28th Annual Green & Gold Booklet

Green & Gold Invitational

Member/Guest Golf Tournament 2024

Welcome!

The Board of Governors and Members of Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club proudly welcome all guests to our annual Green & Gold Golf Tournament.

We hope that you find our Robert Trent Jones Jr. Golf Course both enjoyable and a challenge to play.

This year’s format should provide a level of golf competition that even the most discriminating player will appreciate.

Enjoy and have FUN!

Green & Gold Past Champions

2023

MartinTrokey•RobLuker

2022

JohnMussallem•Michael Lindenmeyer

2021

BobbyBosack•TomNowinski

2020 COVID-19

2019

Eric Eiers • John Mrkvicka

2018

RickRudie•MarkBaskiewicz

2017

Mike Basevic • John Downey

2016

MikeYazbec•ToddBurns

2015

Rory Arthurs •Des Campbell

2014

Dale Slater •Craig Braje

2013

Bill Nero • Ray Bedalow

2012

AlSutherland•MarkPusateri

2011

DaveLangevin • Ron Clark

2010

DavidHeide•WilliamPatterson

2009

J.C.Phelan•ChrisPlahm

2008

GerryButkus • CourtAnderson

2007

DaveMaracich•RobKruger

2006

J.C.Phelan• Chris Plahm

2005

Paul Lang • Jack Haberkorn

2004

Otto Haenlein • Robert Hankins

2003

Wes Pierce • Joe Casciato

2002

SteveParker•Jim Marriott

2001

Don Hoffman • Richard Beaty

2000

John Mussallem • John Woloshyn

Schedule of Events 2024

Thursday June 13th

1:00PM PracticeRound-OptionalShotgunforall participants.1NetBestBallFormat

5:30PM OptionalTeamShootout

$200EntryFeeperTEAMforPracticeRound

$100EntryFeeperTEAMforShootout

Optionaldinnerreservationsavailablebycontactingthefront desk

Friday June 14th

6:00AM Practice Facility Opens

6:00AM Registration & Pari Mutuel Betting

6:00AM-4:00PM Gift Distribution- Crystal Room

6:30AM-10:15AM Breakfast

7:00AM-6:00PM Putting contest-practice green

7:00AM-9:50AM Tee Times for first 9-hole match

10:00AM-12:50PM Tee Times for second 9-hole match

1:00PM-3:50PM Tee Times for third 9-hole match

6:30PM Stag Night Dinner

8:00PM Putting Contest Finals-18th Green

8:30PM Baby Pool Contest under the lights

Saturday June 15th

6:00AM Practice Facility Opens

6:30AM Breakfast & Pari Mutuel Betting

8:30AM Shotgun for fourth 9-hole match

11:30AM Shotgun for fifth 9-hole match

11:30AM Food stations on the golf course

3:00PM Championship shootout

5:00PM Green & Gold Jacket Presentation-18th Green

7:00PM Dinner w/Spouse

Tournament Format

• Five 9-hole matches against each team in your respective flight

• Flights are determined based on combined handicap index

• In case of identical team totals, the team with the lower index player will be in lower flight

• Matches are played off the low handicap player in the match

• You will receive 1 point for winning a hole, 0.5 points for tying a hole and 0 points for a lost hole, each match therefore is worth 9 points total. NO BONUS POINT for winning the match.

• Each flight winner along with any undefeated teams will compete in the shootout following golf on Saturday

• Members handicaps will be based off their 6/01/24 revision and guest handicaps will be their lowest index between 6/01/23-6/01/24

• All play will be from the silver tees using the old rotation for matches (holes 2-10 & 1, 11-18)

• Cash Pool - $350/player mandatory to be paid prior to Round 1 on Friday

• In the event of a tie for flight winner, the tie will be broken by the head-to-head matchup, if that was tied then a 4 person chip off will take place with the closest to the hole winning. Both teams make the Shootout; chip-off for 1st place money purposes.

• For Pari-mutuel wagering, there will be a betting option for Day 1 (Friday), Day 2 (Saturday), and the Overall (Shootout). Will pay out WIN, PLACE, SHOW for each betting option.

• ALL USGA RULES WILL GOVERN PLAY

Shootout Format

Saturday following completion of play, the winner from each flight along with any undefeated teams and the death flight will play a five-hole shootout. The shootout will consist of 5 holes 14-18. Format of play will be true alternate shot and we will eliminate a certain number of teams after each hole. Chip-offs will determine who moves on in the event of any ties. The final two surviving teams will play hole #18 for the Green & Gold Championship. We will eliminate 6 teams on hole 14, 3 teams on hole 15, 1 team on hole 16, and 1 team on hole 17 to get to our final 2 teams playing #18. This is if we have 13 teams in the shootout, this will be adjusted if more teams are added. Each team will receive 40% of their combined team handicap, the low handicap team in the shootout will then become a 0 and everyone will play off them. Max of 12 stroke differential between partners. Handicaps will be adjusted after each hole if necessary.

