Format & Rules
Twelve flights. Five matches. Two wild cards. One Shootout. Here's how a team becomes a Stampede Champion.
Match Format
Teams are placed into flights based on total team handicap. Each team plays five matches within its flight in Net Best Ball.
- 1 point per hole won · 0.5 per tie
- +1 point for winning the match (split if tied through 9)
- 10 total points per match · no point limit
- USGA Match Play Handicap Rules · players play off the lowest handicap
Handicaps
Members: 16 rounds posted. Guests: 12 scores posted. Penalties are assessed after flighting for any player short on posts.
The Golf Professional Staff reserves the right to adjust any handicap based on posting history, tournament participation, and results.
Match Handicaps
Each player's index is the average of:
Players receive 80% of that index for matches. No strokes on par 3s.
Scoring
Scoring is 100% digital this year — faster transitions and a live leaderboard. Teams receive paper scorecards in their registration packets for reference, but the official match is scored in the app.
One player per match is responsible for scoring. Teams confirm scores at the end of the match.
Tiebreakers
Flight ties: head-to-head, then Match 5 points working backward.
Wild Card ties: head-to-head if applicable, then Match 5 points working backward.
If still tied — one-shot playoff on #18. One shot. On 18. With the week on the line.
The Shootout
Flight winners plus two Wild Card teams advance. Wild Cards are the two teams with the most total points across Matches 4 and 5.
Played on holes 15–18 using Modified Net Alternate Shot. Handicaps: 40% of each player's Playing Handicap, added together. Teams alternate tee shots. Each hole is sudden death. High scores are eliminated.