The Cherry Hills Classic II

1:10 PM

Group 1

1. Marcus Whitfield & Pat Lindqvist vs Jimmy Castellano & Dane Okafor

   Jimmy Castellano + Dane Okafor

   Team Handicap: 4

   Gets 2 strokes vs. Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist

   Strokes on holes 9 and 15

   How was this calculated?

   Format

   • Two-player scramble

   Result

   • Jimmy Castellano + Dane Okafor
   • Team Handicap: 4
   • Jimmy Castellano + Dane Okafor gets 2 strokes vs. Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist.
   • Strokes on holes 9 and 15.

   Inputs used

   • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12 (the higher on this side)
   • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5 (the lower on this side)

   Format allowance

   • USGA / World Handicap System
   • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
   • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends the 35% / 15% allowance for a two-player scramble: 35% of the lower handicap plus 15% of the higher. This event applies that allowance to the Committee's competition handicaps.
   • Two-player scramble allowance: 35% of the lower handicap + 15% of the higher

   Team calculation

   • 35% × Dane Okafor's handicap (the lower)
   • 35% × Dane Okafor's 5 = 1.75
   • 15% × Jimmy Castellano's handicap (the higher)
   • 15% × Jimmy Castellano's 12 = 1.8
   • Raw team handicap
   • 1.75 + 1.8 = 3.55
   • Rounding
   • 3.55 → 4

   Rounding

   • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the team handicap, before the difference is taken.

   Team handicap

   • Jimmy Castellano + Dane Okafor — team handicap: 4

   Opposing team

   • Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist are calculated using the same declared policy.
   • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2 (the lower on this side)
   • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9 (the higher on this side)
   • 35% × Marcus Whitfield's handicap (the lower)
   • 35% × Marcus Whitfield's 2 = 0.7
   • 15% × Pat Lindqvist's handicap (the higher)
   • 15% × Pat Lindqvist's 9 = 1.35
   • Raw team handicap
   • 0.7 + 1.35 = 2.05
   • Rounding
   • 2.05 → 2
   • Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist — team handicap: 2

   Match difference

   • Lowest team handicap in match: Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist — 2
   • 4 − 2 = 2

   Final stroke allowance

   • Jimmy Castellano + Dane Okafor gets 2 strokes vs. Marcus Whitfield + Pat Lindqvist.
   • Strokes on holes 9 and 15.

   Stroke allocation

   • Confirmed Course Card: Fossil Trace Golf Club — Blue tees
   • The 2 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
   • Hole 9 — Stroke Index 1
   • Hole 15 — Stroke Index 2

   Sources

   • The Committee — Terms of Competition
   • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
   • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: Fossil Trace Golf Club — Blue tees

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  Marcus Whitfield

  “Big Cat”

  About this player

  Defending Champion

  Won Edition I by two strokes and has mentioned it, conservatively, four hundred times since. Plays a power fade he calls intentional. Arrives with the Chalice in a padded case he bought specifically for it.

  HCP 2 · Committee

  With Pat Lindqvist

  vs Jimmy Castellano & Dane Okafor

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  Pat Lindqvist

  “Boomer”

  About this player

  Longest Drive, Shortest Temper

  Holds the tournament record for longest drive (341 yards) and most balls lost in a single round (11, same round). A streaky genius. His wedge has been thrown farther than most men can hit one.

  HCP 9 · Committee

  With Marcus Whitfield

  vs Jimmy Castellano & Dane Okafor

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  Jimmy Castellano

  “The Rook”

  About this player

  First-Year Invitee

  Elevated from the waiting list after a rigorous vetting process (he owns a minivan and asked nicely). Claims a 14 handicap that no one has independently verified. The Commissioner is watching, Jimmy.

  HCP 12 · Committee

  With Dane Okafor

  vs Marcus Whitfield & Pat Lindqvist

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  Dane Okafor

  “The Surgeon”

  About this player

  Runner-Up, Edition I

  Short game so clinical it should require malpractice insurance. Lost Edition I on the 54th hole and has been at the practice green preparing his response. Speaks softly. Putts loudly.

