2015 Creek Cup 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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What is the Deer Creek Cup •  Ryder Cup Style compe;;on that matches players who have earned spots in the compe;;on by having a successful golf season. The process of qualifying for the Deer Creek Cup include op;ons: –  Winning Flights in Club Sponsored Events (Majors) –  Being the Overall Playoﬀ Winner in Qualiﬁers –  Accumula;ng CreekCup Points by playing in various Majors and Qualiﬁers •  The Deer Creek Cup is a member run compe;;on that enables members to play in a series of events throughout the golf season Deer Creek Cup is intended to be a reward for the golfers who had a successful season 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Deer Creek Cup Compe;;on CommiSee •  Organizing CommiSee for Tournaments, Pairings, Rulings, etc. •  Year-‐Round Planning Process to Organize this compe;;on •  Includes: –  Dave Andersen –  Mike Geist –  Dick Henrichs –  Brad Masterson –  Eric Oberembt –  Gregg Ptacnik JT Thomas assists with running Deer Creek Cup Qualiﬁers 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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New for 2015 • 
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Repurpose Memorial Day 2-‐Man Tournament to be Round 1 of a season long 2-‐
Man Tournament Adjust CreekCup Points for Qualiﬁers –  2014 Points were 3 for par;cipa;on, and 2 points for each side and 2 points for the 18-‐hole winner –  2015 Points are 2 par;cipa;on, 2 points for each side, and 4 points for the 18-‐hole winner • 
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Handicap adjustments will be made for golfers who do not post 5 rounds to their GHIN by June 1 Two or more money winners for each qualiﬁer (verses 1) Credit for qualiﬁers applied to your Deer Creek Cup compe;;on (up to$50 applied to the event Reduced number of Automa;c qualiﬁers from the Member-‐Guest (3 to 1) and Club Championship (9 to 5) Minimum number of posted rounds is required for all compe;;on aber June 1. Five round aSested rounds must be posted to the golfer’s GHIN index 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Players Club Majors Match Play Tournament Member-‐Guest •  May –Aug •  Flight Winners •  July 9-‐11 •  Overall winner The “Majors” Member-‐Member Club Championship •  August 28-‐29 •  Champion Twosome •  June 13-‐14 •  Net Flight Winners Success (Winning) in the Majors ensures a InvitaTon to Play in the Deer Creek Cup 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Points Distribu;on -‐ Majors • 
Match Play: –  Flight winners are Automa;c Creek Cup Qualiﬁers (must complete compe;;on by Sept 1) –  3 Points for each match won –  5 Points for parTcipaTon • 
Member-‐Guest • 
Member-‐Member –  Overall winner is considered an Automa;c Creek Cup Qualiﬁer –  5 Points awarded for winning ﬂight –  5 Points for parTcipaTon –  Winning twosome are each Automa;c Creek Cup Qualiﬁers –  5 Points awarded for winning ﬂight –  5 Points for parTcipaTon • 
Club Championship –  Low Net in each ﬂight are Automa;c Creek Cup Qualiﬁers –  Points awarded based on overall net or gross ﬁnish in each ﬂight (upper half of the ﬂight) –  5 Points for ParTcipaTon 10+ Point PotenTal Per Event 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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2015 Qualiﬁers •  Each Qualiﬁer will have a single winner that advances to the Deer Creek Cup as a Automa;c Qualiﬁer via a Shootout •  Points for par;cipa;on and performance will be awarded •  $200 (minimum) in Prize money is awarded to the Automa;c Qualiﬁer winner •  One golfer from each group will advance to the Sudden Death Shoot-‐Out •  $25 Entry fee per qualiﬁer 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Previous Field Qualiﬁers
Event 2015 Max Spots 2014 Poss./ Act. 2013 Poss./
Act. 2012 Poss./
Act. 2011 Poss./
Act. 2010 Poss./ Act. Club
Championship
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9/5
10/7
10/4
10/6
12/6
Match Play
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4/3
4/2
0/0
4/1
4/2
Member-Guest
1
3/2
3/2
18/6
14/6
14/4
Member-Member
2
2/0
2/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
Qualifiers
10
8/7
8/8
8/8
4/4
Double Qualifiers
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1
3
2
1
Points Qualifiers
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14
17
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21
Participants
78
68
54
