M-Golf: 2015 NCAA Championships

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Action is stopped for a lightning delay...

[fifty]

I find it amusing that no one understands the rules for most "olympic sports" including golf. I enjoy track, golf, and find equestrian somewhat interesting but I basically have 0 clue about the intricacies of their rules and detailed scoring points systems.

It's painful to follow a sport when you basically have to text a coach to find out what the result is without waiting an extra 5 hours for the "official" results to be posted.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Play suspended for the day. So we won't know if we make the cut until round 3 is completed tomorrow.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I find it amusing that no one understands the rules for most "olympic sports" including golf. I enjoy track, golf, and find equestrian somewhat interesting but I basically have 0 clue about the intricacies of their rules and detailed scoring points systems.

It's painful to follow a sport when you basically have to text a coach to find out what the result is without waiting an extra 5 hours for the "official" results to be posted.

What's really frustrating is you should be able to go to the NCAA golf site and find out pretty easily.

[fifty]

Ok, I drank a Chad Morris sugar free redbull and downloaded the 2015 NCAA golf participant manual. Here is what it says.

Tiebreaker
Tiebreaking Procedures
Team ties shall be broken by a sudden-death playoff counting the low four scores relative to par on
each hole. Play shall continue with new scoring on each successive hole until a winner is
determined. The games committee will determine the starting holes. If a playoff involves more than
two teams, a shotgun format shall be used. The team playoff will be conducted first, with the
playoff for individual spots to follow immediately after the conclusion of the team playoff. Once
the shotgun sudden-death format is started, that format shall be used until a winner is determined.

Sudden Death Playoff Procedures
Teams will draw for positions. For a two-team playoff, the winner of the draw shall have the option
of the A or B positions set forth below. For a playoff involving more than two teams, the teams shall
assume the drawn letter position (A, B, C, etc.) set forth below.
Two teams (A & B; tee off alternately)
#5A, #5B, #4A, #4B, #3A playoff hole #1
#3B, #2A, #2B, #1A, #1B playoff hole #1
SHOTGUN FORMAT
Three Teams
A #5 B #5 C #5 playoff hole 5
A #4 B #4 C #4 playoff hole 4
A #3 B #3 C #3 playoff hole 3
A #2 B #2 C #2 playoff hole 2
A #1 B #1 C #1 playoff hole 1
Four Teams
A #5 B #5 C #5 D #5 playoff hole 5
A #4 B #4 C #4 D #4 playoff hole 4
A #3 B #3 C #3 D #3 playoff hole 3
A #2 B #2 C #2 D #2 playoff hole 2
A #1 B #1 C #1 D #1 playoff hole 1
Five Teams
A #5 B #5 C #5 D #5 E #5 playoff hole 5
A #4 B #4 C #4 D #4 E #4 playoff hole 4
A #3 B #3 C #3 D #3 E #3 playoff hole 3
A #2 B #2 C #2 D #2 E #2 playoff hole 2
A #1 B #1 C #1 D #1 E #1 playoff hole 1
Players will play the numbered position they held at the start of the tournament.
The format in pairings for a playoff of six teams or more shall be consistent with the foregoing
format as determined by the games committee.

Non Sudden-Death Tiebreaking Procedure
For the purposes of ranking teams for third round pairings, and for situations in which a suddendeath
playoff cannot be completed, the following system shall be used to break ties, except as
provided elsewhere when ties need not be broken at the championships:
Teams
1. Cumulative total of the noncounting scores.
2. Highest cumulative individual total.
3. Second highest cumulative individual total.
4. Third highest cumulative individual total.
5. Fourth highest cumulative individual total.
6. Fifth highest cumulative individual total.
7. Committee decision.
Individuals
1. That round’s score.
2. Score from previous round(s).
3. Coin toss.
When a tie exists within a team, the individual with the lowest team position will be given the later
tee time.
The foregoing procedure will also be used if a cut becomes necessary at any time after the
completion of the second round of play at the championships.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files ... Manual.pdf

[fifty]

Play is suspended for the day so hopefully we will find out tomorrow before lunchtime.

[mrydel]

It will take until lunch tomorrow to explain the tie breaker if needed.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Thanks, fifty!

So it looks like we will be in a playoff with Washington then?

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Actually, the leaderboard says there will be team playoffs, so yes...

Play has been suspended for the day at 6:28PM due to lightning.
3rd round play will resume at 7AM. Fourth round start will be 30-45 minutes after any team and/or individual playoff(s), but no earlier than 10AM.

[mrydel]

Auburn could still crash and let us in without a playoff, or Oklahoma State could get hot and knock us and Washington out.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

The third round is nearly complete. Auburn finished +23 and Oklahoma finished +32, so SMU will be in a playoff against Washington for the final transfer spot to the fourth round.

DeChambeau will finish first individually. He will advance to the fourth round individually no matter what as the top nine individuals not on a qualifying team move on to the fourth round.

Go Mustangs!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

The SMU-Washington playoff is underway.

[davish75]

SMU wins playoff

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU wins playoff

Awesome! Go Mustangs!

[SMUstang07]

So does the scoring reset to see who makes the top 8?