Playing well this season? Winning some flight money? Your handicap going down some? Did you know that we have the Association Invitational Championship outing?
Great! You may be in the running for an invitation for the Association Championship on August 29. Please mark your calendar for the possibility.
How Do I Qualify
- Qualifications (see below for details)
- Lowest 10 NET weekly tournament scores from the first 18 weeks of the season ending August 18
- Member with at least 10 rounds scored in 2016
- Flights based on Handicap Guide (HG) distribution from qualified members as of 1/31
- 16 Members plus ties for each of 4 Brackets (1, 2, 3, 4) with the lowest average net scores for 10 of the 18 weekly tournaments (revised from 2016 and 2017 Member Book – see below)
- If qualified members cannot attend, we will extend invitations to the next qualified member(s) for the Bracket in order of lowest average net score.
Alternates / Substitutions
Please note, that each year we have several members from each bracket who cannot attend. This means that even if you are 17th to perhaps 22th place you have a high probability for an invitation. As of today, invitations would go to the top 20 (and even into the 30s places for Bracket 4). Because several low net players don’t have the required minimum 10 rounds.
You can see the current status Championship Qualification Report for the entire Association at Ourgolfstats.com on the Green Sheets Report. It is the second report, on each Division, before any weekly results.
DIRECT LINK TO GREEN SHEETS and Championship Qualification Status
Check this every week through August 20 to see where you stand.
The Final Qualification Report will be available about August 22. However, even if you are in 17th to perhaps about 30th place you might qualify as an Alternate.
Respond to Invitations Immediately
If you are invited to play as a top 16 (or as an alternate further down the list), please be ready to commit IMMEDIATELY. We will be scrambling to fill slots and we don’t have much time.
Although play is completed August 18, we won’t have final scores and analysis in until August 22. We will have only a few days to get the invitations issued, and all spots committed.
Revisions to Bracket 1 Qualifications for 2017
For 2017 Season we now allow A Flight to pick either Forward or Back tees like all other divisions. This required a change in the Championship Qualifications for Bracket 1.
Now Bracket 1 will used only NET SCORES for the qualification, exactly the same as Brackets 2, 3, and 4. Previously we allocated 1/2 of the Bracket 1 to Low Average Gross, and 1/2 half to Low Average Net when all A Flight was required to play from the back tees. This is no longer appropriate with both Forward and Back tees available.