WELCOME TO THE TWENTIETH MEN’S MEMBER GUEST TOURNAMENT
“The Tradition” is our Club’s premier golf event and we are pleased you are a part of it. The Tournament Committee has been diligently planning this event since the final putt dropped in the cup to conclude last year’s tournament. We hope you enjoy the fellowship, food and beverage, and every hole of golf played.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Don Lowry, Member Guest Chairman
The Member Guest Committee:
Dennis Arnold, Mike Gerace, Clyde Hayes, Gary McDonald, Larry Muschlitz and Tim Neese
Eric Bischofberger, CCM, General Manager/COO
Matt Sapochak, Director of Golf Maintenance and Agronomy
Kristy Stewart, CMP, Director of Membership, Marketing & Communications
Alex Hemming, Director of Food & Beverage
John Huffenberger, Executive Chef
The Golf Staff
The Food and Beverage Staff
The Maintenance Staff
Hampton Hall Men’s Golf Society
We hope you enjoy your stay in the Lowcountry. Please do not hesitate to ask should you need help from the staff in any way.
Play Well!
Brent Carlson, PGA Director of Golf, Hampton Hall Club
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
9:30 AM Optional Warm-up 9
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Registration and Lunch at Pete’s Grill
1:30 PM Three Hole Flight Challenge
3:30 PM Match 1
6:00 PM Cocktails Followed by Dinner Open Bar until 8:00 PM, then Member Charge Bar
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast at Pete’s Grill
9:30 AM Match 2
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch at Pete’s Grill
1:00 PM Match 3
Evening open for club dining, family gatherings, etc. Please make reservations online for a la carte dining at the Community Clubhouse.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Grab & Go Breakfast at Pete’s Grill
8:00 AM Match 4
10:45 AM Match 5
12:45 PM Cookout Lunch at Pete’s Grill
2:00 PM Shootout with Awards to Follow Immediately Near the 18th Green
6:30 PM Cocktails–Open Bar at Main Clubhouse
Member Charge Bar after 8:00 PM
7:30 PM Dinner
Resort Casual Attire
Sunday, October 5 | Rain Date
TOURNAMENT RULES
Each team will play a nine-hole match against each of the other five teams in their respective flights. All matches will be played “Four Ball Match Play”, Example: a team of two will play their better ball (net) against their opponent’s better ball (net). All nine holes will be played for each match i.e. even if a team is up 5 with 4 to play, the remaining holes must be played. Match Play does not require that a ball be holed out to identify a winner. Strokes may be conceded by either team, at anytime. Handicaps will be used in each match with players receiving strokes off the lowest handicap player in the foursome.
If a team has to drop out during the competition, the matches that were completed will stand and the teams playing the dropped out team will play that match vs. Par. Should one player from a team still be able to play, they can continue the matches in flight play.
A player who is late for his match cannot begin play on a hole if any member of his foursome has played their second shot. If a team abandons the tournament the team is disqualified.
SCORING:
All Flight Champions will be determined by the number of points earned by each team over the five match tournament. All matches will play the full nine holes with a total of 10 points being possible for the nine hole match. A team failing to show for a match will get 0 points, their opponents will be required to play a nine hole match against par.
Winning a Hole
Halving a Hole
Winning a Match
Halving a Match
1 Point
1/2 Point
1 Point
1/2 Point
In the event that weather forces cancellation or stoppage of the tournament, all scores will revert to those existing after the last round completed before the stoppage. The flight winners or shootout participants will be determined based on these scores. Example: Two matches in a flight are completed, but the third match is not complete at stoppage. No scores for the round will count and the match status reverts to the status at the start of the round. If play is canceled or delayed due to rain, the shootout may be held on Sunday.
