Stanford will host once a year multiformat event at Cypress Point
10/30/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
Four-Ball, foursomes and singles are all part of the format at the Cypress Point Classic
Participating in the event are host No. 11 Stanford, No. 8 Wake Forest, No. 18 USC, No. 14 Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, UCLA and California.
Stanford head coach Conrad Ray told Golfweek that the event was inspired by Mark Frost's book, "The Match" which tells the story of the four-ball match at Cypress Point Club between professional's Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson and amateurs E. Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi.
One other interesing nugget about the Cypress Point Classic is the rumor as told by one coach to Golfweek, who said that stroke-play isn't allowed at the Alister MacKenzie designed course in an effort to preserve Ben Hogan's course record 63.
Day 1 - Round 1: Four-ball "best ball"
Day 1 - Round 2: Foursomes
Day 2 - Round 3: Singles Match Play
-Each team will compete with six players.
-Teams will play 54 holes over two days.
-The eight teams will be pre-seeded 1-8 in order by average ranking between Golfstat and Golfweek rankings seven days prior to event.
-No. 1 seed will play No. 8 seed, etc., in first round of bracket play. Winners will go forward in bracket, losers will move to consolation bracket. Each team will be guaranteed three matches under each format outlined. Lineup order will remain the same throughout the event.
Scoring
-Four points will be available per match.
-One point will be awarded for both the front- nine and back-nine matches, and two points for the overall match.
-Each match will be played over 18 holes under format during that round. The total number of "holes won" by each side over the full 18-holes will settle ties. Teams with highest point total at the end of each round will advance in the bracket.
-Golfweek and Stanford Athletics contributed to this story
Most Popular Articles
2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced
Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing
2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING
Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year
Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch
Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory
Luke Ringkamp Cruises to Rolex Tournament of Champions Title at TPC San Antonio
Nov 26, 2025One week after committing to Pepperdine, Luke Ringkamp won the Rolex Tournament of Champions by nine shots.
Inside Gil Hanse’s Restoration of Baltusrol’s Upper Course: A Return to Tillinghast’s
Dec 11, 2025Renowned architect Gil Hanse reveals how he brought Baltusrol’s Upper Course back to life by honoring A.W. Tillinghast’s originalLoading latest news...