Registration

Begins: Monday, July 1, 2024 (9:00 am)

Entry Deadline: Monday, August 19, 2024 (11:59 pm)

Fee:

      $250 / team

Includes: golf, riding cart, driving range

and take out lunch - PLUS:

   **$2800-plus in prizes**

Eligibility Criteria:

• Amateur Golfers (Male and Female)
• Must be a member of an RDGA club.
• Must have a RDGA GHIN® Handicap Index®.
• Players of all ages & abilities welcome.

Field Size: 120 Players (60 teams)

                                                                                               Website: Click HERE                         Scorecard: Click HERE                                                                                                                   Address: 2419 Avon Geneseo Road, Route 39, Avon NY 14414

PLEASE READ "2024 RDGA HEALTH & SAFETY GUIDANCE" UNDER THE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

TAB ABOVE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR PLAYERS AT RDGA EVENTS THIS YEAR.

Event Format

Handicap Index as of August 19, 2024 will be utilized for this event (1 week prior).

Competition will be 18 holes of stroke play - Modified Alternate Shot format: Both players hit first shot on each hole, select the best, and alternate until holed. After team selects which tee shot from which to play, they must use that same ball and play it into that hole - then begin again on the following hole with two tee shots. Players on each team must use minimum of 6 drives each. In the three Divisions in which a Handicap Index is used, a 60%-40% "Chapman" formula is calculated (taking 60 percent of the player with the lower Handicap Index and 40 percent of the player with the higher Handicap Index).

There will be four Divisions:

• A Men's Championship Division, playing from the FarView Men's Blue Tees (6,371yards)
• A Men's Senior Division playing from the FarView Men's Blue Tees (6,371 yards)
• A Men's Regular (Net) Division playing from the FarView Men's Blue Tees (6,371 yards)
• A Women's Division playing from the FarView Women's Red Tees (5,211 yards)

The Men's Championship Division will be played at scratch.

The Men's Senior Division, Men's Regular (Net) Division and Women's Division will all be played at 85% handicap and will have Low Gross AND Low Net winners.

The TOP TWO teams (ties broken by Match of Cards method) in the Men's Championship Division

earn exemptions into the 2025 RDGA District Championship at Cobblestone Creek Country Club.

The TOP ONE team (ties broken by Match of Cards method) in the Men's Senior Division (Gross Score results)

earn exemptions into the 2025 RDGA District Championship at Cobblestone Creek Country Club.

Schedule of Events

• Player Registration opens at 9:30 am.
• Shotgun Start at 11:00 am.
• BBQ dinner on outdoor patio following conclusion of play.

Cart Policy

• Carts are included in entry fee and are mandatory for all adults.
• The maximum number of carts for each group is two (2); each side (two player team) will be assigned a cart.
• Juniors must walk - or if paired with Adult may ride - but not drive.

Pairings

• Please register with your desired team member.
• Pairings & starting holes will be provided approximately a week before the event.
• Teams will be paired by like playing abilities and within Divisions.

Range

PLEASE NOTE: There is no practice range at FarView - plan your pre-round warmups accordingly.

Food Services

• BBQ dinner on the newly enlarged patio catered by the Three Legged Pig Restaurant from Lakeville, NY

Practice Round

• There is no official practice round scheduled for this event. If you wish to play a round prior to the tournament, please contact the FarView pro shop at (585) 226-8210 and arrange a tee time. (Standard greens fees will apply.)

Prizes

• The RDGA will pay prizes in the form of pro shop certificates to approximately 1/4 of the field in each of the four Divisions: Men's Championship, Women's, Men's Regular (Net), and Men's Senior.

Withdrawals

If you have to withdraw, please contact us as soon as possible by email at tymcherron@RDGA.org, or by phone at the RDGA Office: (585) 292-5950.

Refund Policy

Refunds of tournament entry fees will be made in accordance with the following rules:

1. If the player withdraws BEFORE the registration deadline, he/she will be granted a refund of the full entry, minus the $10.00 credit card processing fee. (The refund will be credited back to the players card).

2. If the player withdraws from a tournament AFTER the registration closes, no refund will be granted.

RDGA Local Rules & Terms of Competition

CLICK HERE for the RDGA Local Rules & Terms of Competition, revised as of January 1, 2024.

RDGA Code of Conduct

The Rochester District Golf Association (RDGA) and its member clubs believe that participation in RDGA amateur events is a privilege that carries responsibilities.  In order to enter an RDGA event, a player must be an amateur golfer (unless otherwise approved by the Committee) and be a member in good standing at an RDGA or NYSGA member club.  He or she must adhere to all RDGA tournament requirements, including possession of a USGA Handicap Index, age and/or gender for selected events, appropriate golf attire, mandatory use of riding carts at selected events including limitations listed on Local Rules and Terms of Competition for 2024 RDGA Tournaments, and obey local host club rules that may apply to players during a competition.

The Rules of Golf as approved by the United States Golf Association and R&A Rules Limited govern play in RDGA events, along with the Local Rules and Terms of Competition for 2024 Tournaments and any Local Rules that are in effect as listed on the Notice to Player.  All players must familiarize themselves with the provisions of Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Golf and conduct themselves accordingly, i.e. by playing in the spirit of the game, acting with integrity, showing consideration for others, and taking good care of the golf course, as those concepts are described in Rule 1.2a.

In accordance with Rule 1.2b of the Rules of Golf, the RDGA has adopted this Code of Conduct to apply to all players in RDGA events.  In the discretion of the RDGA Rules Committee, a player may receive the General Penalty (loss of hole in match play or 2 strokes in stroke play) for conduct that breaches this Code.  A penalty of Disqualification may be applied for any serious misconduct that occurs.  Examples of “serious misconduct” include, but are not limited to:  deliberately damaging a putting green, deliberately moving tee markers or boundary stakes, deliberately distracting other players, refusing to follow the Rules of Golf, repeated violation of the transportation policy, repeated use of vulgar or offensive language, or showing disrespect to a Rules Official.

Adopted: Effective January 1, 2024

Tournament Chairpersons

Mr. Cody Dubiel                                 Mr. Ty McHerron

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