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LOCAL QUALIFIER Monday Qualifier Fees å Members - $150 å Non-Members - $200 å Amateurs - $250 If a player successfully Monday qualifies for an event the entry fees are as follows: å Members $700 entry fee – $850 total å Non-Members $750 entry fee - $950 total å Amateurs - $250 entry fee - $500 total Balance of entry fees must be paid by 3pm Tuesday. Members Only “Major” Events Monday Qualifier Fees for “Major” Events 1. McCormick, SC April 17 – 23, 2006 2. Greenville, NC June 19-25, 2006 3. Albany, GA August 21-27, 2006 å Members - $150 If a player successfully Monday qualifies for a MAJOR event the entry fees are as follows: å Members $700 entry fee – $850 total Balance of entry fees must be paid by 3pm Tuesday. • Maximum of ten (10) spots available: 6 to 10 entrants = 6 spots 11 to 15 entrants = 8 spots 16+ entrants = 10 spots • If necessary, more than 10 qualifiers will be accepted in accordance with Tour Policy in order to fill the field. • Starting times generally begin at 7:30am. • Course will be closed to practice rounds during qualifying starting times. • If a qualifier finishes in the top 25 of a tournament, he is exempt from qualifying the next week. (Exception – in the case that the following week is a Major event, a Non-Member will be exempt for the next regular Tour event) • If a qualifier or non-member wins an event, he will be given full exempt status for the remainder of the year. Non-members must acquire a membership by paying Members Dues for the year to invoke this privilege. • Once a player accumulates $2,000 in official earnings he will be offered full exempt status membership. Non-members must acquire a membership by paying Members Dues for the year to invoke this privilege. RETURNED CHECKS • First offense: $50 service charge • Second offense: $50 service charge plus loss of check writing privileges FIELD SIZE Before April 2nd , 2006 *150 After April 2nd , 2006 *168
Reserved Spots for NGA Tour: Top 25 from previous week 3 Local Qualifier *10 *see local qualifier Host Professional 1 Tour Exemptions 5 Tournament Committee has the authority to adjust field size. The Field will be cut to the top 60 players and ties after 36 holes have been completed. PLAYER ATTIRE The NGA Hooters Tour is proud of its image and its players. Proper on-site attire will only contribute to this image. Players shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and personal grooming. The Tour Director shall interpret this regulation. Jeans, shorts (unless committee authorizes) and T-shirts are not allowed: • Playing practice rounds • Using practice facilities • Playing competitive rounds • Attending Tour social functions (i.e. Pro Am Parties) ( NO hats, sandals or sneakers. ) CADDY ATTIRE: The professional is responsible for their caddy’s appearance. Shorts are permitted, CADDY BIBBS are required (male/female). Caddy bibs will be supplied by the Tour. Shoes are mandatory, but no spikes.
PRACTICE GUIDELINES The golf course will be available for practice beginning on Monday following the last tee time of the local qualifier. Unless the tournament committee has scheduled a special event (shoot-out, pro-am) the course will be available for practice parts of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In the case of inclement weather an effort to preserve and/or maintain the playability and condition of the golf course facility, the local facility staff and/or Tournament Committee has the authority to close and/or limit play on any day. Players may, if approved by the Tour Staff and golf course facility, tee off on #1 & #10 tees for practice rounds. Players teeing off on #1 tee have priority as they make the turn to #10 tee. Players failing to observe this priority on #10 tee are subject to being fined. On Pro-Am days, players may not start on #10 after 9:00 am. Players will not hit more than one ball to greens or off tees during practice rounds. Do not hold up other players trying to complete their practice rounds. Groups are to be limited to foursomes. Violators are subject to discipline by the Tour. RANGE HOURS Monday Noon until 6:30pm Tuesday 7:00am until 6:30pm Wednesday - Friday 6:30am until 6:30pm Saturday 6:30am until 6:30pm Sunday 6:30am until last starting time (Range Hours May Vary at each site. It may also be temporarily closed during the day for additional picking and Jr. Clinics). As daylight permits, the range may remain open later during some events. The range facility is available to NGA Hooters Tour players and pro-am participants only. Players must cooperate with the closing hours of the range so the balls may be picked, cleaned and readied for the next day. A fine will be incurred if a player does not comply with the facility or tournament staff concerning the closing or temporary closing of the range. Due to the restricted nature of some facilities, the length and width of the range may dictate the use of irons only or a small number of hitting stations. We appreciate your cooperation when this request is in effect. One hour prior to the start of each pro-am, the range will be divided into two