  HCP 5 · Committee

  With Jimmy Castellano

  vs Marcus Whitfield & Pat Lindqvist

8:40 AM

Group 1

1. Marcus Whitfield & Jimmy Castellano vs Pat Lindqvist & Dane Okafor

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  Marcus Whitfield

  “Big Cat”

  About this player

  Defending Champion

  Won Edition I by two strokes and has mentioned it, conservatively, four hundred times since. Plays a power fade he calls intentional. Arrives with the Chalice in a padded case he bought specifically for it.

  HCP 2 · Committee

  With Jimmy Castellano

  vs Pat Lindqvist & Dane Okafor

  Plays even

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player

  Match

  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano
  • vs.
  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor

  Result

  • Marcus Whitfield
  • Marcus Whitfield plays even in this match.

  Inputs used

  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2

  Partner

  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Opposing side

  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor
  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9
  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Reference player

  • Marcus Whitfield — this player
  • Lowest Committee handicap in the match: 2
  • Plays off scratch; every other player takes the difference from this handicap.

  Difference before allowance

  • 2 − 2 = 0

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends a 90% allowance for Four-Ball match play, and the USGA's Four-Ball Match Play guidance applies it to the difference: the lowest player plays off scratch and each other player receives 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lowest, rounded once at the end. This event applies that sequence to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player allowance: 90%
  • 90% × 0 = 0

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the final stroke allowance, after the difference and the allowance.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Marcus Whitfield plays even in this match.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
  • No strokes to place.

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Four-Ball Match Play — Committee guidance (90% allowance)
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
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  Pat Lindqvist

  “Boomer”

  About this player

  Longest Drive, Shortest Temper

  Holds the tournament record for longest drive (341 yards) and most balls lost in a single round (11, same round). A streaky genius. His wedge has been thrown farther than most men can hit one.

  HCP 9 · Committee

  With Dane Okafor

  vs Marcus Whitfield & Jimmy Castellano

  Gets 6 strokes

  Holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15, 4

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player

  Match

  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor
  • vs.
  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano

  Result

  • Pat Lindqvist
  • Pat Lindqvist gets 6 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15 and 4.

  Inputs used

  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9

  Partner

  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Opposing side

  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano
  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2
  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Reference player

  • Marcus Whitfield — opposing side
  • Lowest Committee handicap in the match: 2

  Difference before allowance

  • 9 − 2 = 7

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends a 90% allowance for Four-Ball match play, and the USGA's Four-Ball Match Play guidance applies it to the difference: the lowest player plays off scratch and each other player receives 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lowest, rounded once at the end. This event applies that sequence to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player allowance: 90%
  • 90% × 7 = 6.3

  Rounding

  • 6.3 → 6
  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the final stroke allowance, after the difference and the allowance.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Pat Lindqvist gets 6 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15 and 4.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
  • The 6 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
  • Hole 12 — Stroke Index 1
  • Hole 2 — Stroke Index 2
  • Hole 10 — Stroke Index 3
  • Hole 6 — Stroke Index 4
  • Hole 15 — Stroke Index 5
  • Hole 4 — Stroke Index 6

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Four-Ball Match Play — Committee guidance (90% allowance)
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
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  Jimmy Castellano

  “The Rook”

  About this player

  First-Year Invitee

  Elevated from the waiting list after a rigorous vetting process (he owns a minivan and asked nicely). Claims a 14 handicap that no one has independently verified. The Commissioner is watching, Jimmy.

  HCP 12 · Committee

  With Marcus Whitfield

  vs Pat Lindqvist & Dane Okafor

  Gets 9 strokes

  Holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15, 4, 17, 1, 13

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player

  Match

  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano
  • vs.
  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor

  Result

  • Jimmy Castellano
  • Jimmy Castellano gets 9 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15, 4, 17, 1 and 13.

