Last updated: Mar 31, 2018 16:07

Table of Contents

  1. Playoffs
  2. Pool Play
  3. Tournament Format
  4. Roster (including current handicaps)
  5. 2016 tournament

Playoffs

Finals

  • Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick vs Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch
    • 3/25 – Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick def. Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch, 2 up

Semifinals

  • Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick vs Rich Rovetti/Trim Wellbeloved
    • 1/21 – Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick def. Rich Rovetti/Trim Wellbeloved, 19 holes
  • Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke vs Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch
    • 1/21 – Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch def. Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke, 4 and 3

Quarterfinals

  • Aaron Bonsall/Adam Betts vs Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick
    • 12/16 – Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick def. Aaron Bonsall/Adam Betts, 19 holes
  • Ken Harrington/Naoto De Silva vs Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke
    • 12/17 – Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke def. Ken Harrington/Naoto De Silva, 4 and 3
  • Naresh Dhadhal/Simon Tao vs Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch
    • 11/26 – Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch def. Naresh Dhadhal/Simon Tao, 4 and 3
  • Rich Rovetti/Trim Wellbeloved vs Felix Solomon/Jim Simpson
    • 12/3 – Rich Rovetti/Trim Wellbeloved def. Felix Solomon/Jim Simpson, 3 and 2

Round of 12

Teams Receiving a Bye

  • Aaron Bonsall/Adam Betts
  • Ken Harrington/Naoto De Silva
  • Naresh Dhadhal/Simon Tao
  • Rich Rovetti/Trim Wellbeloved

Matches

  • Doug Ota/Michael Yeh vs Felix Solomon/Jim Simpson
    • 11/5 – Felix Solomon/Jim Simpson def. Doug Ota/Michael Yeh, 2 up
  • James Costello/Colin Daly vs Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch
    • 10/29 – Mark Cook/Michael Sokitch def. James Costello/Colin Daly, 4 and 3
  • Jamie Kahn/Louis Lee vs Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke
    • 10/29 – Gordon Atkinson/Robert Molke def. Jamie Kahn/Louis Lee, 1 up
  • Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick vs Jake Markman/Ash Notaney
    • 10/28 – Beau Scroggins/Andrew Bernick def. Jake Markman/Ash Notaney, 6 and 5

Seeding

Seed Player 1 Player 2 Method
1 Aaron Bonsall Adam Betts Won Group
2 Ken Harrington Naoto De Silva Won Group
3 Naresh Dhadhal Simon Tao Won Group
4 Rich Rovetti Trim Wellbeloved Won Group
5 Doug Ota Michael Yeh Won Group
6 James Costello Colin Daly Wild Card
7 Jamie Kahn Louis Lee Wild Card
8 Beau Scroggins Andrew Bernick Wild Card
9 Jake Markman Ash Notaney Wild Card
10 Gordon Atkinson Robert Molke Wild Card
11 Mark Cook Michael Sokitch Wild Card
12 Felix Solomon Jim Simpson Wild Card

