Wednesday Mens League

Groups for Playoffs Wednesday-Wild-Cup
Overview

Group Seed Team

1 1 [6] Ferguson / Griffith [2] There will be 6 groups of 4 teams based on regular-season seedings from 1-24. The groups to the left are based on records/rules as of August 29th, the end of the regular season.
8 teams will advance to the finals, the 6 group winners plus 2 wildcards.

Matches cannot be tied — sudden death
No subs permitted
The first part of the playoffs is a round-robin where each team in a group plays every other team in the same group (3 matches). A team with a 3-0 record automatically wins the group and advances. Otherwise, any team with a 2-1 record has a chance of advancing as either the group winner or as a wildcard.
The 6 group winners and the 2 wildcards are then reseeded and these 8 teams will play a single-elimination playoff.
If a group has no 3-0 team, then the group winner comes from the 2-1 teams according to the following rules:

Head-to-head if two, 2-1 teams
Best head-to-head if three, 2-1 teams
Highest seed if 2-1 teams tied
All remaining 2-1 teams are eligible for the 2 wildcard positions. Wildcard advancement is by the following rules:

Regular season record against all 2-1 teams
Highest seed entering the round-robin

. 12 [17] Martin / Menard [4]

. 13 [18] Fall / Sommese [14]

. 24 [16] Freidman/Marshall [10]

2 2 [6] Ickes / Krishna [7]

. 11 [8] Kos / Rehmeyer [13]

. 14 [12] Hinish / Nelson [6]

. 23 [10] Cowan / Paffie [19]

3 3 [0] Gasperich / Katancik [0]

. 10 [10] Lindstrom / Schmidt [10]

. 15 [15] Evans / Lowery [13]

. 22 [5] BJ Amato / B. Amato [18]

4 4 [3] Filkins / Spinelli [11]

. 9 [11] Neal / Raup [6]

. 16 [12] Segal / Wilt [17]

. 21 [18] Greene / Shaner [15]

5 5 [6] Jones / Minsker [9]

. 8 [10] Clark / Zierke [6]

. 17 [22] Derdel / Haney [8]

. 20 [15] Albert / Wurster [17]

6 6 [6] Noel / Prichard [6]

. 7 [9] Hall / Riley [0]

. 18 [13] D. Cosolito / J. Cosolito [19]

. 19 [14] Shaffer / Szklinski [30]

Group Seeding
All 24 teams will play in the round-robin phase and will be seeded based their final regular season rank (see Standings). The rank is based on your season W-T-L total number of points. Seeding for tied teams with the same number of points are seeded according to these rules in the order shown until resolved:

Most Wins
Head-to-Head record
Least Wins by Forfeit (WbyF)
Record against: #1 seed, #2 seed, ...

Group Seeding

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

1
12
13
24 2
11
14
23 3
10
15
22 4
9
16
21 5
8
17
20 6
7
18
19

Round-Robin Rules
Over a two week period you will play 3 matches, 1 match against every other team within your group. You may schedule your own matches on any day or play on the league scheduled dates. Note the following rules of matches:

USGA Rules plus local league rules when stated
No Subs are permitted to play
Use League Rules for applying strokes front/back nine and sudden deaths
Matches can not end in a tie - use sudden-death starting on opposite 9
Once all matches within a group are played, a group winner will be determined. A winner of a group is based on the following rules, in order:

A team with a 3-0 round-robin record
Head-to-head winner in round-robin when 2 teams have 2-1 records
Best head-to-head round-robin record if three teams are 2-1
Else highest seed of three tied 2-1 teams

Possible Round-Robin Group Results

Team R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4

A 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1

B 1-2 2-1 2-1 2-1

C 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-1

D 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-3

6-6 6-6 6-6 6-6

R-1 & R-2:3-0 team is winner
R-3: Head-to-head is winner
R-4: Best head-to-head, then highest seed
2-1 non-winners in wildcard pool

Wildcard Rules
All 2-1 teams in the round-robin who are not group winners will enter a wildcard pool to calculate the the 2 wildcard teams who advance to the finals. The two spots will be determined according to the following rules, in order:

Wildcard #1 will be determined by comparing the regular season records of all the 2-1 teams in the wildcard pool against each other. The team with the best record will advance. If teams are tied with best records, the highest seed will advance.
Wildcard #2 will be determined in the same way as that for the Wildcard #1 spot, except the Wildcard #1 team will be removed from the pool and records against each other will be recalculated.