  Inputs used

  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Partner

  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2

  Opposing side

  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor
  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9
  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Reference player

  • Marcus Whitfield — Jimmy Castellano's partner
  • Lowest Committee handicap in the match: 2

  Difference before allowance

  • 12 − 2 = 10

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends a 90% allowance for Four-Ball match play, and the USGA's Four-Ball Match Play guidance applies it to the difference: the lowest player plays off scratch and each other player receives 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lowest, rounded once at the end. This event applies that sequence to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player allowance: 90%
  • 90% × 10 = 9

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the final stroke allowance, after the difference and the allowance.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Jimmy Castellano gets 9 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2, 10, 6, 15, 4, 17, 1 and 13.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
  • The 9 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
  • Hole 12 — Stroke Index 1
  • Hole 2 — Stroke Index 2
  • Hole 10 — Stroke Index 3
  • Hole 6 — Stroke Index 4
  • Hole 15 — Stroke Index 5
  • Hole 4 — Stroke Index 6
  • Hole 17 — Stroke Index 7
  • Hole 1 — Stroke Index 8
  • Hole 13 — Stroke Index 9

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Four-Ball Match Play — Committee guidance (90% allowance)
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
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  Dane Okafor

  “The Surgeon”

  About this player

  Runner-Up, Edition I

  Short game so clinical it should require malpractice insurance. Lost Edition I on the 54th hole and has been at the practice green preparing his response. Speaks softly. Putts loudly.

  HCP 5 · Committee

  With Pat Lindqvist

  vs Marcus Whitfield & Jimmy Castellano

  Gets 3 strokes

  Holes 12, 2, 10

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player

  Match

  • Pat Lindqvist + Dane Okafor
  • vs.
  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano

  Result

  • Dane Okafor
  • Dane Okafor gets 3 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2 and 10.

  Inputs used

  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Partner

  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9

  Opposing side

  • Marcus Whitfield + Jimmy Castellano
  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2
  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Reference player

  • Marcus Whitfield — opposing side
  • Lowest Committee handicap in the match: 2

  Difference before allowance

  • 5 − 2 = 3

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends a 90% allowance for Four-Ball match play, and the USGA's Four-Ball Match Play guidance applies it to the difference: the lowest player plays off scratch and each other player receives 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lowest, rounded once at the end. This event applies that sequence to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Two-player teams, strokes off the low player allowance: 90%
  • 90% × 3 = 2.7

  Rounding

  • 2.7 → 3
  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the final stroke allowance, after the difference and the allowance.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Dane Okafor gets 3 strokes in this match.
  • Strokes on holes 12, 2 and 10.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees
  • The 3 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
  • Hole 12 — Stroke Index 1
  • Hole 2 — Stroke Index 2
  • Hole 10 — Stroke Index 3

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Four-Ball Match Play — Committee guidance (90% allowance)
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: Arrowhead Golf Club — Black Bear tees

9:00 AM

Group 1

1. Match 1Marcus Whitfield vs Dane Okafor
2. Match 2Pat Lindqvist vs Jimmy Castellano

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  Marcus Whitfield

  “Big Cat”

  About this player

  Defending Champion

  Won Edition I by two strokes and has mentioned it, conservatively, four hundred times since. Plays a power fade he calls intentional. Arrives with the Chalice in a padded case he bought specifically for it.

  HCP 2 · Committee

  vs Dane Okafor

  Plays even

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Head-to-head strokes

  Result

  • Marcus Whitfield
  • Marcus Whitfield plays even vs. Dane Okafor.

  Inputs used

  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2

  Opponent

  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Match difference

  • Lowest Committee handicap in match: Marcus Whitfield — 2
  • 2 − 2 = 0

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends the full difference between the two players' handicaps for singles match play: the lower plays off scratch and the other receives the difference, rounded once at the end. This event applies that to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Head-to-head strokes allowance: 100%

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the difference.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Marcus Whitfield plays even vs. Dane Okafor.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
  • No strokes to place.

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
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  Pat Lindqvist

  “Boomer”

  About this player

  Longest Drive, Shortest Temper

  Holds the tournament record for longest drive (341 yards) and most balls lost in a single round (11, same round). A streaky genius. His wedge has been thrown farther than most men can hit one.

