Texas Cup
The Houston Vietnamese Golf Associations (HVGA) and the Dallas Ft. Worth Vietnamese Golf Association (DFWVGA) have established an annual match play competition. This event is known as the Texas Cup.

2008 Texas Cup
Date: October 4-5, 2008
Location: Houston, TX
Course: Houston National
Captain: Kraig Nguyen

Requirements:

  • Entry: This is a private event and is not open to the public.
  • Eligibility of individual team member: Each club shall establish the requirements, qualifications and eligibility of the team.
  • Captain: Each club shall select a captain to represent the team in the decision making process. In addition, a co-captain may be selected for each flight.

Team
Qualifying for the Texas Cup team

  • First 10 players from each flight with the most TX Cup points will be selected to represent HVGA Texas Cup Team.
  • If any top 10 player(s) cannot fully participate in the Texas Cup, the next highest point earner will fill the gap until 10 players are filled. The remaining 2 spots are determined in a playoffs system.

Playoffs system

  • After the first 10 players have been determined, ONLY the next top 4 ranked players are invited to play for the final two spots.
  • There will be two brackets based on seeding.
  • 11th ranked vs. 14th ranked (winner will be the 11th Tx Cup Member)
  • 12th ranked vs. 13th ranked (winner will be the 12th Tx Cup Member)
  • If any 4 playoffs players cannot participate in the playoffs or the Texas cup, HVGA will re-seed the players according to the final standings in the Texas Cup with the player with the most points as the number 1 seed to the players with the least amount of points as the number 4 seed.
  • The top seed player will match with the lowest seed player. In the event that the playoffs consist of less than 4 players, the top seed(s) shall have a bye based on the re-seeding decribed above.
  • The format is match play single elimination.
  • One round will be played to determine the last two Texas Cup members.
  • HVGA will coordinate the location and date for the event. Players are fully responsible for all playoffs fees.
  • After the completion of the playoffs, if any of the 24 player cannot participate in the competition at the last minute, the Texas Cup Captain has the sole discretion to pick a replacement player.

Tournament
The Teams will compete in the following form of play

  • First Round: Two man Scramble Match Play consists of six matches for each flight.
  • Second Round: Four ball Match Play consists of six matches for each flight.
  • Final Round: Individual Match Play consists of twelve matches for each flight.

Flights

  • There will be two flights: Flight A and Flight B. Each flight is considered to be a separate competition.

Scoring

  • Each match score will be calculated pursuant to USGA rule 2 which governs Match play. The winner of each match will receive 1 point. The losing side will receive 0 point. In the event the match ends in a tie, each side will receive a half of a point.
  • There will be two flights: Flight A and Flight B. Each flight is considered to be a separate competition.

Rules

  • Local and USGA Rules of Golf govern all play.

A Flight Pts. Standing

1 Alex Nguyen 123
2 Hien Vo 111.5
3 Loi Nguyen 94
4 Binh Nguyen 88
5 Tosh Hoang 83.5
6 Thinh Vu 81.5
7 Kraig Nguyen 78.5
8 Long Hong 70.5
9 Michael Dang 70
10 Bobby Nguyen 55.5
T11 Michael Nguyen 54.5
T11 Duy Tran 54.5
13 Simon Nguyen 54
14 John Pham 52.5

B Flight Pts. Standing

1 Thai Nguyen 234
2 Truong Nguyen 221.5
3 Kiet Luong 214
4 Paul Do 182
5 Thomas Nguyen 176
6 Luan Nguyen 173.5
7 Mike Bui 170
8 Nam Tran 166.5
T9 Marcel Pham 165.5
T9 Kevin Le 164.5
11 Jeff Nguyen 163
12 Thanh Trinh 152
13 Steve Le (KV) 149
14 Brandon Nguyen 146