Hello Match Players!
The time to sign up for the 2023 edition of THE Ohio State Match Play Championship is here!
Entry fee is $25 per person to cover some costs (i.e. Creation of a Trophy). Any excess monies will go to charity. venmo = @golf4miami if you want to confirm via last 4, feel free to DM me.
Details:
• 64 Players
• 6 Rounds
• 18 Hole Handicaped Match Play. (The lower handicapper plays as zero and the higher capper plays off of that number.)
• Higher handicap player picks the course.
• The semi-finals will be a Home and Home match if at all possible.
• The finals will be held at Canterbury GC in Beachwood
• You do not need to be a nest or roost member to play however if we have too many interested, we may bump less active refuges for nest and roost members. Otherwise first come first serve.
• If we don’t get 64 players we will still play but have a smaller, shorter bracket.
Pod/Group Round (Ending May 14th)
For the first round we will create pods of 4 players. We will do our best to get 4 players that are geographically close to each other. You will be responsible for playing the other 3 people in your pod. The top two players move on. Every person signing up will be guaranteed at least 3 matches. We will be using World Cup scoring. 3 points for a win. 1 point for a tie. 0 points for a loss. The last day for the matches will be Sunday May 14th which is the weekend after the No-Findlaying up event. So you will be able to play your match there if you are both available.
Elimination Rounds of 32, 16, and 8 (Dates TBD)
You will be playing against one other person. The higher handicap player picks the course. The lower handicap player can veto one choice. This is a true don’t be a scumbag situation. Be reasonable. You will be responsible for getting the round in, in time with the person you are playing against.
Semifinals - (Dates TBD)
Can be played as a home and home match if time permits and both players agree.
Final - Canterbury GC - (Date TBD)
The plan for the Final is to host it at a grand (hopefully neutral) venue to give it the full gravitas that it deserves.
MISC
This is a very compact schedule with a lot of players. We would ask that anyone that signs up follow through and be respectful of everyone else’s time. Ohio is a geographically big state, and we will do our best to match up players with those closest to them within reason.
You must pay before you are added to the bracket.
If you can’t play your match the other person will move on. If you both can’t play your match for whatever reason we will do a coin toss to see who moves on. You have to make a reasonable effort to play your match to have a coin toss.
shoutout @Buck for the reminder