GTA Interleague Info & Rules

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These write up below as released by the host SOGA for this Saturday’s event:

Host Club: SOGA

Participating Golf Clubs: PhilCan Golfers of Ontario, Talamak Golf Club, SGC – Sierra Golfers Club, BGAT – Bayanihan Golf Association of Toronto, DBGC – Double Blue Golf Club

Date:     Saturday, June 29, 2019

Venue: Copetown Woods GC 1430 Concession 2 West, Copetown, Ontario (905) 627-4653

Time:    12:00 pm

Tournament Fee:   $120.00 per person: includes green fee, shared power cart, snacks, dinner and prizes ($15.00 Nassau). The tournament fee will be handed to the SOGA Treasurer on the day of the tournament for all confirmed participants in cash.

 

1) Manner of Competition:

  1. a) The tournament will be individual stroke play; shot gun start.
  2. b) The whole field (entry from each club) will be divided into four flights (i.e. A, B, C and D) based on player’s handicap index. Handicap range in each Flight will be determined based on final entries. The tournament organizer will attempt to have each flight have an equal (or as close as possible) number of players.
  3. c) Each Club shall submit their team roster and handicap index two (2) weeks prior to the tournament date. (June 15, 2019)
  4. d) Team Competition: Each club is required to field a minimum 12 players to be eligible to compete for the GTA Cup.
  5. e) Individual Competition:
  6. i) Closest to the pin on all Par 3s

2) Rules of Play:

  1. a) The tournament shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the USGA, Local Rules of Copetown Woods GC and Interleague Tournament Rules (below).
  1. b) Interleague Tournament Rules:
  2. i) If a ball ends up in a footmark in a sand trap, the ball maybe lifted, the foot mark raked and the ball replaced in the original location without penalty.
  3. ii) Spike mark on the line of putt can be fixed without penalty.

iii) To speed up play “Gimmies” will be allowed. A circle with a 12 inch radius from the pin will be drawn around each cup to designate the “Gimmie” range or a measuring stick for each group will be provided. A ball on the line or within the circle shall be picked up and one (1) stroke shall be added to the individual’s score for the hole.

3) Teeing Ground:

  1. a) Men to tee off from the white markers
  2. b) Ladies to tee off from Red markers

4) Team & Individual Awards:

  1. a) Team Award – GTA Cup:
  2. i) The Golf Club with the lowest team score based on the total of 12 Best Net Scores will be declared the “INTERLEAGUE CHAMPION” for the year and will keep the GTA Cup for one year.
  3. ii) For the purposes of calculating the 12 Best Net Scores:

(1) The lowest Net Score allowed is 66. For clarity, if an individual, in any Flight, shoots a Net Score of 65 or lower – a Net Score of 66 will be added towards his/her Golf Club’s total in lieu of the individual’s lower Net Score. However, the individual’s Net Score of 65 or lower will stand when determining the Individual Awards (i.e. Low Net for the Flight).

(2) Each Golf Club’s total team score will include the three (3) Best Net Scores from each Flight (A, B, C and D). If a Golf Club does not have enough players in one or more Flights:

(a) The Golf Club will take the next lowest Net Score from the immediate lower Flight (e.g. B Flight score is counted as an A Flight score) to fill the gap.

(b) In the instance where the Golf Club does not have enough players in the D Flight, the Golf Club will take the next lowest Net Score from the immediate higher Flight (i.e. C Flight score is counted as an D Flight score) to fill the gap. If none are available in the immediate higher Flight, then select from the next higher Flights (i.e. try B Flight next, then A Flight).

  1. b) Individual Awards:
  2. i) A “Low Gross” and “Low Net” winner will be awarded in each Flight.
  3. ii) An individual is only allowed to win either the “Low Gross” or the “Low Net” Should an individual win both, the “Low Gross” will be awarded automatically.
  4. c) Tie Breaker. Ties shall be broken as follows:
  5. i) Team Competition: The Golf Club’s 13th best Net Score, from any Flight, will determine the winner. If still tied then the Golf Club’s 14th net score will be counted and so on.
  6. ii) Individual Competition:

(1) For Gross Score tie break, the lower score on the final 9 holes will determine the winner. If still tied, the lower score on the first 9 holes will determine the winner. If still tied, the lower score on the first six holes will be the basis. If still tied, the lower scores of the first 3 holes will be the basis.

(2) For Net Score tie break, the lower gross score will be used to determine the winner.

5) Club Colors 2019:

  1. a) BGAT – Pink
  2. b) PhilCan – Green
  3. c) Sierra GC – Purple
  4. d) SOGA – Blue
  5. e) Talamak Golf Club – White
  6. f) DBGC – Blue

Addendum: Basic Golf Rules

  1. Play the ball as it lies.
  2. Don’t move, bend or break anything growing or fixed, except in fairly taking your stance and swing. Do not press anything down.

III. You may lift natural objects not fixed or growing except in a hazard. No penalty.

  1. You may move manmade objects. If they are immovable, you may drop within one club length of the nearest point of relief (no nearer the hole). In a hazard you must drop in the hazard. No penalty.
  2. You may drop away from casual water, ground under repair, burrowing animal holes or casts and car paths. Drop within one club length of the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole. No penalty
  3. In sand traps, do not touch the ground with your hand or club before the stroke. Violation is one stroke penalty per infraction.

VII. If you hit your ball into a water hazard and cannot play it, either drop behind the hazard or at the place where the last shot was played or drop the ball in the designated drop area. One penalty stroke. In a lateral hazard you may drop within two club lengths of the point where the ball last crossed the hazard markers. One stroke penalty.

VIII. When you hit your ball out of bounds or lose it, add a penalty stroke, go back and play a ball from the spot where the last shot was played. If in doubt, play a provisional ball before searching for the first one played.

  1. When you have an unplayable lie, you may drop at the place you played the previous shot, adding a penalty stroke. Alternatively, you may drop within two club lengths, no nearer the hole, or any distance behind the unplayable spot keeping it between you and the hole. If the ball is in a bunker, you must drop in the bunker.
  2. On the putting green you may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the line of putt. No penalty
  3. When taking relief (from an abnormal course condition or penalty area, for example), golfers will now drop from knee height

XII. A golfer will be able to ground their club in any hazard (for example grass in a water hazard or in the water)

XIII. You can now putt with the flag stick in