The Bart Classic
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The Bart Classic is the annual championship of golf in the United States, in memory of Bart.
Qualification
Invitations are extended annually to Bart's friends and their friends based on the following criteria:
- Character
- Contribution to society
- Personal recommendation from one of the founding members
About half of the field is made up of players who are fully exempt from qualifying. The current exemption categories are:
- Reigning Masters Champion
- Reigning PGA Championship Champion
- Reigning US Open Champion
- Reigning The Open Champion
- Tiger Woods
- Rickie Fowler
Prizes
Prizes include:
- Champion - lowest net score
- The Real Champion - lowest gross score
- 2nd place
- 3rd place
- Average Joe - exact middle-of-the-pack
- Not the Worst - second-to-last place
- Epic Meltdown - worst front-to-back delta
- Comeback King - best front-to-back delta
- Longest Drive
- Longest Putt
Each contest has its own tiebreaker, known to be completely random and unfair.
Special rules
General rules of golf apply.[1] However, there are some special rules:
- Tee shots that don't make it past the red tees must play their next shot with their shorts around their ankles[2]
- To avoid repeats, reigning champions are subjected to a 3-stroke handicap deduction the following year. They will also be on the receiving end of various abuse leading up to the event, making it virtually impossible to defend.
Themes
Each year, players are assigned to different groups based on skills.
Each group offers a different set of advantages:
- Group 1: Low handicappers. Back tees. No mulligan. Straight up hero ball.
- Group 2: Mid handicappers. Gets a breakfast ball but otherwise almost hero.
- Group 3: Once-a-year players. Need a lot of help.
- Group 4: Virtual beginners. Maximum help. Some years we even allow throwing the ball out of the bunker
| Year | Theme | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hotel Chains | Rosewood | Shangri-la | Super 8 | - |
| 2023 | NFL | Chiefs | Eagles | Raiders | - |
| 2022 | Explorers | Marco Polo | Columbus | Dora | - |
| 2021 | Disney Heroine | Mulan | Pocahontas | Elastigirl | Tinkerbell |
| 2020 | Covid | Delta | Omicron | - | - |
| 2019 | Toy Story | Buzz Lightyear | Bo Beep | Rex | Mr. Potato Head |
| 2018 | Soccer | Champions League | English Premier League | MLS | Beyond The Game |
| 2017 | Will Ferrell | Ron Burgundy | Ricky Bobby | Jackie Moon | Chazz Michaels |
| 2016 | Pokémon | Charizard | Pikachu | Jigglypuff | Magikarp |
| 2015 | No rhyme or reason | Ronda Rousey | Crouching Tiger | Unicorn | Pocahontas |
Champions
| Year | Venue | Location | Flight 1 Champion | Score | Winning margin |
Flight 2 Champion | Score | Winning margin |
Flight 3 Champion | Score | Winning margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sunnyvale Golf Course | Sunnyvale, California | |||||||||
| 2023 | Sunnyvale Golf Course | Sunnyvale, California |  Larry Kang
|
65 net | 2 strokes | James Suh*
|
61 net | 10 strokes | Matt Maguire
|
71 net | 5 strokes |
| 2022 | Shoreline Golf Course | Mountain View, California |  Don Tran |
75 net | 1 stroke |  Jie Ma*
|
69 net | 6 strokes | Kenneth Wilcox
|
81 net | Playoff |
*Denotes Champion
| Year | Venue | Location | Champion | Score | Winning margin |
Runner(s)-up | The Real Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sunnyvale Golf Course | Sunnyvale, California | Michael Wilcox |
66 net | 1 stroke | Ben Yuke
|
 Gerald Yeung
|
76 |
| 2020 | - | - | COVID | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Baylands Golf Links | Palo Alto, California | Steve Madonna |
64 net | 1 stroke |  Sid Khullar
|
Jonathan Cheng
|
76 |
| 2018 | Poppy Ridge Golf Course | Livermore, California | Gerry Sandin |
67 net | 2 strokes | Troy Irwin
|
Adam King
|
81 |
| 2017 | The Villages Golf Course | San Jose, California | Benjamin Steed |
63 net | 1 stroke | Michael Wilcox
|
Spencer Montgomery
|
73 |
| 2016 | Poppy Ridge Golf Course | Livermore, California | Adam Kretz |
64 net | 5 strokes | Michael Cianelli
|
 Mike Okamono
|
77 |
| 2015 | The Villages Golf Course | San Jose, California |  Audrey Leung |
81 net | 2 strokes | Adam Kretz
|
Jeff Brunelle
|
84 |
Summary by course
| Course | Location | Years hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale Golf Course | Sunnyvale, CA | 2024, 2023, 2021 |
| The Villages Golf Course | San Jose, CA | 2015, 2017 |
| Poppy Ridge Golf Course | Livermore, CA | 2016, 2018 |
| Shoreline Golf Course | Mountain View, CA | 2022 |
| Baylands Golf Links | Palo Alto, CA | 2019 |
Records
- Lowest winning net score - 63, Benjamin Steed 2017
- Lowest gross score - 73, Spencer Montgomery 2017
- Worst score ever - 166, Jay Patel 2016
- Most epic meltdown - 13 strokes, Arthur de la Cueva, 2016
- Most appearances - 7, Damian Siu
- Hole-in-Ones
- None
- Eagles
- Rick Scoffas Shoreline #1, 2022
Controversy
Withdraw in the heat 2016
- Damian had to be carted off by Joe at Poppy Ridge with two holes left after succumbing to the heat.
Concussion Protocol 2022
- After an errant tee shot, Jay Patel tried to hit a fairway wood under a tree. The ball ricocheted off the tree into his forehead. After clearing protocol, he was allowed to finish to secure his annual last place.
References
- ↑ "Rules of Golf". http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/origin-of-golf-terms/rules-of-golf/. Scottish Golf History. External link in
|website=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ↑ Baell, Joel. "Golf Digest". Golf Digest. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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