LRIGL 2010 SEASON NOTICE PAGE

The Championship Play-Offs have arrived!

This year's Play-Offs will be somewhat different than how they've been conducted for the past several seasons. This week (September 2nd) is the first week of the Championship Play-Offs which run for the next three weeks. The top four Teams in each Conference from the Regular Season advance to the first round. The first two Play-Off weeks are structured to determine a Conference Winner, and Play-Off 2nd thru 4th place within the Conference. The Play-Off Finals during the third Play-Off week consist of matching the two Conference Winners against one another, the two 2nd Place Finishers from each Conference against one another, and the two 3rd Place & the two 4th Place Finishers against one another to determine the League Champion, as well as 2nd thru 8th place over-all for the Season. There were no tie-breakers required to determine the initial Playoff Seedings. Winning during the Play-Offs is crucial: If your Team loses in the first round, the best your Team can finish is 5th Place over-all. If your Team wins the first round and loses in the second, the best your Team can finish is 3rd over-all. If your Team loses both the first and second rounds, the best your Team can finish is in 7th Place over-all.

The first Week Quarter-Finals Match-Ups are as follows:

Buckley Conference:

Top Seed Team #4 v. 4th Seed Team #1 on the the Front Nine;

2nd Seed Team #6 v. 3rd Seed Team #5 on the Back Nine.

Allen Conference:

Top Seed Team #11 v. 4th Seed Team #8 on the the Front Nine;

2nd Seed Team #12 v. 3rd Seed Team #10 on the Back Nine.

In the Round-Robin Tourney for those 5th and 6th Place finishing Teams during the Regular Season which failed to qualify for the Championship Round, they play against each other once for the three week Play-Off period. The format is similar to regular season play, but the winner is determined by the cumulative total of Player Match points won for the entire three week period. The balance of the over-all finishing order is determined by the next highest total of Match Points and so on. This will determine the 9th through 12th place over-all for the Season.

The first week of the Round Robin Play-Off Match-Ups are as follows:

Team #2 v. Team #7 on the Front Nine;

Team #3 v. Team #9 on the Back Nine.

The Tie-Breaking Rules for the Play-Offs are posted on the League Bulletin Board at the 'Ridge. Good Luck to all the Teams.

Walt P., Handicap Chairman