Chip Happens - Golf


Item Date Time
Location Back Lawn
Day/Time Practice Friday 5:00 pm
Men Friday 6:00 pm
Women Friday 6:00 pm
Equipment Golf Balls
Official
Scorekeepers
Starters
Ball Chasers

Players

  • Men - 2 Men per team
  • Women - 2 Women per team


Format

  • Top 3 scoring teams advance to medal round

Course

  • Each player rotates through three stations
  • At each station, to earn points, chip to any one of 8 targets
  • Distance to each target level:
  • To first row of targets - 10 yards
  • To second row of targets - 15 yards
  • To third row of targets - 20 yards


Rules

  • Teams must have 2 players or be disqualified
  • Each player rotates through three stations hitting 3 balls at each station
  • Golfers must use their own Sand Wedge iron - A sand wedge is a club with 54-56 degrees of loft 
  • Colored foam golf balls will be provided with each team hitting a different colored ball
  • Scorekeepers will record scores after each round before balls are collected


 Scoring 

  • Total team score = combined points from all stations for both players
  • Points awarded when ball lands in:
  • First row of targets - 1 point outer circle; 2 points inner circle
  • Second row of targets - 2 points outer circle; 4 points inner circle
  • Third row of targets - 3 points outer circle; 6 points inner circle


Medals Round

  • Each player rotates through three stations hitting 3 balls at each station
  • At each station, to earn points, chip to the second row of targets only
  • Distance to second row of targets - 15 yards


Tie Breaker  

  • Each player hits 3 balls from the middle mat
  • Player with the most points at the end of the round wins the tie
  • If still tied, continue rounds until there is a winner