¶ Notes
For a November outing in Colorado, the weather couldn't have been better - about 50 degress and sunny. The course was in decent shape for the time of year. Greens were a little bumpy but otherwise still green and rolling fairly, even a little on the slow side. Rough and fairways had been allowed to go dormant.
The course is on the easier side compared to many courses the League plays. Fairways are generous and greens are mostly straightforward. The sand was actually sandy on most of the course - firm but not the concrete or pebbles on a lot of Colorado courses. The course is still pretty and holds up well after 125 years with lots of mature trees. It is very walkable and most of the group chose to walk on this day. It's a City of Colorado Springs municipal course and very affordable. Many members of the group have played it often and would again.
The driving range is short and only supports hitting off mats. The putting green had no holes cut which was inconvenient and it doesn't compare favorably with the greens on the course. The chipping area is very inconveniently placed near the third green. As practice facilities go, this one is one of the worst of the courses we've played. For future events, players will want to plan accordingly.
The four-ball competition was really fun. We started with 6 teams. Unfortunately, two players from two different teams couldn't complete the round. The other players for those teams (Jerry, Rob) were combined into a fifth team. There was only 9 strokes difference between the lowest and highest teams scores in the four-ball competition. The handicap scoring made it as competitive as we wanted. The teams with the lowest combined handicaps and the highest combined handicaps ended up tying for first! Light was getting fairly low by the time the group finished at about 5 hours. For future fall competitions, this should be taken into account - these tee times were about the latest the group would want to go.
The final scoresheets and payouts are available below. There is both an Excel format that shows all the formulae and a PDF version for those that don't have Excel.
2021 Fall Four-ball Scoresheet Final - Excel
2021 Fall Four-ball Scoresheet Final - PDF
¶ Course Information
Click on the logo if you'd like to visit the Patty Jewett Web site.
The address of Patty Jewett Golf Course is:
900 East Espanola Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Their phone number is 719-385-5967.
¶ Rates as of November 2021
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Greens Fees | $40 |
| Cart | $15 |
| Walking Cart | $8 |
| Club Rental | N/A |
| Range balls | $6 (small), $8 (medium), $11 (large) |
¶ Competition Format
This was a four-ball tournament. Players payed their $10 entry fee in cash but the electronic payment methods accepted for green fee payment would have worked, too.
Teams were given a scoresheet by the outing coordinator when they paid their entry fee. There were spaces on the scoresheet for each player to write their gross score for each hole (the number of strokes they made to hole out) and their net score (the gross score minus the player's handicap strokes). Each player's playing handicap (total number of strokes given for the round) was determined by the outing coordinator. It was set at 90% of the course handicap, which is the player's handicap index adjusted for course difficulty from the tees played. The information about the handicaps used may be found in the results scoresheet (see the Notes) for those that are curious.
Prizes, as a percentage of the total prize pool, were to be awarded as follows:
| 1st place | 2nd place |
|---|---|
| 70% ($84) | 30$ ($36) |
Teams, places and prizes are listed below.
Local rules used for this competition were:
- Breakfast balls are allowed. On the first tee only, if a player doesn't like their first tee shot they could hit another one.
- Pick up putts "inside the leather". If a player's ball was close to the hole, the player could stick their putter head into the hole and lay the handle of the putter down next to their ball. If the ball was closer to the hole than the bottom of the putter grip, the player could, at their option, assume the putt to be holed, pick up their ball and add one stroke to their score.
- Maximum hole score of net triple bogey. The maximum score a player could take on a hole is par for that hole plus the number of handicap strokes the player was given for that hole plus 3. Once a player reached that number of strokes, they wrote that number as their gross hole score and picked up their ball. For example,the maximum score for a player playing a par 3 and getting 1 handicap stroke on that hole was 7. Once such a player reached 7 strokes before holing out, the player picked up their ball and wrote a 7 on their scoresheet.
- Pick up once your teammate has a better score. Once a player's teammate made a better score than the player could possibly make, that player picked up their ball. For instance, a player that had already made 4 strokes on a hole when their teammate had holed out on the teammate's 4th stroke just picked up. The player's teammate had to have holed out before the player picked up - no assumptions were made about whether a stroke would go in the hole except for putts "inside the leather". When a player picked up and was recording the round for handicap purposes, they could choose to record their "most likely score" according to the Rules of Golf.
¶ Tee Times, Pairings and Results
10:21
Team 1 (3rd Place)
Eddie Allen
John Allen
Team 2 (4th Place)
Mitch Allen
Steven Pierce
10:32
Team 3 (5th Place)
Curt Balcerzak
Todd Hubbard
Team 4 (Tied 1st Place - paid $60)
Marcus Fast
Bill Lookingbill
10:43
Team 5 (Tied 1st Place - paid $60)
Rob Franco
Jerry Ohu
Team 6 (DNF)
John Day
Ken Moon