Eisenhower Men’s golf Association

Promoting camaraderie and competition through golf

Eisenhower Men’s golf Association

Promoting camaraderie and competition through golf

2010 Home & Away Schedule

  Date     Tee Time   # Players  Opponent            Location

Tue, May 18    0900       16      Castle Pines            EGC

Wed, May 26   0830       16      Castle Pines            Castle Pines

Mon, Jun 7       0900       16      CC of Colo             EGC

Tue, Jun 8        0900       16      CC of Colo             CC of Colo

Tue Jun 15       0900       12      Flying Horse          EGC

Tue Jun 22       0900       18      Perry Park              Perry Park

Tue Jun 29       0900       12      Flying Horse          Flying Horse

Tue, Jul 13       0900       18      Perry Park              EGC

Tue, Jul 06       0900       16      Colo Spgs CC        EGC

Thu, Jul 8         0830       16      Colo Spgs CC        Colo Spgs CC

Tue, Aug 3       0900       18      Kissing Camels      EGC

Tue, Aug 10     0830       18      Kissing Camels      Kissing Camels

Wed, Aug 18    0830       12      Triple Crown          Broadmoor Mountain

Wed, Sep 8      0900       12      Pueblo CC              Pueblo CC

Tue, Sep 14      0900       12      Pueblo CC              EGC

Home & Away

I.     General: The EMGA’s Home & Away (H&A) Program is designed to provide members an opportunity to play an enjoyable round of golf at local private golf courses they normally do not have an opportunity to play and do so at a reasonable expense.

a.     Each year, H&A schedules seven to eight matches with local clubs during which the Eisenhower Golf Club (EGC) and the EMGA host these clubs and the clubs in turn host EGMA members. Only EMGA members are eligible to play in H&A matches.

b.    The H&A committee members also assist the EGC management with the planning and execution of the annual Triple Crown match played against the Broadmoor and the Lakewood Country Clubs. The venue for this event alternates among the three clubs each year. The Triple Crown is hosted by the respective club pros and, at the EGC, it is primarily run by the EGC Director of Golf. The H&A committee’s primary duty is to select EMGA members to fill the slots not used by the EGC and to assist in other duties as necessary.

II.      Scheduling:

Because of the uncertainty of weather and the resulting conditions of local golf courses, the H&A season typically begins in late May and lasts through mid September.

Planning for the upcoming season begins in early Fall when the H&A Chairman contacts the local courses and establishes preliminary play dates.

The H&A Chairman coordinates these dates with the EGC Tournament/ Operations Director.

Once the dates are finalized and approved by the EGC and the respective golf clubs, both the Home dates and Away dates are added to the EMGA Master Schedule. The Home dates only are added to the EGC Master Schedule.

The H&A Chairman will provide the approved schedule and any special tournament instructions to the Database Administrator for the EMGA Handbook.

The H&A Chairman will conduct all events and determine if any event will be delayed, postponed, or cancelled due to weather, notifying players of such an occurrence as early as possible.

III.    Planning Process:

At the beginning of each season, the H&A committee announces the schedule for the upcoming season on the EMGA website, by email to the EMGA membership and in the EMGA Handbook made available to all members.

Approximately 35 days prior to each match, the H&A committee will send out a call for players, inviting any EMGA member to signup.

Twenty one (21) days prior to the match, if necessary, a random drawing is conducted to select the required number of players to fill the team. Depending on the match, 12 to 18 players will be needed.

At the 14-day point, selected players are required to commit to playing both the Home and Away portions of a match by paying his entry fee. If a selected player is unable to make this commitment, the next person on the alternate list will be given the opportunity to play.

Approximately one week prior to the match, player names and GHIN numbers are provided to the other club.

The H&A Chairman will coordinate arrangements with the Tournament/ Operations Director, Ike’s Grill Manager, Outside Storage Manager and Tee Master Manager to create a first class event for members and guests, advise the Treasurer of agreed arrangements/costs so he can pay for those services from the Home and Away Entry Fees/Reserve Fund.

IV.     Fees: For each match, the EMGA player will pay an $100 entry fee ($110 for Castle Pines) that covers the following:

Guest green fee

Golf cart for guest and member

Continental breakfast, lunch and bottled water for guest and member

Prize money

(Range balls are provided free by EGC)

This fee does not include the EMGA member’s green fee.

The amount of this fee may vary from year to year depending on negotiations with EGC management. The fees for matches will be announced at the beginning of each season and again prior to each match.

The Host Players cover all the EMGA player fees at the Away venue.

V.   Tournament Pairing Program (TPP): Most clubs, including the EMGA, use the Colorado Golf Association’s (CGA) computerized TPP to organize each match.

VI.           Handicaps:

To be eligible to play in H&A events, EMGA members must have an established handicap and be listed in the Colorado Golf Association (CGA) database.

Using Handicap Indices (HI), the TPP automatically establishes two-man teams for each club then pairs the teams based on relative HI rankings.

In most cases, a players is assigned strokes based on 90% of his handicap for the course being played.

VII.          Format: The matches are a combination of Match Play and Stroke Play. The Team Competition uses Match Play rules; however, the Low Net competition is Stroke Play and requires that players post all their strokes.

VIII.        Team Competition: Teams compete for bragging rights. A point is awarded for winning the front nine, a point for winning the back nine, and a point for winning the 18. Half points are awarded for ties. The points are totaled after the Home and Away portions of the match. No money exchanges hands.

IX.             Low Net Team: The prize money contributed by each host member is awarded to the top three low net two-man teams from the field. At most venues the prize money is presented in the form of gift cards or certificates redeemable at the host pro shop.

X.             Skins: Players may volunteer to play Net and/or Gross skins at many, but not all, of the venues. The entry fee is usually $5 and the winners receive cash.

XI.           Reports: The H&A Committee is responsible for producing reports following each match and an end of year report.

XII.          Each match: The H&A Venue Chairman for that match will send a summary report with match results to the EMGA Update Editor, Webmaster, Database Administrator, Treasurer and Secretary. This report will list the Team’s point totals, EMGA money winners (Low Net & Skins) and amount of money each player won. This report will also note any significant issues that arose during the planning and execution of the match.

XIII.        Annual Report: The H&A Chairman will also produce an end-of-year report that will total the number of players that competed, total fees collected, and total monies spent. The Annual Report will also summarize the significant events/issues and actions taken during the season.

XIV.        Miscellaneous:

Missing Players: If a player does not show up for a match, a blind draw will be used. The group will play as a threesome and, following the match, a player’s card will be randomly selected from his team’s cards and these scores will be entered in the TPP for the missing player.

Venue Chairmen: For the purposes of each match under this program, the respective Venue Chairmen from each club are considered to make up the Tournament Committee and are allowed to make appropriate decisions as authorized by the USGA.

 

Procedures

For information on the Home & Away clubs just click on the link in the schedule to find the club’s website and directions.