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Professional 72 Hole Medal Play:
Professionals participate in a 72 hole medal play competition.
Team Format:
Teams consist of one professional and three amateur partners. Within each flight division, and in the overall competition, teams will compete in a one-best-ball gross competition AND a one-best-ball net competition. There will be gross and net champions awarded in each flight division. Flights will be determined by combined team handicaps.
Flight Divisions:
There will be four flight divisions, based on combined amateur handicaps.
Handicaps:
Amateur handicaps will be computed by using the individual’s 12-month low index (through Oct. 1, 2010). Tournament staff computes handicaps based on this index, and tournament handicap and tee positions are based on this figure. NOTE: a full index chart is located in this section.
Optional Team Buy-In:
Each year teams have the ability to buy-in to an event pool which pays out for SKINS, and LOW TEAMS in each flight.
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Distribution of Prize Money, Playoffs, and Ties:
All prize money will be forwarded to professionals directly from ChampionshipGolf following the event.
A sudden death playoff of 1st place in the 72-hole medal competition will be held immediately following the completion of the final round. This will be held on the 18th hole of the Weiskopf Course. The playoff will continue on this same hole until a winner is declared. If weather or daylight halts the playoff at any time (to be determined by the head rules official), the players will be deemed co-champions and share the prize monies accordingly.
Prize money for the professional in the team event: Professionals shall be paid for either gross or net prize money (but not both). If positions of finish are the same (gross and net), gross prize money shall be awarded.
Ties for the overall team champions (both gross and net) shall be determined as follows:
"The team with the lowest team score on any given day shall be determined the champion".
This means that if team "A" has scores of 63, 64, 59, and 60 for a total of 246, and they tie team "B" with scores of 65, 61, 60, and 60 for a total of 246. Team "A" wins because their lowest score was 59, compared to the lowest score of 60 for team "B". If the lowest score also ties, the comparison moves to the 2nd lowest score – and so on until there is a winner.
In the unusual case where all four scores are the same, the winner will be determined beginning on the 18th hole on the Weiskopf Course, moving backwards, and matching cards until there is a winner. Cards will be matched using the 2nd time the teams played the Weiskopf Course (this could be either the 3rd or 4th round, and may differ from team to team).
Team Awards:
Team awards will be distributed to the overall gross champions, and the overall net champions.
There will be four flight divisions based on combined handicaps of the amateur members of the team. In each flight there will be awards for the overall gross champions, and the overall net champions.
Ties will be broken "in all cases" using the same method as noted in the previous information noted regarding professional team prize distribution. "The team with the lowest team score on any given day shall be determined the champion".
Teams are only eligible for one award. In all cases, the gross award takes precedent to the net award as long as the position is the same. This means that if a team wins both gross and net, the team will be awarded the gross award only. The team in 2nd net would then be awarded the net award. Also, if a team wins the overall championship (gross or net) that opens up the flight championship to the team that finished 2nd in that particular flight.
Handicap Chart for 2011 TaylorMade Invitational:
Each individual handicap will be computed by taking the player’s low index for the previous 12 months (through October 1, 2011). The chart below computes the tournament handicap, and the tee position the player will compete from.
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TEE POSITIONS
Professional tees: 6800 yards
Blue tees: 6400 yards
White tees: 6100 yards
Ladies:
Professional: 6100 yards
Amateurs: 5450 yards
Ladies tournament handicap is based on a tournament slope of 129. Tournament handicap will be 80% of this figure. Maximum "playing" handicap is 16.
Tee positions are noted, and changing these positions is not an option for any player.
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Note: 2011 will feature the addition of senior tees for male amateurs over 60 years of age. These participants will have the option to move from the blue tees to the white tees. Doing this will reduce their handicap by 1 to 2 shots, depending on their index. |
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TEE POSITIONS
Mens:
Professional tees: 6800 yards
Blue tees: 6400 yards
White tees: 6100 yards
Ladies:
Professional: 6100 yards
Amateurs: 5450 yards
Ladies tournament handicap is based on a tournament slope of 129.
Tournament handicap will be 80% of this figure.
Maximum "playing" handicap is 16.
Tee positions are noted, and changing these positions is not an option for any player.
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