  HCP 9 · Committee

  vs Jimmy Castellano

  Plays even

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Head-to-head strokes

  Result

  • Pat Lindqvist
  • Pat Lindqvist plays even vs. Jimmy Castellano.

  Inputs used

  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9

  Opponent

  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Match difference

  • Lowest Committee handicap in match: Pat Lindqvist — 9
  • 9 − 9 = 0

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends the full difference between the two players' handicaps for singles match play: the lower plays off scratch and the other receives the difference, rounded once at the end. This event applies that to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Head-to-head strokes allowance: 100%

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the difference.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Pat Lindqvist plays even vs. Jimmy Castellano.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
  • No strokes to place.

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
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  Jimmy Castellano

  “The Rook”

  About this player

  First-Year Invitee

  Elevated from the waiting list after a rigorous vetting process (he owns a minivan and asked nicely). Claims a 14 handicap that no one has independently verified. The Commissioner is watching, Jimmy.

  HCP 12 · Committee

  vs Pat Lindqvist

  Gets 3 strokes

  Holes 9, 18, 1

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Head-to-head strokes

  Result

  • Jimmy Castellano
  • Jimmy Castellano gets 3 strokes vs. Pat Lindqvist.
  • Strokes on holes 9, 18 and 1.

  Inputs used

  • Jimmy Castellano — Committee competition handicap: 12

  Opponent

  • Pat Lindqvist — Committee competition handicap: 9

  Match difference

  • Lowest Committee handicap in match: Pat Lindqvist — 9
  • 12 − 9 = 3

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends the full difference between the two players' handicaps for singles match play: the lower plays off scratch and the other receives the difference, rounded once at the end. This event applies that to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Head-to-head strokes allowance: 100%

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the difference.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Jimmy Castellano gets 3 strokes vs. Pat Lindqvist.
  • Strokes on holes 9, 18 and 1.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
  • The 3 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
  • Hole 9 — Stroke Index 1
  • Hole 18 — Stroke Index 2
  • Hole 1 — Stroke Index 3

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
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  Dane Okafor

  “The Surgeon”

  About this player

  Runner-Up, Edition I

  Short game so clinical it should require malpractice insurance. Lost Edition I on the 54th hole and has been at the practice green preparing his response. Speaks softly. Putts loudly.

  HCP 5 · Committee

  vs Marcus Whitfield

  Gets 3 strokes

  Holes 9, 18, 1

  How was this calculated?

  Format

  • Head-to-head strokes

  Result

  • Dane Okafor
  • Dane Okafor gets 3 strokes vs. Marcus Whitfield.
  • Strokes on holes 9, 18 and 1.

  Inputs used

  • Dane Okafor — Committee competition handicap: 5

  Opponent

  • Marcus Whitfield — Committee competition handicap: 2

  Match difference

  • Lowest Committee handicap in match: Marcus Whitfield — 2
  • 5 − 2 = 3

  Format allowance

  • USGA / World Handicap System
  • Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • USGA / WHS Appendix C recommends the full difference between the two players' handicaps for singles match play: the lower plays off scratch and the other receives the difference, rounded once at the end. This event applies that to the Committee's competition handicaps — Committee-supplied handicaps, not WHS-derived figures.
  • Head-to-head strokes allowance: 100%

  Rounding

  • This game's declared rounding (a Committee Term): rounded to the nearest whole stroke, .5 rounding up, once, at the difference.

  Final stroke allowance

  • Dane Okafor gets 3 strokes vs. Marcus Whitfield.
  • Strokes on holes 9, 18 and 1.

  Stroke allocation

  • Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees
  • The 3 lowest applicable stroke indexes on the card:
  • Hole 9 — Stroke Index 1
  • Hole 18 — Stroke Index 2
  • Hole 1 — Stroke Index 3

  Sources

  • The Committee — Terms of Competition
  • USGA / World Handicap System — Appendix C — Handicap Allowances
  • Course Truth — Confirmed Course Card: The Golf Club at Bear Dance — White tees