Match Play Tournaments

A Big Surprise At My Local Golf Course

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I recently arrived at the Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort to a big surprise. I figure I will just show you instead of trying to give a big blurb.

Yup, I am the proud owner of a reserved parking spot at my golf course. It was not a large competition that I won last year, but it was enough to have a parking spot right in front of the clubhouse.

I want to thank Mike and Brenda, Owner Operators, for providing the prize for the club championship. This ‘bragging rights’ prize is an awesome incentive for me to hone my skills. For those members of the Mattawa Golf and Ski Club who read The Grateful Golfer, the sign up sheets are in the proshop.

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

Conceding A Hole In A Match Play Golf Tournament

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Part of the strategy of in a match play golf tournament is conceding a hole. The challenge for many players is understand the impact of conceding a hole. Losing one hole doe not generally impact the overall result early in the match, but as the holes unfold this may not be the case. Additionally, there is a mental side of conceding a hole that might have a greater impact on the score may not be immediately seen. Additionally, conceding a putt to half a hole is in a way letting your opponent off the hook and this might be the deeper issue of match play golf.

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Running A Match Play Event At The Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort

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As in years past, I am running a fun, members only, stroke match play event at the Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort starting 9 August. This year’s event is free and the prize is bragging rights. Because I am new to the Mattawa course, I am a bit late getting things off the ground. We are only running a stroke event because it is no way to confirm the players handicaps. Regardless, it should be a fun time and the draw will be determined at random once I have gather all the names.

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The Final Match Of The Osprey Links Stroke Match Play Championship

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Bruce and I finally had a chance to play the final match of the Osprey Links Stroke Match Play Championship. After 4 previous matches, we both were ready to see who would be considered the Osprey Links Club Champion. We have played head to head before and it was a slug fest down to the last hole. I was confident that our match would follow the same format and hopefully the outcome would be different.

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Osprey Links Match Play Championships

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It is that time again for the Osprey Links Stroke and Net Match Play Championships to start. This is the second time I volunteered to run these events on behalf of Osprey Links. I volunteered to be the chairperson of the 2021 Osprey Links Match Play Championships. Like two years past (last year we did not run this event due to COVID), I offered to help lighten the administrative load of the awesome Osprey Links staff by spearheading the member’s only Stroke and Net Match Play events. The winner of each event receives a parking spot adjacent to the clubhouse. In addition to the parking spots, each winner of a match wins a sleeve of balls from the golf course.

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