Rules of Play - Colorado Avid Golfer

2017SchompBMWCorporateCup-RulesofPlay
GolfTournamentFormat
• Two-personBestBall,USGAhandicaprequired
• TravelingTiffany&Co.SterlingSilverCupawardedtowinningteam
PastChampions
o 2006ChampionTeam–“Countrywide”JohnWarkentin/ShawnWatts
o 2007ChampionTeam–“AcostaSales&Marketing”RussDispense/JamieGronowski
o 2008ChampionTeam–“CBS4”VicLombardi/PeterSchaffer
o 2009ChampionTeam–“RE/MAXProfessionals”JackO’Connor/JimRomano
o 2010ChampionTeam–“INGClarionPartners”JeffCastleton/BruceDodge
o 2011ChampionTeam–“TheRidge/ParkHyattBeaverCreek”MikeHenritze/RobertPurdy
o 2012ChampionTeam–“U.S.Bank”GarySchwartz/MikeKatz
o 2013ChampionTeam–“U.S.Bank”GarySchwartz/MikeKatz
o 2014ChampionTeam–“ClarionPartners”SeanDavis/BrianDuffy
o 2015ChampionTeam–“RIMOperating,Inc.”ReneMorin/RobClark
o 2016ChampionTeam–“NewmarkGrubbKnightFrank”JasonAddlesperger/JamieGard
Tees
• MenwillplayfromtheSchompBMWCorporateCupTees
• WomenwillplayfromtheRedtees
FormatofPlay–OneNetBestBallofTwo
• Onthescorecard,bothplayerswillrecordtheirGrossScoreonthelinenexttotheirnameforeach
hole.ThelowestNetScoreofthetwoballswillbemarkedontheyellowlineprovidedonthebottom
ofthescorecard.TheindividualNetScoreisdeterminedbysubtractingthenumberofblackdotsfrom
thatindividual’sGrossScore.Theteam’sTotalNetScorewillbecalculatedbyaddingthenetscoresof
theyellowlineatthecompletionoftheround.
• Theplayer’smaximumnumberofstrokesperholewillbeeight.Onceaplayerreacheseightstrokes
thentheymustpick-upandallowtheirpartnertofinishthehole.
2017PlayerRegulations
• Exchangescorecardsbeforeplaywithyourplayingcompetitors.
• Playersareallowed90%oftheircoursehandicap.Ateamcannothavemorethana10stroke
differenceintheirhandicaps.Ifso,thehigherhandicapwillbeloweredto10abovethelower
handicap.
• TheRuleof75:Therulemayapplytoanyoneolderthan65witha10USGAhandicapormore.Ifa
playermeetsthecriteriaandmovesuptotheGoldteestheywouldlose1strokeontheFaziocourse
and2strokesontheNormancourse.
*PleasenotifyToddHallnolaterthanThursday,June1at5:00PMifyouplantoplayusingtheRuleof75
todd@coloradoavidgolferor(303)931-9553
Scoring&Ties
• Thetournamentwinnerwillbedeterminedbytheteamwithlowest36-holenetTeamscore.Tieswill
bedecidedbyascorecardplayoff
• Tiebreakers-1st-Faziobacknine,2nd-Fazio13th-18thholes,3rd-Fazio16th-18thholes,4th-
18thhole,etc.
USGARulesofGolfshallgovernallplay
• OutofBounds,shallbedefinedastheinsideofanyroadway(excludinggolfcartpaths),andany
boundaryfence.
LocalRules-thefollowinglocalrulesshallbeobserved
• EnvironmentallySensitiveAreasshallbedefinedwiththeRedandYellowstakesandlines.AnyRedor
YellowstakewithaGreentopindicatesanEnvironmentallySensitiveArea(ESA).Playfromanyofthe
ESAhazardsisprohibited.IfaballliesinorthereisreasonableevidencetheballislostintheESA,the
playermust,underpenaltyofonestrokeproceedunderRule26-1(WaterHazards&LateralHazards).
• TheLocal“NativeRule”shallbeineffect-Anyballhitintoanareanotregularlymaintainedmaybe
playedasalateralhazard.
• InclementWeather-Intheeventthatrainorlightningshouldsuspendplay,onelonghornblastfrom
thelightningsirenindicatesasuspensionofplay;atthesoundofthehornpleaseseekshelter
immediately.Playwillresumewhenthelightningsirensoundsoffwithahigh&lowalternatingpitch.
• DoubtastoProcedureorClaims-InStrokeplay,ifacompetitorisdoubtfulofhis/herrightsor
procedure,thecompetitormaywithoutpenalty,playasecondball.Uponcompletionofplay,please
consultwithrulescommitteeinthescoringarea.
• RulesCommittee–DeterminedbyRedSkyGolfClubDirectorofGolfChrisLai
Returnscorecardstoscoringareaonthebackpatioofthe
FazioClubhouseuponcompletionofplay.
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