Changes for 2017 are highlighted
in yellow.
1. Registration: Each tournament will have an open
registration period. The full tournament fee must be included with the
tournament application. Applications must be postmarked no later than the
final day of registration. If the deadline for registration has passed, and you
wish to play, please call to find out if there are openings.
2. Volunteers: This is an all-volunteer organization.
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 in tournaments. Volunteers are needed and welcome to serve
as starters, registrars, spotters, rangers, scorers, etc. Expenses incurred by
volunteers will be reimbursed.
3. Communication:
a. All information will be
posted on this website: JustGolfTournaments.blogspot.com. If you
subscribe to the website (free subscription), all information will go straight
to your e-mail.
b. 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
4. USGA Rules: All tournaments will be governed by
USGA rules.
5. Local Rules: Local rules and course information
for each tournament will be posted on the website prior to each tournament. Players are expected to print
a copy of the rules for reference at the tournament.
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: The full tournament
fee will be refunded until ten days before a tournament (three days for medical
or other unforeseen emergencies). Players who withdraw within ten days (within
three days for emergencies) will receive a refund of the tournament fee minus
$10.
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 tournament 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 30% of the field will
receive a prize.
d. Unless otherwise specified, all
tournaments will award gross and net prizes.
e. 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 last 6 on back, last 3 on back; compare front 9
total: if still tied, 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. Tee Policy for the Men
Men will have a choice of tees (standard or senior) whenever
feasible, except the Championship. Yardage and rating information will be
provided prior to each tournament, and recommendations will be offered
regarding tee selection (based on the distance a player customarily hits his
drive). Players will be informed prior to each tournament how many net strokes
they will lose if they choose to play from the shorter tees.
Eligibility for gross prizes will be limited to those
players who choose to play from the standard tees. All players will compete for
net prizes.
12. Handicap Reductions: Players or teams that place
first overall net will have their full Course Handicap reduced by two strokes
in all subsequent tournaments. Second and third place overall net finishers
will have a one-stroke reduction. Stroke adjustments are cumulative for two
years on a rolling basis. Players do not lose strokes if they have not won
prize money. The Handicap Adjustment Chart showing handicap reductions
is posted under JUSTGOLF LINKS, and is updated after every tournament.
13. Maximum Course Handicap: 18 for men; 24 for
women. This means that no man will receive more than 18 strokes in a
tournament, and no woman will receive more than 24.
14. Eligibility for Club Championship: Players must
compete in at least one JustGolf tournament in 2017 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 with JustGolf 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: $2 is included in the cost of each
tournament to cover tips. This will guarantee the bag boy $1 per bag at the
start and finish of each tournament. If the money does not get used for tips,
the surplus will be added to the prizes.
17. Distance-Measuring Devices: Players may use a
distance-measuring device to obtain distance information only. If you
use your device to measure other conditions (e.g., elevation changes, wind
speed, etc.), you are in breach of Rule 14-3. The penalty is two strokes for
the first offense, disqualification for a subsequent offense.
18. Cell Phones: Cell phone usage is prohibited on
the golf course, except for emergencies or rules questions. Please add Linda's
cell phone to your contact list: 609-784-2550.
19. Caddies: Players are not permitted to use caddies.
