Northern California Golf Association

2021 Senior Series

Mather GC

October 8, 2021

 

Player Information Sheet

 

Club Information (website/address):                    

Mather Golf Course

4103 Zinfandel Dr.

Mather, CA 95655

(916) 364-4354

https://www.playmather.com/

 

FORMAT: Individual Net. Players will be play their own ball and finish out on each hole with a maximum score of 9 used on every hole.  A player will compete based on his/her Oct. 5 handicap index or tournament index, whichever is lower. The top finishers in each flight will receive gift card money to Golf Mart stores. Players are required to play from the designated tees, unless previously arranged and approved by the committee.

 

TEES:     (Alternate tee upon request if more than 72 hours before the event, otherwise tee assignment is required) 

Senior Men (age 55-64): Combo Tees (~5,898 yards)

Super Senior Men (age 65+): Raptor Tees (~5,467 yards)*

Women: Mustang Tees (~5,178 yards)**

*May request to play Combo tees. Please inform NCGA staff no later than Monday, Oct. 4

 

Play will begin at 8:06 a.m. with tee times in 9-minute intervals off the No. 1 tee. Please be at your assigned tee ready for play 9 minutes prior to your start time. There you will go over scoring and other important procedures with the starter.

 

PACE OF PLAY & RULES: Please be sure to keep up with the group in front of you. Groups that miss their 18-hole checkpoint (finishing over the designated time and more than 14 minutes behind the group in front of them) are subject to a two-stroke penalty.  In order to keep an adequate pace of play, players are asked to pick up once maximum score has been reached on a respective hole; failure to do so will result in a two-stroke penalty.

                The Rules of Golf as approved by the USGA and the R & A are in effect. It is the player’s responsibility to have a working knowledge of the rules. For more information regarding the rules, players can visit the NCGA’s website: https://ncga.org/rules/

 

MAXIMUM SCORE:  A gross 9 on any hole.

 

SERIOUS MISCONDUCT & DRESS CODE: A player who is removed from the course for Serious Misconduct will result in a loss of all funds and potentially a suspension from future events. Players and Caddies are to dress appropriately. For more information, please refer to the NCGA Weekend Net Tour Hard Card. 

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: The top overall net scores will receive points on the Sr. Series Tour Player of the Year list for their finish, please look at the points distribution table on the Senior Series page for point allocations.

 

CARTS: Carts are not included for this event. Players may pay for use of a shared cart in the pro shop.

 

DRIVING RANGE AND PRACTICE GREEN: The driving range and practice green are available for use 30 minutes prior to a player’s tee time. The course will not have balls set up on the range, players need to pick up a bag of balls in the pro shop. To avoid overcrowding and to give everyone the opportunity to use these areas, players are to limit the amount of time at each area to a maximum of 15 minutes.  

 

SKINS: An optional skins game was offered in registration. If you would still like to participate in skins, please let staff know no later than 72 hours before the event, so an electronic invoice can be sent to you. Players must pay the invoice prior to the start of the event. No cash will be taken the day of the event.

 

GIFT CARD DISTRIBUTION: The top performers in each flight and skins’ winners will win gift cards to Amazon.com. These will be distributed by email and will be done in batches, so gift card monies may not be received for up to 6 weeks after the event. Please be sure your email in Golf Genius is up to date.

 

TIES: Ties for gift card prizes will be settled using USGA recommendations of a card off: best back 9 net score, best back 6 (net), best back 3 (net), followed by best 18th hole (net), finally, tie-break by coin-flip.