CONDUCT OF THE MEMBER-MEMBER MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT

March, 2010

1. The Saturday RMGA tournament in February is the qualifier tournament for the Member-Member Match Play (M/M/M/P) event. After play ends, the teams who indicated a desire to participate in the M/M/M/P event will be ranked by best net-ball scores (without Equitable Stroke Control), and the top 31 will qualify for the M/M/M/P event. Last year’s winning team is automatically qualified, should they choose to exercise that right. Comparing scorecards, starting with hole #5, then # 15, and so forth by course hole handicap, will break ties (see the MGA Policy on Breaking Ties on the MGA website). Each player’s gross score with Equitable Stroke Control on that Saturday should be entered in the computer as a tournament round for handicap purposes.

2. The M/M/M/P event is a single-elimination, best net-match play tournament starting on the first Wednesday after the President’s Cup tournament is scheduled to end, and ending at most five (5) weeks later. If a match is tied after 18 holes, play will continue on to the next hole in sequence (e.g., if tied after 18 holes on # 13, go to #14 to continue the match). The team who first wins a hole, in this continuation of play, is the match winner.

3. The entrance fee for the M/M/M/P event is $20 per team (total entry fee). The winner of a match will receive $10 in sweeps per player and will advance to the next round. This applies to round 1 and to winners of all the remaining rounds. Once a team qualifies, the players do not have to sign-up for play each week, as long as the team is still in the competition.

4. The flights and seeding are based on handicap. After qualifying, the teams will be ranked by total team handicap (with a –2 stroke adjustment for black tee players). The 16 teams with the lower total handicaps are in one flight, and the remaining 16 are in the other flight.

5. The flight seeding is based on the team with the lowest total handicap (corrected for any black tee players) in a flight playing the team with the highest total handicap (corrected for any black tee players), and so forth through the flight.

6. Black tees are permitted for those qualified to use them (5 or more black tee scores in the computer). If a team with two black tee players is playing a match with another team with two black tee players, full black tee handicaps will be used for both teams. If the match includes players playing from the white tees and the black tees, the handicaps of the black tee player(s) will be lowered by two strokes.

7. The winning and the runner up teams will play five matches. Seven days are allowed for each round, starting on the first Wednesday after the President’s Cup tournament is scheduled to end.

8. Competitors should play their matches on regular Wednesday MGA playdays, if possible. Completion of matches must be before the following Tuesday, however, so the competition can be completed at most five (5) weeks after it starts. The dates for the end of each round are noted on the Golf Master Calendar at http://www.rosedalemga.org/, in the MGA display case by the snack bar, and on the bracket sheet in the Pro shop.

9. Match play results will be posted on the bracket sheet on the Pro Shop bulletin board; the Pro Shop will maintain the bracket sheet. Be sure to tell the Pro Shop which team won each match so the result can be posted and turn in your signed scorecard for verification. See item #13 below for the rules to create a score for posting for handicap purposes. The Pro Shop will place competitors in the same foursome for the next competition.

10A. FORFEIT: If a team cannot play a match before the scheduled deadline for the completion of a round because of personal reasons, sick, out-of-town, etc., it will forfeit the match, the competitor team will be declared the match winner, will be awarded the $10 sweeps for each player, and will move on to the next round. A single player can represent his team, however, if desired.

10B. DISQUALIFICATION: If two teams cannot agree on a play date before the scheduled deadline for the completion of a round, BOTH teams will be disqualified. For example, if two teams could not play their round-3 match on the Wednesday when round 3 starts, they must agree on a time for their match before the date when round 3 is to be completed, or both will be disqualified. A single player can represent his team, however, if desired.

11. For all matches, all players play off the course handicap of the lowest handicap (adjusted for black tee players, if necessary) member of the foursome (who then plays scratch). That is, the course handicap of the player, adjusted if he is a black tee player, with the lowest handicap will be subtracted from the handicaps, corrected for black tees if necessary, of the other three players in the foursome. The difference in strokes will be assigned to holes based on the handicap rating for the course holes (i.e. handicap 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. for white or black tees depending on the player getting strokes). For example, if the handicaps, corrected for the black tees, for players in a foursome were 28, 23, 20, and 16, the 28 handicap player would receive 12 strokes, the player with the 23 handicap would receive 7 strokes, the player with the 20 handicap would receive 4 strokes, and the player with the 16 handicap would play from scratch. The strokes are given based on the course handicap for each hole, for each tee color. Handicaps at the start of the tournament will be used throughout the tournament. The official score cards made up by the Pro Shop for each match will have the handicap “dots'” adjusted according to the rules noted above.

12. Those participating in a Wednesday M/M/M/P event cannot participate in any medal play competition on that same day.

13. For handicap purposes, post your scores using these rules. For any hole where your next shot was conceded, you should record for that hole what you most likely would have had. Example: You lie 3 on the green 20 feet from the hole and the putt is conceded, your score for posting is 5 as you have would most likely 2 putted. Further, if player hits two balls in the water or out-of- bounds, etc. and concedes the hole, he should take his maximum ESC for that hole. For any holes not completed after the match is over, you post par plus any course handicap strokes you receive on those holes (i.e. your regular course handicap, not the match handicap). Example: Your match ends on hole 16, and for hole 17 you would receive a one-stroke course handicap based on your regular handicap, not the dots on the scorecard; therefore your score for hole 17 is recorded as 4.

14. The winner and the runner up teams will receive two gift cards each; these will be presented at the annual meeting in December, and the winning team will automatically qualify for the next year’s event if it chooses to exercise that privilege.

15. The MGA President and Vice-President shall act as the M/M/M/P event Committee and shall adjudicate any conflicts. A Pro Shop representative will assist in settling any golf rules issues.