1. Registration: Each tournament will have an open registration period. Applications must be postmarked no later than the final day of registration. Participation in some tournaments may be limited. Players will be notified via e-mail or phone (for those without e-mail) if they are on a waiting list, and may choose to remain on the list or withdraw at that time. If the deadline for registration has passed, and you wish to play, please call to find out if there are openings.
2. Volunteers: This will be an all-volunteer organization in 2011. Please make volunteers’ jobs easier by being on time with applications, requests, questions, etc. Volunteers do not need to pay membership dues unless they are competing. Volunteers are needed and welcome to serve as starters, registrars, spotters, rangers, phone callers, etc. All expenses incurred by volunteers will be reimbursed.
3. Communication:
a. Members with Internet Access: All information will be posted on this blog: www.JustGolfTournaments.blogspot.com. If you subscribe to the blog (free subscription), all information will go straight to your e-mail.
b. Members without Internet Access: You will receive rules, tournament applications, schedules, and all other important information via regular mail. If you have a friend in the organization who can print these items for you, please let me know so that I can save the time and expense. If information is important and time-sensitive, you will receive a phone call.
c. If you need to reach the tournament director, please contact Linda Miller:
E-mail: LLMillerGolf@gmail.com
Home: 609-267-8630
Cell: 609-784-2550 (emergencies only, please)
4. USGA Rules: All tournaments will be governed by USGA rules.
5. Local Rules: Local rules and course information for each tournament will be e-mailed to competitors prior to each tournament. A number of hard copies will be available at the registrar’s table, but it is hoped that individuals with access to a printer will make their own copy of the rules to help save printing costs for the organization.
6. Players Needing Partners: Players may submit single applications for team events. The tournament director will pair singles together, and will notify players as soon as a partner is found.
7. Withdrawal:
a. Notification: Players who must withdraw from tournaments should notify the tournament director as soon as possible. In a team competition, if a single player withdraws and his partner finds or needs a substitute, that information needs to be communicated immediately to the tournament director.
b. Refunds: Application fees will be refunded until 10 days before a tournament. Application fees will be refunded for medical reasons or other unforeseen emergencies until three days before a tournament.
8. Tournament Cancellations: Call the golf course for possible weather-related cancellations on the day of a tournament. Call Linda’s cell phone if you withdraw or are running late on the day of a tournament: 609-784-2550.
9. Tournament Prizes:
a. $10 of the registration fee per competitor will be used for prize money.
b. Prizes will be in the form of gift certificates to Dick’s Sporting Goods.
c. A minimum of 25% of the field will receive a prize.
d. Prize distribution will be approximately 30% gross and 70% net.
10. Tie-Breakers: The recommended USGA tie-breaker will be used to break ties for first place (compare back nine total; if still tied, then back 6, back 3, front 9, last 6 on front, last 3 on front, and finally hole by hole beginning with the #1 handicap hole). The same method will be used if more than two teams are tied for the last prize. All other ties will remain as ties and receive equal prize money.
11. Senior Tees: These will be optional for those players who are aged 70 or older and whose Handicap Index is 10.0 or higher. Competitors who choose to play from the senior tees will be competing for net prizes only. The only exception will occur during the Club Championship tournament, in which all men 70 and older will be competing from the senior tees in a Super Senior flight for gross and net prizes.
12. Handicap Reductions: Players or teams that win first place prize money will have their Course Handicap reduced by two points in all subsequent tournaments. Second and third place prize winners will lose one point. These points are cumulative for two years on a rolling basis.
13. Maximum Course Handicap: Depending on the difficulty of the par 3’s at Better Ball events only, players whose Course Handicap (CH) is over 14 will receive between 14 and 18 handicap strokes.
14. Eligibility for Club Championship: Players must compete in at least one JustGolf tournament to be eligible to compete for the Club Championship.
15. Pairings: Individual players or teams will not be paired with members of their same club or members whom they customarily choose as partners. The reason for this policy is twofold:
a. to provide opportunities for players to meet new people; and
b. to provide for uniformly fair competition.
16. Tipping: This is at the discretion of the player. It is expected that the minimum tip to an employee handling your bag will be $1 per occurrence.
17. Distance-Measuring Devices: Players may use devices that measure distance only. Use of devices designed to measure other conditions that might affect play (e.g., gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc.) will result in disqualification under Rule 14-3, regardless of whether those additional functions are used.
18. Cell Phones: Cell phone usage is prohibited on the golf course.
19. Caddies: Players are not permitted to use caddies.
