HOST CLUB
Canterwood Golf & Country Club
Jim Gillies, PGA Head Golf Professional
12606 54th Ave NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Winter Series Event Portal
Follow the link for pairings, live scoring, results and player information. You can also access the portal by using the Golf Genius app on your mobile device. To access, login using GGID: WAWS23-3
ENTRY FEE
$170 per team
CART FEE
$40 per team. Teams will be paired in the same cart.
ENTRY INCLUDES
Green fees, range balls, tee prize, $10 Puetz Bucks and a $3,000 merchandise payout (*based on a full field).
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Entrants must be members in good standing of a WA Golf member club, with a maximum handicap index of 54.0.
REGISTRATION (8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
All contestants must register with WA Golf staff upon arrival to the golf course. Two tents will be setup outside the golf shop and each player must register at the corresponding tent (Front-9 or Back-9) based on their starting hole. Contestants will receive their tee gifts, $10 Puetz Bucks, scorecard, and local rules at registration.
STARTING TIME/PAIRINGS
10:00 a.m. shotgun start. Players can make pairing requests during online registration. Requests will be accepted up until the registration deadline.
FORMAT
2-Person Scramble, with a Men’s and Women’s Division. Flights within each Division will be determined by team playing handicap.
HANDICAPS
Handicap Indexes on Wednesday, February 15 will be used for the tournament. Team playing handicaps for net scoring will be determined by combining 35% of the low player’s course handicap and 15% of the high player’s course handicap.
FIELD LIMIT
64 teams* (Men – 48 teams | Women – 16 teams)
*WA Golf reserves the right to modify field limits for men and women to achieve a full field.
COURSE YARDAGE
Subject to change based on weather and course conditions: Men – 6,145 Yards, Women – 5,120 Yards.
PRACTICE ROUND
Contestants wishing to play a practice round prior to the event can contact Canterwood Golf & Country Club at (253) 851-1845 to schedule. Practice rounds are not included in entry fee.
DRESS CODE
WA Golf expects all contestants, caddies and spectators to wear suitable golf attire on host club property at all times. Suitable attire does not include cutoffs, tank tops, tee shirts, sweatpants, spandex, jeans or denim of any kind or color or unkempt clothing of any kind. Failure to adhere to the dress code may result in disqualification and removal from the course.
CARTS
Power carts can be reserved during online registration for $40 per team. Teams will be paired in the same cart.
CADDIES
Host club caddies will not be available. A player may provide his/her own caddie.
WARM-UP RANGE BALLS
The Canterwood G&CC practice area is closed for the tournament. Practice putting on the hole #9 & #18 putting greens is allowed prior to the competition.
FOOD SERVICE (NO-HOST)
Grab and go breakfast sandwiches and coffee will be available in the breezeway outside the prior shop prior to the shotgun start. Lunch service will be available beginning at 11:00 a.m. inside the clubhouse.
RESULTS/PRIZES
Results will be available online and on the Golf Genius App immediately after play. Once all scorecards have been entered, the merchandise payout will be posted. Merchandise credit will be awarded to top finishing gross and net teams in each Division/Flight. All merchandise credit must be redeemed at Canterwood.
Note Regarding Ties: Merchandise credit and Winter Series Challenge points will be split for all ties.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Unacceptable conduct or behavior on the golf course or anywhere on club property will not be tolerated and may be grounds for penalty or immediate disqualification, at any time, from any WA Golf event. The full policy can be viewed HERE.
WINTER SERIES CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY PUETZ GOLF
Players receive participation points for each event entered as well as for top overall gross and net finishes in each event. $2,500 in Puetz Golf merchandise certificates will be distributed to the top season long men's and women's points finishers. Each contestant will also receive $10 Puetz Bucks for each event they participate in.