October 19, 2024 - Burningtree Country Club
After a little chilly start, it warmed up quickly and was a beautiful day for golf. I hope everyone had a great time and enjoyed the lunch and awards afterwards.
We might have had a record number of Pumpkin Balls returned. I was a combination of the white ball and the rough being cut lower than normal. There were 6 of 19 teams that did not finish with the ball. Even 1 of those 6 had their ball found and returned by another team so only 5 net lost balls on the day.
During the Pumpkinball Tournament, the overall BEGA League Champion was determined in a separate playoff. Ryan Thorton (Monday), Joe Jackson (Tuesday) and Martin Cousins (Saturday) each represented their leagues in the playoff. Congratulations to Martin Cousins who won the playoff and was presented with the 2024 BEGA League Champion's trophy.
Below are the summaries and payouts for the PB competition and Flights A and B. There was a tie for second in the PB competition, so they split 2nd and 3rd payouts.
Pumpkin Ball Results
First Place Score 79 - Jim Buford, Frank Newsome, Greg Jones, Wayne Strickland
Second Place (t) Score 82 - Paul Weinberg, Kenny Johnson, Tommy Ledbetter, Jay Wilson
Second Place (t) - Score 82 Ken Doss, Charles Ritch, John Callaway, Al Turner
Best Ball Results
Flight A
1st Place Score 204 - Paul Weinberg, Kenny Johnson, Tommy Ledbetter, Jay Wilson
2nd Place Score 207 - Jim Buford, Frank Newsome, Greg Jones, Wayne Strickland
3rd Place Score 213 - Bill Boggs, Gary Magnuson, Linda Keen, John Fowler
Flight B
1st Place Score 200 - Blind, Ron Shadrick, Gary Ferguson, Paul Askelson
2nd Place Score 204 - Ken Doss, Charles Ritch, John Callaway, Al Turner
3rd Place Score 206 - Kris Montgomery, Linda Pline, Mike Pline, Thad Montgomery
FORMAT
This is a 4 Person BB Team Handicap (75% of individual Handicap) tournament with the Pumpkin Ball. Teams will be ranked in order of Net score, and then divided into flights for determination of flight winners and prize awards.
USGA Rules will apply. All BEGA Local Rules apply.
BB RULES
Each Team Member will play their ball until holed out. The gross scores for each player will be entered on the scorecard. The team’s three lowest net scores will be used for a score on each hole. In addition the Teams Pumpkin Ball score will be used as the third score for the BB.
PUMPKIN BALL
Each team will be provided with a Pumpkin Ball. This ball will be rotated from Player to Player in the order the team establishes on the first tee. This rotation will continue through the 18 holes played, provided the ball isn’t lost. Once the ball is lost the score for the Pumpkin Ball is stopped. In addition the player losing the PB will take the appropriate penalty strokes, will replace it with another ball for the BB part of the tourney and complete the hole.
SCORING
The Pumpkin Ball is scored as part of the Teams BB score (three lowest net scores and the pumpkin ball score) and additionally as the Pumpkin Ball Score.