Rules of Play

ALL

USGA RULES APPLY EXCEPT WHERE AMENDED BY LOCAL RULES.

• Question as to DOUBT OF PROCEDURE - In Match Play, the players choose how to proceed (DO NOT play two balls in match play). If the opponentdisagrees,theopponentmustmakeaverbalclaimbeforeteeing off onthe next hole, orin thecase of the lasthole, before he leavesthe puttinggreen.Therulescommittee willdecideonthematterassoonas possible.

• ADVICERULE – A player shall not give advice to anyone inthe competitionexcepthispartner.Aplayermayaskadvicefromonlyhispartner or either of their caddies.

• FOURTEEN CLUB RULE is in effect

• LOCAL RULE – Distance - only measuring devices are allowed as part of a player’s equipment.

• LOCAL RULE – Embedded ball rule is in effect through the green. A playermaylift,cleananddroptheballasnearaspossibletothespotthat it was embedded, not nearer the hole. A player may do this anywhere on the course, except a bunker or other hazard.

• LOCAL RULE – The one-ball rule is not in effect. However, changing ballsduringtheplayofaholeisnotpermittedexceptwhentherulesallow it(i.e.–switchingtoaballforputtingdisqualifiesaplayerforthathole).

• LOCAL RULE – The flower beds behind the 3rd and the 8th greens are deemed ground under repair.

• LOCAL RULE – Designated drop areas are available if the ball entersthepenaltyareabeyondthedropareaonholes#7,#15and#18. The drop area onhole #18 isthe white teeing ground.

• LOCAL RULE – Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds- A player may choose todropaballatthenearestpointtheballcrossedtheboundary oris deemed lost. A player mayalso choose todropthe ballatthenearest fairwayedgefromwheretheballwaslostorcrossedtheboundary.

• Forapplicableareasonthecourse(leftsideof#6,rightsideof#7, leftsideof#18,rightsideof#1,etc.),aplayermaydropontheopposite side of the cart path if:

1. Theplayer’s ballisinapenaltyareaandelectsto take the strokepenaltyanddropbutthecartpathiswithin2club lengthsof the hazard, or

2. Theplayer’sballisonthecartpath,andahazard iswithin1 clublengthof the nearestpoint ofrelieffrom the cartpath.

Special Events

Coyote Number

BothFridayand Saturdaytherewillbearandompointtotalchosen. All teamsthatreachthatpointtotalforthedaywillsplittheentriescollected. $100cashentryperteamcoversyouforbothdays. Coyotenumberwill bepublishedatendofdayonthescoreboard.

Golf Shop Raffle (Friday)

TherewillbeagolfshopraffleavailableonFridayduringRounds2&3 onthe1st tee. Allmoneytakeninwillberaffledoffinmerchandise. Cost ofraffleticketsare 3for$20,10for$50,and30for$100.

Putting Contest

AlldayFridayyoumayenterintotheputtingcontestatthepractice puttinggreen. Entryis5ballsfor$20. Youwillhavea10footputtforall 5balls. Foreveryballyoumake,yougetachanceatalengthyputt. The top3thatareclosesttotheholeonthelongputt,willhaveashowdown onthe18th holeFridaynight. Thesplitwillbe1st –60%,2nd –30%,3rd –10%. Payoutwillbeincash.

Cliff Hanger Shootout (Friday)

Hole#12,eachplayerfor a$20cashentry,mayentera“winnerstakeall” closesttothepincontest. AmemberoftheCrystalTreestaffwillsignyou uponthetee. Aftertheentiregrouphits,theywillgowithyoutothe greenandtakemeasurementsoftheballsclosesttothehole. Theywill notrevealanyotherinformation. ThewinnerswillbeannouncedFriday night. Thesplitwillbe1st –60%,2nd –30%,3rd –10%. Payoutwillbein cash.

Beat the Pro (Saturday, #8)

$10to$100wager. TestyourskillsagainstamemberoftheCrystalTree GolfStaff. Youhitfirst,GolfStaffhitslast.

Payoutsareasfollows: HittheGreen–DoubleYourBet

HittheGreen&InsideGolfStaff–TripleYourBet MissGreen–LoseYourBet

FLIGHT 1 - GENE SARAZEN

FLIGHT 2 - BEN HOGAN

FLIGHT 3 - BOBBY JONES

FLIGHT 4 - WALTER HAGEN

FLIGHT 5 - SAM SNEAD

FLIGHT 6 - BYRON NELSON

FLIGHT 7 - ARNOLD PALMER

FLIGHT 8 - JACK NICKLAUS

FLIGHT 9 - HARRY VARDON

FLIGHT 10 - KEN VENTURI

FLIGHT 11 - GARY PLAYER

FLIGHT 12 - PAYNE STEWART