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RLGA 2010 TOURNAMENTS
General Information
Before Play
Dues must be paid to play with the RLGA; anyone playing once with the RLGA is liable for her dues for the current year.
Arrive at the golf course at least 30 minutes prior to your tee time.
- Check the flyer in the ladies lounge or pro shop to find out the tournament of the day.
Report to the starter 20 minutes prior to your tee time; latecomers may lose their tee times.
- Decide among your foursome who will keep the official scorecard. Also, have another member keep a second scorecard to double-check results.
Scoring Rules for Open Play (to maintain pace of play)
- Generally, the score to be posted on the tournament sheet in the ladies lounge is your adjusted score, according to the Equitable Stroke Control guidelines used for handicap purposes:
18 Hole Handicap 9 Hole Handicap Maximum Score
9 or less 4 or less Double-bogey
10 – 19 5 – 9 7
20 – 29 10 – 14 8
30 – 39 15 – 19 9
40 or more 20 or more 10
- If a player reaches her maximum score, she MUST pick up her ball and take her maximum score and mark her scorecard accordingly. For example, if your maximum score is 10, after your 9th stroke, pick up your ball and record (10x) for that hole.
- 12 inch putts may be given (outside edge of hole to front edge of the ball) with the consensus of the other players in the group. There is no measuring of the distance.
- If you don’t play a hole, the score to post is based on your handicap and is calculated based on the handicap ranking of the hole. For example, if you have a 36 handicap, you would post a double bogey for holes not completed (2 strokes x 18 holes = 36 strokes). If you have a 30 handicap, you would post a double bogey for handicapped holes numbering 1 - 12 (2 strokes x 12 holes = 24 strokes) and a bogey for handicapped holes numbering 13 – 18 (1 stroke x 6 holes = 6 strokes). The total strokes given are 30, which equals your handicap.
- Tie Break Rules: A match that ends all square should be decided by a match of cards. The tournament chairperson will employ a match of cards on the basis of the best score (gross minus ½ of each player’s handicap, including fractions if any) over the last nine holes. The last nine holes is defined as the holes 10 through 18 for the 18 hole league and as the holes 1 through 9 for the 9 hole league. If the tying players have the same net score for the last nine holes, then the winner will be determined on the basis of the last six holes, or the last three holes if still tied, or finally the 18th hole or 9th hole. If still tied, and no playoff was arranged, then the competition will conclude as tied.
- Exception to Scoring Rules: Some tournaments require that each hole be played to completion for the player to be in the tournament. These tournaments are identified in the weekly tournament rules.
Rules and Scoring for Match Play
- You must allow the person with the honors to tee off first and once the balls are in play, the person who is furthest away from the hole must hit first. If you play out of turn (on the tee, fairway or on the green), your opponent can make you re-hit your shot.
- If you can’t reasonably tie the hole, concede! Pick up your balls and move to the next hole.
- Don’t make your opponent putt really short putts.
- In match play, you continue playing until the hole is conceded or won, even if you reach your ESC. When you post your score, post the ESC score.
- If the hole is conceded at any point, determine a reasonable score you would have achieved on the hole if you had played it out.
- If it exceeds the ESC score, post the ESC score.
- If a putt is given and you believe you would have made that putt more than 50% of
the time, count the putt as made. If not, add 2 putts to your score for the hole.
If you don’t play a hole, the score to post is based on your handicap and is based on the handicap ranking of the hole.
(See the example in the Open Play Scoring Rules.)
Tie Break Rules: A match that ends all square should be played off hole by hole until one side wins a hole. The play-off should start on the hole where the match began. In the handicap match, handicap strokes should be allowed as in the prescribed round.
Scorecards and Posting Scores
- Valid scorecards must list legibly the first initial and last name of each player and the date of play.
- Please double-check your addition. You may save yourself a stroke!
- The scorekeeper and one other player (attester) must sign the scorecard.
- Post your Adjusted Score (Equitable Stroke Control) in the GHIN computer at the golf course or online at www.GHIN.com. Some of the tournaments will be identified as a “T” score for inputting into the GHIN system. (A 9 hole score can never be a “T” score.)
- Calculate and post weekly contest scores according to the directions on the tournament sheet in the ladies lounge. Use your course handicap posted in the ladies lounge when entering this information (for 18-holers, no greater than 36).
- Place the scorecard in the 9 hole or 18 hole box in the ladies lounge. If a valid scorecard is not turned in, you will not be eligible for prizes.
After Play
- By the end of each week, the winners for the tournament will be posted in the ladies lounge and on www.rlga.net
- If you are a winner, you will be given Pro Shop credit to be used to purchase items. The Pro Shop will be able to tell you what credit you have available to spend.
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