9th NCGA Master Division Four-Ball Championship | Bayonet/Blackhorse GC | October 8-9, 2012
2011 Champions: Darryl Donovan & Randy Haag
First played in 2004 at Poppy Ridge, the NCGA Master Division Four-Ball Championship is a two-person, better-ball scratch event for NCGA members 40 years of age and older. The 2009 event was shortened to one round due to inclement weather.
ENTRIES CLOSE: September 7, 2012
ENTRY FEE: $320 per team. Field limited to the first 56 teams, including exempt teams.
ELIGIBILITY: Players must have reached their 40th birthday by October 11th and have a numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report of 5.4 or less on the date of registration. Partners need not be members of the same club. One partner may represent the team for any part or all of a stipulated round.
Master Division Four-Ball Exemptions
FORMAT: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play, 18 holes per day.
Past Champions
| 2004 | Terry Foreman and James Hay | 67-67-134 |
| 2005 | Terry Foreman and James Hay | 67-63-130 |
| 2006 | Terry Foreman and James Hay | 65-66-131 |
| 2007 | Jeff Burda and Jamie Looper | 66-65-131 |
| 2008 | Mark Hill and James Hay | 64-65-129 |
| All championships played at Poppy Ridge. | ||
| 2009 | John Driver and Ken Helwig at Bayonet | 65 |
| 2010 | Randy Haag and Darryl Donovan at Bayonet | 66-68-134 |
| 2011 | Randy Haag and Darryl Donovan at Bayonet | 70-64-134 |
About Bayonet GC
Bayonet No. 18
Named after the Army’s 7th Infantry Division – the first major unit to occupy Fort Ord, as well as the last. The famed Light Fighters (nicknamed the “Bayonet Division”) marched for the last time during inactivation ceremonies in 1993 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC).
With 7,104 yards of oak and cypress-lined fairways, Bayonet Golf Course was designed in 1954 by General Robert McClure, the Commanding Officer of the post at that time. Gen. McClure, a left-handed golfer with a severe slice, designed the course to fit his game. This is evidenced by holes #11-15, a series of sharp doglegs, widely known as “Combat Corner.” Notoriously known for its magnificently manicured, long, and narrow fairways, Bayonet is one tough, but rewarding 18-hole adventure. With four sets of tees, the course is a par 72, with a slope of 141 and a rating of 74.8.