Can Am Cup Team Matchplay Championship 20th Edition
About this tournament
Where: Brown's Farm Disc Golf Course
8744 South Dayton-Silver Creek Road
South Dayton, NY 14138
When: August 25-26, 2018
Sign-in 7:30-8:30 AM, Players Meeting 8:35-8:50
Shotgun Tee-off 9:00 AM
Entry: $360 Per Team of Six (6) players: 2 Open, 2 Am (never taken PDGA tournament $), 1 Woman & 1 Master (over 40). Price includes: $10 course fee per player, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday, tent camping on site (first come, first pick).
Format: 9 holes of match play each round. Each match won earns 1 point for your team. Tied matches = 1/2 point. Top four teams play for medals, payout via paypal or merch, and possession of Can Am Cup for 1 year.
Side Games: $2 Ace Pool, 50/50 Drawing, Home Baked Goods for Longest Drive on hole #18 (from each tee) and Closest To the Pin on hole #4 (from each tee).
A majority of the team (4/6) MUST be from the same geographic area (within 60 mile radius).
Am players must be true amateurs, having not taken PDGA tournament or Can Am Cup cash.
Can Am Cup Match Play Tournament Rules
Rosters, including substitutes, must be submitted as final by August 17, one week before the Captains' meeting, to insure roster eligibility. Team entry fee must be paid by August 17.
Roster positions: Open 1, Open 2, Master (age 40+), Woman, Amateur 1, Amateur 2 (Ams must never have accepted Can Am Cup or PDGA tournament cash).
Tee Assignments: Open 1, Open 2, Masters play Gold tees. Women, Am 1, Am 2 play White tees.
Teams may also register up to two substitute players. Teams can substitute up to two eligible roster players during the tournament, but only at the beginning of a new match. Once a player is substituted for they may not return to play more matches. Teams may not move players between roster positions once the tournament has begun.
Pool play: 9-hole matches against same roster players from other teams in your pool. Earn a team point for winning more holes in match than opponent. Earn a ½ point for a tie.
Scoring: matches that are over before the nine holes are finished are not necessary to complete. Scores for matches are reported by the winning player as the number of holes up and the number of holes remaining in the nine-hole match when the match was closed out. Thus, Player A who is up by two holes with only one hole remaining reports the win as 2up and 1. Player B was "dormie" at the beginning of the eighth hole as they needed to win the last two holes to salvage a tie in the match.
Pool standings and semi-finals determination: First criteria -- total team points earned.
First tiebreaker: head to head results.
Second tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Third tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
Semi-Final: Top team of Pool A plays second place team from Pool B, and top team from Pool B plays second place team from Pool A in 9 hole matches that cannot end in a tie, ie. played sudden death. Semi's are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
Final Match: Winners of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Gold medals. Losers of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Bronze medals. Finals are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
8744 South Dayton-Silver Creek Road
South Dayton, NY 14138
When: August 25-26, 2018
Sign-in 7:30-8:30 AM, Players Meeting 8:35-8:50
Shotgun Tee-off 9:00 AM
Entry: $360 Per Team of Six (6) players: 2 Open, 2 Am (never taken PDGA tournament $), 1 Woman & 1 Master (over 40). Price includes: $10 course fee per player, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday, tent camping on site (first come, first pick).
Format: 9 holes of match play each round. Each match won earns 1 point for your team. Tied matches = 1/2 point. Top four teams play for medals, payout via paypal or merch, and possession of Can Am Cup for 1 year.
Side Games: $2 Ace Pool, 50/50 Drawing, Home Baked Goods for Longest Drive on hole #18 (from each tee) and Closest To the Pin on hole #4 (from each tee).
A majority of the team (4/6) MUST be from the same geographic area (within 60 mile radius).
Am players must be true amateurs, having not taken PDGA tournament or Can Am Cup cash.
Can Am Cup Match Play Tournament Rules
Rosters, including substitutes, must be submitted as final by August 17, one week before the Captains' meeting, to insure roster eligibility. Team entry fee must be paid by August 17.
Roster positions: Open 1, Open 2, Master (age 40+), Woman, Amateur 1, Amateur 2 (Ams must never have accepted Can Am Cup or PDGA tournament cash).
Tee Assignments: Open 1, Open 2, Masters play Gold tees. Women, Am 1, Am 2 play White tees.
Teams may also register up to two substitute players. Teams can substitute up to two eligible roster players during the tournament, but only at the beginning of a new match. Once a player is substituted for they may not return to play more matches. Teams may not move players between roster positions once the tournament has begun.
Pool play: 9-hole matches against same roster players from other teams in your pool. Earn a team point for winning more holes in match than opponent. Earn a ½ point for a tie.
Scoring: matches that are over before the nine holes are finished are not necessary to complete. Scores for matches are reported by the winning player as the number of holes up and the number of holes remaining in the nine-hole match when the match was closed out. Thus, Player A who is up by two holes with only one hole remaining reports the win as 2up and 1. Player B was "dormie" at the beginning of the eighth hole as they needed to win the last two holes to salvage a tie in the match.
Pool standings and semi-finals determination: First criteria -- total team points earned.
First tiebreaker: head to head results.
Second tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Third tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
Semi-Final: Top team of Pool A plays second place team from Pool B, and top team from Pool B plays second place team from Pool A in 9 hole matches that cannot end in a tie, ie. played sudden death. Semi's are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
Final Match: Winners of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Gold medals. Losers of semi-finals play 9-hole matches that cannot end in a tie for the Bronze medals. Finals are played with blank slate regarding team points. First tiebreaker: total number of holes left in matches won by team.
Second tiebreaker: total margin of match victories won by team.
Refund policy
Pittsburgh Flying Disc is responsible for all refunds/cancelations.
Browns Farm
