2024 CENTRAL FLORIDA OPEN

Tournament INFO & Prize Money

Friday, August 23

Practice Round: Call Alan Bailey at 407-396-3247. CFO Practice round times start at 12 PM. Watson or Nicklaus Courses.

6:30 PM Player Pairings Announcement – Player meet and greet – Tournament Announcements – Location: Eleven Bar & Restaurant located on the 11th Floor of the main tower (where you check in)

Saturday, August 24 – Nicklaus Course

6:45 AM – Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for all CFO players at the Watson/Palmer Clubhouse

8:30 AM – Shotgun – Nicklaus Course

6:00 PM Saturday – Flight Standings – 18-hole miniature golf course next to tennis courts

Sunday, August 25 – Watson Course

6:45 AM – Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for all CFO players at the Watson/Palmer Clubhouse

8:30 AM – Final round tournament play commences, shotgun format. After the round, all players will gather at the Watson/Palmer Clubhouse for winner announcements.

The awards presentation will start around 1 hour after all scores are posted.

2-Player Team > Playing Partner Option and Team Quota

*Choosing a playing partner: For the first time in CFO history, registering players can choose a playing partner at the time of registration. When you register for the tournament, you’ll see two spaces to enter a first and last name. In space #1, enter the name of your most preferred choice, followed by your second choice. The third option is “Choose for me.”

Understanding the CFO Team Scoring System

The CFO attempts to ensure that every team has a fair chance to win, whether one player is much better or the other is about the same.
A newly created system to help with calculating fair team quotes, and we call it the “handicap-weighted quota system.”

How It Works

Scenario 1: Handicap Difference 0-4

• A-Player: 55% of the team score
• B-Player: 45% of the team score
• Why?: Both players are almost equally good, so they both contribute almost the same to the team’s score.

Scenario 2: Handicap Difference 5-10

• A-Player: 65% of the team score
• B-Player: 35% of the team score
• Why?: The A-Player is a bit better, so their score counts more.

Scenario 3: Handicap Difference 11-16

• A-Player: 75% of the team score
• B-Player: 25% of the team score
• Why?: Now, the A-Player is quite a bit better, so they contribute even more to the score.

Scenario 4: Handicap Difference 17-22

• A-Player: 85% of the team score
• B-Player: 15% of the team score
• Why?: There’s a big skill difference, so the A-Player’s score becomes really important.

Scenario 5: Handicap Difference 23-28

• A-Player: 90% of the team score
• B-Player: 10% of the team score
• Why?: The A-Player is way better, so almost all the team’s score depends on them.

Scenario 6: Handicap Difference 29+

• A-Player: 95% of the team score
• B-Player: 5% of the team score
• Why?: The A-Player is way, way better, so they almost fully determine the team’s score.

Example of How It Works

• Example Team 1: A-Player has a 2 handicap, and B-Player has a 36 handicap.
  • Difference: 34 points (We Apply Scenario 6)
  • A-Player’s Contribution: 95%
  • B-Player’s Contribution: 5%
• Example Team 2: Both players have a 15 handicap.
  • Difference: 0 points (We Apply Scenario 1)
  • A-Player’s Contribution: 55%
  • B-Player’s Contribution: 45%

This system ensures that every team can play fairly against each other, regardless of whether one player is much better than the other or both are the same. It keeps the game fun and competitive for everyone.  By using this simple scoring system, everyone understands their role and how they can help their team win, making the tournament exciting and fair for all players.

CFO Points and Quota

Once a two-person team is formed, the tournament coordinator will use each player’s handicap and apply it to the CFO Team Scoring System, assigning a Quota for each two-man team.

Using 36 as the baseline, we subtract the calculated combined weighted score from 36 to set the team’s quota. This results in the number of points the team needs to score above the baseline to meet or exceed their adjusted expectation.

Example:

• Suppose you have a team where:
  • A-Player has a handicap of 10 and a weight of 70%.
  • B-Player has a handicap of 20 and a weight of 30%.
• Calculate Individual Contributions:
  • A-Player’s expected contribution: 10 x 70% = 7
  • B-Player’s expected contribution: 20 x 30% = 6
• Total Expected Score Over Par: 7 + 6 = 13
• Team Quota: 36 – 13 = 23 points

This team would need to score at least 23 points to meet their quota in the tournament, under a system using 36 as a baseline for modified Stableford scoring.

The course slope is applied to players who have a verifiable handicap.
If a player does not have a verifiable handicap, the tournament coordinator assigns one and makes other attempts to verify scores.

