1 .... The Actual Weekend Scenarios
Actual 36-hole cut, 82 professionals at even-par-144 or better
using Low-70 and ties ...... 20 pros alone at even-par-144, tied for 63rd
In Saturday's third round, it is assumed that the field of 82 pros was assigned
to play in 26 threesome groups, plus two twosome groups, with all groups going
off from the first tee.
One pro, Julius Boros, withdrew prior to the start of the 4th round, reducing
the Sunday field to 81. Boros' withdrawal came -AFTER- the Sunday tee times
were released to the press. That original schedule is shown above. Unless
otherwise, it is assumed that the other two members of Boros' group played
on their own.
2 .... Hypothetical Sunday Scenarios, using a Double Cut
Hypothetical 36-hole cut, 82 professionals at even-par-144 or better
first using 13 pros alone at 1-under-143, tied for 50th
Low 72 and ties ............ 20 pros alone at even-par-144, tied for 63rd
Next using 62 professionals at 1-under-143 or better
Low 50 and ties ............ 13 pros alone at 1-under-143, tied for 50th
NOTE .. Among those who would -NOT- have advanced to the final 36 holes in
this hypothetical scenario were (actual finish) .. R.H. Sikes (tied
11th), Gary Player (tied 19th, fired 62 in 3rd round), Danny Edwards
(tied 19th) and Julius Boros (withdrew before the fourth round).
The Double Cut rule provides for those 20 pros not advancing to the
final 36 holes to receive appropriate prize money and finish credit,
something that was not the norm for the Tour at that time.
Furthermore, any pro who made the Low 50 cut but was then unable to go
on and finish out the full 72 holes -- regardless of reason -- would
have their status reverted to that of Low 72 and ties, and would
receive appropriate money and finish credit.
NOTE -- Low 72 is NOT a typo. This author * MEANS * Low 72, not Low 70.
We now present three hypothetical Sunday tee time schedule options ...
The first option with a field of 62 players could have been to send everyone out in
groups of two, all teeing off from hole # 1. Assuming that nine minute intervals
were used, the first group could have gone off at 8:40 am Eastern. A 20-minute
interval could have occurred between groups 16 and 17 (10:55 am and 11:15 am
respective local). The 31st and last group could have gone off at 1:21 pm Eastern.
1 ... 8:40 am 9 ... 9:52 am 17 .. 11:15 am 25 .. 12:27 pm
2 ... 8:49 am 10 .. 10:01 am 18 .. 11:24 am 26 .. 12:36 pm
3 ... 8:58 am 11 .. 10:10 am 19 .. 11:33 am 27 .. 12:45 pm
4 ... 9:07 am 12 .. 10:19 am 20 .. 11:42 am 28 .. 12:54 pm
5 ... 9:16 am 13 .. 10:28 am 21 .. 11:51 am 29 ... 1:03 pm
6 ... 9:25 am 14 .. 10:37 am 22 .. 12:00 pm 30 ... 1:12 pm
7 ... 9:34 am 15 .. 10:46 am 23 .. 12:09 pm 31 ... 1:21 pm
8 ... 9:43 am 16 .. 10:55 am 24 .. 12:18 pm
The second option would be to send the field of 62, plus one non-competing
marker, out in groups of three, all teeing off from hole # 1. Normal intervals
between groups could be either ten or nine minutes, plus a 20-minute interval
between groups 11 and 12. In the 10-minute scenario, the first group would
tee off at 9:40 am, the last group at 1:10 pm. In the 9-minute scenario, the
first group would tee off at 10:00 am, the last group at 1:11 pm.
1 ... 9:40 am 7 ...10:40 am 12 .. 11:40 am 17 .. 12:30 pm
2 ... 9:50 am 8 .. 10:50 am 13 .. 11:50 am 18 .. 12:40 pm
3 ... 10:00 am 9 .. 11:00 am 14 .. 12:00 pm 19 .. 12:50 pm
4 ... 10:10 am 10 .. 11:10 am 15 .. 12:10 pm 20 .. 1:00 pm
5 ... 10:20 am 11 .. 11:20 am 16 .. 12:20 pm 21 ... 1:10 pm
6 ... 10:30 am
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1 ... 10:00 am 7 ...10:54 am 12 .. 11:50 am 17 .. 12:35 pm
2 ... 10:09 am 8 .. 11:03 am 13 .. 11:59 am 18 .. 12:44 pm
3 ... 10:18 am 9 .. 11:12 am 14 .. 12:08 pm 19 .. 12:53 pm
4 ... 10:27 am 10 .. 11:21 am 15 .. 12:17 pm 20 .. 1:02 pm
5 ... 10:36 am 11 .. 11:30 am 16 .. 12:26 pm 21 ... 1:11 pm
6 ... 10:45 am
The third option could have been to send out twosomes from both the 1st and 10th tees.
Normal intervals between groups could have been 10 minutes. The first group could have
gone off at 10:25 am. A 25-minute interval could have occured between groups 8-23 and
9-24 (11:35 am and 12:00 pm respective local). The 31st and last group could have gone
off at 1:10 pm Eastern.
1 ..... 10:25 am 5-20 .. 11:05 am 9-24 .. 12:00 pm 13-28 .. 12:40 pm
2-17 .. 10:35 am 6-21 .. 11:15 am 10-25 .. 12:10 pm 14-29 .. 12:50 pm
3-18 .. 10:45 am 7-22 .. 11:25 am 11-26 .. 12:20 pm 15-30 ... 1:00 pm
4-19 .. 10:55 am 8-23 .. 11:35 am 12-27 .. 12:30 pm 16-31 ... 1:10 pm
Using the Double Cut Method would have put the final Sunday group on the first
tee 14 to 25 minutes earlier than the actual starting time of 1:35 pm.
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