Single-Elimination Finals Bracket
The 6 group winners and 2 wildcards will be reseeded for the finals bracket according to the following rules:

3-0 round-robin teams, by seed
2-1 round-robin teams, by seed
7th: Wildcard #1
8th: Wildcard #2

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3

(Match) 9-holes 9-holes 18-holes

Top Seed

(1) W-(1)

Wildcard #2

(5)

4th Seed W-(5)

(2) W-(2)

5th Seed

(7) Champion

3rd Seed

(3) W-(3)

6th Seed W-(6)

(6)

2nd Seed

(4) W-(4)

Wildcard #1

Rules of Play
The following Golf Rules will apply:

Strick USGA Rules of Play apply
Embedded ball rule through the green
You may move loose rocks within a bunker
Concessions can not be rescinded
Conceded putts my not be putted (loss of point if putted)
Range finders may be used, but only to measure distance
Claims/disputes must be declared to your opponents before the next hole is played. The claim must be made before any player in the match plays from the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the match, before all players in the match leave the putting green
Play 2 balls if there is there is any doubt about an imposed ruling;
A rules infraction in match play is loss of hole, but in the case of our league it is only a loss of the high point on that hole.

The following General Rules will apply:

Cell phones may be used, but must be in silent mode only, 1st offense, loss of hole; subsequent offense, loss of match (exception on-call doctors).

The following League Rules will apply:

Regular season rules will be used, except as noted
You may play out of turn (within reason and courtesy)
Matches ending in a tie after 9-holes will go to sudden-death
Sudden-death begins on the 1st hole of the opposite 9 holes
Regular league handicapping rules continue in sudden-death

Scheduling Matches
All matches, whether in the round-robin phase or the single-elimination phase, may be scheduled on any day by the two opposing teams as long as they are completed according to the timeframe specified.
League dates have been scheduled for:

Wednesday, September 5th, starting at 4:10pm
Tuesday, September 11th, starting at 4:00am
Wednesday, September 19th, starting at 4:00pm

All other scheduling must be done by the participants.


Groups for Playoffs			Wednesday-Wild-Cup Overview
Group	Seed	Team	Wednesday-Wild-Cup Overview

1	1	[6] Ferguson / Griffith [2]	There will be 6 groups of 4 teams based on regular-season seedings from 1-24. The groups to the left are based on records/rules as of August 29th, the end of the regular season. 8 teams will advance to the finals, the 6 group winners plus 2 wildcards. Matches cannot be tied — sudden death No subs permitted The first part of the playoffs is a round-robin where each team in a group plays every other team in the same group (3 matches). A team with a 3-0 record automatically wins the group and advances. Otherwise, any team with a 2-1 record has a chance of advancing as either the group winner or as a wildcard. The 6 group winners and the 2 wildcards are then reseeded and these 8 teams will play a single-elimination playoff. If a group has no 3-0 team, then the group winner comes from the 2-1 teams according to the following rules: Head-to-head if two, 2-1 teams Best head-to-head if three, 2-1 teams Highest seed if 2-1 teams tied All remaining 2-1 teams are eligible for the 2 wildcard positions. Wildcard advancement is by the following rules: Regular season record against all 2-1 teams Highest seed entering the round-robin
.	12	[17] Martin / Menard [4]
.	13	[18] Fall / Sommese [14]
.	24	[16] Freidman/Marshall [10]

2	2	[6] Ickes / Krishna [7]
.	11	[8] Kos / Rehmeyer [13]
.	14	[12] Hinish / Nelson [6]
.	23	[10] Cowan / Paffie [19]

3	3	[0] Gasperich / Katancik [0]
.	10	[10] Lindstrom / Schmidt [10]
.	15	[15] Evans / Lowery [13]
.	22	[5] BJ Amato / B. Amato [18]

4	4	[3] Filkins / Spinelli [11]
.	9	[11] Neal / Raup [6]
.	16	[12] Segal / Wilt [17]
.	21	[18] Greene / Shaner [15]

5	5	[6] Jones / Minsker [9]
.	8	[10] Clark / Zierke [6]
.	17	[22] Derdel / Haney [8]
.	20	[15] Albert / Wurster [17]

6	6	[6] Noel / Prichard [6]
.	7	[9] Hall / Riley [0]
.	18	[13] D. Cosolito / J. Cosolito [19]
.	19	[14] Shaffer / Szklinski [30]


Group Seeding
Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6

1 12 13 24	2 11 14 23	3 10 15 22	4 9 16 21	5 8 17 20	6 7 18 19


Possible Round-Robin Group Results
Team	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4

A	3-0	3-0	2-1	2-1
B	1-2	2-1	2-1	2-1
C	1-2	1-2	1-2	2-1
D	1-2	0-3	1-2	0-3

	6-6	6-6	6-6	6-6

R-1 & R-2:3-0 team is winner R-3: Head-to-head is winner R-4: Best head-to-head, then highest seed 2-1 non-winners in wildcard pool

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
(Match)	9-holes	9-holes	18-holes

	Top Seed
(1)		W-(1)
	Wildcard #2
		(5)
	4th Seed		W-(5)
(2)		W-(2)
	5th Seed
			(7)	Champion
	3rd Seed
(3)		W-(3)
	6th Seed		W-(6)
		(6)
	2nd Seed
(4)		W-(4)
	Wildcard #1