US National FOG Rankings
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:15 pm
As if there was not enough turmoil in our lives, let me add a bit more fuel to
the fire.
Since no one else seems to be prepared to put together a formalized set of
guidelines for the US National FOG Championship Series, I have worked with a
select group of individuals from around the US to work up the following
guidelines. We started off attempting to build the guidelines around
established UK guidelines but found it difficult to reconcile the 2 Grand Slams,
2 Majors and everything else as a Minor system without butting heads with the
"my tournament is more prestigious than yours" mentality. We then attempted to
divide the US into regions with the largest tournament in each region qualifying
as the main regional tournament. The two largest regional tournaments would be
graded as the 2 Grand Slams for the year and the remaining 4 would be Large
Tournaments. One issue with this method was whether to use the previous year's
attendance as the measuring stick to classify the tournament categories and what
to do if the tournament did not happen or attendance was way below normal. The
regions were very similar to what Gino Agnelly proposed a few months back on the
North American FOG list but after the response he received, and the problems
with the classification vehicle mentioned previously we trashed that idea, as
well.
The final result was a compromise, more or less, and uses the current year's
attendance to classify each tournament as it happens. Grand Slams must have at
least 4 rounds of play AND a minimum of 24 qualifying players. Large
Tournaments must have between 12 and 23 qualifying players and at least 3 rounds
of play. Standard (the old Minor) tournaments must have between 6 and 11
qualifying players and at least 3 rounds of play. Tournaments with fewer than 6
players or fewer than 3 rounds of play do not count towards the National FOF
Championship Series. Special Tournaments, such as doubles and the US Team
Tournament, also have a place in the ranking system. In this system, there can
be more than 2 Grand Slams and more than 2 Large tournaments. If you get the
players out in numbers, then you should have the status of Grand Slam. Also in
this system, only a player's top 8 finishes count, referees that compete in the
tournament and those that do not are recognized.
The complete guidelines can be found on my website at
http://www.freewebs.com/berthiersdesk/u ... elines.htm
The complete rankings can be found here
http://www.freewebs.com/berthiersdesk/U ... y%2024.pdf
And just to give you a taste, here is the top 10 thru May 24.
US National Rankings 2009
Name Tournaments Club Score
1 Crotteau, Marc 6 Tm Zero 61.36
2 Jones, Ricky 4 SMAC 60.42
3 Miller, Joey 5 Bunny 53.30
4 Martin, John 4 NGDH 53.26
5 Hazlewood, Dan 2 Beltway 42.75
6 McCampbell, Bill 4 Beltway 41.64
7 Cleveland, Lee 4 Bunny 39.67
8 McManus, Hilton 3 36.44
9 Jeske, Scott 3 Ohio 36.24
10 Hines, Chuck 5 Chicago 35.25
I have also posted the guidlines and the rankings in the files sections of both the North American FOG and the FOG discussion lits on Yahoo.
the fire.
Since no one else seems to be prepared to put together a formalized set of
guidelines for the US National FOG Championship Series, I have worked with a
select group of individuals from around the US to work up the following
guidelines. We started off attempting to build the guidelines around
established UK guidelines but found it difficult to reconcile the 2 Grand Slams,
2 Majors and everything else as a Minor system without butting heads with the
"my tournament is more prestigious than yours" mentality. We then attempted to
divide the US into regions with the largest tournament in each region qualifying
as the main regional tournament. The two largest regional tournaments would be
graded as the 2 Grand Slams for the year and the remaining 4 would be Large
Tournaments. One issue with this method was whether to use the previous year's
attendance as the measuring stick to classify the tournament categories and what
to do if the tournament did not happen or attendance was way below normal. The
regions were very similar to what Gino Agnelly proposed a few months back on the
North American FOG list but after the response he received, and the problems
with the classification vehicle mentioned previously we trashed that idea, as
well.
The final result was a compromise, more or less, and uses the current year's
attendance to classify each tournament as it happens. Grand Slams must have at
least 4 rounds of play AND a minimum of 24 qualifying players. Large
Tournaments must have between 12 and 23 qualifying players and at least 3 rounds
of play. Standard (the old Minor) tournaments must have between 6 and 11
qualifying players and at least 3 rounds of play. Tournaments with fewer than 6
players or fewer than 3 rounds of play do not count towards the National FOF
Championship Series. Special Tournaments, such as doubles and the US Team
Tournament, also have a place in the ranking system. In this system, there can
be more than 2 Grand Slams and more than 2 Large tournaments. If you get the
players out in numbers, then you should have the status of Grand Slam. Also in
this system, only a player's top 8 finishes count, referees that compete in the
tournament and those that do not are recognized.
The complete guidelines can be found on my website at
http://www.freewebs.com/berthiersdesk/u ... elines.htm
The complete rankings can be found here
http://www.freewebs.com/berthiersdesk/U ... y%2024.pdf
And just to give you a taste, here is the top 10 thru May 24.
US National Rankings 2009
Name Tournaments Club Score
1 Crotteau, Marc 6 Tm Zero 61.36
2 Jones, Ricky 4 SMAC 60.42
3 Miller, Joey 5 Bunny 53.30
4 Martin, John 4 NGDH 53.26
5 Hazlewood, Dan 2 Beltway 42.75
6 McCampbell, Bill 4 Beltway 41.64
7 Cleveland, Lee 4 Bunny 39.67
8 McManus, Hilton 3 36.44
9 Jeske, Scott 3 Ohio 36.24
10 Hines, Chuck 5 Chicago 35.25
I have also posted the guidlines and the rankings in the files sections of both the North American FOG and the FOG discussion lits on Yahoo.
