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Concord Cup Invitation and Waiting List
Policy
August 23, 1999
- Updated for 2007
The Concord Cup is very grateful for
the continued support and attendance of its players. By consensus,
we currently believe that we should not expand beyond twenty-four
players in one competition. Some reasons include the limited time
during the weekend to play 54 holes, the mechanics associated
with organizing the group, the hope for a friendly competition in
which most people know each other fairly well, and a sense for
what makes a close competition.
It is our hope that the following
policy will identify a fair method for inviting people to future
events:
- Each year, there are
a maximum of twenty-four spots. However, every effort will be made
to arrange for a number evenly divisible by four.
- Each year, the players will be
ranked by seniority. Seniority will mean the number of
matches played in the three previous Concord Cup events. In the
event of a tie, the matches played in five years will be considered, and
then the player who has played in the most
recent event will be ranked ahead of the other player. In
the event of a further tie, a coin will be flipped.
- The first sixteen members
of the list will be invited. Players will be required to
confirm their attendance more than one month prior to the
event. Additional players will be invited conditionally to bring
the field to twenty or twenty-four.
- If any invited player cannot
attend, the next player on the list will be invited.
- If all players from the
seniority list are invited, and more players are needed,
the waiting list will be used, in order.
- Every effort will be made to
keep people on the same team. If teams are unbalanced in
terms of numbers, then "seniority" for one team
and relative team strength will be considered.
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