Seeding based on: (1) Winning the group, (2) total points, (3) total holes won

Pool Play

Pool Results

  • 5/27 - Kahn/Lee def. Harrington/De Silva, 11.5 - 6.5 (5 and 4)
  • 5/28 - Cook/Sokitch halved with Solomon/Simpson, 9 - 9 (AS)
  • 6/10 - Momota/Goodman def. Schneider/Drish, 9.5 - 8.5 (2 and 1)
  • 6/15 - Bonsall/Betts def. Schneider/Drish, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 6/17 - Bonsall/Betts def. Momota/Goodman, 12 - 6 (7 and 5)
  • 6/23 - Ota/Yeh halved with Brennan/Henderson, 9 - 9 (AS)
  • 7/2 - Cook/Sokitch def. Pettersson/Beauduy, 10 - 8 (1 up)
  • 7/8 - Scroggins/Bernick def. Hubregsen/Sodergren, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 7/23 - Dhadal/Tao def. Costello/Daly, 10.5 - 7.5 (3 and 2)
  • 7/26 - Atkinson/Molke def. Ota/Yeh, 11 - 7 (4 and 3)
  • 7/29 - Harrington/De Silva def. Pettersson/Beauduy, 10 - 8 (2 up)
  • 7/30 - Dhadal/Tao def. Hubregsen/Sodergren, 11 - 7 (4 and 3)
  • 7/31 - Atkinson/Mole def. Brennan/Henderson, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 8/2 - Ota/Yeh def. Bartz/Bartz, 10 - 8 (3 and 2)
  • 8/5 - Ota/Yeh def. Brenninger/Ippolito, 10 - 8 (3 and 2)
  • 8/5 - Schroeder/Beatty def. Mellinger/Selmi, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 8/6 - Costello/Daly def. Hubregsen/Sodergren, 11.5 - 6.5 (5 and 3)
  • 8/6 - Dhadal/Tao def. Scroggins/Bernick, 10.5 - 7.5 (4 and 3)
  • 8/19 - Scroggins/Bernick halved with Costello/Daly, 9 - 9 (AS)
  • 8/20 - Schroeder/Beatty halved with Clifford/Shirbroun, 9 - 9 (AS)
  • 8/26 - Harrington/De Silva def. Cook/Sokitch, 10.5 - 7.5 (3 and 2)
  • 8/26 - Scroggins/Bernick def. Beer/Debruyn, 11 - 7 (4 and 3)
  • 9/2 - Rovetti/Wellbeloved def. Clifford/Shirbroun, 10 - 8 (4 and 3)
  • 9/3 - Harrington/De Silva def. Solomon/Simpson, 10 - 8 (2 and 1)
  • 9/8 - Bonsall/Betts def. Russell/Zywicke, 10.5 - 7.5 (3 and 2)
  • 9/14 - Mellinger/Selmi def. Moore/Vines, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 9/17 - Markman/Notaney def. Bonsall/Betts, 11.5 - 6.5 (4 and 3)
  • 9/17 - Ippolito/Breininger def. Brennan/Henderson, 13.5 - 4.5 (6 and 4)
  • 9/21 - Russell/Zywicke def. Markman/Notaney, 10 - 8 (2 up)
  • 9/26 - Rovetti/Wellbeloved def. Moore/Vines, 9.5 - 8.5 (1 up)
  • 9/28 - Markman/Notaney def. Momota/Goodman, 10 - 8 (2 and 1)
  • 9/30 - Costello/Daly def. Beer/Debruyn, 13 - 5 (7 and 6)
  • 10/1 - Cook/Sokitch halved with Kahn/Lee, 9 - 9 (AS)
  • 10/2 - Solomon/Simpson def. Kahn/Lee, 11 - 7 (5 and 4)
  • 10/3 - Rovetti/Wellbeloved def. Mellinger/Selmi, 10 - 8 (2 and 1)
  • 10/4 - Kahn/Lee def. Petterson/Beaduy, 9.5 - 0 (Conceded)

Group A

Naresh Dhadhal and Simon Tao win Group A!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
3 Naresh Dhadhal Simon Tao 3 0 0 9 32
6 James Costello Colin Daly 2 1 1 7 41
14 Beau Scroggins Andrew Bernick 2 1 1 7 37
7 Patrick Hubregsen Johan Sodergren 0 3 0 0 22
21 Thomas Beer Rene Debruyn 0 2 0 0 12

Group B

Aaron Bonsall and Adam Betts win Group B!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
4 Aaron Bonsall Adam Betts 3 1 0 9 38.5
5 Jake Markman Ash Notaney 2 1 0 6 29.5
22 Randall Momota Martin Goodman 1 2 0 3 23.5
19 Jay Russell Gregg Zywicke 1 1 0 3 17.5
15 Todd Schneider Derek Drish 0 2 0 0 17

Group C

Rich Rovetti and Trim Wellbeloved win Group C!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
24 Rich Rovetti Trim Wellbeloved 3 0 0 9 29.5
8 Steven Schroeder Michael Beatty 1 0 1 4 18.5
2 Steve Mellinger Bill Selmi 1 2 0 3 26
11 Kieran Clifford Randy Shirbroun 0 1 1 1 17
23 Gerard Moore Jason Vines 0 2 0 0 17

Group D

Ken Harrington and Naoto De Silva win Group D!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
9 Ken Harrington Naoto De Silva 3 1 0 9 37
16 Jamie Kahn Louis Lee 2 1 1 7 37
1 Mark Cook Michael Sokitch 1 1 2 5 35.5
13 Felix Solomon Jim Simpson 1 1 1 4 28
12 Thomas Pettersson Derek Beauduy 0 3 0 0 16

