COMPETITION DETAILS
EVENT SIDE GAMES
Side Games Overview
TGF's Event Side Games, offers all skill levels a chance for excitement, camaraderie, and cash prizes, along with live leaderboards to follow along!
Included in Event Fees
- Team Net - A Team Best Ball between your foursome, or cart, and the field.
Optional Add-Ons
You can level up with these individual games.
- Member or Net Games (Members Only) - Individual Net, MVP, & Closest to the Pins
- Gross Games (Open to All) - Skins & Individual Gross
INCLUDED GAMES DETAIL
MEMBER (Formerly NET) Games are primarily Handicapped games that use either your TGF Handicap, or 75% of your non-TGF Handicap.
Format | Team Best Ball
- The best individual score from each hole forms your team's score for that hole
- You still play your own ball and everyone records their score on each hole
Competition
- YOU and your CART Partner OR your FOURSOME (TEAM) vs the Field
- A minimum of 16 players is required for TEAM Net
Handicap Adjustments
- CART Net = 75%
- TEAM Net = 50%
- This percentage is applied to each player only for this game.
- This counters the "ham & egg" affect that best ball introduces.
Other Adjustments | No handicap strokes on Par 3s
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $4/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $8/plyr
Prizes & Placewinners
- Pays in Cash
- See Payout Table
Notes
- In the case of a missing partner OR partner without a handicap
- CART Net = Player will be paired with player from other cart
- TEAM Net = "Ghost" Player will be randomly selected from field
This is a running pot combined across all city chapters that may be won on any hole played in TGF Events.
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $1/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $2/plyr
Prizes | Cash
Note | All tees are eligible
Past Winners
- Jeremy JESSOP - 2014 - Hill Country Creeks #8 - $1500
- Tony VAUGHT - 2021 - Silverhorn #7 - $1500
- Ed WARREN - 2021 - Apple Rock #8 - $150
- Mark DYAL - 2023 - Brackenrdige #10 - $1500
- David WETZ - 2023 - Sky Creek Ranch #4 - $700
- Kelly BARNA - 2023 - Lost Pines #6 - $1200
- Michael MURPHY - 2023 - San Pedro #8 - $700
- Ed HANSON - 2024 - The Quarry #12 - $500
- Kerry NIESTER - 2024 - Canyon Springs #7 - $475
- Adam EBERHART - 2024 - Kissing Tree #4 - $400
MEMBER GAMES DETAILS
MEMBER (Formerly NET) Games are primarily Handicapped games (for Members Only...obviously) that use either your TGF Handicap Index, or 75% of your non-TGF Handicap Index.
9 Hole Events = Add $16
18 Hole Events = Add $30
Prize funds for each game are shown for 9s/18s.
Format | Individual Stroke Play - Handicapped
- Play your own ball
- 100% TGF Handicaps
Competition | YOU v the Field or Flight
Flights | Based on number of players entered
- <23 Players = 1 Flight
- 24+ Players = 2 Flights
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $8/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $12/plyr
Prizes & Placewinners
- Pays in Cash
- See Payout Table
Format | Individual Stableford - Handicapped
- Gain points per hole (See points below)
Competition | YOU v the Field with 100% TGF Handicaps
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $2/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $4/plyr
Prizes
- TGF Yeti of similar value to pot, OR
- Cash
Modified Stableford Points System
- Net Dbl Bogey + = -1 Points
- Net Bogey = 0 Points
- Net Par = 1 Point
- Net Birdie = 2 Points
- Net Eagle = 3 Points
- Net Dbl Eagle = 4 Points
- True Hole In One or Double Eagle = 8 Points
Every event with 8 players or more participating in Member Games will have 2 or more Closest to the Pin contests.
Eligibility
- All golfers who have added Member Games are eligible regardless of tee assignment or gender.
- The ball must be on the green on your 1st shot.
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $3/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $6/plyr
Prizes
- Cash
What Ifs
- If a course has fewer par 3's than there are designated Closest to the Pins for that event, then the extra one will become a Longest Putt contest.
- If there is not a winner for the event, the prize fund for that hole will carry over to the next event in that chapter.
The following administration fees are taken out of the Member Game add-on costs:
Member Games Fee Allotments
- 9 Hole Events = $3/plyr (18.75%)
- 18 Hole Events = $4/plyr (13.33%)
GROSS GAMES DETILS
The following Gross (Not Handicapped) games are available to add as follows:
9 Hole Events = Add $16
18 Hole Events = Add $30
Prize funds for each game are shown for 9s/18s.
Format | Individual Skins
- Skins are awarded to any player in the field who is the only player to have the lowest score on any hole
- If there are 7 or fewer entrants, then there will be on flight and 50% Handicaps will be used
Competition
- YOU vs Field or Flight
Adjustments | No handicap strokes on Par 3s
9 Hole Event Flights | Based on number of players entered
- <8 Players = 1 Flight = 50% Handicaps
- 8-31 = 2 Flights
- 32+ = 3 Flights
- Flights are divided evenly regardless of handicap
18 Hole Event Flights | Based on number of players entered
- <8 Players = 1 Flight = 50% Handicaps
- 8-15 = 2 Flights
- 16-23 = 3 Flights
- 24+ = 4 Flights
- Flights are divided evenly regardless of handicap
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $9/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $18/plyr
Prizes & Placewinners
- Pays in Cash
- See Payout Table
Individual Gross is You vs the Field straight up, total score, without handicaps.
Requirements for game to occur:
- The game is dependent on the number of players who buy into Gross games.
- If there are too few, there will not be a game, and pot money will be added to the Skins game.
Flighting for fairness
- If there are enough players, there will be between 1 and 6 flights depending on the range and groupings of starting handicaps.
- The goal is to not have any greater than a 6 stroke handicap range (18 hole handicap) with any flight.
Prize Fund Allotment
- 9 Hole Events = $4/plyr
- 18 Hole Events = $8/plyr
- Note: If this game is not played, the prize fund allotments roll into the skins game.
Prizes
- Flights pots = Player portion of entry X players in flight
The following administration fees are taken out of the Gross Game add-on costs:
Gross Games Fee Allotments
- 9 Hole Events = $3/plyr (18.75%)
- 18 Hole Events = $4/plyr (13.33%)
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