MATCH PLAY “A” CHAMPIONSHIP (POY Points Awarded)
Entry Fee: $90 per player
(additional charges for lunches will be incurred as players advance)
Days: 4
Eligibility: Handicap Index maximum of 14.0 on the day of entry. If a subsequent handicap revision makes the player ineligible for the event one week prior to the Match Play Championship, she must withdraw and will be invited to compete in the Class B field. Qualifying field limited to 40 players. Exceptions will be determined by the Competitions Committee. Motorized transportation is prohibited unless otherwise stated by the host club.
Qualifying: Day One: 18-hole stroke play qualifier. Pairings made by the Committee. There is only one Championship Flight: low 16 qualifiers or defending champion plus 15 low qualifiers. Prizes awarded for Medalist. In the event of a tie for Medalist, duplicate prizes will be awarded. The defending champion is exempt from qualifying but will receive no POY points for qualifying. If she elects to exercise this exemption and so notifies the WMGA office, she will receive the No. 1 position in the Championship Flight draw. She is entitled to play a practice round on the course during the qualifying round. If she competes for the Medalist prize, she forfeits her automatic qualification and must qualify on the same basis as all other players. Tee times for the qualifying round will be determined by handicap – high to low. For the purpose of determining places in the draw, ties in the qualifying round, other than those for the last qualifying place, will be decided by a blind draw. A tie for last place will be decided by an immediate hole-by-hole play-off. A player not present for the playoff forfeits the playoff and doesn't get into match play. In the event that 3 (or more) players are tied for the last spot(s), those present will play off. If 2 or more are not present and there is a spot available, that spot will be based on back nine score. Example: 4 players are tied for positions 14, 15, and 16. If only 2 players are present for the playoff, they get positions #14 and #15 based on a blind draw. One of the two absent players gets position #16 based on score for the last nine holes. If still tied, the winner will be determined on the basis of the best net score for the last six holes, the last three holes and finally the 18th hole.
Matches: Days Two-Four: Each match will be 18 holes, except the final match of the Championship, which will be 36 holes. The first and second round matches of the Championship will be played on the first day of match play (Day Two). The Committee will, for the purpose of settling a tie, extend the round to as many holes as are required for a match to be won. Trophy awarded to the Champion.
MATCH PLAY “B” CHAMPIONSHIP (B POY Points Awarded)
Entry Fee: $90 per player
(additional charges for lunches and carts will be incurred as players advance)
Days: 4
Eligibility: Handicap Index of 14.1 or above on the day of entry. If a subsequent handicap revision makes the player ineligible for the event one week prior to the Match Play Championship, she must withdraw and will be invited to compete in the Class A field. Qualifying field limited to 40 players. Exceptions will be determined by the Competitions Committee. Motorized transportation may be used in the Championship.
Qualifying: Day One: 18-hole stroke play qualifier. Pairings made by the Committee. There is only one Championship Flight: low 16 qualifiers or defending champion plus 15 low qualifiers. The defending champion in the “B” Match Play is exempt from qualifying but will receive no POY points for qualifying. If she elects to exercise this exemption and so notifies the WMGA office, she will receive the No. 1 position in the draw. She is entitled to play a practice round on the course during the qualifying round. If she competes for the Medalist prize, she forfeits her automatic qualification and must qualify on the same basis as all other players. Tee times for the qualifying round will be determined by handicap – high to low. For the purpose of determining places in the draw, ties in the qualifying round, other than those for the last qualifying place, will be decided by a blind draw. A tie for last place will be decided by an immediate hole-by-hole play-off. A player not present for the playoff forfeits the playoff and doesn't get into match play. In the event that 3 (or more) players are tied for the last spot(s), those present will play off. If 2 or more are not present and there is a spot available, that spot will be based on back nine score. Example: 4 players are tied for positions 14, 15, and 16. If only 2 players are present for the playoff, they get positions #14 and #15 based on a blind draw. One of the two absent players gets position #16 based on score for the last nine holes. If still tied, the winner will be determined on the basis of the best net score for the last six holes, the last three holes and finally the 18th hole.
Matches: Days Two-Four: Each match will be 18 holes. The first and second round matches of the Championship will be played on the first day of match play. The Committee will, for the purpose of settling a tie in either flight, extend the round to as many holes as are required for a match to be won. Trophy awarded to the winner of the “B” Match Play.