2023 NIST GA Playoff Notes

How the playoffs will work this year (14 teams/16 weeks):

Playoff participants are determined based on Bylaws, “ARTICLE XVII. Playoffs, Post-season” - https://nistga.org/rules/#Playoffs

Winners of Divisions A & B, next 2 teams in both Divisions A & B with the highest number of points (these teams are seeded based on total points for the year). From Week #16 Results:

 

 

First Half Winner	Division A	Division B
	#5 – Bash Brothers 23 (seed 1)	#14 – Drive Safely (seed 1)
Second Half Winner	#2 – Big MacMulligan	#9 – H-A
Wildcard	#1 – Long Drive Fives	#13 – Rough Riders

Playoff Round 1 Schedule, (front 9, 9-holes)

#2 – Big MacMulligan vs. #1 – Long Drive Fives
#9 – H-A vs. #13 – Rough Riders
#5 – Bash Brothers 23 AND #14 – Drive Safely (BYE)

Round 1 Results

Playoff Round 2 Schedule, (back 9, 9-holes)

#2 – Big MacMulligan vs. #5 – Bash Brothers 23
#9 – H-A vs. #14 – Drive Safely

Round 2 Results

#2 – Big MacMulligan defeats #5 – Bash Brothers 23 (19.5 – 7.5)
#9 – H-A defeats #14 – Drive Safely (17.5 – 9.5)

 

Playoff Round 3 (NIST GA Finals) Schedule, (9-holes)

#2 – Big MacMulligan vs. #9 – H-A

Round 3 Results

#2 – Big MacMulligan defeats #9 – H-A (20 – 7)

2023 NIST GA Champions –  Team #2 Big MacMulligan (Shane Lindemann & Trey Diulus)

2023 Match Play Participants

Name	Record	Seed
Ross Koeser SS*	[6-0-1 = 93%]	2
Jim Fox	[4-0-3 = 79%]	3
Evan Jahrman	[10-3-0 = 77%]	1 (most wins)
Alex Taylor	[10-3-1 = 75%]	4
AJ Fleisher	[9-3-1 = 73%]	5

* Ross withdrew due to illness

Match Play Champion: Top 4 match play participants (with at least 7 rounds) and all play a single 18-hole round (two 9-hole matches) to determine winner. 

Match Play (Round 1, front 9)

Jim Fox defeats AJ Fleisher, 1 up
Evan Jahrman defeats Alex Taylor, 2 up

Match Play (Round 2, back 9)

Jim Fox defeats Evan Jahrman, 1 up (on 1^st playoff hole)
AJ Fleisher defeats Alex Taylor, 2 up

2023 Match Play Champion –  Jim Fox