Pairing Policy and Guidelines

Have you ever wondered how we create the pairings for our tournaments (how the sausage gets made)? Below is a brief description for what goes into creating the pairs, the foursomes, and the tee slots for each tournament:

Step 1: Creating Pairs (twosomes)

We always start by pairing members who have specifically asked to play (or team in 2-Person events) together.
We pair members who haven’t asked to play with a specific person with someone who: 1) will be playing from the same tee boxes, 2) has similar playing abilities (ie. TI), and 3) they haven’t played with recently.

Step 2: Creating Foursomes

If the tournament is a 4-person team event, we first put all four players in the same group (except in NCGA events where they are required to be split up).
Next, we group twosomes who have similar special tee time requests (early or late for example) together in a foursome.
Finally, we combine twosomes who haven’t played together often. NOTE: We will group twosomes into a foursome based on specific requests, however we generally discourage this.

Step 3: Assigning Tee Times

Foursomes that have specific tee time requests (early or late tee times) are slotted first. NOTE: while we do our best, we cannot always accommodate specific tee times requests.
Next, we slot the remaining foursomes based on: 1) rotating members throughout year between early and late tee times, and 2) grouping members who have a history of fast pace of play into the first four tee slots, and those who have a history of slow pace of play into the last four tee slots.