FLIGHT WINNER TIEBREAKER FORMAT
TWO TEAM TIEBREAKER
Ties will be broken by the results of the head to head match between the two teams. If there is still a tie, a hole by hole match-of-cards playoff will be conducted beginning with hole #9 or hole #18, based of which side was played. The first team to win a hole will be declared the winner. If all holes are halved, the flight prize will be split between the teams and a chip-off will determine the winner.
THREE OR MORE TEAMS
Ties will be broken by the cumulative point total of the matches involving the teams that are tied. If all three teams are still tied all holes are halved, the flight prizes will be split between the teams and a chip-off will determine the winner.
CLAIMS
Deciding Issues by Agreement. During a round without a referee assigned to your match, you and your opponent may agree how to decide a Rules issue. The agreed outcome stands provided you and your opponent did not deliberately agree to ignore any Rule or penalty you both knew applied.
Ruling Request Made Before Result of Match Is Final. When you want a referee or the Committee to decide how to apply the Rules but neither is available in a reasonable time, you may make the request for a ruling by notifying your opponent that a later ruling will be sought when a referee or the Committee becomes available.
SEVERE WEATHER
It is the responsibility of each player to remove themselves from the golf course during lightning or severe weather.
SHOOT-OUT RULES AND FORMAT
The team in each flight with the highest number of points will participate in a shoot-out for Overall Tournament Champion. Partner’s Alternate Shot format will be used. Handicaps will apply. The shoot-out will be played on Holes #10, #11, #17 & #18. Four teams are eliminated on hole #10, and two on holes #11 and #17. (Chip-offs to eliminate ties will be used where needed). The final two teams will play hole #18 for the Championship.
A tie on the last hole will be decided by Sudden Death on hole #18.
FINAL SHOOT OUT RULES SUMMARY
• Teams – Net Play.
– Each team receives 50% of total team course handicap. – Strokes allocated as they fall on the card for the playoff.
• Partners Alternate Shot throughout.
• Select partner to tee off holes #10 and #17. The other partner will tee off holes #11 and #18.
• Penalty strokes do not affect order of play.
• Lowest net scores on each hole advance.
• Ties for elimination will chip-off to advance.
– One team member chips. (Team’s Choice)
– Score is distance from the hole. (ball must be on the green)
– Other team(s) in the chip-off may not watch opponents chip. Winner is the team with shortest distance from the hole.
FORMAT:
• Teams play holes #10, #11, #17, #18
• Eliminate 4 teams on Hole #10
• Eliminate 2 teams on Hole #11
• Eliminate 2 teams on Hole #17
The final 2 teams will play Hole #18 for the Championship! Ties on Final Hole Resolved by Sudden Death Playoff on #18 until a winner is determined.
Awards Ceremony on the 18th Green Immediately Following Shootout
THE USGA RULES OF GOLF SHALL GOVERN
PLAY EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1. “Burn lines” define the margins of penalty areas. RED stakes (Lateral) and YELLOW stakes (Water) are used to identify the penalty areas.
2. The “burn lines” marking the edges of hazards are to be played as Ground Under Repair.
3. Out of Bounds are defined by WHITE burn lines, stakes and/or property stakes (GREEN stakes with WHITE tops).
4. A golf ball crossing a lateral lagoon penalty area, which edges the fairway, and landing on the other side is deemed to be Out Of Bounds. The only exception to this rule is the grassy area to the left of the lagoon on #5.
5. A golf ball crossing a community street or road is deemed to be Out Of Bounds even if the ball lands on the golf course on the other side.
6. All sandy areas marked with BLUE stakes are designated as natural areas and therefore are played as “through the green”.
7. Free line-of site-relief may be taken from sprinkler heads around the green provided the heads are within two club-lengths of the green and the ball is within two club-lengths of the sprinkler heads.
8. Free relief may be taken from any newly sodded areas or areas being prepared for sodding.
9. Free relief may be taken for interference with stance or swing from stakes and/or wires supporting trees.
10. A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only.
11. Wrong putting green: the practice putting greens right of #9 fairway, adjacent to #9 green and behind #9 green are all defined as a wrong putting green. The player must take relief under rule 13.1f.
