Hi EMGA,
Sign-ups for our next EMGA tournament, the Two-Man Chapman are open. The tournament will be held on Thurs, 4 Jun, with an 0800 Shotgun start on the Blue course.
Since this is a two-man team event, you can either sign up as an individual and get paired with another member, or you can sign up with a partner.
To sign up as an Individual:
1. Log into the EMGA Portal at egc-2026emga.golfgenius.com ,
2. Under the tournament name on the left side of the page, click on “Sign Up”
3. On the next page, click on the “I acknowledge . . . “ box
4. Click on “Sign Up” on the bottom right
The Tournament Committee will assign you a partner who has a handicap index close to yours.
Only one of your team members can sign up your team. Please coord with your partner on who will take care of signing up the team.
To sign up as a Team with a partner:
1. Log into the EMGA Portal at egc-2026emga.golfgenius.com
2. Under the tournament name on the left side of the page, click on “Sign Up”
3. Click “Add Member”, then enter your partner’s name
4. Click on “Playing with Host”. This puts you and your partner on the same team.
5. Click the “I acknowledge . . . “ : box
6. Click on “Sign Up” on the bottom right. If you get a red error box, ignore it.
Format: This is a new format for the EMGA. Competition will be Team vs Flight.
1. Both team members will tee off from their declared tees.
2. Each team member will then play his second shot hitting his partner’s ball as it lies.
3. After each team member hits his second shot, the team will decide which single ball to play, as it lies, using an alternate shot format. The player whose second shot is NOT used will hit the third shot and the team will alternate from there.
4. The alternate shot format will continue until the ball is holed.
5. There is no requirement to use a set number of second shots from either player.
Handicap: The A player receives 60%, and the B player receives 40%, of their course handicaps.
Scoring: Payouts to the top net finishers in each flight.
Closest-to-the-Pin on Par 3s: Included.
Skins: Optional Gross and Net Team skins at $5 per player, to be deducted from your EMGA account. Both players on the team must participate for the team to compete. Skins competition will be Team vs Flight.
Ringers and Ike Cup: This tournament will not count toward the Ringers or Ike Cup season long tournaments.
Thanks,
Your Tournament Committee