The Open
The People's Champion Will Be Crowned
Format
Quota (Modifed Stableford)
"It's not about who is the best player; it's about which player has their best day"
The Bonesaw Tour attracts players of a wide ranging skill set, and thus, the format is designed to allow for all players to be competitive. The scoring is quoata, or modified stableford for my dimpleheads. Here’s how it works.
- Each player will provide the BSGA with their handicap, or if they have an established average quota from tournament play
- Each player begins the round NEGATIVE their quota. If I’m a 25, that means I begin the round at -25
- The goal is to have the most points in relation to your quota
- Eagle = 8 points, Birdie = 4 points, Par = 2 points, Bogey = 1 point
- The points in relation to quota carry over to each round, and the winner is the player with the most points in relation to their quota
Additionally, once players have achieved double bogey or worse, they are encouraged to pick up their ball for pace of play.
Example
Let’s say Player A has a quota of 25. Over the course of each round, he scores exactly 25 points. At the end of all 3 rounds his final score would be 0 in relation to his quota.
Let’s say Player B has a quota of 10, and scores 13 points each of his three rounds. His final score would be +3, and would finish ahead of Player B.
How Quotas Are Established
- Each player will provide the BSGA with their handicap.
- Your quota will be your handicap – 36, then an additional 10% is taken off
Example
10 handicap = 26 quota.
10% reduction = 23.4
ALWAYS ROUND DOWN
Quota = 23
The commissioner reserves the right to modify outlandish handicaps to protect the field and the integrity of The Tour.
BSGA Rules
The standard USGA rules will be in effect, with a few modifications for player enjoyment. Here are the key distinctions
1) OB doesn’t exist and it’s bullshit. If you go OB and you are in someone’s backyard you treat it like a red stake, with the exception that you can not play it out of the “hazard”. You may take a lateral drop, or drop anywhere along the line the extends from the pin and where you entered the hazard, no closer to the pin.
2) ZERO LIFT CLEAN AND PLACE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
3) There are ZERO gimmes allowed for points. It doesn’t matter if it’s 1 inch away, the ball must enter the cup for a point to be rewarded. Gimmes start at 6 inches, then a foot, then 3 feet, then all of a sudden we got dudes chopping off their dicks and putting on dresses. It’s a slippery slope I’m not willing to entertain.
LOCAL RULES
- For purposes of drops, when in heavily wooded areas players will be allowed to take a one stroke penalty and return to the beginning of the treeline and take their drop in play
- If the tree line is closely bordered by the cart path, players may take their drop inside of the cart path area and use the cart path as the delineation for the hazard line
- ISLAND – Holes 5 and 6 share a treeline on their respective right sides. Any ball that comes to rest in this area may treat this as a penalty/wooded area for purposes of a drop.
- ISLAND – Hole 6 has several pinestraw beds on the left side of the fairway that are covered in roots. If a ball comes to rest in this area they may treat the side of the pinestraw bed as the beginning of the hazard and take relief their.
- ISLAND – Holes 1 and 10 have temporary greens. There is no relief or special rule for these greens; the ball must fall for the point to count (Justin)
- ISLAND – Hole 11 has a large grassy area to the right side of the fairway that is marked OB. Players may treat this white stake, and only this white stake, as a red stake.
Live Scoring
Squabbit is required for all players to input scores and follow along
Player Field
* New attendees ubject to a 5 point total quota penalty to protect the integrity of the championship.
Sawyer Wilson – 26
Justin Crist – 21
Spencer Wilson – 22
Casey Turgeon – 21
Opie Brodbeck – 18
Mike Horan – 26
Jordan Savinon – 26
Zach Hubbard – 18
Taylor Lesch (22)
Kenny Weatherman (21)
Kenny Weatherman -21
BJ Anderson (TBD)
Jimmy O’Brien – 22
Kevin Proehl – 19
Steven Guiffre (15)
Josh Mowery (15)
Harrison Cooney (27)
John Panico (12)
Joey Allison (19)
Course 1: The South Course
July 19th
Course Stats: Par 72, 6690 Yards (Blue Tees)
An epic start to one of the most prestigious events on the tour calendar. The tees are pushed back, and scoring will be at a premium.
Course 2: The North Course
Tee Times, July 20th
Course Stats: Par 72, 6299 Yards
Have you fallen behind in scoring? Fret not, the tees are forward for an explosion of points to be had.
