OK, without further ado - here is the FIRST DRAFT of suggested pairings. Please do post here, IM, or email me with any corrections or suggestions. Just do keep in mind the goals here are: a) to make this fun; b) to set up as fair matches as can be set up, playing all at gross; c) to mix and match people so that they aren't playing with the same partners/opponents too often; d) to make this fun; e) to make this fun; f) to make this fun and g) did I mention the goal is to make this fun? The competitive aspects are really secondary to the whole thing - these pairings just make it easier for the organizers to run things, get everyone at the courses when they need to be. Note that ROW does have quite a few more low handicappers, which made this interesting to keep fair... if anything reviewing this I'd say ROW are pretty strong favorites. But one never knows how things will turn out!
Participants
Norcal ROW
Mike Benham - 1.7 – NorCal (Bay + Pasa) Pete Lavallee - 8.1 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Bob Huntley – 18.4 - NorCal (MPCC / Pasa) David Stamm - 12 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Ed Getka - 10 – NorCal (PG+Bay+/Pasa) Robert Ball - 2.3 - ROW (PG+Bay+Pasa)
Kyle Henderson - 11 – NorCal (Bay+Pasa) Jon Spaulding - +1 – ROW (Pasa only)
Patrick Kiser - 19.9 – NorCal (Bay+Pasa) Tim Bert - 12.4 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Stan Dodd - 5.7 – NorCal (PG+Bay+Pasa) Pete Pittock - 11.4 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Steve Pieracci - 5 – NorCal (PG+Bay+Pasa) Evan Fleisher - 12.5 – ROW (PG+Bay+Pasa)
Kalen Braley - 17 – NorCal (PG+MPCC+Pasa) Lou Duran – 8 - ROW (Bay+Pasa)
Bill McBride - 13 - NorCal (MPCC+Pasa) Shivas – lowish – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Tony Petersen - 6.2 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Jack Crisham - 13 – ROW (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
John VB - 6.0 – NorCal (PG only) Jordan Wall - 1.7 – ROW (PG+Bay+Pasa)
Ron Muszalski - ?? – NorCal (PG only) Dave Miller - 14.5 – ROW (MPCC+Pasa)
Rob Chesnut - 7 – NorCal (Pasa only) David Elvins - 14 - ROW - (PG+Bay+Pasa)
Bob Jenkins - 8.9 – NorCal (MPCC+Pasa)
John Mayhugh - 7.6 – NorCal (PG+MPCC+Pasa)
Tom Huckaby – 3 - NorCal (Fri only)
Reef Wilson - 11.4 – NorCal (Bay+Pasa+PG)
John Krystynak - 6.6 - NorCal (Pasa only)
EACH SCORING MATCH WORTH ONE POINT
31 total points – halved matches are half points
NC needs 16 points to take the Putter, ROW needs 15.5 points to retain
Fri Meadow Club (2 players 1 point):
single match:
McBride (NC) v. Pittock (ROW)
Friday Pajaro (7 players, 1 point)
Stan Dodd, Dave Miller, Tom Huckaby, Kalen Braley, Evan Fleisher, Steve Pieracci, Tony Peterson
Better ball of partners, gross:
9:00: Huckaby / Dodd (NC) v. Fleisher / Peterson (ROW)
Non-scoring:
9:08: Pieracci, Braley, Miller
Friday Spyglass Hill (4 players, 1 point):
single match
Jenkins/Mayhugh (NC) v. Bert/Wall (ROW)
Friday ODM (12 players, 3 points):
NC: Pieracci (5), Huckaby (3), Dodd (6), Getka (10), Braley (17), Ron M.
ROW: Peterson (6), Schmidt (lowish), Duran (9), Stamm (12), Fleisher (13), Bert (13)
Better ball of partners GROSS
3:10: Pieracci (NC) / Dodd (NC) v. Peterson (ROW) / Schmidt (ROW)
3:20: Huckaby (NC) / Braley (NC) v. Duran (ROW) / Stamm (ROW)
3:30: Getka (NC) / Ron M. (NC) v. Fleisher (ROW) / Bert (ROW)
Saturday – PG Muni (18 players, 4 points)
Players:
NC (eight): Getka, Dodd, Pieracci, Braley, John Vb, Ron M, Mayhugh, Wilson
ROW (10): Lavallee, Stamm, Ball, Bert, Fleisher, Schmidt, Peterson, Crisham, Wall, Elvins
6:46 (non-scoring group): Wall, Ball
Each match better ball of partners gross
6:54: Dodd/Braley (NC) v. Bert/Fleisher
7:02: Getka/Ron M (NC) v. Crisham/Elvins (ROW)
7:10: Pieracci/VanderBorght (NC) v. Lavallee/Peterson (ROW)
7:18: Wilson / Mayhugh (NC) v. Schmidt / Stamm (ROW)
Sat: MPCC (16 players, 4 points):
Times start at 1:00pm
Each match is better ball of partners gross
NorCal ROW
Huntley Miller
Braley Bert
La Gow Lavallee
Jenkins Pittock
Brown Shivas
Mayhugh Peterson
A.N. Other Stamm
MCBride Crisham
Ital – MPCC members playing this round only
Sat: Bayonet (12 players, 3 points)
Times start at 12:40
NC (7): Benham, Getka, Henderson, Kiser, Dodd, Pieracci, Wilson
ROW (5): Ball, Fleisher, Duran, Wall, Elvins
First two matches are better ball of partners gross
12:40: Benham/Dodd (NC) v. Wall/Ball (ROW)
12:50: Pieracci/Henderson (NC) v. Duran/Fleisher (ROW)
1:00: single match, gross
Wilson (NC) v. Elvins (ROW) (+ Getka/Kiser non-scoring)
Sun: Pasa (28 players, 14 points)
Times start 9:30am
NC (13): Benham (1.7), Pieracci (5), Dodd (5.7), Krystynak (6.6), Chestnut (7), Mayhugh (7.6), Jenkins (8.9), Getka (10), Henderson (11), Wilson (11.4), McBride (13), Braley (17), Huntley (18.4), Kiser (19.6)
ROW (14): Spaulding (+1), Wall (1.7), Ball (2.3), Peterson (6.2), Schmidt (lowish), Lavallee (8.1), Duran ( 9), Pittock (11.4), Elvins (R&A 14 – equiv to US 12 or less I’d guess), Stamm (12), Bert (12.4), Fleisher (12.5) Crisham (13), Miller (14.5)
Single matches - one point for each match
9:30
Huntley (NC) v. Crisham (ROW)
Chestnut (NC) v. Schmidt (ROW)
9:40
Mayhugh (NC) v. Lavallee (ROW)
Dodd (NC) v. Ball (ROW)
9:50
Kiser (NC) v. Miller (ROW)
Henderson (NC) v. Elvins (ROW)
10:00
Pieracci (NC) v. Wall (ROW)
McBride (NC) v. Bert (ROW)
10:10
Krystynak (NC) v. Peterson (ROW)
Jenkins (NC) v. Duran (ROW)
10:20
Getka (NC) v. Pittock (ROW)
Wilson (NC) v. Stamm (ROW)
10:30
Braley (NC)v. Fleisher (ROW)
Benham (NC) v. Spaulding (ROW)