Rules & regulations:
The GSC consists of eight events. The top six in each event are awarded points based on the following system: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. The gentleman who accumulates the highest point total by the end of the competition is crowned champion and awarded the GSC trophy cup until the next year’s GSC. The winner is responsible for having their name engraved on the cup and for supplying champagne for the following year’s Classic.
Free Throws: Each athlete will attempt 50 free throws. The athlete may choose how many consecutive attempts to take. For example, he may choose 2 sets of 25, 1 set of 50, or any other combination. The athlete with the highest total wins the event.
Archery: Each athlete will attempt 10 shots. The target consists of six rings, with a bulls eye worth 10 points, then 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. The athlete will stand ten paces from the target. The athlete may choose to either take two sets of five shots or all ten attempts in a row. Any arrow landing on the line of a ring will be awarded the higher point total. The athlete with the highest total wins the event. Be careful not to get bloody.
Chipping: Each athlete will attempt five shots from three different locations ranging from 25 to 50 yards. There will be four rings surrounding the flag pin, with a point value of 1 through 5 (5 being outside any ring). The closer chip to the pin is awarded a lower point total. All shots must be taken in succession. The athlete with the lowest cumulative score wins the event.
Football Toss: Each athlete will attempt three tosses from three different locations: center (30 ft), left (45 ft), right (60 ft). The ball must hit anywhere on the target. Center throws are worth 3 points, Left throws are worth 5 points, and Right throws are worth 8 points. One bonus throw from 90 ft center is worth 10 points.
Darts: Each athlete will compete in two rounds of baseball darts. Three darts are thrown at targets one through nine, each representing an inning of baseball. The outer ring is worth two points, the inner ring three, everything in between one. Athletes must complete a full nine innings of consecutive darts. The athlete with the highest total wins the event.
Bocce: The object of the game of bocce is for a gentleman to get as many of his balls closer to the pallina than the opposing gentleman's closest ball. Each player is provided with four balls. The first player throws the pallina and then rolls his first ball as close to the pallina as possible. Players alternate throwing their ball one at a time, regardless of which players ball is currently closer to the pallina. While the object is to get close to the pallina, it is permissible for a player to roll his ball as to knock an opponent's ball away from the pallina. Likewise, a player may knock or move the pallina toward his own balls. The pallina is playable anywhere on the playing surface. However, if the pallina is knocked out of bounds, the frame is voided and must be replayed. A players ball cannot be scored if it is out of bounds.
When all balls have been played, this concludes the frame and one gentleman is awarded one point for each of his balls which is closer to the pallina then the closest opposing player's ball. Thus, a gentleman may score up to four points per frame. If the closest ball of each player is equal in distance from the pallina, NO points are awarded. The player that scores in a frame starts the next frame by throwing out the pallina and playing his first ball. Play continues until a gentleman wins by reaching a score of eleven points and must win by at least two points. Typically it is a double elimination tournament, but if two players who each have one loss, already played head-to-head, but face each other again in the losers bracket, the original head-to-head winner is awarded the higher placement without having to play each other again.
Badminton: Games are played to 15 and the winner must win by at least 2 points. You do not have to serve in order to earn a point. Each athlete will serve five times before switching sides. All serves can be made anywhere behind the short service line of 15 feet. Overall boundaries are 44 feet in length by 17 feet in width. Athletes are not allowed to spike the shuttle when returning serves. Games are played based on a randomly seeded tournament, double elimination. Typically it is a double elimination tournament, but if two players who each have one loss, already played head-to-head, but face each other again in the losers bracket, the original head-to-head winner is awarded the higher placement without having to play each other again.
Croquet: Croquet is always the last event of the competition, played in “poison” format. Athletes participate in the opposite order of their current standing in the competition (the last shall be first). Each player is awarded an extra turn by either scoring a wicket or striking an opponents ball, known as a roquet. A player can only accumulate a maximum of two extra shots per turn and may only roquet the same opponents ball once per turn. If a players ball is shot out of bounds, they must place their ball one mallet length back onto the course and lose a turn. If a roquet is achieved, the gentleman may move his ball within one mallet head length from the point of contact, no closer to the wicket. The gentleman may not move his ball to the other side of the wicket to gain an advantage. Instead of taking an additional turn, the gentleman may choose to “send” his opponents ball. The ball must be struck with the face of the mallet, “pool sticking” shots are illegal. A ball must be at least 50% through a wicket in order to score the wicket. The first player to complete the course and then travel back through the middle wicket achieves poison. A poison ball striking an opponents ball eliminates an opponents ball. A poison ball is eliminated by: traveling out of bounds, scoring a wicket, being struck by another poison ball. The last gentleman standing is declared the winner. Although un-gentleman-like, it is allowed to through your opponents ball off of the croquet course once he is eliminated.
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