2024 WA Golf Net Four-Ball Match Play

2024 WA Golf Men’s Net Four-Ball Match Play

Choose the course, choose the tees, choose the time, and climb the bracket to the final weekend at Gamble Sands!

Event Details

Partner up and compete against other teams in your division throughout the 2024 golf season in a fun Net Four-Ball Match Play format. Advance through pod play and climb the bracket to the final weekend at Gamble Sands!

Eligibility: Open to all active WA Golf male members over 18 years of age with an established handicap. Players must reach their 18th birthday by April 1, 2024.

Entry Fee: $150 per team

Entry Deadline: Monday, March 25th at 4:30pm

Field Size: 256 teams

Entry Includes:

Two tee prizes, one for each player
The final eight teams will receive an invitation to compete in the Final Weekend at Gamble Sands.

Final Weekend:

The final eight teams left standing will receive an invitation to compete in the Final Weekend at Gamble Sands during the weekend of October 11-13, 2024. Double occupancy lodging, golf, cart fees and daily lunch will be covered for all teams that reach the Final Weekend.

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are responsible for paying their own greens fees.

Field Breakdown

Upon signing up, each team will be randomly placed into a region to compete in based on their location. The field of 256 teams will be split up into four divisions of 64 teams each. Teams will be split up into 16 pods of four within each division.

Teams will play three matches within each pod and the top finishing team from each pod will advance to single-elimination bracket play.

Event Schedule

The following dates are the windows in which matches are to be completed. Matchups will be sent out at the beginning of each round. Each team has three months to complete their three Pod Play matches and approximately one month to complete each Bracket Play match.

Pod Play:

Round One:

Round Two:

Round of 16:

Quarterfinals:

Friday, October 11th at Gamble Sands

Semifinals:

Saturday, October 12th at Gamble Sands

Final Match:

Sunday, October 13th at Gamble Sands

***Teams eliminated in quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be able to play in optional consolation matches against other losing teams, Saturday and Sunday at Gamble Sands***

FAQs and Important Information

Event Manual

View the event manual for a complete guide on the WA Golf Net Four-Ball Match Play.

View Event Manual

Scheduling and Playing of Matches

All matches are to be played at 85% handicap allotment. A guide on how to calculate handicaps using the GHIN Mobile App will be available soon!

Pod Play:

At the start of Pod Play, WA Golf Staff will email all four teams in the pod to exchange contact information. Teams will have from April 1st to June 30th to schedule, play and report their three Pod Play matches.

Each team will play one match against each other team in their pod. The team with the best record in each pod after the completion of all matches and after tiebreaker scenarios are ran will advance to bracket play.

Bracket Play:

At the conclusion of Pod Play, the top team from each pod will advance to the Bracket Play rounds. The bracket and matchups will be randomly set and selected.

At the start of each Bracket Play round, WA Golf Staff will email the teams facing each other to exchange contact information. Teams will have approximately one month to schedule, play and report their match from each round. The winning team will advance to the next round and the losing team will be eliminated.

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are responsible for paying their own greens fees.

Eligibility and Team Requirements

Entries are open to two-person teams of male amateur golfers who have an established and up-to-date USGA Handicap Index issued by Washington Golf. Players must be 18 years old by April 1, 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: Players will register as a team. Each golfer can be on a maximum of one team at a time, there is no switching of teams.

Handicap Calculator Guide

The GHIN Mobile App Handicap Calculator must be used to determine each player’s stroke allotment. Please use the document below for a guide on how calculate team handicaps using the USGA GHIN Mobile App.

Handicap Calculator Guide

How to Play Match Play

Match play is a form of play where a player (or players) plays directly against an opponent (or opponents) in a head-to-head match. You win a hole by completing it in the fewest number of strokes, and you win a match when you are winning by more holes than remain to be played. You (or your opponent) may concede a stroke, a hole, or even the match to each other. If your next stroke has been conceded, you are permitted to putt out, unless this will help your partner (for example, by showing them the line for their putt).