59th Maureen Orcutt Trophy Tournament
White Beeches Golf & Country Club
Haworth, NJ 07641
36 Holes – July 2 and 3, 2018
9 Holes – July 3, 2018
NOTICE TO PLAYERS
USGA RULES OF GOLF AND WMGA LOCAL RULES, CONDITIONS AND PACE OF PLAY GUIDELINES ARE IN EFFECT EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS:
Unless otherwise noted, the Penalty For Breach Of A Local Rule Or Conditionis two strokes.
Parents/Spectators MUST sign in and wear your identification badge throughout the tournament.
Electronic communication devices MUST be turned off.
DRESS CODE
Proper golf attire must be worn at all WMGA events. No denim of any color, leggings, tank tops, warm-up suits, or sweat pants will be permitted. Under no circumstances will short shorts or low cut shirts be allowed.Skorts and shorts must be Bermuda length, no more than 5” above the knee.Players whose dress is deemed inappropriate by the WMGA may be denied participation in the tournament.
TROPHY TOURNAMENT FORMAT
36 holes of stroke play. Full Course Handicap for Net Competition. Pairings made by the Committee. The Maureen Orcutt Trophy awarded to the low gross winner. The Betty Lou McCabe Trophy will be presented by the Women’s New Jersey Golf Association to the low gross score of a New Jersey resident.Should a New Jersey resident be the low gross winner she will be awarded the Maureen Orcutt Trophy. The Betty Lou McCabe trophy will then be presented to the New Jersey resident with the next lowest gross score.Ties for the Orcutt Trophy shall be decided by a hole-by-hole playoff beginning on the first hole. Ties for the McCabe Trophy shall be decided by match of cards. Any player not present for the playoff must forfeit. Ties for other gross and net prizes will be decided by matching cards.
9-HOLE EVENT FORMAT
9 holes of stroke play. Full Course Handicap for Net Competition. Pairings made by the Committee. Prize awarded for the low gross and low net. Ties for these prizes will be decided by matching cards.
TEE MARKERS
36 holers will play from the GOLD Tees 5,710 yards. 9 holers will play from the RED tees 5,475 yards.
Yardage is calculated to the center of the green.
TRANSPORTATION
All players must walk the stipulated round and carry their own golf clubs. White Beeches does not allow the use of non-motorized pull carts. Caddies are not permitted and parents/spectators MUST WALK.
FOOD SERVICE
Continental breakfast will be served starting at 7:00AM. A buffet lunch will also be served starting at 11:00AM. All players are expected to stay for lunch. Parents may purchase breakfast and/or lunch (cash only, $25).
EMBEDDED BALL RULE 25-2
“If a player’s ball is embedded in any closely-mown area through the green, it may be lifted, cleaned and dropped, without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green.
LOCAL RULES
DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES
For all play during WMGA competitions a player may obtain distance information by use of a distance-measuring device. If during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., elevation changes, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3. Penalty for Breach of Rule 14-3: Match Play – Loss of Hole. Stroke Play – Two Strokes. For subsequent offense – Disqualification.
WATER HAZARDS
Determined by yellow stakes or lines on Holes #1, #2, #9, #11, #12 & #18.
LATERAL WATER HAZARDS
Determined by red stakes or lines. Holes #2, #5, #6, #10, #11, #13 & #17.
OUT OF BOUNDS
Determined by white stakes or boundary fences. Holes #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #17 & #18. Out of Bounds is defined by the inside edge of the road left on Holes #3 & #4.
PAVED CART PATHS AND ARTIFICIALLY SURFACED ROADS
Ball on paved cart path and all artificially surfaced roads may be lifted and dropped without penalty within one club’s length of the nearest point of relief.
FLOWER BEDS
Ball in flower beds must be lifted and dropped without penalty within one club’s length of the nearest point of relief.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAY
White Beeches Golf & Country Club does have a lightning detection system. Although bad weather is not of itself a good reason for discontinuing play, a player is permitted to discontinue play at any time she herself believes there is a danger from lightning. The Women’s Met strongly endorses each individual’s attention, vigilance and care in this regard, to one’s own safety and that of one’s caddie.
Rule 6-8(b) details the procedure for discontinuance of play, e.g. darkness, golf course unplayable, which shall be signaled by three short blasts, repeatedof an air horn(s). If players are in the process of playing a hole, they may continue provided they do so without delay. If players choose to continue, they shall discontinue either before or immediately after completing the hole. The penalty for breach of this Rule is disqualification.
In potentially dangerous situations,e.g. lightning in the area, play shall be discontinued immediately following a suspension of play by the Committee, which shall be signaled by one prolonged blast, of a siren. If a player fails to discontinue play immediately, she shall be disqualified unless circumstances warrant waiving such a penalty as provided in Rule 33-7.
Play shall not resume in either case until signaled by two short blasts, repeatedof an air horn(s). All practice areas shall be closed during a suspension of play, until the Committee has declared them open for use.
When play is discontinued in a dangerous situation, players should seek the nearest point of shelter.
SEEK: AVOID:
Lightning shelters Open areas
Clubhouse Water
Maintenance buildings Metal
On-course buildings Wire fences, overhead wires, power lines
Automobiles Isolated trees
Dense trees Elevated ground
Low-lying areas Maintenance machinery
Golf carts