| Northern California Deaf Golfers |
| 2026 Match Play |
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| The Field | |
| Entry Fee | $20 please pay to $NCGAD via Cash App (NCGAD treasurer David Smario) |
| Tournament Organizer | Charles Holmes |
| Text | 925-321-5543 |
| Email | pagepagech@gmail.com |
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| RULES |
| The Field | Determined after deadline of April 2 sign up |
| Format | All rounds will be played under the match play format. Double elimination. |
| Course | All rounds will be played at the preferred course agreed by both competitors |
| Brackets | Brackets will be determined by a random drawing of participants (upper bracket and lower bracket based on NCGAD HC) |
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| Handicap | Based NCGAD HC System (To be updated each month). |
| Pairings | Initial pairings will be random within each bracket and completed by the Tournament Director |
| Tees | All matches will be played from the middle or forward tees as agreed by both competitors |
| Arranging Matches | Both players will be responsible for arranging a mutually agreed upon day and time to play the match. |
| Round Deadlines | Rounds will be in a timely manner. The finals will be completed by the October 2026. |
| Round 1 ~ by the end of April |
| Round 2 – by the end of May |
| Round 3 ~ by the end of June |
| Round 4 – by the end of August |
| Final Round ~ TBA |
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| Player withdraw | If a player withdraws prior to or during a match, the match will be deemed completed and his/her opponent will be considered the winner of the match. |
| Failure to complete a match | If the match has not been completed by the round deadline, both players forfeit and will be eliminated from the tournament. This can be appealed to the Tournament committee. The tournament committee has the final decision. |
| Contact Information | Everyone that enters the Match Play tournament agrees to have contact information exchanged between all participants. Contact information can not be used for solicitation purposes. Anyone using the contact information for any purpose other than this match play tournament will be subject to disciplinary action, include expulsion from the club. |
| Prize Fund | 1st – $TBA |
| 2nd – $TBA |
| 3rd – $TBA |
| 4th – $TBA |
| 5th |
| 6th |
| Total |
| Match Results | Both players will be responsible for submitting match results to the Tournament chair person. Please send e-mail to pagepagech@gmail.com or text at 9253215543 upon completion of the match. |
| Additional Rules | The tournament committee has the right to add or alter rules if it is determined the changes will benefit the overall tournament. |
| Ties/Playoff Procedure | In the event of a tied match after 18 holes, the match will be decided in one of the two methods below. |
| 1st option- Play off: Talk with the golf course staff to see if continuing the match on hole #1 is possible. IF that is allowed, continue the match in a sudden death playoff. First person to win a hole, WINS. Strokes would be given the same as they were during the 18 holes. Please leave the course as soon as a winner is determined, do not continue to play. |
| 2nd option- Chip off: IF the staff can not allow play to continue on the course, the match will be decided on the chipping area near the driving range. Who goes first? One participant will flip a coin, the other participant will chose heads or tails. The loser of the coin toss will go first. The winner of the coin toss will select a spot at least 3 yards from the practice green, the other participant will select the hole. Each person will make strokes (farthest from the hole goes first, same as match play), the person that holes out in the fewest strokes WINS. If this results in a tie, reverse the starting order of who goes first and repeat the playoff until a winner is determined. |
