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Jun 21 2006, 02:45 PM
Live Oak Irish Match Play
Saturday, July 22nd
Come join the Live Oak Disc Golf Alliance and enjoy a fun day of disc golf, food, drink and friends. It will be a fun filled day with a brand new Match Play format.
It will also be my last event appearances in Live Oak before the Texas 10 Final.
Signup before 9am at Hole 28
Cost: $10 Ladies, $20 per Am, $30 Pro
Divisions: Pro, Adv, Int/Rec and Ladies
Everyone will get to play 36 holes or 4 matches of 9 holes.
Payout will be 100% and Am/Ladies will get to choose from a large selection of discs and merchandise from the Disc Golf Thunder. 100% cash payout to the Pro�s.
All old stock and merchandise will be on sale. A great time for everyone to stock up on disc golf stuff or get friends and family a great Christmas in July present.
Lunch is still being worked on but is likely to be a BBQ with hamburgers, hotdogs etc. I will supply all the soda and waters. BYO beer. More details on lunch soon.
What is Irish Match Play?
Many years ago I competed in the World Match Play Championships in Hitachi, Japan. We will use the same format as that event. I call it �Irish� Match Play because it is a little odd but fun, just like the Irish.
After signup everyone will be seeded in their divisions. If there are 20 Open players the #1 will play #11, #2 vs #12, #3 vs #13 etc down the list. Everyone will play in 9 hole �Matches�. The winner of the match is the player with the most �Hole Wins� for the 9 holes. After the first 18 holes the people with the most hole wins progress to the head to head finals. Everyone will play 36 holes during the day, win or lose.
Now the �Irish� part. This is not your normal match play. The winner of the hole is the first person to �hole out� in par or less. Understand?
Here is an example on a par 3 hole. Brian drives to within 20 feet of the hole. Chris drives within 30 feet. Chris has to putt first being out. He sinks the putt for a 2. Chris wins the hole even with out Brian having to putt. Chris sunk the putt in par or less first.
There is a definite strategy in this format. You don�t want to be �parked� but you do need to trust your putt.
On a Par 4 hole (#15). Chris drives, Brian drives. Chris is out and has to decide if he wants to pressure Brian to make a big putt and get close to the hole or trust his putt and put his upshot in the 30 � 40 foot range. Chris approaches to within 50 feet. Brian decides Chris can�t putt that for the win so puts his approach within 15 feet. Both players are now laying 2 on a Par 4. Chris sees Brian is close so lays up behind Brian�s disc 17 feet out. Chris is still out and playing for a 4. He sinks his putt and wins the hole because he made a par and holed out first. If Chris had of missed Brian would have then had a 15 foot putt for par to win the hole.
Normal "player out" rules apply. So that means Player B can win the hole if he makes his Par putt. It is not an advantage to be a foot from the hole. Player A hopes Player B misses then he can drop in for the win.
Players alternate drives during the match as some advantage can lie in driving second.
Some hole pars will change to make each hole winnable in the various divisions. Even a couple of Par 2�s.
All matches are 9 holes.
Round 1 - 9 hole match
Round 2 - 9 hole match (different opponent from same card)
Round 3 - 9 hole match (different opponent from first 2 rounds ranking)
Round 4 - 9 hole match (Finals. #1 vs #2, #3 vs #4 etc)
All holes won are counted. Each hole won is a point. Most points win. After the 2nd round the players will be re-ranked and matchup again.
After the 3rd round the top points getters will playoff to determine placings all down the list.
Sounds like fun with a lot of strategy. It�s all about deciding if you can make a pressure putt and your skill at placing your upshots, and drives to gain the putting and strategy advantage.
This is a great fun time unless you come head to head against Ken Climo and his putter is on fire!
Come out to Live Oak on July 22 and have a fun day out with your disc golf friends.
Saturday, July 22nd
Come join the Live Oak Disc Golf Alliance and enjoy a fun day of disc golf, food, drink and friends. It will be a fun filled day with a brand new Match Play format.
It will also be my last event appearances in Live Oak before the Texas 10 Final.
Signup before 9am at Hole 28
Cost: $10 Ladies, $20 per Am, $30 Pro
Divisions: Pro, Adv, Int/Rec and Ladies
Everyone will get to play 36 holes or 4 matches of 9 holes.
Payout will be 100% and Am/Ladies will get to choose from a large selection of discs and merchandise from the Disc Golf Thunder. 100% cash payout to the Pro�s.
All old stock and merchandise will be on sale. A great time for everyone to stock up on disc golf stuff or get friends and family a great Christmas in July present.
Lunch is still being worked on but is likely to be a BBQ with hamburgers, hotdogs etc. I will supply all the soda and waters. BYO beer. More details on lunch soon.
What is Irish Match Play?
Many years ago I competed in the World Match Play Championships in Hitachi, Japan. We will use the same format as that event. I call it �Irish� Match Play because it is a little odd but fun, just like the Irish.
After signup everyone will be seeded in their divisions. If there are 20 Open players the #1 will play #11, #2 vs #12, #3 vs #13 etc down the list. Everyone will play in 9 hole �Matches�. The winner of the match is the player with the most �Hole Wins� for the 9 holes. After the first 18 holes the people with the most hole wins progress to the head to head finals. Everyone will play 36 holes during the day, win or lose.
Now the �Irish� part. This is not your normal match play. The winner of the hole is the first person to �hole out� in par or less. Understand?
Here is an example on a par 3 hole. Brian drives to within 20 feet of the hole. Chris drives within 30 feet. Chris has to putt first being out. He sinks the putt for a 2. Chris wins the hole even with out Brian having to putt. Chris sunk the putt in par or less first.
There is a definite strategy in this format. You don�t want to be �parked� but you do need to trust your putt.
On a Par 4 hole (#15). Chris drives, Brian drives. Chris is out and has to decide if he wants to pressure Brian to make a big putt and get close to the hole or trust his putt and put his upshot in the 30 � 40 foot range. Chris approaches to within 50 feet. Brian decides Chris can�t putt that for the win so puts his approach within 15 feet. Both players are now laying 2 on a Par 4. Chris sees Brian is close so lays up behind Brian�s disc 17 feet out. Chris is still out and playing for a 4. He sinks his putt and wins the hole because he made a par and holed out first. If Chris had of missed Brian would have then had a 15 foot putt for par to win the hole.
Normal "player out" rules apply. So that means Player B can win the hole if he makes his Par putt. It is not an advantage to be a foot from the hole. Player A hopes Player B misses then he can drop in for the win.
Players alternate drives during the match as some advantage can lie in driving second.
Some hole pars will change to make each hole winnable in the various divisions. Even a couple of Par 2�s.
All matches are 9 holes.
Round 1 - 9 hole match
Round 2 - 9 hole match (different opponent from same card)
Round 3 - 9 hole match (different opponent from first 2 rounds ranking)
Round 4 - 9 hole match (Finals. #1 vs #2, #3 vs #4 etc)
All holes won are counted. Each hole won is a point. Most points win. After the 2nd round the players will be re-ranked and matchup again.
After the 3rd round the top points getters will playoff to determine placings all down the list.
Sounds like fun with a lot of strategy. It�s all about deciding if you can make a pressure putt and your skill at placing your upshots, and drives to gain the putting and strategy advantage.
This is a great fun time unless you come head to head against Ken Climo and his putter is on fire!
Come out to Live Oak on July 22 and have a fun day out with your disc golf friends.