equal sections: 1/2 for professionals and 1/2 for the amateurs in the pro-am. PLAYER MESSAGE BOARD The player message board will be located outside the Tour Trailer. All incoming phone messages will be attached to this board and players are advised to check it daily. Also, the Tour will place announcements pertinent to all players here, as well as future Schedules of Events for upcoming tournaments. SCORING TENT As players make the turn after 9 holes, they may be asked to provide their scorecards to be recorded for scoreboard use, as well as get a drink and snack for the remainder of the round, if desired. After completion of the round, the players are to bring their scorecards to the tent, sign them, and turn them in to the scoring volunteers. Once the player has turned in his scorecard and left any boundary of the tent, the scorecard is considered official. The scoring tent is limited to players and their caddies making the turn or completing a round. Other players are not allowed to gather in the tent area while play is in progress. STARTING TIMES Starting times will be posted at the following locations: • Pro Shop/Club House • NGA Tour Trailer • Host Hotel • www.ngahooterstour.com Starting times for Thursday/Friday rounds will be available by 5:00pm on Tuesday. Round 3 & 4 tee times available one (1) hour after completion of the second round. (see pairing procedures) OFFICIAL TIME The Tournament Committee will establish the Official Time by calling 303-499-7111. The clocks on the starting tees are the “OFFICIAL TIME”. An inaccurate time on any other clock, is not an excuse for late to the tee. The responsibility of being ready to play at the appointed time lies solely with the individual player. LATE TO THE TEE Rule 6-3 Provides: “The player shall start at the time laid down by the Committee.” The NGA Hooters Tour incorporates the Note under 6-3 that allows the player to be up to 5 minutes late with a 2 stroke penalty. After 5 minutes, he shall be disqualified. A player must be present and Ready to Play (present on the teeing ground with a club and ball) when the 1st player of the group is instructed to play. The order of play is not relevant. PACE OF PLAY Slow Play Rule 6-7 states, in part: “The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines which may be laid down by the Committee.” The following pace of play guidelines and slow play penalties and fines, except during match play competitions, have been adopted. 1. Definition of “Out of Position” The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, the group exceeds the time allotted per hole, as detailed on the applicable course’s Local Rules Addendum. The second and third groups, and additional groups as determined by the Rules Committee when play is in pairs, to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, they (a) exceed the allotted time to play or (b) reach any place where there is an open par-3 or par-4 hole or (c) when the preceding group is on the putting green of a par-5 hole when the group in question is on the teeing ground. Any subsequent group will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, they reach any place where there is an open par-3 or par-4 hole, or the preceding group is on the putting green of a par-5 hole when the group in question is on the teeing ground. 2. Monitoring Groups It is the responsibility of each player to be aware of his groups position on the golf course. Rules Officials ARE NOT required to warn groups prior to being timed. A group will be subject to being timed until back in position with the group ahead or back on TIME PAR. 3. Timing The timing of a player’s stroke will begin when it is his turn to play and he can play without interference or distraction. Any time spent determining yardages will count as time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, timing will begin after a player has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to mark, lift, clean and replace his ball, repair his ball mark and other ball marks on his line of putt and remove loose impediments on his line of putt. A player will have 40 seconds to play a stroke when being timed. NOTE: An extra 10 seconds will be allowed for: A. the first player to play a stroke on a par-3 hole B. the first player to play a second stroke on a par-4 or par-5 hole (when attempting to reach the putting green) C. the first player to play a third stroke on a par-5 hole D. the first player to play on or around the putting green 4. Fines and Penalties - Penalty Phase Any player in a group out of position will be subject to being timed. Any player who exceeds the allotted time to play a stroke will be fined $100 on his second bad time of the year and is then considered to be in the Penalty Phase of the Pace of Play Policy. Players in the Penalty Phase of the Pace of Play Policy exceeding the allotted time to play a stroke will be fined and penalized. 5. Summary of Fines and Penalties during a Round
