mikedean441
6X HOF
A recent conversation offline has been intriguing enough that I wanted to see how things were handled by the masses as far as Member/Guest Tourneys.
The Oasis has a very "unique" method that I dont necessarily care for and I wanted to see how it is handled at other courses as well.
So with that said, let me know the answers to the questions below:
1. How many members can sign up for the Member/Guest?
2. How is the signup handled? Is it first come first serve? Is it a random draw? Is it something else?
3. How is the wait list done? Is it based on signup order, random draw for position, etc?
4. Do previous year's participants receive any kind of priority or preference?
5. As far as capacity, are all of the spots taken on a annual basis? Is there always a wait list due to demand?
I'll share the Oasis's below:
Open to 60 members and their 1 guest.
The 60 members from the previous year are GUARANTEED a spot in this year's event. Should anyone decline it defers to the wait list which has a lottery in the current year for the available spots (last year's wait list has preference). The leftovers from last year who do not get a spot this year, plus the new signups for this year form the new wait list.
So to give you a rough idea on where things stand this year.
It is expected 58-59 of the 60 from last year will sign back up again.
The wait list last year had 18 guys, 14 of which are expected to sign up this year. So those 14 from last year are battling for 1-2 spots.
And therefore anyone signing up for this year has NO chance of getting in this year and is simply positioning themself to be on the wait list next year in the hopes of battling for 1-2 spots with 14-20 other members.
In other words you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning. Obviously Im more of a fan of giving everyone an equal chance.
The Oasis has a very "unique" method that I dont necessarily care for and I wanted to see how it is handled at other courses as well.
So with that said, let me know the answers to the questions below:
1. How many members can sign up for the Member/Guest?
2. How is the signup handled? Is it first come first serve? Is it a random draw? Is it something else?
3. How is the wait list done? Is it based on signup order, random draw for position, etc?
4. Do previous year's participants receive any kind of priority or preference?
5. As far as capacity, are all of the spots taken on a annual basis? Is there always a wait list due to demand?
I'll share the Oasis's below:
Open to 60 members and their 1 guest.
The 60 members from the previous year are GUARANTEED a spot in this year's event. Should anyone decline it defers to the wait list which has a lottery in the current year for the available spots (last year's wait list has preference). The leftovers from last year who do not get a spot this year, plus the new signups for this year form the new wait list.
So to give you a rough idea on where things stand this year.
It is expected 58-59 of the 60 from last year will sign back up again.
The wait list last year had 18 guys, 14 of which are expected to sign up this year. So those 14 from last year are battling for 1-2 spots.
And therefore anyone signing up for this year has NO chance of getting in this year and is simply positioning themself to be on the wait list next year in the hopes of battling for 1-2 spots with 14-20 other members.
In other words you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning. Obviously Im more of a fan of giving everyone an equal chance.
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