Hello Players:

 

Welcome to the 2023 Silicon Valley Amateur being held Jan. 8-9 at Stanford GC. Below is some very important information to help you plan for the tournament.

 

TOURNAMENT PORTAL

Pairings and results will be available on our Golf Genius portal, 2024siliconvalleyamateur.golfgenius.com. We will have pairings for you no later than Tuesday, January 2. We will be teeing off the 1st and 10th tees from 8:00-10:03am.

 

PRACTICE ROUNDS

- Beginning Tuesday, December 26, participants may call Stanford GC to book a practice round (650) 724-0944

- Availability is limited each day and is on a first come first serve basis

- Practice round green fees are at a rate of $125/person and do not include a cart fee

 

PRACTICE RANGE

- The Stanford Golf Driving Range is located across the street from the golf course at 51 Campus Drive, Stanford CA, 94305

- Please note the driving range is not accessible via golf cart or walking. Players are advised to drive to the range before arriving to the golf course

- During the dates of the event participants will be given complimentary practice balls daily only before their round. The range will open at 6:45am and players will hit from a designated teeing area.

 

TEES

- Championship (Men): Cardinal Tees at ~6700 yards

- Championship (Women): White Tees at ~5800 yards

- Senior Division: Black Tees at ~6200 yards

 

SCORING

All scoring will be electronic using Golf Genius. I encourage you to download the app if you don't have it already. Each group will be given a unique GGID to use when entering scores and we will verify at the scoring table after the round.

 

SCORE POSTING

We will post scores to GHIN after each round.

 

CADDIES/CARTS

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Because of the weather and course conditions, electric golf carts will NOT be available and all players will be required to walk. Players have the option of carrying their clubs, having a walking caddie, using their own push carts or pull carts, or using one of Stanford's push carts (which they are generously offering to players at no charge, while their supply of about 50 push carts lasts). If you need a push cart, just request one through a member of the golf course staff, and of course please treat them with care.

 

LODGING

We have partnered with HotelPlanner.com to provide you with excellent rates; a search of hotels near the golf course provides you with plenty of options. Find your hotel by using the following link: Silicon Valley Amateur hotel search

 

WITHDRAWALS

We have a long wait list for this event, and we have eased our refund policy accordingly. Before, there were no refunds for withdrawals occurring in the week before the event, but now we will provide a 50% refund ONLY IF we can replace the withdrawing player. So if you need to withdraw we suggest that you do so as soon as you determine you can't play, as it will benefit everyone. Tournament policies can be seen on the Info tab HERE.

 

We'll use email to communicate any weather issues or other last-minute changes. 

 

Thank You,

Pete Wlodkowski, AmateurGolf.com