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Match Play |
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Match Play is another way of competing in Golf. It is competition at its best – one player against another. There are differences between match and stroke play. The main ones are highlighted here. Scoring. The winner of a match is the player that wins more holes than his opponent over the course of a stipulated round (18 holes). For the EMGA, strokes (medal score) are used in two ways: Match Play Score. This determines the results of each hole (win or tie). The player with the fewer net strokes wins the hole. (The loser can shoot a high number on any hole and the most that it will cost him is the loss of one hole.) Stroke Play (Medal) Score. The 18-hole stroke play score must be posted in the GHIN computer by the players after the match. The most likely score should be recorded if a hole is not played out. This can occur, for example, when a player picks up after his opponent concedes a putt or if he decides not to finish because he has already lost the hole. Winner. The winner of a match is the player who has won more holes than there are holes left to play. If the match is tied after the 18 th hole, additional holes commencing on the first tee of the match course are played until one of the players wins a hole outright (AKA: sudden death). The results of the match are recorded in two ways: by the number of holes ahead and the number of holes left to play (e.g. 3 & 2, Three holes ahead with only two holes left to play); or by the number of holes ahead after the 18 th hole (e.g. 1 up, One hole ahead after 18 or more holes). Handicaps. The differential between the players’ current full handicaps for the course being played will be used. For example, if Player A has a 15 handicap and Player B has a 20 handicap, Player B will be given a stroke on the first 5 handicap holes shown on the scorecard. Determine the handicap, cognizant of the tees being played--they need not be the same ones. Order of Play. Honors are to be observed on the teeing grounds. The first to play is the NET winner of the previous hole. During play of a hole, the ball farther from the hole is to be played first. If a player should play a stroke out of turn, his opponent may require the stroke to be replayed in its proper order without penalty (e.g. If a player plays a shot out of turn from the boondocks and it goes into the hole, his opponent can require him to replay the shot in the proper order.) Conceded Stroke. A player may concede his opponent’s next stroke at any time anywhere on a hole when the ball is at rest. The opponent is considered to have then holed his next stroke. Information. Opponents are entitled to certain information: Striking Another Ball. If a player’s ball strikes another ball when it is at rest, the player’s ball is played as it lies. There is no penalty in Match Play even if the player’s ball was putted from on the green. The ball moved by the player’s ball must be replaced. The General Penalty. Situations calling for a “two stroke penalty” in Stroke Play, specify “loss of hole” in Match Play. Rules. Rule 2 of the Rules of Golf govern Match Play Not all of the rules and nuances of Match Play can be addressed here. Questions concerning the rules should be addressed to the Rules Committee (POC: Roger Browne, 559-4781, rgrbrowne@yahoo.com) or the Match Play Manager (Phil Sanders, 291-1712, philsanders9022@comcast.net). The Match Play Addendum to the EMGA By-Laws describes how Match Play will be administered. The By-Laws are posted in the men’s locker room and on the EMGA Website |
Match Play Information Sheet |
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