Hampton Hall has not adopted the out of bounds local rule.
SPECTATOR GUIDELINES
FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR SPECTATORS, PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
• Errant shots are a part of the game. For everyone’s safety, please stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. Any guest who is concerned with his or her safety should only position themselves in locations they are comfortable with. It is impossible to eliminate the inherent risks associated with the game of golf.
• Each hole has designated viewing areas.
• Please familiarize yourself with those areas and take your carts to those locations. There will be a volunteer to guide you to these areas.
• At the green complexes on each hole, spectators may move closer to the greens once all players’ balls have reached the greens.
• Please be courteous to the participants and be silent when shots are being played.
Thanks for your cooperation.
HANDICAP ADJUSTMENT
The Member Guest Committee reserves the right to adjust any player’s handicap before and throughout the event.
HANDICAP STROKING
All matches will be played off the low ball in the foursome. Matches will be played at 90% of handicap.
FLIGHT CHALLENGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The weekend starts with a brief and fun event which will allow the golfers to meet the players in their flight. Each team in the flight will play true alternate shot for three assigned holes playing gross (no strokes). The team with the lowest total score for those three holes will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie the teams would select one of it’s members to hit one shot in a “chip off” with the other tied teams. The “chip off” will be officiated by the other members of the flight that are not tied.
GATOR FLIGHT
The Gator Flight is comprised of those teams that are last in their flights after the first three nines of competition. They will continue to compete in the Member Guest but they will also compete amongst themselves for an additional purse. Winners will be determined using the teams’ Saturday points.
If after the first day there are multiple teams in a flight tied for last place, they will all be eligible to compete in the Gator Flight. Besides adding to the fun on the weekend, the Gator Flight has been developed to ensure the maximum number of teams have an opportunity for success.
FATHER/SON
Fathers playing golf with their sons is a joy to witness. There will be a prize for the Father/Son team that accumulates the most points this weekend. This includes father-in-laws and son-in-laws.
TIGER WOODS FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole Kroupa/Boyd vs Fisher/Day 10A
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole Shineman/Mahan
JACK NICKLAUS FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole Mason/Mason vs Wine/Davis 11B
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Zingsheim/Kirkpatrick vs Bender/Strayer 3A
SAM SNEAD FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Scaperotti/Frost vs Clark/Clark 5A
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Grandy/Adams vs Clark/Clark 13B Mackie/Mercer vs Benson/Fletcher 14
vs Burkdoll/Wells 15A
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Mackie/Mercer vs Scaperotti/Frost 5A
Grandy/Adams vs Benson/Fletcher 5B Clark/Clark vs Burkdoll/Wells 6A
BEN HOGAN FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Yelverton/Johnson vs Spetrino/Spetrino Jr. 15B
Neese/Bodie vs Simeone/Bechtold 16A Strickland/McRorie vs Bader/Bryant 16B
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Simeone/Bechtold vs Spetrino/Spetrino Jr. 6B
Strickland/McRorie vs Yelverton/Johnson 7 Neese/Bodie vs Bader/Bryant 8A
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Neese/Bodie vs Spetrino/Spetrino Jr. 15B
Bader/Bryant vs Yelverton/Johnson 16A
Simeone/Bechtold vs Strickland/McRorie 16B
