FHMGC Match Play Tournament - 2020

The Fox Hollow Men’s Club Match Play Tournament bracket is posted on the FHMGC website at:

2020 Bracket

·         The field is expanded to 47 players this year. This means there are 17 byes on Saturday. You are welcome to play on Saturday, but if you don’t intend to play please let me know immediately so that we can avoid paying for unused reserved tee times.

·         Round 1 will be played on Saturday, May 30 and Round 2 will be played on Sunday, May 31

·         We do need to collect the usual $10 fee as there are no funds available in the Club’s general account to cover this tournament. Please mail a check payable to FHMGC no later than Wednesday May 27 to:

Dean Fox

7 Elphin Ct, Unit 101

Timonium, MD  21093

·         With an expanded field comes an expanded prize pool. So new this year, anyone making it to the round of 16 is a winner! (Well actually you are all winners for making the cut.)

o   1^st Place = $115, trophy, and name forever memorialized on the Club Wall of Fame

o   2^nd Place = $60

o   3^rd Place = $35

o   4^th Place = $20

o   5^th – 16^th = $10

·         Tee times to be announced early next week and will also be posted on the FHMGC website.

Please contact Dean Fox (tdeanfox@hotmail.com) or Bill Polinsky (bpolinsky5@yahoo.com) if you have any questions about the Match Play Tournament.

 RECAP OF THE SPRING HANDICAP EVENT

On Saturday, May 16^th, the FHMGC kicked off our season with the Spring Handicap tournament.  A total of 48 golfers, including 13 new members, welcomed sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s.  The FHMGC Board of Directors wishes to thank everyone for their patience, flexibility, and understanding as we quickly altered our normal tournament procedures to adapt to the COVID-19 (Social Distancing) requirements.

In the “A” Flight, Kreg Keeney fired a Net 70 (76 gross) to capture Low Net and earn $20.00.  Jim Simanski captured 2^nd Net ($15.00) with a Net score of 72.  Joel Gersen and Chris Matthai both posted net 72s and captured 3^rd and 4^th place ($10.00 each).  In the gross division, Mike Curtis shot an outstanding 69 and earned the $20.00 first place low gross prize.

In the “B” Flight, Greg “G-man” Lawson posted a solid Net 71 (79 gross) to capture Low Net and earn the $20.00 first prize.  Rob Parent, one of our new members, captured 2^nd Net ($15.00) with a net score of 72.  Emory Brown (net 72, $10.00) and new member Anthony DeBraccio (net 73, $10.00) captured 3^rd and 4th place in the net division.  In the gross division, Chad Eskildsen (new dual member) shot a 79 to capture the $20.00 prize.

In the “C” Flight, Paul Christensen carded a net 70 (94 gross) to capture Low Net and collect the $20.00 prize.  Christopher Dikes, one of our new members, posted a net 74 to earn  2^nd Net and the $15.00 prize.  Gary Burgan (net 75, $10.00) and John Shinners (net 76, $10.00) captured 3^rd and 4^th place respectively.  In the gross division, Dean Fox shot an impressive 83, which included a 9 on the par 5 twelfth hole, to capture low gross and collect $20.00 in earnings.

A big thank you to Mike McDonald (Tournament Chairmen) and Jim Simanski (Asst Chairman) for their superb efforts in putting together Saturday’s event and ensuring good fun was had by all.  In addition to the Tournament Directors, Mike Curtis and Joe Alllulis provided an exceptional amount of support during the strategy planning session and executing a safe plan following CDC and USGA guidelines.  Joe and Mike were also responsible for developing  and executing a scoring strategy.  Without the tremendous support from the FHMGC membership, this event would not had been a success.

As a reminder, the top 32 net scores from Saturday will also qualify for our upcoming event, the Match Play championship.  Please be on the lookout for an email from Bill Polinsky for specifics regarding this event.