A brief description of the Association tournaments at Western Turnpike appears below.  Unless otherwise noted in the tournament description, you can create your own team/foursome or the Event committee can assist you.  Tournament prizes include gross & net winners and “closest to the flag stick” on the par 3’s.  There are also optional gross/net skins on individual & team tournaments, and 50/50 raffle tickets are sold at every tournament.  For two-day events, the foursomes are re-paired for the second round based on the first round gross or net score. 

Description of Events

“3-2-1” - 4 person team event

Format: Individual stroke play with team scoring; one “best” score is used on par 5’s, two scores used on par 4’s and three scores used on par 3’s.

“6-6-6” -

Format: Individual stroke play. The Committee will set a course of 6 par 3’s, 6 par 4’s and 6 par 5’s.

Bridgemen - 4 person team event

Format:  1 net “best ball” of 4 used on holes 1-6, 2 net “best balls” of 4 used on holes 7-12, 3 net “best balls” of 4 used on holes 13-17 () and all 4 net scores will be used on the 18^th hole.

Club Championships – Men’s & Women’s (Major) - Two day event 

Format: Stroke play in “even” years and Match play in “odd” years.

Flights are seeded according to handicap and formed by the committee.  If the previous year flight winner is in the flight, they are made the number 1 seed, regardless of handicap. 

Fall Handicap – Women’s & Men’s (Major)

Format: Individual stroke play.

4 Person Stableford -

Format: Individual stroke play, combining to make the team score, with scores based on points as follows:  Net Double Bogie or > = -1pts, Net Bogie = 0 pts, Net par = 1 pt, Net Birdie = 2 pts, Net Eagle = 3 pts, Net double Eagle = 4 pts. The highest team score wins.   Skins are determined by highest team point total on a hole.

Individual Gross/Net – Women’s & Men’s 

Format: Individual stroke play.

Member/Guest - Women’s

Format: to be announced.   Members invite guest(s) to play.  Cost per team includes: golf, buffet lunch and prizes. 

Member/Member - Men’s & Women’s (Major) –

Two day, 2 person team event

Format:  Sat. – Better Gross and Net.  Sun. – Total of both net balls.  (Note: Format subject to change.) Sunday’s pairings are based upon Saturday’s gross scores. 

Men’s “One Person Scramble” –

Format – Individual stroke play from the Forward (Front) tees, but each player has two attempts at each shot, picking the best outcome.

Metropolitan - 4 person team event

Format: Team scramble. Everyone hits a tee shot, choose the preferred drive, then other three players hit next shot. Follow this format, with the person whose shot is selected sitting out the next shot, until the ball is holed.

Mixed Scramble – 4 person team event

Format: All players hit a tee shot, then all players hit from the spot of the selected tee shot until the ball is holed out.

Teams are formed by the committee, based on handicaps (A,B,C,D player).

Par 3 Tournament –

Format: Individual stroke play. The Committee will set a course consisting of 18 Par 3 holes.

Presidents' Cup - Men’s & Women’s (Major) – Two day event

Format: Individual stroke play. Second round pairings are based upon the first round gross scores. 

Red/White/Blue - 4 person team event 

Format: Each team plays 6 holes from each of the Red, White & Blue flags (set by the Committee).  The team score is 3 best balls of 4 net.  Women get 100% handicap, Men get 80%. Come dressed in your red, white & blue.

Ryder Cup Event - Women’s – Two day event 

Format: 1^st day – alternate shot & 4 Ball (Better Ball of Partners); 2^nd day - two separate 9-hole match play contests.  (Note: Format subject to change.)

Co-Captains pick teams and pairings. 

Ryder Cup Event - Men’s – Two day event 

Format: 1^st day – alternate shot & best ball; 2^nd day - two separate 9-hole match play contests.  (Note: Format subject to change.)

Co-Captains pick teams and pairings. 

Senior & Super Senior Club Championship – Men’s & Women’s (Major) - Two day event

Format: Flighted individual stroke play.  Sunday pairings based upon Saturday gross scores. You must be 50 years or older to qualify and flights are based on age; players over the age of 65 automatically qualify for the Super Senior Championship. Prizes awarded to gross & net winners of each flight.  Overall low gross score is the Senior Champion.  Snacks and beverages are provided on Saturday.  A sit down dinner is served following play on Sunday.

Spring Handicap - Women’s & Men’s (Major)

Format: Individual stroke play.

Foursomes are re-paired on Sunday based on Saturday net scores.

2 Best Balls of 4 – 4 person team event

Format: Each member of the foursome plays their own ball. Team selects the two best net & gross scores per hole.

2 Person Best Ball – 2 person team event

Format: Stroke play.  The team picks best ball gross & net score for each hole.   

2 Person Scramble – 2 person team event

Format: A two person scramble, with any combination of team members.  The field will be flighted and handicapped within flights.  Gross and net prizes will be awarded within flights. 

Version: 2017, updated 4/20/17

Mama and her 3 fawns on 3 red. Photo Credit Mark Williams

Turtle laying eggs in 4 Red Bunker. Please take care. Photo Credit: Mark Williams