Men’s Night 4/28 — Shootout + $10 Steak & Spud Night
For Men’s Night this week, after a very long hiatus, the Shootout is back! For our Shootout format on the Back 9, all players meet on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM — please be a few minutes early so we can organize everyone’s Back 9 course handicaps.
As a full group (think 25-some), all competitors play #10 together (please mark your ball 😂). The low 9 net scores on #10 progress to the 11th tee. A chip-off will be used to break any ties for who proceeds to #11 (top 9 low net).
On holes 11-18, we eliminate 1 player with the highest net score on each hole: i.e. 9 competitors play #11, 8 competitors play #12…all the the way down to 2 players on the 18th hole. Chip-offs decide tied-for-high-score holes.
Last man standing after #18 has been played is the Shootout winner.
For this week’s Shootout festivities, the MGA has brought in a very special guest Shootout referee—current Springfield Golf & Country Club member, 2019 Stearns Cup Champion, former MGA Competition Chair, steak aficionado, and all-around (pretty) good guy—Mr. Mike Lyons. Mike will handle all handicap calculations, rulings, and chip-off decisions for elimination. Please only give him a medium-hard time out there.
Competition Rules for Men’s Night 4/28
- For our Shootout format this week, all players start on the 10th tee at 4:30 PM using 100% of their Back 9 course handicaps. All players play from white tees and Rule of 75 players (Age + Handicap >= 75) may play golds.
- We will be playing lift, clean and place in your own fairway, one club-length, no closer to the hole. Additionally, all bunkers will be played as Ground Under Repair. If your ball ends up in a bunker, you may either play your ball as it lies (rake and place) or take free relief. To take relief, you must find the nearest point of complete relief outside the bunker and play from within one club-length of that point, no closer to the hole.
- Balls marked on the green may be replaced to the side of any aeration holes, no closer to the hole.
- All Holes — Shots that land in play but cannot be found because the ball has plugged may be replaced (by dropping a replacement ball) without penalty at the most likely landing spot as determined by the consensus of the player’s fellow group members. For this rule to apply, you must be virtually certain of your landing location and this landing zone cannot be within 1 club-length of a penalty area or out of bounds.
- Any player who does not meet the MGA 2-in-30 handicap posting policy or has not submitted a written appeal for exemption prior to play to [email protected] if they are unable to meet the requirement, will automatically play as a 0 handicap for Men’s Night.
$10 Steak & Spuds after Shootout Play
Steak & Spud dinners will be available to order starting at 5:30 PM and the meal-cost for each Shootout participant will be only $10.
