Welcome to the 2016
FOX HUNT
Presented by Winchester Country Club
Welcome to the 2016 Fox Hunt Men’s Invitational Gentlemen, On behalf of the staff at Winchester Country Club we would like to welcome you to the fourteenth annual Fox Hunt Men’s Invitational. We sincerely hope your experience is filled with good competition and camaraderie which surrounds an event such as this. We are counting on each of you to help make this event a memorable one. We wish you all the best luck in the event and hope that you continue to enjoy the Match Play format, which was reintroduced in 2010. If there is anything we can do to enhance your experience here at Winchester Country Club please do not hesitate to ask any staff members of the Winchester Country Club team. Good luck, play well, and have fun! Sincerely, Geoffrey Podgorny PGA Professional
Tournament Format Format: The 45 hole, two-day format consists of 27 holes on Friday, followed by 18 holes on Saturday. The field has been divided into six flights of six teams, which were determined by combined team index. Each team plays a nine hole better ball match against all the other teams in its flight. The lowest handicap player in each match will play at scratch and the handicap of the other players will be reduced equally. Strokes will be given where they fall on the card. THERE IS NO 2nd BALL TIEBREAKER, only the low net ball of each team will count towards the match. A team will be awarded two points for winning a hole, one point for tying a hole, four points for winning the match and two points for tying the match.
Tournament Format Handicaps: Each nine hole round robin match will be played using four-ball match play. Handicaps have been based on an average of each player’s low index of June 15, 2015 – June 15, 2016 and their June 15, 2016 index. Handicaps have been adjusted to the appropriate tees. Maximum of 10 stroke differential between team members course handicaps, with a maximum handicap of 28. Scoring: Scoring will be outside the Main Dining Room and Pub throughout the event. Tees: The Master Flight will play from the Black Tee Markers. The Hound, Quarry, Huntsman, and Hilltoppers flights will play from the Blue Tee Markers. The Riders Flight will play from the White Tee Markers. Closest to the Pin: A Closest to the Pin contest will be held on each par 3 both days of the event.
Shootout Format Format: Two-man teams, alternate shot competition, including chips. Players will alternate tee shots. Qualifying Teams: The top two teams from each flight will qualify for the “Fox Hunt Shootout�. Eliminating 3 teams on hole #15 Eliminating 3 teams on hole #16 Eliminating 3 teams on hole #17 The final 3 teams will compete on hole #18 for the 2016 Fox Hunt Championship. In the event of a first place tie, hole #18 will be replayed to determine the Champion. A tie for 2nd and 3rd place will be determined by a chip off on the 18th green.
Shootout Format Handicaps: Each team has been given a 4-hole handicap based upon the following formula: (Player A + Player B divided by 2) x (4/18). This handicap will be distributed in ½ stroke increments. A team with a 1 handicap will get two ½ strokes and a team with a 3 handicap will get six ½ strokes and will be awarded on the appropriate handicap holes. The team with the lowest handicap will play at scratch and the handicaps of the other teams will be reduced equally and rounded to the nearest half stroke. Holes #15, 16, 17, and 18 have been assigned handicaps as follows: Hole #15 #1 handicap hole Hole #16 #2 handicap hole Hole #17 #3 handicap hole Hole #18 #4 handicap hole Tees: Blue Tees
Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 23rd All Day Practice Rounds 11:00AM Lunch at Driving Range 5:00 PM Welcome Reception/Odyssey Putter Shop Putting Green Friday, June 24th 7:00 AM Breakfast & Registration - Main Dining Room 8:00 AM 1st & 2nd Round Matches 1:00 PM Scoring and Lunch - Main Dining Room 2:00 PM 3rd Round Matches 5:00 PM Skills Challenge 6:00 PM Stag Dinner - Pub Saturday, June 25th 7:30 AM Breakfast & Registration - Main Dining Room 8:30 AM 4th Round Matches 11:00 AM Scoring & Snacks - Pub 11:30 AM 5th Round Matches 2:00 PM Scoring & Lunch - Pub (Players Only) 3:30 PM Start 2016 Fox Hunt Shootout 6:30 PM Dinner and Awards Main Dining Room (Spouses Invited/Club Casual Attire Required)
