Flip-Flop Two Courses Two Days

Flip-Flop – Two Courses – Two Days

Four-Ball Stroke Play – Best-Balls-of-Four - Stableford Scoring

(95% of Handicap)

Notes:

• Closest to the Hole at each club first day only.
• Entries accepted by teams only. A player who played in TCI will only be accepted if TCII is undersubscribed. This needs to be on the Letter of Information.
• Entries are accepted, refused or canceled as teams. No single entries.
• Size of Field - 224 players (56 teams), 112 players at each course, 2 course flip-flop.
• Four-person team will be split into groups of two and will play with two people from another team so that all the players will have markers.
• If the tournament is undersubscribed, we may wish to cancel the flip-flop and have the tournament at one course first day and theother course the second day. The courses need to be aware of this situation in advance.
• Flight by USGA handicap index total of all four team members.
• Accepted players will be emailed a tournament packet consisting of an acceptance letter, Tournament Bulletin, players list and menu/hotel list.
• Inclement weather - tournament will not be canceled unless there is evidence of lightning. The host course management makes the decision to cancel the tournament, not WGANC.
• Make sure markers are available in case of player cancellation. A team may not play alone.
• If weather is threatening, the committee does not have the authority to reduce the number of holes of a stipulated round once play has commenced in that round. In case of inclement weather, however, any round not completed can be canceled and the tournament can be reduced to one 18-hole round. This is a committee decision. See Decisions 33-1/2.

Cancellation Policy:

If a player on a team cancels prior to the close date, she may find a replacement for herself. If after the closing date and the tournament is undersubscribed, the team can choose to play as a three-some or they can cancel and forfeit their entry fees. If oversubscribed, the team will be replaced by a team from the alternate list and their entry fee will be refunded.

If canceling after the last cancellation date in an undersubscribed tournament, they will forfeit their entry fee and must pay for carts and meals. If oversubscribed and a replacement team is available, their entry fee will be refunded and they will not have to pay for carts and meals.

Flights:

• A full field of 224 players will be 4 flights paying 3 places gross and net (43% of field– 96 medallions).
• Team handicap index spread within flights should be in the range of 15 – 20 strokes.
• Flight sizes should be as close to equal as possible, without splitting the same indexes between flights.

Pairings:

• 1st round pairings by the sum of the handicap index of team within flights.
• NOTE: Do not pair with players from their own club.

• 2nd round pairings by the sum of gross score of team within flights.

NOTE: Do not pair with same team as in Round 1 or players from their own club.

Awards:

• The office and TD or assistant will determine the number of awards needed at the close of entries. The office will order the awards.Stones in medallions will be as follows: 1st – CZ, 2nd – Ruby, 3rd – Sapphire, 4th – Amethyst, 5th – Topaz, 6th – Orange CZ, 7th – Peridot.
• Equal gross and net prizes in each flight.
• Ties will be broken using the USGA Card Matching Method, second day only.
• Presentation: Begin with last flight, starting with last low net and proceed up to first low net in the last flight, then go to last flight, starting with last low gross and proceed up to first low gross in the last flight. Repeat for each flight working from last flight to first flight.

#PR9-013 Revised 09/26/16

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