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July 18: Chapman/Pinehurst Format (Two-Man Team)
Choose a partner for your Two Man Team and sign-up to play in the WMC July Chapman Format (aka Pinehurst Foursomes) on Saturday, July 18, beginning at 9AM and contested over Coyote Creek. The cost to participate is $70.20 per man or $140.40 per team, which includes your green fee, the tournament fee ($11) and a small bucket of range balls.
How does the Chapman Format work?
- You both hit tee shots and proceed to each others shots.
- You play your partners tee shot and he plays yours.
- You select the best of the 2nd shots and ridicule the lesser one.
- Then play alternate shot from that point, until the ball is holed. E.g. stroke 3 is taken by the player who did NOT hit the second shot that was picked.
Get it? Play each other's tee shot, choose best 2nd shot, the player whose 2nd shot was not chosen will play the 3rd shot alone. The player who hit the better 2nd shot will then play the 4th shot and so on, until the ball is holed. Play each others tee shots, choose, play alternate shot from the 2nd shot chosen, til yuh doink.
Want to see that again? Try these two links:
https://18birdies.com/clubhouse/golf-instruction/chapman-pinehurst-golf-tournament-format/
https://www.liveabout.com/chapman-system-golf-format-1560796
Want pictures and examples and lots of scarasm? (Recommended if you're not sure!)
https://dptgolf.blogspot.com/2017/08/modified-alternate-shot-chapman-format.html
Handicaps
The team handicap will be 60% of the lower handicap and 40% of the higher handicap, converted to a course handicap for the team. We've played this format a few times over the years and it's always been fun - or at least nobody complained, except one guy and we didn't invite him to this one.
Sign Up Here
But seriously - who's your partner? Don't have one? We'll find one for you - just sign up / prepay for the event at Willows pay site here:
http://willowsrun.com/golf/ecom_v2/ecom.php?cat=101558&item_id=1018497
Make sure you include your GHIN number and remind your partner to do the same. Please be certain to enter each others name in your registration or enter Need Partner in the partner box. Simple, right?! We try. If enough players sign-up, we'll run 2 flights.