RULES
Men will play from the white tees, and ladies from the red tees. Hole assignments will be confirmed on the tournament day by the organizers.
The format is a Texas Scramble (Best Ball Scramble). All players tee off, and the best shot is selected. All players will then hit their next shot from that spot. The shot must be played from within one club length but no nearer to the hole. If the chosen ball comes to rest in the rough, then all team shots must be played from the rough as well. Players can place their ball under this rule in all areas of the course EXCEPT hazards. Shots in the sand hazard must be dropped from shoulder height and no greater than one club length from the original spot. This format is repeated until the balled is holed. Each team must use 3 drives from each player. The player’s drive used should be indicated by placing the player’s initials on the score card next to each hole the player’s tee shot was used.
In the event of an incomplete team on the day of the tournament, the organizers reserve the right to replace any “no-show” with a player of their choice. This will not result in a change in overall handicap rating of the team, either up or down. If a team has only 3 players, each player will be required to play four (4) tee shots and the handicaps will be averaged to create a virtual 4th player. All other rules will remain the same.
No player from the morning flight can play as a substitute for an afternoon team or vice versa.
REGISTRATION
Event registration for both tee times will be at Rolling Hills Golf Club - Club House.
Registration/check-in times will be notified by organizers to teams prior to the tournament day. Please make sure to have your team arrive and sign in AT LEAST 60 minutes prior to scheduled start of round.
There will be practice balls available on the range for warm-up.
NO HARD SPIKES & DRESS CODE
Rolling Hills Golf Club has a no “hard spikes” rule. Please note that we now have showers and lockers available for guests inside of our Club House. You will, however, need to bring your own towels.
All shirts must have collars. No tee shirts, sleeveless shirts, or cutoff shorts are allowed. Players will not be allowed to wear jeans on the course.
SCORE CARDS
The lowest handicap golfer on each team is responsible to keep the score card, sign it, and turn it in to the Rolling Hills Golf Club Tournament Director immediately after play. Failure to turn in a scorecard within 30 minutes after completion of play will result in team disqualification.
PACE OF PLAY
We want everyone to enjoy themselves but also to maintain the pace of play. Remember to keep up with the team in front of you not simply ahead of the team behind you! The lowest handicap golfer on each team is responsible to keep up speed of play for the team; do not spend more than a minute looking for lost balls. Rolling Hills is expecting all groups to complete the round in 4 hours. This is challenging in a tournament, but teams must take no more than 4 1/2 hours to complete play. If this playing time is not maintained by the morning group, it will be extremely difficult for the afternoon group to complete their round before dark. Rolling Hills Golf Club marshals will be on the course to monitor pace of play.
If your team falls behind the team in front of you by more than one full hole, the marshals will ask you to pick up the pace. If your team fails to comply with the marshal’s instructions and does not speed up play, the marshals (at their sole discretion) may penalize the slow-playing team by causing them to miss the next hole and record a score of 3 over par.
COURTESY AND PACE OF PLAY IS IMPORTANT!!!
NOTE: Teams taking longer than 4 ½ hours in the morning may be asked to leave the course after that time and take par as their score for any uncompleted holes. If there are a large number of teams unable to finish their round due to slow play, the organizers will either assign par to those teams for unfinished holes OR (at the organizers sole discretion) take the average score of other teams in their flight who did complete a hole & assign that score to the teams who did not complete the hole(s).
Any team captain who experiences slow play in front of his group is URGED to call the Tournament Chairperson to ask for a marshal to help expedite play. +966 53 850 8777