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Bader/Bryant vs Simeone/Bechtold 6B
Neese/Bodie vs Yelverton/Johnson 7
Spetrino/Spetrino Jr. vs Strickland/McRorie 8A
BYRON NELSON FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Johnston/Johnston Jr. vs Young/Lightfoot 8B Biddle/Gates vs Rafter/Farrell 9A Kennon/Lutfiyya vs Boron/Boron 9B
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Biddle/Gates vs Kennon/Lutfiyya 17
Johnston/Johnston Jr. vs Rafter/Farrell 18A
Young/Lightfoot vs Boron/Boron 18B
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Rafter/Farrell vs Kennon/Lutfiyya 8B
Young/Lightfoot vs Biddle/Gates 9A
Johnston/Johnston Jr. vs Boron/Boron 9B
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Johnston/Johnston Jr. vs Kennon/Lutfiyya 17
Boron/Boron vs Biddle/Gates 18A
Rafter/Farrell vs Young/Lightfoot 18B
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Boron/Boron vs Rafter/Farrell 8B
Johnston/Johnston Jr. vs Biddle/Gates 9A
Kennon/Lutfiyya vs Young/Lightfoot 9B
ARNOLD PALMER FLIGHT
Combo Tees
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
vs Hazen/Principato 10A
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole Hunyadi/Hart vs Odell/Bond 1A
vs
1B
vs Feeley/Difillipo 2
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Hammond/Zennie vs Odell/Bond 10A Hazen/Principato vs Hunyadi/Hart 10B Heltebran/Hess vs Feeley/Difillipo 11A
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Heltebran/Hess vs Odell/Bond 1A Feeley/Difillipo vs Hunyadi/Hart 1B Hammond/Zennie vs Hazen/Principato 2
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Feeley/Difillipo vs Hammond/Zennie 10A
Heltebran/Hess vs Hunyadi/Hart 10B Odell/Bond vs Hazen/Principato 11A
TOM WATSON FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Zagar/Everett vs Leban/DeValk 11B Boshaw/Monroe vs Koepke/Koepke 12
Braughton/Capaldi vs Offredo/DiMarco 13A
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Boshaw/Monroe vs Braughton/Capaldi 3A
Zagar/Everett vs Koepke/Koepke 3B
Leban/DeValk vs Offredo/DiMarco 4
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Koepke/Koepke vs Braughton/Capaldi 11B Leban/DeValk vs Boshaw/Monroe 12
Zagar/Everett vs Offredo/DiMarco 13A
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Zagar/Everett vs Braughton/Capaldi 3A Offredo/DiMarco vs Boshaw/Monroe 3B Koepke/Koepke vs Leban/DeValk 4
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Offredo/DiMarco vs Koepke/Koepke 11B
Zagar/Everett vs Boshaw/Monroe 12
Braughton/Capaldi vs Leban/DeValk 13A
GARY PLAYER FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole Williams/Rhoda vs Morgan/Sullivan 5A
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
LEE TREVINO FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Albano/Albano vs Holland/Lester 15B
vs
vs
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
16A
16B
Shotgun Starting Hole
Lyke/Weaver vs Bieck/Hubbell 6B Albano/Albano vs Brown/Martufi 7
vs Kelly/Steadwell 8A
Match #3 Friday, October 3 @ 1:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Brown/Martufi vs Bieck/Hubbell 15B Holland/Lester vs Lyke/Weaver 16A Albano/Albano vs Kelly/Steadwell 16B
Match #4 Saturday, October 4 @ 8 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Albano/Albano vs Bieck/Hubbell 6B
Kelly/Steadwell vs Lyke/Weaver 7 Brown/Martufi vs Holland/Lester 8A
Match #5 Saturday, October 4 @ 10:45 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Kelly/Steadwell vs Brown/Martufi 15B
Albano/Albano vs Lyke/Weaver 16A
Bieck/Hubbell vs Holland/Lester 16B
BOBBY JONES FLIGHT
Match #1 Thursday, October 2 @ 3:30 p.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
Beaudry/Whaley vs Downen/Kelley 17
vs Karwath/Karwath 18A
vs Dalger/Saunders 18B
Match #2 Friday, October 3 @ 9:30 a.m.
Shotgun Starting Hole
McMahon/Stratton vs Burnside/Ruggiero 8B Beaudry/Whaley vs Karwath/Karwath 9A Downen/Kelley vs Dalger/Saunders 9B
