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2007 Match Play Championship

The 11^th Annual TBI Match Play Championship will be contested this summer on golf courses across Western Washington. Inspired by the increased popularity of match play golf reflected by the Ryder Cup and the PGA Tour’s Accenture Match Play Championship, the TBI tournament has grown from the inaugural eight-man field to a full field event. Thirty-two slots are available to golfers with USGA approved handicaps.

For the TBI Match Play Championship, players are grouped into regions consisting typically of four players.  Each player plays three matches, one against each other player in his region. The matches are scheduled by the participants themselves, at courses and times of their choosing. Players need not play in a foursome with all members of their regions (although it is fun that way). When this “round robin” phase is complete, the top two players from each region advance to the single elimination playoffs.

Individual matches are contested at match play, with handicap adjustments in effect. In this format, each hole is worth one point. The lowest net score on a given hole earns the point. In case of a tie, no point is awarded. When one player is ahead by more points than holes remain, the match is over and that player is the winner. This format breeds excitement, since each hole is a mini-contest of its own!

The TBI Match Play Championship has featured many exciting moments during its seven-year history: In the 2000 Finals, Randy Hagen defeated Dave Sisler in sudden death at Port Ludlow Golf Resort’s Trail Nine. In 2001, Chris Caron outdeuled Shawn Tovey in the Final match at the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. In 2002, the preceding two year's runners up met in the final, in which Dave Sisler defeated Shawn Tovey 5&3 at Elk Run. In 2003, Chris Caron won his second Match Play title in three years, edging Dorothea Fitzsimmons 2&1 at Druid's Glen Golf Course. In 2004, Randy Hagen drained a 40 foot par putt on the 18th green to defeat Mike Fitzsimmons 1up. In 2006,  Mike Fitzsimmons returned to the Finals and defeated Steve Onustack handily with a 6&5 victory. Last year, Dodie Fitzsimmons defeated husband Mike to win the title.

The 2007 TBI Match Play Championship begins on May 20th. Sign up information is available on this website or by sending an e-mail to  tbigolf@hotmail.com.

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