March 11, 2024 15:08

MEMBERS – The annual Match Play Club Championship will commence in April.  The Rules are attached.

Last year we did not set a “Deadline” for each match to have been played.  The result was that some players kept “putting off” their match and the last match wasn’t played until November.  This year, however, a deadline WILL be set so that once the players in a match have been identified, they will have 2 1/2 weeks max to play their match.  The 2 1/2 week period is so two Tuesday Blitzes will be within the period required for a match to be played.  Of course, the opposing players MAY choose to play on ANY DAY they can agree on as long as it is within the 2 1/2 weeks of the day the “Clock started” for their match. The “problem” that sometimes happens is that one of the players keeps delaying agreeing to his match while the other one states that he is ready to play within the following 2 1/2 weeks. While it is understood that sometimes a player’s “work schedule” makes it difficult for him to get time off to play his match; it must also be understood that putting off a match for many weeks or even months is excessive.

Please read the Rules carefully.  The clock starts as soon as a match has opened up with two players appearing in the bracket with a “Match slot” that needs to be played.  If one of the players cannot play that match within two and one half weeks of it being “Open for play” while the other has indicated that he is “ready to play” then the player that refuses to play within 2 1/2 weeks will forfeit that match.  Of course there always may be exceptions in cases with “Extenuating circumstances” however those will be adjudicated by the Tournament Committee whose decision is final.

HOW TO ENTER:  Place $50 in cash or check I( made out to Admiral Baker Men’s Club”) N A SEALED ENVELOPE with your name and GHIN and “MATCH PLAY CC ENTRY” written. Place it in the drawer slot in the top drawer of the small chest in the Men’s Locker room where the Men’s Club Bulletin Board is.  Entries must be in the drawer No Later Than 1300, Tuesday 02 April.  The Bracket will be formed by a “Blind Draw” of entrants.  Once the Bracket is posted on the Bulletin Board and published via email to all members they matches may start.  You can also mail your entry to “John Bepko 1232  Fairfield St  Chula Vista, Ca 91913.  It must be received by the 02 April mail delivery.

The Prize Purse will be posted after we have the total field identified.  In general, a player will be awarded his $50 entry fee when he wins his first match. Every succeeding victory will increase his prize money.  Once a player has been eliminated ( i.e. loses a match in the “Upper Bracket” and the “Lower Bracket” he will get his total prize money won so far.  Once the field is set an email will sent to further explain how the prize money is awarded., showing the award for advancing to each spot in the Bracket.

Good Luck, and See You On The Course

John Bepko
President