May 2016
UPPER ST.CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS' GOLF TEAM TRYOUTS - 2016
The Boys' Golf Team Tryouts will begin on Monday, August 15, 2016. This year the scheduled qualifier will consist of four 18 hole rounds, concluding on August 18th. All participants must be present and on time each day. All participants must register with the Upper St. Clair High School Athletic Department prior to July 31st.
Our regular season begins the week of August 22nd with three important matches. Let’s be ready to bring home a Championship!
The membership, management, and staff at St. Clair Country Club have been very gracious and generous in allowing us to use the Terrace Course as our home facility. We will be using the course once this year for the tryouts. The other three rounds of golf will be played on excellent public courses.
The tryouts on these courses do not come free. We have arranged for a reduced rate of $20.00 per golfer for at Lindenwood Golf Course, $ 15.00 at Hickory Heights Golf Club and $25.00 for Quicksilver Golf Club. We will play 18 holes on each course. Each candidate will pay $35.00 for tryouts for the first 3 days. The check can be made out to Upper St. Clair High School. Please mail or bring your check, along with your completed sports physical form and registration fee, to the Athletic Office on or before Friday, July 29, 2016. Contact the high school athletic office if this fee presents a problem. The number for the Athletic Office is 412-833-1600 x2260.
We will limit the number of participants who proceed beyond the first three rounds to 24 candidates. We reserve the right to dismiss a player at any time during tryouts who does not show the skills proficient to compete. A score of 55 or higher for nine holes is one possible example. This is not meant to discourage a player from continuing to play golf. However, such a limited skill level is disruptive to fellow competitors.
Those candidates who qualify beyond the first three rounds will need to have a second check made out to Upper St. Clair High School for the final tryout round of golf ($25.00) and hand it to me before boarding the bus to Quicksilver Golf Club on Thursday, August 18th.
In order for a senior to qualify beyond the first three rounds he must finish in the top 12 positions. In order for a junior to qualify beyond the first three rounds he must finish in the top 16 positions. Sophomores and freshmen must finish in the top 24 positions. A hole-by-hole sudden victory playoff will be used to break all ties, if required.
The Varsity Team will consist of the top 8 candidates with the lowest total score from the qualifier. However, seniors must be in the top 6 to make the Team. A sudden victory format will be used to break all ties, if required.
The Junior Varsity Team will consist of the juniors, sophomores and freshmen whose qualifying totals place them in positions 9 thru 16. A sudden victory format will be used to break all ties, if required.
You are required to furnish 3 items before you can try out. Failure to do so by July 29, 2016 could disqualify you from trying out:
1. A physical form, filled out, signed, and dated correctly (it must be dated AFTER June 1, 2016)
2. A check for $ 35.00, made out to Upper St. Clair High School
3. Registration Fee
Sports physical forms can be picked up in the Athletic Office, or downloaded from the Upper St. Clair High School or PIAA website.
Dates and Times for Tryouts
Monday, August 15 – St. Clair Country Club Terrace Course – tee off at 8:00 a.m. Please be there by 7:30 a.m. blue tees.
Tuesday, August 16 – Lindenwood Golf Club - tee off at 7:00 a.m. Bus leaves at 6:00 a.m. from the upper parking lot (18 holes, blue tees).
Wednesday, August 17 – Hickory Heights Golf Club - tee off at 7:30 a.m. The bus will leave from the upper parking lot at 6:30 a.m. (18 holes, White tees).
Thursday, August 18 – Quicksilver Golf Club – tee off at 7:00a.m. Bus will leave from the upper parking lot at 5:45 am
(18 holes, white tees)
If a tryout/qualifying round is canceled, due to poor weather or other circumstances deemed acceptable by Coach Borst, only the rounds played during these four days will count towards the qualifier.
A candidate not able to participate in or complete any qualifying round due to severe illness, injury, family emergency, conflicting golf tournament schedule, missing the bus departure time or other reason are subject to the decision of Coach Borst in regards to continued participation in the qualifier. Furthermore a “penalty” score will be assigned to your total for any round in which you are absent, if, in fact, you are invited to continue in the qualifier.
All golf candidates are required to wear appropriate golf attire. (I.e. golf shirt with collar and golf slacks or shorts) No exceptions are permitted. Jeans and t-shirts are never acceptable. Sweaters and/or jackets will be permitted when necessitated by weather conditions. Hats will never be worn backwards or inside out. Cargo-style pants and shorts will not be permitted. You must carry your own clubs each round. You will travel to and from all bus trips on the school bus unless you have a note signed by the principal one day in advance.
You can be dismissed from tryouts for the following reasons:
1. Knowingly not following the USGA Rules of Golf
2. Not following directions given by the coaching staff
3. Not wearing proper clothing
4. Leaving the course without permission (except emergencies).
5. Not adhering to school rules.
Coaches Rule: A multi-stroke penalty shall be assessed for conduct unbecoming of an interscholastic athlete. Such conduct shall include, but not be limited to: club throwing; use of abusive or foul language; willful acts which damage property or equipment of the golf course; or other unbecoming conduct as determined by Coach Borst. Failure to replace divots or fix ball marks on the greens will be rewarded with a 2 stroke penalty. All bunkers containing sand or the like must be raked after you have played out. Second offenses will be dealt with in a severe manner.
Hickory Heights, Quicksilver and Lindenwood are public courses and are being used because of their close proximity to Upper St. Clair so that all candidates will have a chance to play /practice. However, St. Clair Country Club must be used because it is our home course and the candidate must be able to do well there in order to make the team.
Please note: Those of you who make the Golf Team may be required to miss a number of days of school. We will also be getting out of school early on a few occasions. Also, the coaches may limit the amount of jewelry worn and determine the neatness of hair and dress for all members of the varsity and junior varsity teams while they are on the golf course. All members of the team will be given a list of rules and procedures that must be
followed. If these missed days, early dismissals or coach’s rules present a problem, then you may want to reevaluate trying out.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) RULES OF GOLF will govern all play- only modified by local rules as stated to you by Coach Borst prior to teeing off. These USGA Rules include conforming golf balls and clubs.
The USGA One Ball Condition will NOT be in effect for this qualifier. If you do not know specifically what this “Condition” requires. Please read the USGA Rules of Golf 2012 – 2015.
The qualifier will be a STROKE PLAY COMPETITION. You shall record accurately the score of all fellow competitors in your group. You shall verify each of their scores by signing each scorecard (one per player) kept in your group. Signed scorecards shall be submitted to Coach Borst at the conclusion of each round. All scores will be posted.
Golf is a sport. It is foremost a sport of honor. You must respect the game (sport). You must respect the rules of the game and respect your fellow competitors. It is your duty and obligation to understand the Rules of Golf as listed by the USGA. Failure to make the team due to your not understanding the rules is no excuse. The coaches will call penalties on any infraction of the rules. It is also incumbent upon you to call any infraction of the rules and resulting penalty on yourself. All disputes will be settled by Coach Borst or the Head Golf Professional or by the USGA.
Please sign up in the Athletic Office
(phone 412-833-1600 x2260).
You will receive a packet that contains:
1. A sports physical form
2. Tryout instructions
3. A hand out for Second Sport Candidates
Craig Borst
Boys' Golf Coach
Upper St. Clair High School
Cell Phone 412 897 8545
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