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$300 fine. Subsequent Offense: One more timing (a total of three) exceeding the allotted time to play a stroke -- disqualification and $400 fine. *All fines should be made payable to the American Diabetes Association The following policy will be in effect, as an additional condition in the 2006 Pace of Play Policy. When a group is timed, it will be cataloged in the Tour Trailer. Each player in the group will receive a strike for that round. Once a player accumulates a total of seven (7) strikes for the year, he will be deemed in violation of the Pace of Play Policy, and will be fined for that violation and any additional violations under this condition, as follows: Seventh Strike: $200 Eighth Strike: $300 Ninth Strike: $400 Tenth Strike: $500 Eleven Strikes or more: $600 NOTE: In the administration of these pace of play guidelines, a member of the Rules Committee shall not tolerate abuse, oral or otherwise, by a player. Such abuse constitutes conduct unbecoming a professional. If it is clearly visible to a NGA HOOTERS TOUR OFFICIAL that a player or players are repeatedly exceeding the allotted time to play a stroke, that player or players pace of play may be monitored even though the player or player’s group is not out of position. A player being monitored under these conditions will be fined $50 if he exceeds 50 seconds to play a stroke three times during the play of a hole, or four times over two consecutive holes. Bad times received under this part of the policy are not applied elsewhere. 6. Appeals Any appeal of a penalty and fine must be referred to the Tour Director immediately upon completion of the player in question’s round. The Tour Director’s decision shall be final. SUSPENSION OF PLAY DUE TO DANGEROUS SITUATION When play is suspended for a dangerous situation, if the players in a match or group are between the play of two holes, they shall not resume play until the Committee has ordered a resumption of play. If they are in the process of playing a hole, they shall discontinue play immediately and shall not thereafter resume play until the Committee has ordered a resumption of play. Penalty for breach of this rule is DISQUALIFICATION All practice areas shall be closed during suspension for a dangerous situation until the Committee has declared them open for use. Signals for Suspending and Resuming Play • Suspend Play: Several short intermittent blasts from a horn or siren • Resume Play: Two (2) intermittent blasts from a horn or siren • Suspension Due to Immediate Danger (Lightning, Tornado, etc.): One (1) continuous blast from a horn or siren
SUSPENSION AND DELAYS When sufficient daylight remains, and the length of a delay warrants, players will be given a minimum of 15 minutes after a delay or suspension to warm-up and resume their position on the golf course. In some situations, preparation time may be reduced or negated by the tournament committee. MOBILE TELEPHONES A mobile phone may be used to call in rulings to the Tour Trailer or Pro Shop. The numbers will be listed on the Local Rules Sheet. Any other use of a cell phone during the stipulated round will result in disciplinary action and possible DISQUALIFICATION. (Use is defined as the phone being on at any time during the competition) REDUCTION OF ROUNDS The goal of the NGA Hooters Tour is to complete four-round, 72-hole events. The tournament committee and players will make their best effort to complete each round and tournament as scheduled. After exhausting all feasible options, the tournament committee may suspend or cancel a round (Rule 33-2d) in the event unplayable conditions occur. Play will resume when conditions improve, even if the round cannot be completed that day. a.) Play may resume the following day, to include completion of the next scheduled round if daylight permits. b.) When daylight does not permit, the suspended round may be completed the next available day. Thus, one round might be completed over a two to four day period. A minimum of 36 holes must be completed for an event to be considered official. If less than 36 holes are completed, 100% of the entry fees will be returned to the participants. Based on course availability and distance to the next tournament site, the tournament may be concluded on Monday. PLAYOFFS AND TIES The only ties which will be broken by a playoff are those to decide first place. All other ties will remain as ties and the purse for those positions will be divided equally. A sudden death playoff will immediately follow play on a hole or holes chosen by the Tournament Committee. PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION The NGA Hooters Tour will pay the top 60 and ties after each completed event. Prize checks will be available on site the following Tuesday after 3PM. If a player chooses to have his check sent to an address in lieu of picking it up, there will be a sign up sheet available in the Scoring Tent following play on Sunday. The check shall be mailed from the Tour office to listed address. No check will be distributed without a W-9 on file. Foreign players must complete a W-8 BEN and according to IRS regulations, taxes will be withheld at 30%. IT IS THE PLAYER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THEIR ADDRESS UPDATED WITH THE TOUR OFFICE. |
