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The 2005 Ooopen Championship will be held Friday, August 5 through Sunday, August 7. There will be 8 matches, each worth one point. The first team to claim 4.5 points will be declared the 2005 Ooopen Champions. Attached is a guide to the 8 matches, their rules, and other rules of play that will be in effect for the Ooopen.
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Match 1
Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, NC: Savannah
Each four-man team will assign a player to be A, B, C, or D. During the round of play each A player must mark down their score on at least 5 holes; each B player must mark down their score for at least 4 holes; C players on at least 3 holes; D players on at least 2 holes. Scores must be recorded prior to hitting the tee shot on the next hole, and cannot be changed based on performance later in the round. Lowest cumulative score over the 18 holes wins the match.
Local Rules -- Breakfast Ball, but no other mulligans. No gimme putts. No handicaps.
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Matches 2-3
Neuse River Golf Club, Raleigh, NC: Acey/Deucey
Two-man teams will face off, AB vs. AB and CD vs. CD. For each hole the four players will compare the lowest score from each team and the highest score from each team. The team earning the lowest score will receive +1 point. The team earning the highest score will receive -1 point. Ties will result in no points awarded. Highest cumulative points total after 18 holes wins the match.
Local Rules -- Breakfast Ball and Death Mulligan. Gimme putts may be awarded by opposing team. No handicaps.
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Match 4
River Ridge Golf Course, Raleigh, NC: Scramble
Each four-man team will play a scramble. Each player must contribute at least 3 tee shots. Lowest cumulative score wins the match. Teams will decide on which tees to use prior to the round. After selecting a shot to use teammates may place their ball within 1 club length (no closer to the hole) from that spot. They may not improve the surface: balls in the sand must be played from the sand; balls in the rough may not be moved to the fairway/putting surface. On the green each player may move their ball 1 putter head width from the mark (no closer to the hole).
Local Rules -- No mulligans. No gimme putts. No handicaps.
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Matches 5-8
Washington Duke Golf Course, Durham, NC: Singles
One on one match play. Matches will decide which tees to play prior to the start of the round. You MUST record a score on all par 3s, even if you are out of the hole.
Local Rules – Breakfast Ball and Death Mulligan. Gimme putts may be awarded by opposing team. Handicaps will be used for A and C matches: Greg Dooley will give John Franko 2 strokes, while Jordan Weinstein will give Christopher Daniels 4 strokes. B and D matches will be straight up.
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Rules in force for the weekend:
Tees – Before each match all opponents will agree on which set of tees to use for which players.
OB/Yellow-staked water hazards -- These will be played as lateral water hazards, which means you have 5 options for dropping (all include a 1 stroke penalty). You MAY play a shot out of hazards. You MAY NOT play a shot from OB UNLESS your opponent allows it, but they are under no obligation to do so. If you must take a drop, you may use a designated drop area or one of the options described below (by GolfOnline):
The first option is going back and playing a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played. The second allows the player to drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped. To clear up a common misconception, it should be noted that this is not the same as the line of flight.
The options available only for lateral water hazards are dropping a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than (i) the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or (ii) a point on the opposite margin of the water hazard equidistant from the hole.
Death Mulligan -- The death mulligan is so named because of its strategic nature. It may be used for any shot that is not a putt. The player choosing to take the mulligan may wait until his opponent has hit their next shot before declaring a mulligan. That said, the player must decide on using the mulligan PRIOR to leaving the area where he would play the next shot. For example, a player may not ride from the tee to the fairway to examine their position and then return to the tee to hit a mulligan. Once declared a player MUST take the result of the mulligan stroke.
Tiebreaker -- Should the matches end 4-4 the following tiebreakers will be used. First, we’ll use cumulative scores on par 3s for the singles matches. Second, cumulative birdies made during the singles matches. Third, we Rochambeau.
Rain – Should it rain during any match, the teams will decide whether to play through the rain or wait it out. Should rain or lightning result in the failure to complete a match, the current result of the match will be used if at least 12 holes have been completed. If less than 12 holes have been completed, the match will result in a draw, regardless of current score.
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