41st Stroke Play Championship
North Shore Country Club
500 Shore Road
Glen Head, NY 11545
Tuesday, July 24 & Wednesday, July 25, 2018
NOTICE TO PLAYERS
Players and Caddies must not ride on any form of transportation during a stipulated round unless authorized by the Committee. Stroke Play Championship Caddie fee: $80.00 inclusive of tip (walking).
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 Condition is two strokes.
THE WMGA WILL BE POSTING SCORES DIRECTLY TO GHIN.
FORMAT & TIES
Aggregate of two rounds of 18 holes. Full Course Handicap. Pairings made by the Committee. Second day starting times will be determined by first day results. One ball condition is NOT in affect. A player, who fails to compete the second day, risks the penalty of disqualification for the rest of the season, at the discretion of the VP of Competitions. Trophies awarded to the low gross winner and the low net winner. Ties for the gross trophy will be decided by an immediate 3-hole playoff beginning on the first hole and, if necessary, a hole-by-hole playoff to determine the winner. Ties for the net trophy will be decided by matching cards. The winner will be determined on the basis of the best net score for the last nine holes. If still tied, the winner will be determined on the basis of the best net score for the last six holes, the last three holes and finally the 18th hole. One-half, one-third, one-sixth and one-eighteenth of each player’s Course Handicap will be deducted to determine the best net score. If a tie is not broken by this procedure, a winner will be determined by blind draw.
TEE MARKERS
Official WMGA silver markers with blue insignia. Yardage is calculated to the center of the green.
5,789 yards. Slope/Rating: 74/134
Yardage is calculated to the center of the green.
Hole location sheets will be available daily.
PACE OF PLAY
Pace of play will be in effect. The allotted time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.
CADDIES
Players and Caddies must not ride on any form of transportation during a stipulated round unless authorized by the Committee.
All players will be required to take a North Shore Country Club caddie. Caddies will be assigned by the Caddie Master. Players may not bring their own caddie or have the same caddie for two rounds.
Stroke Play Championship Caddie fee: $80.00 inclusive of tip (walking).
FOOD SERVICE
Continental breakfast will be served starting at 7:00AM. Lunch will also be served starting at 11:30AM. Breakfast will be served in the Ladies Locker Room & Lunch will be served in the Grill Room. Breakfast & Lunch charges have been included in the entry fee (not including halfway house & alcoholic beverages).
EMBEDDED BALL RULE 25-2
“If a player’s ball is embedded 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.
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. If during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed 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: Stroke Play – Two Strokes. For subsequent offense – Disqualification.
DOUBT AS TO PROCEDURE RULE 3-3
“In stroke play only, if a competitor is doubtful of his rights or the correct procedure during the play of a hole, he may, without penalty, complete the hole with two balls. To proceed under this Rule, he must decide to play two balls after the doubtful situation has arisen and before taking further action (e.g., making a stroke at the original ball). The competitor should announce to his marker or a fellow-competitor that he intends to play two balls and which ball he wishes to count if the Rules permit the procedure used for that ball. Before returning his score card, the competitor must report the facts of the situation to the Committee. If he fails to do so, he is Disqualified.”
LOCAL RULES
OUT OF BOUNDS
Defined by white stakes and nearest inside edge of all perimeter fences.
WATER HAZARDS
Defined by yellow stakes.
LATERAL WATER HAZARDS
Defined by red stakes.
DROP AREAS
The use of drop areas is NOT permitted.
ACCIDENTAL MOVEMENT OF A BALL ON THE PUTTING GREEN
Rules 18-2, 18-3, and 20-1 are modified as follows: When a player’s ball lies on the putting green, there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is accidentally moved by the player, his partner, his opponent, or any of their caddies or equipment. The moved ball or ball-marker must be replaced as provided in Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1. This Local Rule applies only when the player’s ball or ball-marker lies on the putting green and any movement is accidental.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAY
North Shore Country Club does NOT 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 WMGA 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, repeated of 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, repeated of 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.