Hi Everyone,

This was previously posted on our Facebook page, but wanted to make sure those not using FB were also aware…

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2017 NorCal Team Invitational

SFDGC Weekly Players:

As you may have heard, the SFDGC has been invited to send a team to the 2017 NorCal Team Invitational!

I (Shawn Mercy) will take the helm from Sean Jack, as captain of the SFDGC team. It’s a great honor to represent such a great club and team. I was able to participate last year and can’t say enough good things about this event and the players that attended– both from our club and from all over NorCal!

The 2nd annual NTI is again taking place at Ryan Ranch DGC, in lovely Monterey, on October 28th & 29th. Nick Maffei is the mastermind of this unique and thoroughly enjoyable event and is again heading up the effort as TD in 2017. Nick is supported by the Monterey Stinging Jellies Disc Golf Club, who have done a fantastic job of growing the sport on the Monterey Peninsula. We are all very grateful to Nick and the Jellies for the invitation and for putting in all the work it takes to host such a wonderful event.

The NTI uses a team match-play format to deterimine which of the 12 teams from across NorCal will come out on top. This unique format is fun to play and really does a great job getting the whole team involved. The SFDGC didn’t win last year (congrats Santa Cruz!), but we did place 5th which got us an automatic bid for the event in 2017!

Each team of 16 players must be composed as follows:

• 12 Open/Advanced (any age)
• 2 Masters (40+)
• 2 Women

Same as last year, we will use the 2017 Summer Season standings to determine the Top 10 Open / AMs, 2 Masters, and 2 Women (if possible). You must play at least 8 weeks of the Summer Season through Week 21 (10/15) to qualify. The remaining 2 spots will be chosen by those that make the team through the weekly standings.

To be clear the “mean adjusted score” (not handicap) will be used to rank candidates.

That is all for now. Apologies for making the official announcement so late in the season.

Keep reading for more info on the format, scoring, and results from last year.

LINKS:

• Flyer for 2017 event
• NTI FB Group
• 2016 Scores

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Format / Scoring (from Nick)

Format

The format of play will be an alternate team doubles format. For example, if you have Team Monterey with players A, B, C, D against Team Santa Cruz players A, B, C, D the holes will be played as such: Monterey Team members A & B are a doubles team, and C & D are a doubles team. The same with Santa Cruz. Monterey players A & C tee off first, followed by Santa Cruz A & C. The teams each take their best lie (just like standard doubles), but then Monterey players B & D and Santa Cruz B & D take the next shots from their respective doubles partner’s lies. This continues throughout the duration of the match, with each individual team alternating who tees off first on every other hole. (I.e. – A & C tee off first on hole #1, B & D tee off on hole #2, and so on for the match.)

There will be 8-somes on each hole during the event, two doubles teams per club will face off against two doubles teams from another club. Doubles partners from each club are together for the entire match and teams may switch partner parings throughout the event if desired. So take time to decide who will be playing with who as a doubles partners, as they should complement each other’s game and pick each other up when needed.

We do encourage teams to bring a substitute or two in the event that a player gets injured or cannot play in one of their matches due to health or some other unforeseen reason.

Scoring

The format for scoring will be standard match play. So teams will record either a 1 or 0 on a hole. If a team pushes they each get a half point. Once a team has officially won the match and the other team has no mathematical way of catching up, the match can be determined as “Complete” by all members of each team and there is no need to continue playing once the match is complete.

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That is all for now but we’ll be in touch soon. Stay tuned!

-The SFDGC-