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All Compe;;on Rules…. •  Speed of Play – Rules that enforce a proper pace of play will be enforced. •  Who can Play – Players Club Members are eligible for play. Social Members will be responsible for paying for their golf. •  Fees – Each event’s fees will be charged to golfer’s club account •  Sign-‐Up – Dates for Sign-‐Ups will be announced at DeerCreekCup.com. All sign-‐ups require a email to [email protected]. Late sign-‐ups will only be allowed to ﬁll up groups or tee ;me slots. •  GHIN Required – Players without an established GHIN Index will be designated as scratch golfers (Handicap = 0) •  Prize money – Based on the number of golfers •  Money Back Guarantee – if for any reason a golfer is not saTﬁed, the entry fee will be refunded. The golfer will forfeit the ability to play in future Deer Creek Cup compeTTons (including the Deer Creek Cup) •  Club Championship Rules apply to compeTTon unless otherwise stated 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Short Game Tournament •  All play from the Forward (Red) Tees crea;ng a emphasis on the short game –  Handicaps will be indexed based on Red Tee Course Ra;ngs •  Performance Points for being the low-‐net for the First Nine, Low Net on the Second Nine and Low-‐Net for 18 holes •  Scheduled for Sunday April 19 –  TBD will be the Rain-‐Date •  Play will be in Threesomes or Foursomes with winner from each group advancing to the playoﬀ 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Two-‐Man New Member •  18 Hole Event with Two Golfers –  Low-‐Ball & Low Total format •  At least one of the golfers in the event must be new to the Deer Creek Cup (never played in a Deer Creek Cup –  Sign-‐ups for New Players can op;onally be paired with Veteran Creek Cup players •  Both golfers will advance to the Sudden Death Shootout and play in separate Sudden Death Shootouts for prize money •  Both players will play from the same tee boxes throughout the compe;;on •  CreekCup Points will be distributed based on Points for the First 9, Second 9 and 18 Holes 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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2-‐Man Season Long Tournament •  Golfers will play as a two man team •  2-‐Man BeSer Ball compe;;on, match play format with the 18 hole winning team advancing •  Both golfers in the Twosome from the winning team advance to the sudden death Round 1 Automa;c Qualiﬁer Shootout. •  This tournament will be played on Monday May 27 •  Pairings made based on combined handicaps •  All golfers in a foursome will play from the same tees (Medalist or Championship) •  CreekCup Points will be awarded based winning the 18 hole match •  Winners advance to a season-‐long single elimina;on 2-‐man tournament. •  Rain Date: TBD This event is new in 2014 Round 2 Dates: by June 21 Round 3 Dates: by July 26 Round 4 Dates: by August 16 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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One Man Scramble •  Golfers will one “mulligan” per hole (2015 Rule Change) •  CreekCup Points will be awarded based net scores for each nine (2 points each), and the 18 hole score (4 points) •  This tournament will be played on Sunday June 21 •  Pairings made based on Handicaps •  Rain Date: TBD 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Red-‐White-‐Blue Tournament •  Strategic Game where golfers play 3 holes from each of the 3 tee boxes on each side •  This tournament will be played Sunday July 5 •  Pairings made based on CreekCup Points Standings •  Prize money based on number of golfers playing •  Flights will be based on combined Club Championship ﬂight and GHIN index •  Winner for each group advances to the Sudden Death Playoﬀ •  Rain Date: TBD 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Skins Game •  Strategic Game where golfers play win holes against the golfers in their threesome/foursome •  This tournament will be played Sunday August 9 •  Pairings will be based on Flight Played in the Club Championship in combina;on with the golfer’s GHIN Handicap •  Prize money based on number of golfers playing •  Winner for each group advances to the Sudden Death Playoﬀ •  Rain Date: TBD 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Last Chance Qualiﬁer •  Final Qualiﬁer that completes the ﬁeld for the 2015 Deer Creek Cup. •  This tournament will be played Monday September 7 (Labor Day) •  Pairings will be made to ensure that golfers play head-‐to-‐
head against other golfers who are compe;ng for either Captain or ﬁnal spots in the ﬁeld •  Prize money based on number of golfers playing •  Winner for each group advances to the Sudden Death Playoﬀ •  Rain Date: TBD In 2013 Brian Gohr and Will Derosear earned a Captain Spots and Ken Lawonn won the playoﬀ in this event 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Qualiﬁer Matrix One Man Scramble Red White Blue Skins Game Last Chance Qualiﬁer 5/25 6/21 7/5 8/9 9/7 Sunday Monday Sunday Sunday Sunday Monday TBD TBD TBD 6/28 TBD TBD TBD Groups 3-‐Somes 4-‐Somes (2 teams) 4-‐Somes (2 Teams) 3-‐Somes 3-‐Somes 3-‐Somes TBD Pairings By GHIN By Combined GHIN By Combined GHIN By GHIN S-‐Curve By CC Points (In-‐
Flight) S-‐Curve By GHIN (In-‐
