2024 LEGACY US OPEN OFFICIAL RULES BOOKLET
TR1
Competition, weather permitting, is 36 holes of net stroke play. Please record only gross scores on your scorecard - net scores will be calculated at the scorers table. Should a decision have to be made regarding the playability of the course due to weather, that decision will be made by the Superintendent without any outside influence.
TR2 - TEE BOXES
Professionals - BLACK TEES
Amateurs - (under age 50 with indexes below 18.0) - BLACK TEES
Amateurs - (age 50 to 69 or players with indexes 18.1 to 28.0 regardless of age) - BLUE TEES
Amateurs - (age 70 to 79 players with indexes 28.1 or higher)- WHITE TEES
Amateurs - (age 80+1- SILVER TEES
Note: Players always have the option of playing from a Tee that makes the course longer than the tee designated to them via the criteria above.
TR3
Golf Canada Rules will govern all play, except where local rules are defined as per this book.
TR4
If you are in doubt as to the procedure and a rules official is not immediately available, play two balls under rule 3-3 and report to the committee, even if you score the same with both balls.
TR5
This is a tournament, therefore there will be NO GIMMIE PUTTS. You must hole out. Under the NET BETTER BALL FORMAT, every player from your team MUST hole out and record a score for the team on each hole. The best 3 NET scores of the 4 players on a team on each hole is recorded as the team score.
TR6
All players will have their own scorecard. A reminder that you should not be keeping your own score. Scorecards should be attested and submitted to the Pro Shop immediately following the conclusion of your round. Mobile Scoring is also available.
TR7
LIVE SCORING: Live Tournament Scoring will be available this weekend via the Golf Genius App. Simply search Golf Genius in the App Store and download the App. To login, look for the GGID Code on your scorecard. Follow along and see how your partners and competitors are making out.
TR8
OUT OF BOUNDS: Is defined by the chain link boundary fence, white stakes and/or continuous white lines. NOTE: The driving range, located on the right side of hole #1 and hole #9 is out of bounds. The boundary fence defining the driving range is an obstruction, as such, players are entitled to stance and swing relief.
TR9
There is MANDATORY free relief from all flower beds. Mulched areas around trees are NOT considered flowerbeds. Also, the concrete inside the hazard on hole is not a flowerbed, as these are inside the boundary of the hazard, players are NOT granted relief without penalty.
TR10
Players WILL be granted FREE RELIEF from bushes and rocks serving as 150 yard markers.
TR11
Protective Screens on holes 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 1 2, 13 & 1 5. Relief may be taken for interference with stance, area of intended swing and line-of-sight, with no penalty.
TR12
If wires support a tree, relief is granted if and only if, the wire interferes with the stance or swing. Free relief is also granted from trees marked with ribbon.
TR13
The grass-covered ground within the bunker of hole #16 is not part of the bunker. A club can be grounded in the grass. Accordingly, if a player elects to drop under rule 28b, he may drop behind the bunker (penalty of one stroke).
TR14
The bridge in the ravine on hole #5 is free relief.
TR15
The rocks left of the water feature on the 8th hole are considered to be part of a French Drain. Players are granted free relief from this area, provided the rocks are not located within the boundary of the hazard as defined by the red stakes.
TR16
GROUND UNDER REPAIR
There will be areas on the golf course that are defined as ground under repair by white paint. The following areas will also be defined under this definition, allowing players to take free relief in a drop zone if provided, or by taking one club length from the nearest point.
- The sod nursery on hole #18
- The practice bunker to the right of the 9th hole
- The rock pile behind the 9th green
- Tire ruts located next the driving range fence on hole #9
TR17
LOCAL RULE TREE ROOTS
Exposed tree roots in a fairway will be treated as Ground Under Repair and players will be granted relief without penalty. Relief is granted by taking one club length from the nearest point of relief. Relief is limited to interference only in the area of intended swing and lie of the ball, not line of sight.
TR18
Should a member of your (4) man team must pull out of the tournament for any reason, there will be no substitution. The remaining player's scores will be counted for each hole. Should a selected Professional pull out prior to the start of Saturday's round, a team will have the option to select from the remaining Professionals who made the cut. Should a selected Professional become injured or disqualified after the beginning of play on Saturday, a team will blind draw a Professional who made the cut at the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst and was NOT selected by the Woodside field.
TR19
Team ties will be broken as follows:
NOTE: The lowest final nine-hole total team score of the tied teams will win. If still tied, the lowest final six-hole total team score of the tied teams will win. If still tied, the lowest final three-hole total team score of the tied teams will win. If still tied, the lowest team total score by hole, will win. This process will start at 18 and go backwards.
EVENT DETAILS
Friday, June 14th - Team Draw 7:00pm
Saturday, June 15th - Tee-Times 9:00am - 11:50am - Breakfast + Lunch
Sunday, June 16th - Tee-Times 9:00am - 11:50am - Breakfast
Legacy Real Estate and specifically, Kevin Moore and Trenton Pittner wish all participants the best this weekend!
Special thanks to:
LEGACY REAL ESTATE - KEVIN MOORE & TRENTON PITTNER
Kevin Graf - General Manager
Darcy Boudreau – Director of Golf Operations
Travis Matijevich - Head Golf Course Superintendent
David Dziuba - Director of Food & Beverage
Li Luo - Executive Chef
Without the help of people like you, we wouldn't be able to put together these great events!
Play well and enjoy your weekend!