RideHer Cup 2007 - programme and format

[doghaus]

The 2007 RideHer Cup Golf Match - 5th November 2007

 

Burapha Golf Club

 

USA vs. Europe (including some representatives from the rest of the world)

 

Welcome to the 2007 RideHer cup - the only golf competition where having fun is more important than how you play! Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, even if you are a terrible player.

 

Here are the arrangements and rules for the event with an explanation of the handicap calculations. Your entry fee of 3400 baht includes golf shirt, transport, green fees, caddy fees, buggies and the evening party with prizes. Caddy tips are not included - it is common to tip the caddy at least 200 baht and up to 300 baht if she (or he) is good.

 

Selecting the matches

 

All players meet up at FLB on Sunday evening 4th November around 9 pm. Please ensure you come along to the registration evening before 10pm if you have registered or you are on the wait list. We will register your entry, collect the money and explain the travel arrangements. If any players have not registered and paid by 10pm we will give their places to players on the wait list. The captains will then select the pairings and list them in the order of play. When both Captains have made their listings, the organiser will collect the lists and announce the matches and the order of play.

 

Travel and arriving at the golf course

 

Players will meet the bus at the Residence Gardens. The Residence Gardens is located on Thappaya Road on the left hand side between Pattaya and Jomtien. The bus will depart at 9.00am prompt. Please don't miss the bus, as it will not wait! We strongly recommend booking at least 2 wake-up calls to make sure that you are ready to go at the appointed hour. Before you board the bus, please see the organizer who will tag your bag. On arrival at the golf course you should identify your clubs which will be off-loaded and handed over to your caddies. They will load them on the buggy and will meet you in the buggy park. If you have pre-booked rental clubs, these will be distributed at the Residence Gardens. There are facilities to hire clubs at the course – please inform us 7 days prior to the tournament if you need rental clubs. Once your clubs are offloaded, go to the changing rooms and put on your golf shoes. Then, meet up in the buggy park. The scorer will have sorted out the cards for each match so make sure you collect these and that you know how the handicap system will work.

 

We will be starting at two tees. Your buggy will be tagged with your match number and either A or B to identify your starting tee. The caddies will direct you to the correct tee.

 

When your match is announced, step up to the tee; last year’s winning team will tee off first and then you all hit away. Men will play off white tees and ladies off reds. Remember to get past the ladies tee - see special rules below!

 

The matches

 

Each group will play 2 matches with a point available for each match.

 

Course B will be played as a Texas Scramble/Ambrose. Both players in the team hit their drives and select which drive will be used. Thereafter, the players each hit a shot from the position of the best-placed ball until the team has holed out. The second ball should be placed within one scorecard length of the selected ball and surfaces cannot be changed The handicap allowance will be 1/4 the combined handicap of the 2 players in the team. Strokes will be according to the stroke index of the hole. So, a team comprising an 18 and a 28 handicapper will receive 11.5 (12) strokes and a team with a 14 and an 18 will receive 8 strokes. In this case, the first team will receive 4 strokes for 18 holes and this will be reduced to 2 strokes for course A to be taken on the 2 holes with the lowest stroke index on course A. To add a bit of spice, the team will be required to select a minimum of 3 drives for each partner on the 9 holes. The holes will be played as straight match play and the match will be determined as a win (1 point) or a half (1/2 point) for the 9 holes.

 

 

Course A will be played as four ball better ball. Each player in the team plays every shot at the hole and the best net score for the hole wins that hole. The handicaps for the four balls will be full handicap allowance stroking off the lowest handicap player. So, in the above example, the 14 handicapper will play off scratch, his partner will get 4 strokes and the players in the other team will get 4 and 14 strokes respectively for 18 holes. The number of strokes received will then be halved for the 9 holes that are being played. Strokes will be allowed according to the SI off the holes on course B. The four balls will also be match play with the lowest net winning the hole and the match determined as a win or a half.

