Welcome
Checking In at the course: Upon arrival at the course each month, check in with both the pro shop and with the tournament director, before heading to the driving range or practice green. We need to know who is present in case we have to rearrange foursomes or flights
Local Rules for SVAA Events to Help Speed up Pace of Play.
Pace of Play: The goal is to keep up with the group in front of you - NOT TO STAY
AHEAD OF THE GROUP BEHIND YOU!!!
To do that, use the following tips:
1) Play ready golf-not necessarily the golfer furthest away if they are not ready.
If your group is lagging behind the group in front of yours, somebody in your
foursome needs to be assertive and encourage the group to move along at a faster clip.
2) If you think that you have possibly hit a ball out-of-bounds or it might be lost, hit a provisional ball.
3) If one player hits a ball in the rough, you can save time by hitting your own ball before you help with the search. (3 minute search allowed)
4) If two of you are riding in a cart, drop your partner off at his ball and go get ready to hit yours.
5) When you get to the green, park the cart behind the hole so that the people hitting up can hit away as soon as you leave the green
6) Line up your putt while other players are putting.
7) Put your head covers on and put the clubs in the bag at the next tee box.
8) Drive to the next tee before entering scores from the previous hole
9) It’s fine to be deliberate about your game, but remember that you are not playing in the U.S. Open
10) Stay up with the group in front of you.
3. Prizes:
Flights: The tournament director determines the number of flights at each tourney (usually 2 or 3) based on the total number of players that month. Each tourney has an overall winner and flight winners. The overall winner of the tourney wins more prize money than the winner(s) of the other flight(s).
Long drive: The player who is under 65 and the player who is 65 or older who hit the longest drive on the designated hole for their age group each wins a sleeve of balls. Your ball must be in the short grass in the fairway to win this contest. It does not count if your ball is in the rough or trap.
Closest to Hole: A sleeve of balls is awarded to the player on each designated par 3 who is closest to the hole on his tee shot. The ball must be on the green—the fringe is not the green.
Skins: $5 is collected for skins from players who want to participate. For purposes of computing the skins winners, we divide your course handicap by two. If that is an uneven number, we round down (example—if your course handicap is 17, half of that would be 8.5, so you would get a stroke on the 8 hardest holes on the course).The rationale is that this evens the playing field between very high and very low-handicappers. The single player with the lowest net score on a hole wins that hole. If two or more players tie for the lowest score on a hole, no one wins that hole. We divide the total pot of money by the number of winners to determine the amount of the payout to each skin winner. Guests who are not members of the SVAA but who have an NCGA handicap may enter the skins contest.
4. Scoring
Scorecards: Always write your gross score on the scorecard, not your adjusted score. The handicap chairman will make the necessary adjustments for determining flight winners. Write all scores and names legibly. Circle all birdies or better on the scorecard.
Tie-breakers: The formula for breaking ties is suggested by the USGA. The winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for 18 holes. If there are ties, the best net on the last nine holes is used. If the score is still tied, we go to the last six, then the last three, and finally the18th hole. Handicap strokes are reduced proportionately for each tiebreaking phase.
5. Club Championship
Cumulative Points: Points are awarded to players at each tournament and are used to determine qualifiers for the SVAA Club Championship. All players receive 5 points for showing up and teeing it up. Points are not conditional on number of holes played.
6. Rules of Play
Improvement of Lie
The SVAA allows a 6-inch “bump” of the ball, no closer to the hole, unless it is the Championship Round. The ball may be moved everywhere on the course except in hazards, bunkers or on the green.
Holing Out
All putts must be holed out regardless of their length. There are NO “gimmes”, or
putts “within the leather”. Everyone must play by the same rules. Tournament Director will have the authority to apply a penalty for not finishing the hole.
7. General Etiquette
Tournament Fees: Please pay at the course to the treasurer or tournament director or the designated captain in your foursome.
Check In: Upon arrival at the course each month, check in with the pro shop before heading to the driving range or practice green. We need to know who is present in case we have to rearrange foursomes or flights