Please read all rules
carefully prior to the tournament. Each team will receive a copy of the rules.
You will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood the rules.
Important Information about the Tournaments
The individual tournament is a gross-only tournament in
flights. There is no “Championship Flight” for the individual tournament. All
players will compete from the same tees (men from the White tees, women from
the Red tees). Accordingly, the individual champion will be the man or woman
with the lowest score. The top individual overall winners will receive a prize,
regardless of their flight. In addition, all flight winners will receive a
prize. I believe the small range of handicaps in each flight will make all
flights fair and competitive for everyone.
The better ball tournament will be predominantly a net
tournament, with perhaps one or two gross prizes.
When you receive the Tournament Handicap Chart, please note
that players will not lose points for wins in past tournaments in the
individual tournament. Points will be deducted for the better ball tournament
only.
Since the championship and the better ball tournaments are
being played concurrently, there are a few unusual rules that you will be
required to observe:
1. If you should decide to pick up on a hole, you will
continue competing in the better ball tournament but you will be withdrawn from
the individual championship. Please be sure to write an X and a number if you
should pick up. I need the X to know that you have withdrawn from the
championship, and the number so I can post your score.
2. The Rules for the individual championship will take
precedence. As such, you will be instructed to refrain from asking for or
offering advice to your partner. You are permitted to share information about
distance and terrain, but you may not advise your partner regarding club
selection or how to play a shot.
3. Order of play must be strictly observed, most importantly
for approach shots to the green and putting – the player furthest from the hole
will always hit first. If you are ahead of your partner on the green, you may
not putt first to show him the line.
Tournament Rules
THE RULES OF THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION GOVERN
PLAY. All references to the Rules
of Golf and Appendix I can be found in the 2012 - 2015 Rules of Golf.
ALL JUSTGOLF LOCAL RULES ARE IN EFFECT. Refer to website:
http://justgolftournaments.blogspot.com/2012/05/local-rules.html
FORMAT: 18-hole
Individual Stroke Play. 18-hole Better Ball.
PRIZES: Gross
prizes awarded by flight in the championship. Trophy awarded to Women’s and
Men’s champions. Gross and Net prizes awarded in the Better Ball.
SLOPE AND RATING: White (men): 69.5/124; Red (women): 69.6/122.
YARDAGE: White:
6,003; Red: 5099
YARDAGE MARKERS: Red, White, and Blue poles on the side of the fairway; sprinkler heads.
Distance measured to the center of the green.
HOLE LOCATION: Red, White, Blue flags
CELL PHONES: Use
prohibited except for emergencies. Silence phones.
CADDIES: No caddies
are permitted.
OBSTRUCTIONS: Paved
or gravel cart paths are immovable obstructions and relief may be taken in
accordance with Rule 24-2b (stance plus 1 club-length at nearest point of
relief, no closer to hole). Play ball as it lies from all soft cart paths.
STONES IN BUNKERS: Movable obstructions; they may be removed if they interfere with your
swing (Appendix I, Part B, Local Rule #5).
OUT OF BOUNDS: Defined by white stakes on holes 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, and 17.
PLAY THE BALL DOWN EVERYWHERE.
LOST BALL: You
are only permitted to search for a lost ball for 5 minutes. Once 5 minutes have
passed, you must add a 1-stroke penalty to your score and hit a ball from the
spot where you hit your previous shot. If your ball is found after the 5-minute
time allowed for search has expired, you may not play that ball – it is a lost
ball.
DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES: Devices that measure distance only are permitted.
The penalty for taking devices onto the course that measure other conditions
(wind, gradient, etc.), regardless of whether those functions are used, is disqualification
(Rule 14-3).
DOUBT AS TO PROCEDURE: If you are unsure how to proceed, you may complete the hole with two
balls under Rule 3-3.
WATER HAZARDS: If marked by stakes only, the margin is defined by the nearest outside
points of the stakes at ground level. If marked by stakes and lines, the stakes
identify the hazard and the lines define the hazard margin. If any part of the
ball touches the line, the ball is in the hazard.
MULCHED AREAS (FLOWER BEDS, ETC.) AND STAKED YOUNG TREES: Mandatory relief for stance
and swing. Find the nearest point of relief no closer to the hole and drop one
club-length away from that point.
EMBEDDED BALL:
Free relief through the green (fairways and rough). Lift, clean, and drop as
near as possible to where the ball lay, no closer to the hole.
SCORECARDS: Must
be returned in person to the official scorer immediately following
conclusion of the round. All four players must be present. Players must
remain in the designated scoring area until the official has accepted their
cards.
PLAY-OFF: There
will be a three-hole play-off at the conclusion of play for ties for the
women’s and men’s champions. Remain at the scorer’s table until it is known
whether you will be competing in a play-off.
Additional Information
Practice area: Putting green, chipping green, ,
driving range (complimentary balls) Do
not drive your cart to the range.
Check-in: Check
in with the JustGolf registrar as soon as you arrive. Arrive at the
first tee 10 minutes before your tee time.
Mark balls:
Mark every ball you will use during your round. If you forget, the starter will
have markers you may use.
Course care: Repair ball marks, replace divots,
and rake bunkers.
Pace of play: Make every effort to complete each nine
in two hours.
Do not post your scores: They will be posted by the
tournament director.
Bathrooms: Between
holes 3 and 4; at hole 12; at the turn downstairs next to the snack shop.
Cart rules: 90º whenever
possible. Please drive in the fairway. Cart path only on all par-3’s.
Provisional ball:
Hit a provisional any time you hit a ball into the woods.
Hole #12: You may
not use the drop area across the
water.
The competitor should verify the score after each hole
and settle any doubtful points with the official scorer prior to signing the
scorecard.
Course Information
Note 1: If
you see two numbers (e.g., 133/156), the first indicates the distance to the bunker
and the second the distance to carry it. The first number or numbers will be
distance from the White tees; the second from the Red tees. All distances
assume tee markers are placed on correct tee boxes.
Note 2: All
bunkers have rakes and are to be treated as bunkers.
Note 3:
Yardage books may be purchased in the pro shop.
Hole #1: To right
bunker: 224/247; 151/174. Water on left begins 225 from green.
Hole #2: To
right bunker: 266; 189. To left bunker: 227/242; 150/165.
Hole #4: Sharp
dogleg right. To right bunker: 188/203; 133/148. To left bunker: 228; 173
Hole #5: Lateral
water hazard just past trees on right starts 209 yards before green.
Hole #6: Lateral
water hazard just past trees on right starts 200 yards before green.
Hole #7: To
lateral water hazard on right: 237; 186.
Bunker crosses
fairway in front of green. To left bunker: 211/229; 160/178.
Hole #9: To
lateral water hazard on left: 217; 127. To right bunker: 267; 177.
Hole #10: Lake
on left 265 yards from green. To left bunker: 236/257; 143/164.
Hole #12: You
may not use the drop area across the lake.
Hole #13: To
right bunker: 175/202; 121/148. To left bunker: 177/200; 123/146.
Hole #14: To
carry right bunker: 161; 128. To left bunker: 193/209; 160/176.
Hole #16: To
left bunkers: 190/234; 119/163.
Hole #17: Bunker
in middle of fairway begins 108 yards from green.
Hole #18: To
carry left bunker: 226; 167.
