid.  All pay-outs will be in Pro Shop Credit.  In the event any team finishes with a score in the lowest 10 net and the lowest 3 gross, they will be awarded the larger payout, (ie, no team can win both net and gross payouts)

A Winter Classic trophy will be awarded to each member of the lowest net and lowest gross teams.

There will be 2 closest to the Pin contest each day (holes 4 & 11 on Saturday and holes 7 & 14 on Sunday)

 

Rules 

 

All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

 

The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

2023 MGA Super Bowl Shamble  

February 11th

$75/player

 

Golf Format:  

4-Man, unflighted Shamble using “Pinehurst Qualifier” format. Team quota will be obtained by taking 60% of the combined team handicap, subtracting that number from a scratch quota of 144 and then using 50% since we are taking 2 of 4 balls. 

 

Tournament Rules:  

Each player will hit a tee shot. The Team will choose which ball to play and all players will hit from that spot and finish the remainder of the hole with their individual ball. The team MUST play at least two (2) tee balls for each player during the course of the round. Once the selected ball is marked, players can place their ball within 1 club-length, keeping the ball in the same area of the course (bunker, general area, green, etc.). The two (2) best scores of the four (4) will be used and converted to points. The Team with the highest points above their quota wins.   

 

All play will be conducted in accordance with the USGA rules and the HGCC Hard Card.

The Golf Professional Staff and the MGA Committee will be the acting Rules Committee for this event.

 

Tees:  

All players will compete from the tees most commonly used to establish their handicap.

 

 

Handicaps:  

Registration will close on February 8th and your current handicap index will be used.  Players with less than 10 scores entered over the previous 6 months will have their handicap adjusted by the tournament committee, per WHS recommendations.. 

 

Ties:  

If there is a tie for first  through third place, it will be broken by a match of cards of the tied Teams, using the USGA 9, 6, 3, 1 method (last 9 holes, last 6 holes, etc.). Teams tied for other than first, second, or third place will split the winnings based on the number of tied teams for places 4th-7th.  

 

Prize Payouts: 

 

Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams. Prize payouts will be given to 1st-7th place finishers. 

 

Closest to the Pin: Holes 4, 7, 11, and 14.  

 

Quota Points 

Gross Bogey = 1 point  

Gross Par = 2 points  

Gross Birdie = 3 points  

Gross Eagle = 4 points 

Gross Double Eagle = 6 points 

Hole in One = 6 points