North vs South itinenary

Sorry I know not relevant to all but just making sure those taking part see the full info:

Not long to go now! Anyone with any dietary requirements or specific playing requests please can you let me know ASAP. The Captains are also finalising teams.

As discussed previously this year numbers have been limited to test out a new 2 day format although only the fourball will use the full matchplay scoring system. Format as follows:

• Sunday - 18 hole singles - tee time from 10:56 (0.5 pts for win, 0 for draw or loss)
• Monday - 9 hole foursomes - tee time from 09:04 (Valley Course) (0.5 pts for win, 0 for draw or loss)
• Monday - 18 hole fourballs - tee time from 11:36 (1 pt for win, 0.5 pts for draw or 0 loss)

Itinerary is as follows although I will confirm final details later in the week.

Sunday:

• 10:00 onwards - registration on Sunday
• 10:56 - 11:52 - tee times for singles matches
• 15:00 - 16:00 - finish on the 18th
• 16:00 onwards - check in & leisure time
• 18:00 bowling alley available
• 19:00 BBQ (subject to change dependent on weather, will confirm ASAP)
• 20:00 - 23:00 pairs knockout bowling tournament
• 20:00 - 23:00 golf simulator Long drive and nearest the pin competitions

Monday:

• 09:04 - 10:00 - tee times on valley course for 9 hole foursomes
• 11:00 - 12:00 - 9 holes matches finish, 30 min break before 18 holes
• 11:36 - 12:32 - 18 hole main event fourball matches
• 17:00 - Presentation and event completion

Regards, Darren.

COME ON THE SOUTH

I reckon the Monday pairs should play each other in the bowling too for that extra bit of spice

And

DREAM ON THE SOUTH. The trophy is staying in the North

Wait till Darren has to sort out the hcaps allowances for the 9 holes foursomes!

COTN

Salad please and copious amounts of Guinness ! They best sell Guinness Daz !!

Dave, There's about as much chance of the south winning as you eating salad!!

Thought you were on the wagon Leyo. Probably best for all of us if you are

ends next weekend Chris 4.5 months dry. Anyone else bringing their own bowling ball?

The event is really taking shape now. The evenings entertainment all sounds great and the 3 formats will definately add to things. Hopefully I will not bowl well as I am planning an early night after a couple of lemonades !! Very excited would be an understatement. Darren you are back with a bang after worries about the event not even happening. Many thanks in advance. Tim

Ps the foursomes handicaps are not that difficult Floody. I presume that as it's only 9 holes it will be 1/4 of the combined difference.

Hi Kev It's obviously up to Darren and I have rarely played handicap foursomes, but I was under the impression that each side received half the combined handicaps, the difference between the 2 teams would then be halved again as we are only playing 9 holes. I could well be wrong and anyone please feel free to correct me. Tim

Lets just play scratch foursomes! As it's only 9 holes it could be over by the 4th!!

Foursomes is 1/2 combined handicap over 18 holes, where usually the odd indexes and the even indexes are on each nine.

As we are only playing 9 holes you would get 1/2 that again.

ie hcap 10 & hcap 6 = 8 shots (9 hole 4 shots) so they would get a shot on the 4 lowest indexes on that 9 holes played eg indexes 2/4/6/8.

By this there is only a maximum of 9 shots to be given as there are only 9 holes and no one pair should get more than 1 shot per hole (original combined handicaps would be 36)

I hope this makes sense !!

That's not how I said it Martin but that is what I meant. I will have to change all my pairings if not

What you do with your pairings Tim is irrellevent. A Southern losing side will be a losing side irrespective of who plays with who !!!

Good job there isn't a favourite button or Matty boom boom would have clicked it!!

Haha Floody. I see you jump on my idea too. #Sheep

You have the sheep lovers on your team @davebogay lol

its more of a question for Darren really. what are the handicap allowances for each format ?

Tim,

They should be as follows :-

9 Hole F/Somes - 1/2 combined (18 holes). As we are playing 9 holes then 1/4 combined

18 Hole Singles - Full Difference

18 Hole Betterball Matchplay - 3/4 of the Difference off the lowest hcap who plays off scratch.

e.g M Millichip 5 (Scratch) - T Hawkins 14 (Difference is 9 (14-5) which @ 3/4 = 7 shots)

I hope this explains

Martin

Thanks Martin Thats what i thought, but i was just hoping not to have to give your dad 14 shots !!