Back by popular demand is the bi-annual Eclectic Tournament. This special event is scheduled in May and October. For those new members who may have never heard of such a beast, the concept behind it is fairly simple: The tournament is conducted over four rounds of golf. Your tournament score is comprised of your single BEST net score on each hole for those rounds.
The event will take place during the entire month of
May, on both Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will be run concurrent with the
regular Men’s Club games. Participation
is optional, and there will be a $20 entry fee, payable in the pro shop when you
sign up. The prize money will be
distributed in a manner similar to the usual Men’s Club payouts.
The competition will be flighted.
After you sign up for this event the first four rounds that
you play in the month of May, whether on a Wednesday or a Saturday, will count
for the tournament. You do not have
to sign up prior to May 1, and you can sign up as late as Saturday, May 20th.
But you must sign up prior to playing for that day’s round to count.
And, should you sign up, play a round, and not turn in your score, you
will be disqualified.
You have four rounds to spread your ‘good’ play across
all 18 holes and become a strong contender for a decent payout (not to mention
the joy of rubbing your usual playing partners’ noses in your newfound
success.) Since there are nine
Wednesday and Saturday tournament dates, a player who plays on both days could
get in two attempts, although the rounds must be consecutive not concurrent.
You do not have to play all four rounds.
If you are only able to play two or three rounds, the best score on each
hole will still be applied. Obviously,
your best chance is if you play all four rounds.
The scores applied will be net scores based on your May
handicap. We will flight the results to give the low handicappers a fighting
chance.
Basically, this format can best be described as a hybrid
“one best ball of foursome” where you are the foursome and your first score
is you as player 1 and the next score you as player 2… Once all four scores
have been entered, your “foursome” has completed the tournament.