The Calcutta auction will take place on Friday evening, June 11 — the night before Round 1 — roughly 6–7 pm. Every team in the field (max 72 teams) will be auctioned off. All winning bids go into one total Calcutta pot, and the Calcutta pays out on BOTH rounds: Round 1 by gross score, and the Final Round with flight handicaps that give every team a real chance.
10% of the total pot is donated to local schools. Of the remaining amount, 40% pays out for Round 1 and 60% for the Final Round.
After Round 1, teams are placed into flights based on their Round 1 scores — with a full field of 72 teams, there will be 6 flights (Championship, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th). Each flight's Calcutta pool is the total auction money bid on the teams that land in that flight — so if the Championship flight teams sold for $6,000 combined, that flight pays out from $6,000.
Example: Championship $6,000 · 1st $5,500 · 2nd $5,000 · 3rd $4,500 · 4th $4,000 · 5th $3,000 (total Calcutta pot: $28,000, total donation: $2,800)
| Flight | Total Bid | 10% Donation | Round 1 Pool (40%) | Final Round Pool (60%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | $6,000 | $600 | $2,160 | $3,240 |
| 1st Flight | $5,500 | $550 | $1,980 | $2,970 |
| 2nd Flight | $5,000 | $500 | $1,800 | $2,700 |
| 3rd Flight | $4,500 | $450 | $1,620 | $2,430 |
| 4th Flight | $4,000 | $400 | $1,440 | $2,160 |
| 5th Flight | $3,000 | $300 | $1,080 | $1,620 |
| Total | $28,000 | $2,800 | $10,080 | $15,120 |
Each flight's Round 1 pool pays the top 3 gross Round 1 scores in that flight:
Ties are broken using the course handicap hole order (9, 18, 2, 11, 3, 12, 8, 17, 5, 14, 4, 13, 6, 15, 7, 16, 1, 10). From the example above, the Championship flight's $2,160 Round 1 pool would pay 1st $1,080 · 2nd $648 · 3rd $432.
For the Final Round, every team gets a handicap equal to 50% of the strokes they finished behind first place in their flight in Round 1. Example: if first place in your flight shot 60 and your team shot 66, you're 6 strokes back — so your Final Round handicap is 3 strokes. Shoot a 65 in the Final Round and your net score is 62. Half strokes count: 5 strokes back means a 2.5-stroke handicap.
Each flight's Final Round pool then pays the top 3 net Final Round scores in that flight: 1st — 50% · 2nd — 30% · 3rd — 20%. From the example above, the Championship flight's $3,240 Final Round pool would pay 1st $1,620 · 2nd $972 · 3rd $648.
Bidders will be in the cart staging area with the auctioneer on the deck, still having access to the clubhouse for food and drinks.
All teams will be bid upon, with every winning bid going into the total Calcutta pot. All bidding will begin at $100 per Team. Any team not owned at the conclusion of the bidding will be put into a pool as a "field bet". The group of "field bet" teams will be auctioned off to the highest bidder, taking all field teams. The auctioneer will have discretion to determine the bidding increments. At the conclusion of the Calcutta, we will announce the total pot and have the auction results posted and listed at the golf course.
If you DID NOT win your team, you are allowed to purchase up to 50% of your team from the owner. "Field bet" teams are NOT allowed to buy back 50% of their own team. If you are the owner of a team, you are responsible for paying the full amount Friday night. If your owned team places, we will pay the Owner of that team. The owner is then responsible for distributing funds to anyone who purchased a percentage of ownership.
All Calcutta payments MUST be made Friday night, CASH ONLY. We will not be accepting payment after Friday night.
We will take payments on the deck during and after the Calcutta, where you will be able to:
If you intend to buy back half of your Team, you must coordinate payment to the purchaser on your own accord, prior to that team heading out to the starting hole for Round 1. Calcutta payments are CASH ONLY. Calcutta bet sheets will also be printed for the auction on Friday.