Flight) BY CC Points Cost -‐ * $25 $25 Each $25 Each $25 $25 $25 $25 Tierd Up to 15: $150 Up to 25: $250 25+:$350 Tierd Up to 15: $100 ea Up to 25: $200 ea 25+:$300 ea $250 Winner $75 Each 3-‐1 Golfer Tierd Up to 15: $150 Up to 25: $250 25+:$350 Tierd Up to 15: $150 Up to 25: $250 25+:$350 Tierd Up to 15: $150 Up to 25: $250 25+:$350 Tierd Up to 15: $150 Up to 25: $250 25+:$350 Mike Fleming (2012) Dave Ulqers (2013) Curt Tate (2014) Mike Pfeifer(2012) Steve Persigehl (2013) Gregg Pracnik (2014) Tate Meier (2012) Ken Lawonn (2013) Greg Ozols (2014) 1 1 1 Tournament Date Day of Week Rain Date Minimum Prize Money Short Game 2-‐Man New Member 4/19 5/2 Sunday Previous Winners Ted Niess (2012) Disck Henrichs (2013, 2014) AutomaTc Qualiﬁers 1 2-‐Man BeSer Ball Joe Bilek (2012) Tony Roth (2013) Russell MarTnson(2012) Brian Gohr (2012) Tony Roth (2013) Tate Meier (2013) Eric Fitch(214) Arvid Gregerson (2012) Mike vanVoltenberg (2014) Kevin Halverson (2014) Will Derosear (2014) 2 3 1 A copy of this matrix is available at DeerCreekCup.com 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Deer Creek Cup •  Trophies – will be awarded to the following: –  Both Captains –  The MVP •  Captains – The two highest CreekCup points winners will be the 2015 Captains. The Captains will be responsible for the following: –  Team SelecTon –  Pairings –  Rules and CompeTTon Details •  Team Announcements – Will be announced on Wednesday Sept 30 •  PracTce Round (side bet round), OpTonal All Golfer Shootout, CreekCup Grill-‐Out will be held Friday October 2 •  Cost -‐ $200 per Creek Cup golfer (Captains are exempt from this fee) Golfers will get a $10 credit for each Qualiﬁer they parTcipate in for up to $50 •  Each ParTcipant will receive Two CompeTTon Shirts and a Jacket for playing the event 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Deer Creek Cup -‐ History Year Winning Captain Runner-‐Up Captain MVP 2010 Bob Henrichs Scor Roberts Bob Ostronic 2011 Dick Henrichs Bob Ostronic Mark Vacek 2012 Mike Pfeifer Eric Oberembt Ted Niess 2013 Brian Gohr Will Derosear Eric Fitch 2014 Brian Brummund Curt Tate Dan Carlson 2015 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Weather Planning • 
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Every eﬀort will be made to complete the compeTTon. If a full day of compeTTon gets eliminated, we will compress the compeTTon to three 9-‐hole matches If Saturday only ﬁnishes 9 holes of compeTTon, we will assess compleTng the compeTTon on Sunday as either 27 holes (9 holes of berer ball and a 18 hole singles match) or a 18 hole compleTon doing 9 holes of berer ball and a 9 hole singles matches -‐ weather and the Club will determine that format If both days are “weathered-‐out” we will reschedule to another weekend 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Chance to win prize money on a op;onal $20 “winner-‐take-‐
all” shootout 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
CreekCup Grill Op;onal Quota Game All-‐In Shootout Prac;ce Round Op;onal Friday Events Burger Fry on the pa;o Awarding of quota game winner Shootout winner award 21
BeSer Ball Pairings selec;on 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
BeSer Ball Not Handicapped True Alternate Shot (one player tees from odd number holes, other player tees from the even numbered holes) All Players in a foursome play from the same tee boxes Front Nine 2 Points per Match Lunch Break Bag Pipe ceremony Honorary First Tee Alternate Shot Opening Ceremony Saturday Events
Tee Times begin at Noon (tee oﬀ when all 4 golfers are ready) Back Nine Handicapped Net Score 2 Points per Match 22
18 Hole Handicapped Match Play format Play in Foursomes 2 Points Per Match Awards Presenta;on Single Matches Sunday Events Captain Trophies MVP Trophy Announcement Cigar Ligh;ng Team Photos 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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MVP Presenta;on •  Vote of the overall 2015 Deer Creek MVP –  Based on overall season accomplishments, as well as performance in the Deer Creek Cup –  Winning Team VoTng •  Trophy to be presented during the awards ceremony Past MVPs Are: Bob Ostronic (2010) Mark Vacek (2011) Ted Niess (2012) Eric Fitch (2013) Dan Carlson (2014) 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Communica;on
•  All newslerers will be published to deercreekcup.com •  Signing up for events includes sending a email to [email protected] •  Exploring the use of other social media for informaTon distribuTon (Twirer, etc.) •  Poster reminders will be periodically posted in the pro-‐shop 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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Next Steps & Ques;ons? Coming Weeks… Ques;ons? •  Send a email to [email protected] to get weekly emails and to sign-‐up for the Short Game CompeTTon •  Monitor deercreek.com for updates •  Spread the word…. 2014 Players Club Creek Cup
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