 

The nineteenth hole

 

At the end of the round, each team should submit two cards signed by them and their opponents with the result of the Texas/Ambrose and the four balls on 2 separate cards. The scorer will collect the cards and will score the matches in conjunction with the 2 captains. The overall result will remain a secret until the evening party. After you have showered, you should have time for a drink in the clubhouse. When the competition is finished and all players are refreshed, the bus will leave for Pattaya. Players will be returned to the Residence Gardens together with your golf clubs.

 

Bonus prizes

 

There will be a longest drive and nearest the pin competition on course A (the fourball nine). The nearest pin is on the 6th hole and the longest drive on the 8th hole. The longest drive must come to rest on the fairway and will be marked with a stake and marker card. The nearest pin must be on the green. The stakes will be carried by the first match out and should be placed by them after the respective best shots in their match. If none of the players hit the respective fairways or green, the stakes should be left on the tee for the next group. If you beat the previous best for longest drive or nearest the pin, move the stake forward to the position where the ball came to rest and add your name below the previous entry. Remember, it is only your first shot that counts for these competitions - no mulligans (see below) or provisionals! We will also have some other "fun" competitions running during the matches - these will be announced the previous evening.

 

Special rules - Mulligans

 

If you don't understand what a Mulligan is, ask the organiser at the launch party!

 

Each team of 2 players will be allocated 4 Mulligans. 2 Mulligans may be used per 9 holes from anywhere on the course excluding the green. No carryovers allowed. If you don't use your 2 Mulligans on the front nine you lose them on the back nine.

 

A little twist to add some spice to the event, opponents can use appropriate (tee box or anyplace) Mulligans to make an opponents team member (not his partner) shoot his or her shot over again if you think your opponent's shot was too good or was just a lucky one. This is called the Reverse Mulligan! The Reverse Mulligan cannot be invoked on the green. Obviously, you will lose that Mulligan for your own use if it is played on an opponents shot. No Mulligans can be used against opponents or for themselves when any longest drive or nearest pin prizes are being played for on the shot. If you call a mulligan, the ball must be dropped before playing the shot. The only exception is on a tee shot or in the sand when the ball may be placed.

 

Other special rules

 

Any male player failing to hit his drive past the ladies tee box will have to play his next shot with his trousers round his ankles.

 

The handicap limits are 28 for men and 36 for ladies. If you have an official handicap that is higher than this, you can still enter and play off the maximum of 28 or 36.

 

The pussy prize. The pussy prize will be awarded to the player who leaves a birdie attempt short of the hole by the longest margin. If a player has a birdie putt (only counts if the ball is on the green with the shot before the birdie putt) and leaves the birdie putt short of the hole, the opponents will be required to estimate the distance that the putt is short of the hole. The name of the player and the distance short of the hole should be reported to the organiser at the end of the round.

 

Shortest drive. This competition will run at the same hole as longest drive. A stake for shortest drive will be provided to the first group and should be placed on the fairway at the distance of the shortest drive for their group. Players failing to pass this stake with their drives should collect the stake and place it back on the fairway (or possibly the tee or even behind the tee) with their name added to the list. The last group should collect the stake

 

Furthest from the pin. This competition will run at the same hole as the nearest the pin competition. Same rules as the shortest drive competition. This stake will probably be found in some interesting places - it cannot be thrown in the water! If a shot lands in the water, the stake should be placed on the landside of the hazard at the approximate distance from the hole that the water shot landed.

 

The Jomtien Beach Trophy. This will be awarded to the player who takes the most shots to escape from a bunker on the back nine. Nominations should be given to the organiser at the end of the round and should be verified by the opponents. Players name and number of bunker shots should be submitted to the organiser at the end of the competition.

 

The RideHer Cup presentation party

 

The RideHer Cup presentation party will take place at 8.30 pm in the FLB Bar on 5th November. There will be a hot food buffet on offer and then we will have the presentation around 11.00 pm. This is followed bya competition involving the FLB girls!

 

Last rule - have fun!!

 

If you need to call the event organizer – 0836 184449.

[Mescalito]

The countdown has begun and I'm raring to go! I may be forced to play from a wheelchair and/or pumped full of Flexaril, Vicodin and Ibuprofen having thrown my back out last Sunday (I'm still barely able to turn), but if that's what it takes then that's what I'll do! "Better living through medication" I always say!