Menu for Thursday June 23, 2016 BBQ Buffet Luncheon Tri Tip BBQ Chicken Corn on the Cob Mac n Cheese Baked Beans Potato Salad Assorted Cookies Hors d’ oeuvres Reception Sliders Bar BBQ Chicken Carnitas Roast Beef Stationary Display Assorted Cheeses and Crackers Marinated Olives Tapenade and Hummus Crudite Platter
Menu for Friday June 24, 2016 Breakfast Buffet Chef Attended Burrito Station Scrambled Eggs Bacon and Sausage Cheddar Cheese Rosemary Potatoes Buffet Bacon and Sausage Scrambles Eggs Pancakes Fresh Fruit Buffet Luncheon Taco Bar Fajita Chicken w/ Peppers & Onions Ground Beef Refried Beans Spanish Rice Cheese, Lettuce, Pico De Gallo, Guacamole, Sour Cream Crispy Corn Tortillas Tortilla Chips Assorted Cookies
Menu for Friday June 24, 2016 Dinner Buffet Chef Attended Carving Station Prime Rib Buffet Herb Roasted Leg Quarters Au Gratin Potatoes Mashed Potatoes Zucchini Caesar Salad Bread and Butter Assorted Dessert Tray
Menu for Saturday June 25, 2016 Breakfast Buffet Chef Attended Omelet Station French Toast Bacon and Sausage Scrambled Eggs Fresh Fruit Burgers and Dogs Luncheon Buffet Burgers and Hot Dogs Sausages Chili Winchester Chips and Spicy Dip Macaroni Salad Mixed Greens Salad Assorted Cookies
Menu for Saturday June 25, 2016 Plated Dinner Starter Charcuterie Plate (on each table) Salad Course Little Gems Entree Course Choice of: Surf and Turf Filet and Jumbo Prawn Cheddar Mashed Potato Asparagus Chicken Piccata Black and Tan rice, Pole Beans Vegetable Terrine Upon a bed of arugula Dessert Black and White Pave
Pace of Play / Tournament Rules Rules: U.S.G.A. Rules govern all play except when modified by local rules. 14 Club Rule: The 14-club rule is in effect. Distance-Measuring Devices: In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distancemeasuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used. Pace of Play: If you are out of a Hole, please pick up and move along. There is no prize for individual medal play and these scores will not be posted. Slow play may be penalized in accordance with USGA Rule 6-7.
Pace of Play / Tournament Rules Rules Questions: If there is a doubt as to procedure a player may NOT play two balls and must proceed under Rule 2-5. Tie Breakers: Ties within the flight will be broken using the following procedure: 1. Head to Head match between the two teams. 2. Most match wins within the flight. 3. Best result against 3rd place team, then 4th place team Skills Challenge We will be holding a Skills Challenge which will be available to all contestants on Friday night. Please see Golf Professional Staff for challenge details.
Winchester CC Local Rules 1. Boundaries of hazards: Unless marked by paint, in any case where red or yellow stakes generally indicate the beginning or end of a hazard adjacent to a mowed area of the course, the boundary of the hazard between the stakes shall be defined (irrespective of the actual placement of the stakes) as follows: All un-mowed areas (including rocks) shall be considered within the hazard; All mowed areas shall be considered outside the hazard. 2. Immovable Obstructions: On holes #1, 4, 6, 9, and 12 the drains and large rocks immediately surrounding the drains are deemed to be immovable obstructions. 3. On holes # 2, 8, 11, 12, and 17: players may, at their option, play a provisional ball from the tee for balls that may be lost in the hazard. If the player plays a provisional ball, the player can no longer proceed under Rule 26-1 and must play the original ball if it is found outside the hazard. If the ball is found in the hazard, the player may either play the original ball or continue with the provisional ball.
