SFMC Ace Pot Rules (Effective 1/1/25)

Revised 8/24/25

 

Funding

 

 

• $2 from each event entry goes into the Ace Pot.

• The Treasurer tracks and manages the balance.

 

Eligibility & Payout Limits

 

• First-Year Members: Prior 12 months

  • Maximum payout = $500. (Revised 8/24/25)

 

• 10 round rule

  • If a member joined the previous calendar year and has less than 10 Rounds in the prior 12 months: (Revised 8/24/25)

    • Maximum payout = $1,000.

      • If the pot exceeds $2,000, payout = 50% of pot.

    • Ace must be made during an official Men’s Club event.

 

Payout Rules

 

• Winner receives the Ace Pot minus deductions:

   

  1. Drinks for all players in that day’s event (charged to SFGC Men’s Club, then deducted from payout).

  2. $250 seed retained to start the next Ace Pot.

   

• If there are multiple aces in the same round:

   

  • Winners split the pot equally.

  • The $250 seed is still deducted once.

 

Carryover - At the end of the year the unsued pot will automatically carry over.  A pot accounting will be provided regularly.

 

Guests are ineligible. In the unlikely event we collect $2 from the guest and they make an ace we will refund them the $2. 

 

Eligible rounds

 

• Any round where an ACE pot fee is collected, including:

• Club championship matches 
• Presidents cup matches
• Shamble and scramble formats 
• Out of town events 

 

Excluded rounds 

• Any round where an official entry fee is not collected and there is no official event.