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From: John van der Pflum on 25 Apr 2010 19:15 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:47:08 -0400, "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: >On 2010-04-21 20:25:26 -0400, Frank Ketchum said: > >> How do you decide when you have a tie after a match? I thought I read >> somewhere that you hold a putt off on the putting green to settle up. >> If so, how does it work? A neutral party picks the hole and the >> starting point? New hole and starting point each time? >> >> I am asking because I play in a couple friendly tournaments with some >> friends and we need a better way to settle tie matches. > > >At RSG-ATLANTA, the organizer (me) picked the routing of holes and the >starting point. It wasn't sudden death. As I recall, there was a >three-hole routing. If tied after that, it went to sudden death. Not to split hairs but I picked the holes............. :-p -- jvdp Hey Annika, you'll never hold these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockpyle/3940732311/ http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
From: kenpitts on 25 Apr 2010 19:19 On Apr 25, 6:14 pm, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...(a)bite.org> wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:26 -0400, "Frank Ketchum" > > <nos...(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote: > >How do you decide when you have a tie after a match? I thought I read > >somewhere that you hold a putt off on the putting green to settle up. If > >so, how does it work? A neutral party picks the hole and the starting > >point? New hole and starting point each time? > > >I am asking because I play in a couple friendly tournaments with some > >friends and we need a better way to settle tie matches. > > If you are just talking about a regular match during the week there is > no tie breaker. The match is just halved and no one wins or loses. > > To determine the championship for my event I do have a tie breaker, > though. My event is Modified Stableford scoring. There are a couple > of different levels of tie breakers but they all involve a "scorecard" > playoff. The final tiebreaker is arm wrestling. > -- > jvdp > Hey Annika, you'll never hold these:http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockpyle/3940732311/ > > http://www.rsgcincinnati.com That would be a real problem for you, unless you have put on some bulk, Ken
From: Alan Baker on 25 Apr 2010 19:27 In article <4oi9t5t4ik9ojl1u4p4847uneubp632gr4(a)4ax.com>, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspammy(a)bite.org> wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:26 -0400, "Frank Ketchum" > <nospam(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote: > > >How do you decide when you have a tie after a match? I thought I read > >somewhere that you hold a putt off on the putting green to settle up. If > >so, how does it work? A neutral party picks the hole and the starting > >point? New hole and starting point each time? > > > >I am asking because I play in a couple friendly tournaments with some > >friends and we need a better way to settle tie matches. > > If you are just talking about a regular match during the week there is > no tie breaker. The match is just halved and no one wins or loses. > > To determine the championship for my event I do have a tie breaker, > though. My event is Modified Stableford scoring. There are a couple > of different levels of tie breakers but they all involve a "scorecard" > playoff. The final tiebreaker is arm wrestling. Unless it's between you and my brother (the Cuz). :-D -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: John van der Pflum on 25 Apr 2010 19:42 On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:19:44 -0700 (PDT), kenpitts <ken.ptts(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 25, 6:14�pm, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...(a)bite.org> >wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:25:26 -0400, "Frank Ketchum" >> >> <nos...(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote: >> >How do you decide when you have a tie after a match? �I thought I read >> >somewhere that you hold a putt off on the putting green to settle up. �If >> >so, how does it work? �A neutral party picks the hole and the starting >> >point? �New hole and starting point each time? >> >> >I am asking because I play in a couple friendly tournaments with some >> >friends and we need a better way to settle tie matches. >> >> If you are just talking about a regular match during the week there is >> no tie breaker. �The match is just halved and no one wins or loses. >> >> To determine the championship for my event I do have a tie breaker, >> though. �My event is Modified Stableford scoring. �There are a couple >> of different levels of tie breakers but they all involve a "scorecard" >> playoff. �The final tiebreaker is arm wrestling. � >> -- >> jvdp >> Hey Annika, you'll never hold these:http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockpyle/3940732311/ >> >> http://www.rsgcincinnati.com > >That would be a real problem for you, unless you have put on some >bulk, Why do you think I made it the last tiebreaker? :-) -- jvdp Hey Annika, you'll never hold these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockpyle/3940732311/ http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
From: R&B on 26 Apr 2010 16:11
On 2010-04-25 19:15:10 -0400, John van der Pflum said: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:47:08 -0400, "R&B" > <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-04-21 20:25:26 -0400, Frank Ketchum said: >> >>> How do you decide when you have a tie after a match? I thought I read >>> somewhere that you hold a putt off on the putting green to settle up. >>> If so, how does it work? A neutral party picks the hole and the >>> starting point? New hole and starting point each time? >>> >>> I am asking because I play in a couple friendly tournaments with some >>> friends and we need a better way to settle tie matches. >> >> >> At RSG-ATLANTA, the organizer (me) picked the routing of holes and the >> starting point. It wasn't sudden death. As I recall, there was a >> three-hole routing. If tied after that, it went to sudden death. > > Not to split hairs but I picked the holes............. :-p I don't recall that. But I don't doubt you. It seems reasonable that I might have selected a third party to choose the hole routing, so as not to leave the appearance that I was trying to unduly influence the outcome of my own event. Thanks for the correction. Randy |