Group E

Doug Ota and Michael Yeh win Group E!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
20 Doug Ota Michael Yeh 2 1 1 7 36
17 Gordon Atkinson Robert Molke 2 0 0 6 20.5
25 Michael Ippolito Jeffrey Breininger 1 1 0 3 21.5
10 Oliver Brennan Alasdair Henderson 0 2 1 1 22
18 Stephan Bartz Robert Bartz 0 1 0 0 8

Wild Card

Costello/Daly, Kahn/Lee, Scroggins/Bernick, Markman/Notaney, Atkinson/Molke, Cook/Sokitch, and Solomon/Simpson advance!
Team Player 1 Player 2 Wins Losses Ties Points Holes Won
6 James Costello Colin Daly 2 1 1 7 41
16 Jamie Kahn Louis Lee 2 1 1 7 37
14 Beau Scroggins Andrew Bernick 2 1 1 7 37
5 Jake Markman Ash Notaney 2 1 0 6 29.5
17 Gordon Atkinson Robert Molke 2 0 0 6 20.5
1 Mark Cook Michael Sokitch 1 1 2 5 35.5
13 Felix Solomon Jim Simpson 1 1 1 4 28
8 Steven Schroeder Michael Beatty 1 0 1 4 18.5
2 Steve Mellinger Bill Selmi 1 2 0 3 26
22 Randall Momota Martin Goodman 1 2 0 3 23.5
25 Michael Ippolito Jeffrey Breininger 1 1 0 3 21.5
19 Jay Russell Gregg Zywicke 1 1 0 3 17.5
10 Oliver Brennan Alasdair Henderson 0 2 1 1 22
11 Kieran Clifford Randy Shirbroun 0 1 1 1 17
7 Patrick Hubregsen Johan Sodergren 0 3 0 0 22
23 Gerard Moore Jason Vines 0 2 0 0 17
15 Todd Schneider Derek Drish 0 2 0 0 17
12 Thomas Pettersson Derek Beauduy 0 3 0 0 16
21 Thomas Beer Rene Debruyn 0 2 0 0 12
18 Stephan Bartz Robert Bartz 0 1 0 0 8

Tournament Format, Rules, and Schedule

Match Format

This tournament is standard fourball match play–teams of two play against eachother in match play. Both team members play their own ball, with the lower (net) score of the partners being the team’s score for that hole. If teams tie on a hole the hole is halved, there are no carry-overs

Location

Pool play matches can occur at any course, provided both sides agree. All playoff matches will be played at TPC Harding Park

Tees

All matches at TPC Harding Park will be played from the white tees. Matches at other courses will be played from whatever tees both sides can agree upon

Handicaps

All matches will be played net. We will follow the USGA method for assigning handicaps for net fourball play–the lowest course handicap in the foursome will play off scratch, with each of the remaining players playing to the difference between their course handicap and the lowest. For example, if the four players have course handicaps of 4, 7, 7, and 8, the 4 handicap will get 0 strokes, the two 7’s will get strokes on handicap holes 1 - 3, and the 8 handicap will get strokes on handicap holes 1 - 4.

The handicaps in play for each match will be the course handicaps based on full GHIN indexes as of the date of the match. For transparency, indices for all players will be updated bi-weekly with the GHIN updates on this site in the roster section here. Note that the Course Handicap calculation is for TPC Harding Park only, course handicaps will need to be handled by the teams themselves for matches conducted at other courses.

Rules

USGA rules of golf and the HPGC local tournament rules will govern all play. For matches conducted at other courses, the Local Rules for All Competitions section of the HPGC local tournament rules will apply, along with any posted local rules at the course being utilized

Schedule

Pool play will take place from May through the end of September, with playoffs to begin in October. All matches, including the playoffs, will be self-scheduled, and players are reponsible for their own greens fees. Early weekend times are always difficult at TPC Harding Park, so I recommend booking early as cancellation is free

Pool Play

Teams have been grouped into five pools of five. The first part of the tournament is round robin pool play–each team will play each otehr team in their pool once.

During pool play, matches will continue for all 18 holes, regardless of who wins. Each hole won will be worth one point for the winning team, while halved holes will be worth a half point for both teams. The team with the most holes won wins regardless, but total holes won will be important for breaking ties in the likely event that teams have the same record

In the event that a team needs to concede / forfeit a match, the team conceded to will count the win. To protect the rest of the field, they will earn 9.5 “total holes won”, and the concedign team will earn 0.