[jambo]

Doggy,

 

I would that on Sunday night you organise a quiz in the FLB on the above rules.

 

I bet there will be some bloody low scores!

[duece]

Hope the back gets better Tom

Seems my agents did to good ajob

 

Will be in Pats on tuesday so hope to see a few guys

Cheers

Duece

[jambo]

The countdown has begun and I'm raring to go! I may be forced to play from a wheelchair and/or pumped full of Flexaril, Vicodin and Ibuprofen having thrown my back out last Sunday (I'm still barely able to turn), but if that's what it takes then that's what I'll do! "Better living through medication" I always say!

 

Tom,

 

Excuses all ready from over the pond!

 

I too am suffering from a severe back ache but that's been caused by teerak insisting that I have to do all the boom boom work whilst she recovers from her nose job! Poor dear!

 

Seriously, I hope it clears up soon - back ache is no joke.

 

Danny

[Mescalito]

Tom,

 

Excuses all ready from over the pond!

 

I too am suffering from a severe back ache but that's been caused by teerak insisting that I have to do all the boom boom work whilst she recovers from her nose job! Poor dear!

 

Seriously, I hope it clears up soon - back ache is no joke.

 

Danny

 

 

Hey, Danny, considering the shellacking we've taken before at the hands of the Europeans I'll take any excuse I can get! I probably won't get any more strokes, but I'll at least have another excuse!

 

And Sai got a "nose job"? You must be doing it wrong!

[saigon_butterfly]

I'm guessing you can use a mulligan if you don't hit your drive past the ladies tee box.

[cannonball83204]

I know this is really late, but we just signed up last night at FLB and knew nothing about club rentals until I read the following:

 

"If you have pre-booked rental clubs, these will be distributed at the Residence Gardens. There are facilities to hire clubs at the course – please inform us 7 days prior to the tournament if you need rental clubs."

 

Since it inside the 7 day prior notification how do I go about getting clubs rented for me and my buddy Steve? I will be at FLB tonight hoping to get an answer and will check in here later today for any info.

 

Reggie (cannonball83204)

[HILLY]

I know this is really late, but we just signed up last night at FLB and knew nothing about club rentals until I read the following:

 

"If you have pre-booked rental clubs, these will be distributed at the Residence Gardens. There are facilities to hire clubs at the course – please inform us 7 days prior to the tournament if you need rental clubs."

 

Since it inside the 7 day prior notification how do I go about getting clubs rented for me and my buddy Steve? I will be at FLB tonight hoping to get an answer and will check in here later today for any info.

 

Reggie (cannonball83204)

 

I will get this message to Callum in the next hour or so and I reckon it will be fine so dont worry.

 

 

I know this is really late, but we just signed up last night at FLB and knew nothing about club rentals until I read the following:

 

"If you have pre-booked rental clubs, these will be distributed at the Residence Gardens. There are facilities to hire clubs at the course – please inform us 7 days prior to the tournament if you need rental clubs."

 

Since it inside the 7 day prior notification how do I go about getting clubs rented for me and my buddy Steve? I will be at FLB tonight hoping to get an answer and will check in here later today for any info.

 

Reggie (cannonball83204)

Reggie. How many sets do you need mate????? Urgent reply needed so Callum can book extra for you. I am assuming two at the moment???

[HILLY]

I'm guessing you can use a mulligan if you don't hit your drive past the ladies tee box.

Correct but you only get two on each nine.lol Then if the oposition thinks that you fluked the second drive past the ladies tee they can use a reverse muligan to make you go for the third time. Wear boxers would be my advice

[cannonball83204]

I will get this message to Callum in the next hour or so and I reckon it will be fine so dont worry.

Reggie. How many sets do you need mate????? Urgent reply needed so Callum can book extra for you. I am assuming two at the moment???

 

Yes, Hilly it is two sets that I will be needing. Hope this gets to you in time. See you at FLB tonight.

 

Reggie

[HILLY]

Yes, Hilly it is two sets that I will be needing. Hope this gets to you in time. See you at FLB tonight.

 

Reggie

 

Cal says it is sorted/