UPDATE:
Wednesday was the final day of qualifying for the Village Cup. The low eleven qualifiers have been named Captains and Thursday night at La hacienda Rec Center at 6 p.m. the Captain will pick the course they will represent and also pick their teams from all the qualifying players in a snake draft.
The Captains are: Names in order of score lowest first and their qualifying score
Daniel Chiappetta 67-78-145
Dan Zlotek 73-73-146
Russ Jimeson 73-73-146
Bob Wade 72-75-147
Ron Clark 74-74-148
William Munn 75-73-148
George Bell 74-75-149
Stephen Bussey 76-74-150
John Olsen 76-75-151
Randy Dugger 79-73-152
Pat Monti…………………80-73-153*card playoff.
Golfers participating in the 2014 Men’s Village Cup say they like the format, which was revised a few years ago to enhance competition.
Qualifying rounds began Tuesday at Glenview Country Club. When those rounds are finished, 11 teams will be selected at a pairings party on Wednesday at La Hacienda Recreation Center.
The 11 players with the lowest scores in the qualifying rounds will serve as team captains. Elimination rounds will be held Sept. 3-5 with final rounds on Sept. 9-11.
Under the old system, players picked their own teams and teams with the best players always dominated the tournament. But that is no longer the case.
“Every team is balanced,” said David Walker of the Village of Summerhill, who said he’s played in the tournament for about six years. “You’re not playing against anybody who’s going to beat your brains out.”
He said the tournament isn’t just for golfers with low handicaps and that the drafting process ensures that each team has a mix of golfers at various levels.
“It’s a fairer system,” said Wayne Ledger of the Village of Bonita, a villager for about a dozen years. “I like the format they’ve got now.”
Ledger said he used to live in Calumet Grove and played for the Lopez Legacy team.
Bob Paul of the Village of Sabal Chase, who’s playing in his second Village Cup, said his team last year, Orange Blossom Hills, made it to the finals. He said the tournament offers a unique opportunity.
“You’re a member of the largest country club in the world,” said Paul, a golfer for about 50 years.
Gary Pearson, who’s playing in his fourth Village Cup and came to The Villages from Buffalo, N.Y., said he likes the competition. He’s been a golfer for about two decades.
“You get to play with different guys,” he said. “You get to represent a different club.”
Each of the 11 teams represents a Villages country club. Palmer Legends was last year’s winner and 140 golfers participated on 10 teams. A team for Evans Prairie Country Club was added this year. Players compete in either the open or senior divisions.
