The 2023 Old Trail Cup will be a season long two-person match play net c
ompetition that will conclude by crowning champions in August.
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Conditions of the Competition
Each team is r equired to sign up by April 24th, 2023 by email, call or in-person to the p rofessional staff. The field will be thirty-two (32) two-person teams. The thirty-two (32) teams will be split up into 8 groups based upon each teams combined handicap. Each group of 4 teams will play Round Robin matches with in the group. Each match is worth 19 points (1 point for each hole, & 1 point for the total).
*If you win all 3 of your matches in the Round Robin stage, you automatically move on to the quarterfinals regardless of points.
The team that achieves the best record within their group wil l move on to the quarterfinals. In this case, eight teams will move on to t he quarterfinals, where teams will play traditional match play. Any tiebrea kers will be broken by the number of points that each team earned throughou t the Round Robin stage.
SAMPLE 4-TEAM ROUND ROBIN FORMAT
Match
#1: Team 1 vs Team 4; Team 2 vs Team 3
Match #2: Team 1 vs Team 3; Tea
m 2 vs Team 4
Match #3: Team 1 vs Team 2; Team 3 vs Team 4
The g olf professional staff will update the results after each round and post in the golf shop.
Eligibility:
Old Trail Member or Guest with curr
ent USGA handicap as of April 24th, 2023.
Tees of Play:
Mens Net 59 & under – White Tee Markers
Mens Net 60 & ov
er - Gray Tee Markers
Womens Net – Red Tee Markers
Format:
The format for the Old Trail Cup will be fourbal
l match play. Each player will play their own ball and will select the best
score between the two players on a team. If a team fails to play against t
heir competitors within the match deadlines, that team will forfeit their m
atch. The golf professional reserves the right to extend the round or disqu
alify a team. All matches, will be played at 90% of each team members indiv
idual handicap stroked off the low ball of the foursome.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Round Robin Matches 1-3 – May 1 – June 30
Quarterfinals – July 1 – 31
Semifinals – August 1 – 31st
Finals – Must be com pleted in September
Rules: All play will be governed und er the USGA Rules of Golf. If you, your team or your group is in doubt of h ow to proceed under the rules, please play two balls and alert the golf pro fessional after the completion of your match. For fairness and equality as it pertains to hole #11, the tournament committee has decided to play #11 a s a Par 4 for all teeing areas. It is the recommendation by the Virginia St ate Golf Association and the United States Golf Association that in competi tion style formats, no one team will play any hole as a different Par than their competitors. As it pertains to the handicapping of individual holes u nder the provision above, Hole # 11 will be handicapped as 3, Hole #14 as 7 & #16 as 5 for the gray tees during the competition.
Tie Breaker s for Quarterfinals-Finals: If the match is tied after 18 holes, the two te ams will play as many holes as it takes to determine a winner. The match wi ll continue starting on Hole #1. (in the event that two teams are tied afte r the round robin group stage of the event, those two teams would play a 9 hole sudden death match to determine the winner of the group)
Prizes:
The winning team will be presented the Old Trail Cup champions trophy
. 1st and 2nd place finishers will receive prizes.
Tournament Fees:Unlimited Members - $55 entry fee plus $10 per person for every round p
layed
Flex Members - $55 entry fee plus $25 per person for every round
played
Guests - $150 entry fee plus $40 per person for every round pl
ayed