The Fifty-Four-mat

A 2-Day, 54-Hole, 8-Man Scramble Tournament

 

OVerview

  • Players: 8

  • Format: Random rotating 2-man scramble + seeded championship rounds

  • Courses:

    • Day 1: Ravenwood (18 holes)

    • Day 2: Deerfield (18 holes, morning) + Mill Creek (18 holes, afternoon)

Seeding Rounds

First 36 Holes

Format

  • Four 9-hole rounds

  • Each round is a 2-man scramble

  • No repeat partners — each player plays with 4 different randomly selected teammates

Scoring Per 9 Holes

  • 1st place: 3 points, per player

  • 2nd place: 2 points

  • 3rd place: 1 point

  • 4th place: 0 points

Team Ties – Point Splits

  • If teams tie, points for the tied positions are combined and evenly split

    • Example: Two-way tie for 1st → (3 + 2) = 5 points → 2.5 each

    • Three-way tie for 2nd → (2 + 1 + 0) = 3 points → 1 each

Final Seeding

  • After four rounds, players are ranked Seed 1 through Seed 8 based on total points

Seeding Tiebreaker

  • If players are tied in points, tiebreaker goes to the individual with the least total strokes

  • If players are tied in total strokes, a closest-to-the-pin chip-off determines seeding

Championship RounDs

Final 18 Holes

Semifinals

Front 9 - Mill Creek

( Scramble Stroke Play Matches )

Match 1:

Seed 1 + 2 vs. Seed 7 + 8

Match 2:

Seed 3 + 4 vs. Seed 5 + 6

Winning teams advance to the Championship Match. Losing teams play in a 3rd Place Match

Finals

Back 9 - Mill Creek

( Scramble Stroke Play Matches )

Championship Match:

Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner

* Team rebalancing may apply *

3rd Place Match:

Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser

* Finals Match – Rebalancing Rules *

Performance Gap Rule

  • If the 1 & 2 Seed team wins their semifinal match and finishes 3 or more strokes better than the winning team from Match 2, the Championship Match teams will be rebalanced

Anti-Sandbagging Rule

  • The 1 & 2 Seed team must shoot a score in the semifinal that is equal to or better (lower) than their combined average strokes per 9 holes from the Seeding Rounds

  • If their semifinal score is worse (higher) than their average, they are automatically split for the Championship Match

    • How to calculate:

      • Add up the total strokes from all four seeding rounds for both players (8 nine-hole scores)

      • Divide by 8 to get their combined average

      • In the semifinal, their team score must be equal to or lower than that number to remain paired

Rebalancing Method:

  • Higher seed from the Seed 1 & 2 team is paired with the higher seed from the other winning team

  • Lower seeds pair together

  • These newly formed teams face off in the final