The 2022 Solheim Cup will take place on
Monday July 18, 2022 at Granite Golf Club.
Purpose: To promote a friendly team competition within the private club sector that includes some of the best female golfers in the GTA using a modified Solheim Cup format. And to enhance, rejuvenate and restore the Ladies sections of private golf clubs.
2022 Solheim Cup
Purpose
Ø To promote a friendly team competition within the private club sector that includes some of the best female golfers in the GTA using a modified Solheim Cup format. And to enhance, rejuvenate and restore the Ladies sections of private golf clubs
Participating Clubs
Ø Weston
Ø Thornhill
Ø Islington
Ø North Halton
Ø Toronto
Ø Ladies
Ø Summit
Ø Granite
Date
Ø Monday July 18, 2022
2022 Location
Ø Granite Golf Club @ 2699 York Durham Line, Uxbridge, ON L9P 0J4
Player Eligibility
Ø 6 players per club – 48 players in total
Ø Only players with handicaps -0 or +0 -12 maximum are eligible to participate
Ø Each club will submit their team players to the host club by Friday July 8, 2022
Ø Last minute substitutions are permitted, but must be submitted 24 hours prior to registration to the host club Head Professional
Format for 2022
Ø Shotgun start at 8am off both Hole # 1 and Hole # 10 with a crossover
Ø The front nine format is Alternate Shot, the back nine format is Best Ball
Ø Teams are not permitted to change pairings for either format
Ø Following the 18 holes, lunch will be available on the patio
Ø Afternoon singles matches will be 9 holes and will begin as a Shotgun start at 1pm off the back nine holes
Match #1 ~ Alternate Shot – Starting Hole # 1
Ø Shotgun start crossover
Ø Teams play a 2-person, alternate shot match
Ø Low total gross score for 9 holes determines the winner of the match
Ø The winning team from each match will receive 2 points. A tie equals 1 point per team and no points are awarded for a loss.
Match #2 ~ Better Ball – Starting Hole # 10
Ø Shotgun start crossover
Ø Teams play a 2-person better ball match
Ø Low total gross score for 9 holes determines the winner of the match
Ø The winning team from each match will receive 2 points. A tie equals 1 point per team and no points are awarded for a loss.
Lunch ~ available on the patio (weather permitting)
Match #3 ~ Singles Match Play – Starting Hole #10
Ø Shotgun start off the back nine holes
Ø Each player will compete in an individual Match (Gross)
Ø The winner of each match will receive 2 points. A tie equals 1 point and no points are awarded for a loss
Ø The team with the most combined points from ALL matches will win the tournament
Ø In the event of a tie, there will be a 1-Hole sudden death playoff, in a match play format. Any player can represent their team for 1 hole ONLY. Should a tie continue, another sudden death match will be played, on the same hole, but a different player must represent each Club. This format will continue until a winning team is declared.
Cost per player
Ø $175 per player – payment must be made by club cheque in the full amount for all 6 participating players of each club
Ø Green fee – complimentary
Ø Power carts are available and should be paid in the pro shop prior to teeing off – by debit, visa or sign back ( Approximately $21)
Ø Entrance fee includes lunch, mandatory dinner, golf, entrance gift, championship trophy to winning team, charity portion of entrance fee to Golf Ontario’s First Tee Ontario program
Ø All beverages by credit/debit or chit
Team Attire
Ø Matching team attire is mandatory (top, bottoms, colour) not including shoes
Registration
Ø All players must register 30 minutes prior to their tee time of the competition
Ø All players are asked to be on their assigned first hole 10 minutes prior to their respected tee times
Host Club
Ø Host club will organize draw, registration, scoring and entrance gift for all players (entrance gift must include ONLY the Solheim Cup logo)
Ø Host club will display the Solheim Cup flag visible to all players for the event
Ø Host club will provide the necessary amount of scorers in order to track the overall team scores and on course volunteers/spotters if needed
Trophy
Ø Weston Head Professional, Colin Imrie has generously donated the trophy
Ø It is up to the winning team to engrave the trophy with their club name and bring it to this year’s event (2022)
Ø Trophy presentation will be done at dinner following golf as well as the passing of the Solheim Cup flag (generously donated by North Halton) to the next host club
Club Rotation - Subject to change
Ø 2016 – Weston
Ø 2017 – North Halton
Ø 2018 - Islington
Ø 2019 – Thornhill
Ø 2021 – Toronto
Ø 2022 – Granite
Ø 2023 – Ladies
Ø 2024 – Summit
Weather
Ø In the event of inclement weather during golf and the competition is cancelled, the club that has the lowest 3 scores after 9 holes will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie at that time, there will be no winning team declared
Ø A rain date will be set if the course is unplayable before the start of the competition
Past Champions
2016 – Weston
2017 – Toronto
2018 – Islington
2019 – Toronto
2020 – Cancelled
2021 - Toronto