Winchester CC Local Rules 4. Environmentally-Sensitive Water Hazards are marked by yellow or red stakes with green tops. If a player’s ball lies in an environmentally-sensitive hazard, it is considered lost in the hazard. If the environmentally sensitive area interferes with a player’s stance or swing, and the ball lies through the green, the player must take appropriate relief without penalty. 5. Embedded Ball Rule: Embedded ball rule is in effect through the green. You may lift, clean, and drop, without penalty, as near as possible to the spot but not nearer the hole. 6. Distance-Measuring Devices: A player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only.
Winchester CC Local Rules 7. Power Lines: If a ball strikes a power line or cable, the stroke shall be cancelled and replayed, without penalty. 8. Staked Trees: If a staked tree (or the stake) interferes with a player’s stance or swing, the ball must be lifted, without penalty, and dropped in accordance with Rules 24-2b (Immovable Obstructions). 9. Aeration Holes: Through the green, a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be lifted without penalty, cleaned, and dropped as near as possible to where it lay but not nearer the hole. If the ball is on the green, it may be placed rather than dropped. 10. Seams of Cut Turf: Through the green, seams of cut turf (but not the turf itself) are deemed to be ground under repair provided that the interference solely with a stance is not considered to be interference under Rule 25-1 (Abnormal Ground Conditions).
Winchester CC Local Rules 11. All Public Roads are deemed to be out of bounds: If a ball crosses or comes to rest on a paved public road it is considered out of bounds. “A ball which crosses a public road defined as out of bounds and comes to rest beyond that road is out of bounds, even though it may lie on another part of the course.� 12. Obstructions Near the Putting Green: Relief from interference by an immovable obstruction may be taken under Rule 24-2. In addition, if a ball lies off the putting green but not in a hazard and an immovable obstruction on or within two club-lengths of the putting green and within two club-lengths of the ball intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, the player may take relief as follows: The ball must be lifted and dropped at the nearest point to where the ball lay that (a) is not nearer the hole, (b) avoids intervention and (c) is not in a hazard or on a putting green. The ball may be cleaned when lifted. 13. On hole #8: A player seeking relief from the Abnormal Ground Condition on #8 that is marked as Ground Under Repair may lift, clean, and drop their ball within one clublength of the margin of the area defined as Ground Under Repair in the nearest closely mown area that is equidistant to the hole of where their ball came to rest in the condition.
Fox Hunt Men’s Invitational Past Champions 2002 Scott Zachman & Phil Hotchkiss 2003 Ramsey Thornley & Harry Mays 2004 Chris Beeman & Chris Carolan 2005 George Rose & Larry Court 2006 Mike Williams & Joe Oddo 2007 Ken Sherer & Clete Pfannenstein 2009 Mike Williams & Mike Williams Jr. 2010 Rick Neal & Todd Bentley 2011 John Argent & Denny Boys 2012 Mike Williams & Chris Ard 2013 Joe Stillwagon & Steve Yates 2014 Eric Stilwell & Bob Chapman 2015 Bill Nicholas & Gus Galaxidas
Tally Ho Hark Away The sun has just peep'd its head over the hill, And the ploughboy is whistling so blithe in the fields, The birds they are singing so sweet on the sprays, Says the huntsman to his dogs, "Tally-ho! Hark away!" Tally-ho! Hark Away! Tally-ho! Hark Away! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Hark Away! Come, now my brave sportsmen and make no delay, Quickly saddle your horses and let's brush away, For the fox is in view and he's kindled with scorn, Come along, my brave sportsmen and join the shrill horn. He led us a chase, more than twenty long miles, Over hedges, over ditches, over gates and over stiles; Little David came up with his musical horn, "We shall soon overtake him, for his tail darags along." He led us a chase six hours in full cry, Tally-ho Tally-ho! for now he must die. We will cut off his brush with a holloaing noise, And we'll drink a good health to the fox-hunting boys.