Scoring Points:

The goal is to accumulate the highest number of points. Points are awarded hole by hole. For example:

• Double Eagle: +8 points
• Eagle: +6 points
• Birdie: +4 points
• Par: 2 points
• Bogey: 0 points
• Double Bogey: -2 points
• Triple Bogey or higher: -3 points

Scorecard Management

Before the Round:

• Exchange Scorecards: Each team should swap scorecards with an opposing team to ensure accountability.
• Track Scores: Each team is responsible for recording the scores of the opposing team and your team score

After the Round:

• Review Scores: Compare your recorded hole-by-hole scores with those of the opposing team. Confirm both the individual hole scores and the total score.
• Attestation: If both teams agree on the scores, a player from the opposing team must sign off (attest) the scorecard.
• Penalty for Non-attestation: If a scorecard is not attested, a penalty of six points will be applied.

Scoring for the Hole:

• Record the Team Score: Enter the team score for your two-person team on each hole.
• Player Drives: Mark if the A or B Players Drive was Used:
• Don’t Add Points: Leave the points calculation to the tournament’s automated scoring system; just enter the stroke score.

Scramble Format and Required Player Drives

Using a player’s handicap, the tournament coordinator assigns one player as the A and one as the B.
***Both players must account for Eight individual tee shots.
– Par-3s: The A & B players must account for two tee shots.
– Par-5s: The A & B players must account for two tee shots.
– Par 4’s: The A & B players must account for four tee shots.

The tournament scorecard will allow you to indicate which Par-3, Par-5, and Par-4 holes the A and B players used their drives on.

The team will decide which drive to use for the second shot. Each player will strike the ball until the ball reaches the green.

Once on the green, each player will put the ball until the ball is in the cup.
Enter the team score onto the scorecard in the row labeled Team Score.

(Do not enter points on the scorecard. Golf Genius software will calculate the total points.)

*** Failure to record a required drive for each player will result in a 3-point deduction for each incident.***

CFO Playing Rules

Central Florida Opens follows USGA rules as closely as possible.

1. Player Drives: Players A and B must account for 8-Tee Shots each as follows: (2 individual shots on a Par-3), (2 individual shots on a Par-5), and (4 individual shots on a Par-4) The penalty for failing to count a drive is equivalent to a hole’s Par, plus the score after completing the hole.
2. Out-of-Bounds or Lost Ball: If both the A & B-Player shots knowingly are out-of-bounds or lost, take the point where it crossed the O.B. or not found. Drop the Ball two club lengths from the edge of the fairway 90 degrees from the entry point. Each player on the team (A-Player and B-Player) must account for (8) tee shots: (2) on Par-3s, (2) on Par-5s, and (4) on Par-4s. Suppose the A-Player or B-Player is designated to complete a drive on a particular hole (Par-3, Par-4, or Par-5), and their shot goes out of bounds (O.B.) or is lost. In that case, their playing partner cannot step in to take that drive. The team must accept the O.B. or lost Ball as a two-stroke penalty and continue playing the hole. Each player is responsible for completing their own required drives, and failure to do so results in a penalty equivalent to the hole’s Par plus, the penalty strokes, and the score. This rule ensures that each player’s required drives are completed,
3. Ball Lands in a Red or Yellow Stake Penalty area: If the shot the team elects to play is in a penalty area, both players must play from the penalty area–no penalty stroke. The second player’s lie must simulate the original lie of the shot selected within the penalty area.If the team deems the shot unplayable, it can move the Ball from the staked hazard area by taking two club lengths or as far back from the line of point of entry into a water penalty area and dropping it at the Ball’s entry to place it back in play. The penalty is one stroke.
4. The Ball is Played as it Lies: The player’s shot chosen cannot be improved, fluffed, rolled in the fairway, etc. Doing so is a 1-stoke penalty.
   1. The second player can place his Ball, simulating the life of the Ball chosen to play.
5. Fairway Divots: The CFO considers divots as ground under repair. Without penalty, you can move the Ball from the divot.

Protect the field. Play with integrity.

Determining Flight and Tournament Winners.

After completing Saturday’s round, your 18-hole score will determine your team Flight placement.
Determining the Flight Winner and Tournament Champion
36-Hole Winners: We combine your Saturday and Sunday points above the team quota after the Sunday round. The team with the highest two-day points over quota determines a Flight and Champion winner
Prize Money*: Money, awards, and gifts are used to recognize team flight winners,
Tie-Breaker
In the case of a tie-breaker, the head pro will conduct a scorecard playoff starting with the lowest handicap hole until the tie is broken.

Team Flight Payouts

Tournament Champion Team: $500

Proximities

• Par 3 Closest to Pin – $50 for A & B player each day (4 chances)

SKINS POT – $1,000 per day

*Disclaimer: The tournament coordinator has complete discretion regarding prize money payouts based on tournament registrations collected minus expenses. All information is subject to change.