How does the Club championship differ from other tournament with respect to the championship flight, and prizes, and GOY points?
The Club Championship is different from the other tournaments because we generally attempt to have a championship flight, which is more challenging to our better golfers who are competing for the club championship (overall low gross). Prior to 2002 we always ran the championship flight based on gross scores (not net), but in 2002 the board agreed that there was inequity with respect to awarding Golfer of the Year points based on gross scores, for it made it easier for those who are our very best golfers to earn those critical last GOY points while making it more difficult others in that flight. To remedy this the Board decided to score the championship flight as a net flight, awarding GOY points based on net scores for that flight. Prizes and trophies for the championship flight are still however awarded based on gross scores. For the standard flights, trophies, prizes, and GOY points are distributed based on net scores. If the course rating and slope are within a reasonable range for
