3rd Annual OU Golf League Najee Memorial MatchPlay [Spring 2017]
The fall season "Najee" MatchPlay Tourney was conceived by members from the Ohio University Open Golf League in 2014, to commence
following regular-season league play. The tourney is dedicated to our good friend and avid golfer Najee Muhammad, who joined the Ohio
University faculty in 1996 in the Cultural Studies in Education program (Department of Educational Studies).
He also served one year as the interim chair of the Department of African American Studies.
A diverse teacher and mentor, Najee was a dedicated student of the game, equally enjoying the "lesson" tee as well walking
the university golf course and many other surrounding area courses.
Najee
passed away on March 8, 2014 (read more).
RULES and INFO back to Matchplay Index
| Round 1 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 | Semi-Finals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Joe Rudolph (+1) | ||||||
| #15 James Miranda (+8) | #1 Joe Rudolph 2&1 | |||||
| #15 James Miranda 2&1 | ||||||
| #17 Josh Olson (+8.6) | #1 Joe Rudolph 2&1 | |||||
| #8 Rich Russel (+5.2) | ||||||
| #8 Rich Russel 3&1 | ||||||
| #9 Alan Swank (+5.4) | ||||||
| #4 Jason Smith 4&3 | ||||||
| #4 Jason Smith (+2.8) | ||||||
| #4 Jason Smith 5&4 | ||||||
| #13 Marty Lindquist (+7.4) | ||||||
| #4 Jason Smith 3&2 | ||||||
| #5 Frank Carano (+3.4) | ||||||
| #12 Rusty Thomas 4&3 | ||||||
| #12 Rusty Thomas (+7.2) | ||||||
| #4 Jason Smith 3&2 | ||||||
| #2 Mike Brooks (+2.6) | ||||||
| #15 Travis Post (+8) | #2 Mike Brooks (no card submitted) | |||||
| #18 Henry Woods 3&2 | ||||||
| #18 Henry Woods (+18) | #7 Josh Boyer 1 up | |||||
| #7 Josh Boyer (+2) | ||||||
| #7 Josh Boyer 4&3 | ||||||
| #10 Eric Miller (+5.4) | ||||||
| #3 David South 3&2 | ||||||
| #3 David South (+2.8) | ||||||
| #3 David South 2&1 | ||||||
| #14 Jason Kopelwitz (+7.6) | ||||||
| #3 David South 3&1 | ||||||
| #6 Rich Campitelli (+4.6) | ||||||
| #11 Mike Hess 5&4 | ||||||
| #11 Mike Hess (+5.8) |
Rules
1. Handicap based Individual Single Elimination matchplay.
2. 18-hole match play is highly recommended. 18 strokes maximum for 18 holes, 9 holes 9 strokes maximum.
3. Handicaps are calculated based on your top 5 games during the regular season. The handicap will not change during the matchplay.
4. Bracket seeds based on the handicap. In case of ties last personal score shot will determine higher seed.
5. Play time is up to you and your opponent. Please communicate with each other and decide on the play time within two week period of each round.
6. You may choose to play at any course as long as players agree with each other.
7. USGA and local rules (if any) apply but you may choose to apply other rules based on the course condition, skill levels, etc. It’s all up to the two players.
8. 18-hole rounds are recommended but some of you may choose to play 9-hole match due to work schedule, etc. and the decision is up to the two players.
If not playing the OU course, use the slope rating to properly calculate handicaps:
To properly play handicaps, utilize slope ratings for the course you are playing. At OU,
just round the index number and use it as your 18-hole handicap. If you are playing elsewhere, the course handicap can be calculated as following:
• Course handicap = handicap index * slope rating/113 For example, Using Oxbow as an example, a handicap would determine by using as an example a handicap of 19.6 and Oxbow’s slope rating for the white tees of 119: 19.6 * 119 / 113 = 20.6. Round this number to the closest whole number and the course handicap will be 21.• Players must contact each other and schedule their matches
• Holes are played out or until conceded.
(for a quick reference on matchplay, visit this USGA page