Pin hunter award

Celebrates excellence in CTP (Closest to Pin) competitions, recognizing elite shots, successful flag movements, and consistency

Scoring System

PIN HUNTER AWARD SCORING RUBRIC

Recognizes CTP excellence across multiple dimensions. Minimum 3 events played.

1. Flag Movements and CTP Quality (0-150 points) • Unbeatable CTP (no movements) = 50 points • Base movement = 15 points per event • Quality movement bonus = 10 points × (movements beaten) • Circle 1 bonus = 5 points × (movements beaten) • Winning movement = 50% bonus • Example Moving flag twice in event = 15 + (10 × 1) = 25 points

Example

2. CTP Wins (0-100 points) • Win = 25 points each • Consecutive wins = +5 bonus each • Example 3 wins (2 consecutive) = 85 points

3. Participation (0-50 points) • 5 points per event, capped at 50 • Example 8 events = 40 points

4. Perfect Shots (25 points each) • Parked shots = 25 points • Aces = 35 points • Circle 1 = 15 points

5. Field Size (0-50 points) • 3 points per average competitor • Example avg 12 players = 36 points

6. Distance Bonus (0-100 points) • Points scale with hole length

200-299ft = 10pts

300-399ft = 20pts

400-499ft = 30pts

500ft+ = 40pts

7. Earnings Bonus (0-50 points) • 1 point per $3 won • Example $150 won = 50 points

Current Status

Week 7: Malachi Vazquez claims the Pin Hunter lead with 134.5 points ↑998.

Analysis

Week 7 Pin Hunter Award Analysis for Técnicos Voladores: Leading the competition is Malachi Vazquez with 134.5 points. Following closely is Christopher Norman (126.0), with Kenneth Oetker (111.5) rounding out the top three. The current point spread between first and last place is 134.5 points. Most improved this week: Malachi Vazquez climbing 998 positions. Currently 89 out of 89 competitors are showing improvement. The closest battle is between Fernando Cortez and Trace James, separated by just 0.0 points.

Técnicos Voladores Standings

as of Feb 28, 2025

Rank	Player	Trend	Progress
1	Malachi Vazquez	↑998	First week tracking progress
2	Christopher Norman	↑997	First week tracking progress
3	Kenneth Oetker	↑996	First week tracking progress
4	Kaden Mecham	↑995	First week tracking progress
5	Ernest Pennington	↑994	First week tracking progress
6	Craig Bennett	↑993	First week tracking progress
7	Scott Belchak	↑992	First week tracking progress
8	Fernando Cortez	↑991	First week tracking progress
9	Trace James	↑990	First week tracking progress
10	Mark Gordon	↑989	First week tracking progress
11	Adam Gibbons	↑988	First week tracking progress
12	Ethan Walker	↑987	First week tracking progress
13	Timothy Dallin	↑986	First week tracking progress
14	Spencer Livsey	↑985	First week tracking progress
15	Thomas Sautel	↑984	First week tracking progress
16	Austin Lott	↑983	First week tracking progress
17	Houston Finch	↑982	First week tracking progress
18	Dustin Hanson	↑981	First week tracking progress
19	Eric Pearson	↑980	First week tracking progress
20	Brett Lewis	↑979	First week tracking progress
21	Zack White	↑978	First week tracking progress
22	Josh Apple	↑977	First week tracking progress
23	Bobby Schneck	↑976	First week tracking progress
24	John Ashworth	↑975	First week tracking progress
25	Britain Best	↑974	First week tracking progress
26	Jared Fager	↑973	First week tracking progress
27	Aaron Detterer	↑972	First week tracking progress
28	Garrett Colwell	↑971	First week tracking progress
29	Cooper Johnson	↑970	First week tracking progress
30	Owen Millet	↑969	First week tracking progress
31	Casey Howard	↑968	First week tracking progress
32	Collin McCormick	↑967	First week tracking progress
33	Brady Spinti	↑966	First week tracking progress
34	Shaun Pead	↑965	First week tracking progress
35	Derik Thomas	↑964	First week tracking progress
36	Chris Howk	↑963	First week tracking progress
37	Hans Duong	↑962	First week tracking progress
38	Clayton Rackham	↑961	First week tracking progress
39	Chris Fox	↑960	First week tracking progress
40	Landon Adams	↑959	First week tracking progress
41	Bryant Adams	↑958	First week tracking progress
42	Bradford Huber	↑957	First week tracking progress
43	Thomas Marsh	↑956	First week tracking progress
44	David Stutz	↑955	First week tracking progress
45	Garrett Peterson	↑954	First week tracking progress
46	Calvin Poon	↑953	First week tracking progress
47	Kieran Buhler	↑952	First week tracking progress
48	Brandon Voyles	↑951	First week tracking progress
49	Brandon Reesor	↑950	First week tracking progress
50	Tongia Vakaafi	↑949	First week tracking progress
51	Tyler Christensen	↑948	First week tracking progress
52	Daniel McIllece	↑947	First week tracking progress
53	Jarrett Smith	↑946	First week tracking progress
54	Jesse Smith	↑945	First week tracking progress
55	Jakeb Taylor	↑944	First week tracking progress
56	Zack Markarian	↑943	First week tracking progress
57	John Stoddard	↑942	First week tracking progress
58	Spencer Garrett	↑941	First week tracking progress
59	Dave Mecham	↑940	First week tracking progress
60	Clayton Strayer	↑939	First week tracking progress
61	Nate Dale	↑938	First week tracking progress
62	Jared Lang	↑937	First week tracking progress
63	Jon White	↑936	First week tracking progress
64	Guy McAtee	↑935	First week tracking progress
65	Tim Alwine	↑934	First week tracking progress
66	Kelly Hall	↑933	First week tracking progress
67	Jaxon Petersberger	↑932	First week tracking progress
68	David Jones	↑931	First week tracking progress
69	Garrett Poulsen	↑930	First week tracking progress
70	Tanner Shell	↑929	First week tracking progress
71	Mark Allison	↑928	First week tracking progress
72	John Petersberger	↑927	First week tracking progress
73	Steven Anderson	↑926	First week tracking progress
74	Brandon Pead	↑925	First week tracking progress
75	Alex Collings	↑924	First week tracking progress
76	Logan Spittle	↑923	First week tracking progress
77	Dallas Bean	↑922	First week tracking progress
78	Daniel Poulson	↑921	First week tracking progress
79	Jay Shock	↑920	First week tracking progress
80	Luke Baczuk	↑919	First week tracking progress
81	Tyler Romney Romney	↑918	First week tracking progress
82	Joseph Cavender	↑917	First week tracking progress
83	Michael Taylor	↑916	First week tracking progress
84	Camron Buhler	↑915	First week tracking progress
85	Jason Myers	↑914	First week tracking progress
86	Collin Dyer	↑913	First week tracking progress
87	Brad Tervet	↑912	First week tracking progress
88	Gabriel Kenney	↑911	First week tracking progress
89	Jonathan Charpentier	↑910	First week tracking progress