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Texas Two-Step

Texas Two-Step

STROH's Major — a two-day net ringer for the NIT spot and a Roost Regional seat.

Overview

The Texas Two-Step is STROH’s Major — the biggest title on the calendar. It’s a two-day net stroke-play event played on the same course back-to-back, and the champion earns more than a trophy:

  • The NIT spot — an invitation to the Nest Invitational Tournament.

  • A Roost Regional team qualification for STROH.

  • The Winner’s Belt.

The Ringer Format

Over two days you play the same 18 holes twice. Instead of adding up two full rounds, you build a single ringer card: for each hole, you take your best net score of the two days.

For example, if you make a net 5 on the 1st hole Friday and a net 4 on Saturday, your ringer score for hole 1 is a 4. Do that across all 18 holes and the total is your Two-Step score. Lowest ringer total wins.

Because every hole gives you two cracks at it, a blow-up on day one isn’t fatal — a clean second look can erase it.

And since only your better net score counts, once a hole on Day 2 can no longer beat your Day 1 score, you may pick up your ball and move on.

When & Where

The Two-Step is run on a Friday–Saturday in January or February 2027 (exact dates TBD). Playing on the weekend’s front end keeps Sunday free for family, and a mid-winter slot is a draw for members escaping colder climates — with the understanding that rough winter weather is part of the deal.

  • When: A Friday–Saturday in January or February 2027 (exact dates TBD).
  • Where: TBD.

Who Can Play

Refuges from other Roosts are welcome to enter — this isn’t a STROH-only field. A couple of eligibility notes on what’s at stake:

  • Any Refuge member in the field can claim the NIT spot.
  • Only STROH members can qualify for the Roost Regional team.

The Rules

The Two-Step is a net event played under the General Competition Notes — teeboxes, committee-set handicaps, the 9-shot maximum, and the USGA-first rule hierarchy all apply as written there.

One Two-Step-specific wrinkle — the Day 2 pick-up: because it’s a ringer, once a hole can no longer improve on your Day 1 score, you may pick up your ball on that hole.

Tie-Breaker

Ties are broken with the USGA 9-6-3-1 method. Note that the ringer format produces a single composite scorecard, so the tie-breaker runs off your composite last 9, then 6, then 3, then the final hole.

How to Enter

  • Field cap: 40 players.
  • Sign-up: via a Google Form. Sign-up link and entry deadline: details to follow.
  • Entry fee: TBD.