2026 Thanksgiving Stableford
Member-Member or Member-Guest

All GGS members are invited to participate in the 2026 Thanksgiving Member/Member or Member/Guest Stableford Championship. The 18 hole handicap event will be played on the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 27, at Willow Creek Golf Club!

Teams may be comprised of two members or a member & guest. There is no minimum or maximum handicap requirement for the teams!

Format: Two-man teams will play 18 holes of Modified Stableford competition, with the best ball of the two counting toward the team's score. Each player will use 85% of his course handicap to determine a Stableford score on each hole. Points will be awarded for each player's NET & GROSS score on the following scale:

Bogey = 1 point
Par = 2 points
Birdie = 4 points
Eagle = 6 points
Double Eagle = 8 points

The winning team will be the team with the highest point total.

Ties willl be broken using the USGA's last 9,6,3,1 method. This method compares the scores of the tied teams from the last 9 holes, then the last 6 holes, and finally the last 3 holes. If a tie remains after these comparisons, the last hole is used to break the tie.

Prizes
(based on a field of 24 players)

NET
1st Place $200
2nd Place $150
3rd Place $100

GROSS
1st Place $200

Entry Fee: $10 per player

Cost for Golf: $75 (includes cart & range balls)

TIME: Tee times begin at 12:10 PM

2026 Matchplay Championship

The Matchplay Championship is a multi-week matchplay tournament played at full handicap.

All players who enter the tournament will be seeded by their current handicap index. Our USGA tournament software will divide the field into two brackets for the matches.

IMPORTANT: Players are responsible for scheduling their own matches... which may be played at any course on any day that suits the two competitors!

First Round Matches: This is the play-in round to reduce the field to 16. Play-in round matches must be completed by Sunday, August 23.

Second Round Matches: must be completed by Sunday, Sept 6 (Field of 16 is reduced to 8)

Third Round Matches: must be completed by Sunday, Sept 13 (Field of 8 is reduced to 4)

Semifinal Matches should be completed by Sunday, Sept 20

Final Match should be completed by Sunday, Sept 27 (or suitable date agreeable to the competitors).

• All final-four competitors will receive a personalized trophy to recognize their achievement.
• The championship runner-up will receive a $100 prize
• The Matchplay Champion will receive a $200 prize

Tournament Entry Fee: $15 per player

ATTENTION: It is IMPORTANT for matches to be completed by their deadline in order for us to stay on schedule!

Reporting The Results Of A Match: when your match is completed please send the result to [email protected]. Be sure to include the "score," such as 1 up, 2&1, etc.