Posting Scores

Players are responsible for posting their own scores for handicap purposes; The Committee will not be doing so. As a reminder, for handicap purposes, holes where players do not finish out (either because of a concession or because they cannot better their opponent) should be recorded as the score that the player most likely would have made on that hole, subject to ESC.

Order of finish

Final standings within the pool will be based on:

  1. Win/Loss record: Wins are worth 3 points, ties are worth 1
  2. If tied on #1, total holes won
  3. If tied on #2, head-to-head record

Playoffs

Twelve teams will make the playoffs, the five pool winners plus seven wildcard teams based on (1) pool play match record or (2) total holes won during pool play. The four highest seeds will receive a bye in the first round.

Playoffs will be single elimination play. In the event of a match being all square after 18 holes, extra holes will be played on flemming, according th the following, per TPC Harding Park:

  • Playoff sudden death will only be permitted on Fleming, regardless of the activity on Harding
  • Golfers will need to check into the golf shop after the 18th hole and advise of the playoff sudden death
  • Players will have to wait their turn on Fleming 1
  • Players will have to exit the course once the match is determined

Hole handicaps on Fleming are based on 9 hole matches, not 18. So, for extra hole purposes, the handicap index will be \(2 * n - 1\), where \(n\) is the index listed on the Fleming score card. Effectively, this follows the convention of all odd-indexed holes being on the front 9.

Prizes

TBD

Roster

Player Team Pool Handicap Index Current As Of Course Handicap
Mark Cook 1 D 11.2 03/15/2018 12
Michael Sokitch 1 D 10.3 03/15/2018 11
Steve Mellinger 2 C 13.5 03/15/2018 15
Naresh Dhadhal 3 A 10.4 03/15/2018 11
Simon Tao 3 A 15.2 03/15/2018 17
Aaron Bonsall 4 B 15.4 03/15/2018 17
Ash Notaney 5 B 10.4 03/15/2018 11
Jake Markman 5 B 1.5 03/15/2018 2
Colin Daly 6 A 15.7 03/15/2018 17
James Costello 6 A 14.9 03/15/2018 16
Johan Sodergren 7 A 8.0 03/15/2018 9
Patrick Hubregsen 7 A 6.3 03/15/2018 7
Steven Schroeder 8 C 4.1 03/15/2018 4
Michael Beatty 8 C 16.8 03/15/2018 18
Naoto De Silva 9 D 2.9 03/15/2018 3
Ken Harrington 9 D 5.5 03/15/2018 6
Alasdair Henderson 10 E 7.6 03/15/2018 8
Oliver Brennan 10 E 8.3 03/15/2018 9
Randy Shirbroun 11 C 6.8 03/15/2018 7
Kieran Clifford 11 C 9.3 03/15/2018 10
Derek Beauduy 12 D 6.1 03/15/2018 7
Felix Solomon 13 D 11.5 03/15/2018 13
Jim Simpson 13 D 5.3 03/15/2018 6
Beau Scroggins 14 A 2.5 03/15/2018 3
Andrew Bernick 14 A 4.5 03/15/2018 5
Derek Drish 15 B 6.9 03/15/2018 8
Todd Schneider 15 B 4.7 03/15/2018 5
Louis Lee 16 D 7.0 03/15/2018 8
Jamie Kahn 16 D 7.5 03/15/2018 8
Gordon Atkinson 17 E 10.1 03/15/2018 11
Robert Molke 17 E 13.9 03/15/2018 15
Robert Bartz 18 E 16.0 03/15/2018 18
Stephan Bartz 18 E 4.5 03/15/2018 5
Jay Russell 19 B 7.5 03/15/2018 8
Gregg Zywicke 19 B 10.2 03/15/2018 11
Doug Ota 20 E 17.8 03/15/2018 20
Michael Yeh 20 E 19.8 03/15/2018 22
Thomas Beer 21 A 4.5 03/15/2018 5
Martin Goodman 22 B 10.0 03/15/2018 11
Randall Momota 22 B 10.4 03/15/2018 11
Gerard Moore 23 C 18.3 03/15/2018 20
Jason Vines 23 C 13.3 03/15/2018 15
Trim Wellbeloved 24 C 9.5 03/15/2018 10
Rich Rovetti 24 C 9.0 03/15/2018 10
Michael Ippolito 25 E 8.3 03/15/2018 9
Jeffrey Breininger 25 E 5.1 03/15/2018 6