2008 Carolinas Golf Association Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament
Catawba Country Club, Newton, NC
March 31, 2008
Open: February 25 Close: March 17
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| Print Entry Form (PDF) | Tournament Results | Directions/Map |
| Applications Received/Status | Posting Scores Procedure | |
| Rules Sheet (PDF) |
Entry Fee: $125.00 per team includes cart and range fees. Note: Your credit card will be charged the entry fee upon submitting the online application. If you are not accepted into the tournament, your credit card will be credited the full entry fee amount.
Divisions: Three divisions based upon total team handicap.
Number of Teams: 54
Starting Time: 10:00am shotgun
Course Ratings: White tees, 71.0/124. Remember to Post Your Individual Scores.
Golf Professional: Ted Brewer
Club Phone: 828-294-3737
Practice Round: Not available
Eligibility: Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by the tournament date, is a member of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association, and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club. A player with more than one handicap index must use the lowest current index.
Field Selection: Entry forms are accumulated for the entire tournament Open/Close window. When a tournament field is oversubscribed, accepted teams and alternates are selected based on a "blind draw" method and/or history of current year tournament participation. Only eight teams from the host club are accepted unless the field is not filled.
Format & Rules: USGA Rules of Golf govern play. Tournament format is 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, both gross and net. According to USGA handicap procedures, 90 percent of a player's course handicap is used to determine net scores. Course handicaps are limited to 18 strokes. If the difference between the partner's course handicaps exceeds eight strokes, then an additional 10 percent reduction is applied to both team members. Teams are pre-flighted according to total team course handicap. Partner substitutions made within five days of the tournament date must be approved in advance by the CGA office. Any on-site partner substitutions may result in the new partner playing at scratch and the team competing within the same flight. Competitors must subscribe to all host club restrictions concerning dress, coolers, etc. Cart use is mandatory for tournament rounds.
Electronic Measuring Devices: Players may use an approved distance measuring device during this event.
Caddies: No caddies.
Prizes: Merchandise is awarded for 1st and 2nd place gross scores and for low net scores in all flights. Merchandise certificates are redeemable only at the host club's golf shop. Ties for 1st and 2nd place gross, 1st net or a prize less than $25 is broken using the USGA recommended method.
Gift Certificates: Gift certificates are valid until December 31, 2008.
Refund Policy: Entry fee will be refunded regardless of reason if the CGA is notified before close of entries. Refunds are not made after entries close except in the case of player illness, injury or death in the family. A $20 administrative fee is deducted from all refunds given after tournament closing date.
Tournament of Champions: Overall first place gross and first place net teams in each division will be eligible to compete in the Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament of Champions on December 3-4, 2008 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Course No. 1/No. 5, Pinehurst, NC.