NOHIO.GOLF TOURNAMENT SERIES
2-Player Better Ball Rules of Competition
USGA RULES APPLY DURING PLAY ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING LOCAL RULES:
- WINTER RULES: LIFT, CLEAN & PLACE WITHIN ONE CLUB LENGTH IN YOUR OWN FAIRWAY ONLY. Embedded Ball and Casual Water rules apply through the General Area.
- PLAYERS COMPETE IN ONE DIVISION FROM AGE-APPROPRIATE TEES. On all holes, men competitors ages 18-54 play from the back tees; men age 55-64 play from the middle tees; men age 65+ and women under age 35 play from the senior/forward tees; women age 35+ play from the far-forward tees.
- Players may: repair any and all damage on any green; remove rocks from sand bunkers; use range finders (without slope); use varying brands of balls during the round (changed only between holes or upon damage).
– Out of Bounds: White stakes and/or ALL perimeter property fences and roads are defined as out of bounds. The OB line is determined by the nearest inside points of the stakes, roads or fence posts at ground level excluding angled supports. Hazards: All Penalty Areas are defined by yellow lines or yellow stakes. In the absence of lines or stakes a water feature shall be defined by the natural break in the ground toward the water, not the water itself.
– Relief without penalty is provided from all prepared, planted flower beds; the ball is to be dropped at the nearest point of relief. NO RELIEF is provided for mulch used around trees or without any planted flowers.
- If a sand bunker is not maintained (is damaged by weather or has gone unraked for several days), with permission of a fellow competitor that bunker may be raked and the ball may be placed in the same position without penalty.
- $100 Pot + Skins Entry Fee covers: 18 holes of golf with cart; $40+ to the tournament stroke play pot; $20 to the big skins game pot. Payout to 25% of field based on pre-set prize chart. ALL TIES SPLIT ALL PLACES; there is no playoff for any finish position.
- All skins money paid in gets paid back out at that event. IF NO SKINS ARE WON OUTRIGHT, the least-tied hole(s) split the skins pot. A player need not finish all 18 holes to be eligible to win a skin; a players may ‘X’ a hole and still win a skin on another hole.
- Should inclement weather force a cancellation of play for the day: if all players have completed 9 holes before play is stopped, the tournament will be shortened to 9 holes with full payouts; if any group does not complete 9 holes, the event is considered null and a full refund or credit for pot/skins will be provided. (Golf+cart will be rainchecked.)
- Live Scoring by NOGA will be used via Golf Genius. Each group should also keep a backup scorecard. ENTER/WRITE ONLY THE TEAM BETTER BALL, not a score for each player. Players will keep both teams’ scores on the app plus on a single scorecard. At the completion of play, a player from each team MUST check scores prior to confirming them for Live Scoring.
- PACE OF PLAY: if a group falls behind and is asked to close the gap, it is the responsibility of all players in the group to comply. The Committee has the right to monitor the lagging group, determine the player(s) causing the delay, and disqualify and remove competitors from the course without refund.
- Rules question? Try to resolve it among your fellow competitors. If the question cannot be resolved, play two balls and ask the Committee for a ruling prior to signing scorecard. Have fun!