Host Club

Gold Mountain Golf Club
John Sitton, Golf Operations Manager

7263 W. Belfair Valley Road

Bremerton, WA 98312

(360) 415-5432 – Golf Shop

 

Championship Portal: Follow the link for pairings, live scoring, results and player information.  You can also access the portal by using the USGA Tournament Management app on your mobile device. To access the page, login using the GGID: PNGASRTEAMW19

 

Lodging

The PNGA recommends that contestants make their lodging arrangements at the earliest possible date. Contestants can access discounted hotel rates here: http://post.affinitytravelbenefits.com/group-event?id=33394.

 

Registration

All contestants must register in person with the PNGA at Gold Mountain Golf Club prior to teeing off to pick up their championship information packet and tee prize. Registration will be located inside the clubhouse at the following times:
                                          

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:                     12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16:                   8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

 

Starting Times & Pairings

Round One: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. starting times. Round Two: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. starting times. Final Round: 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. The PNGA will consider handicaps when making pairings for the first and second rounds. Teams will be re-paired for the final round by 36-hole gross scores. PREFERRED STARTING TIME REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Round One and Round Two starting times will be posted online and emailed to contestants two weeks in advance.

 

Schedule

54-hole stroke-play competition (gross and net). Play will be contested over two different courses (Cascade and Olympic Course) using a different team format each day of play (listed below). The Senior Team Championship field will be divided into two flights based on course handicap. The Super Senior Team Championship will not be flighted. In the event of a tie for the gross championship, the winners will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff.

             

              MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: CHAPMAN FORMAT

                             Cascade Course: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. starting times
             

              TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17: SCRAMBLE FORMAT

                             Cascade Course: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. starting times
 

              WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: FOUR-BALL FORMAT 

                             Olympic Course: 9:00 a.m. shotgun start

 

Practice Round

Each contestant may play one complimentary practice round on the either of the two golf courses.  Practice rounds on the secondary course can be scheduled at a special reduced rate of $30 + tax.  Practice round times will be available during the week prior and after 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15. All practice round starting times are at the discretion of the host club staff. Practice round starting times may be made by calling the Gold Mountain golf shop at (360) 415-5432. Players must identify themselves as PNGA Senior Team Championship participants.

 

Food Service (No Host)

The Gold Mountain Restaurant will be open each day from 7:00 a.m. until dusk with full menu service available.

 

Contestants’ Luncheon

A contestant’s luncheon, hosted by the PNGA, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. in the Olympic Banquet Room. Tickets for guest must be purchased at registration.

 

Payment Methods

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, cash, and personal check will be accepted in the golf shop and restaurant.

 

Locker Room

A locker room is not available.

 

Club Storage

Overnight bag storage will not be available.

 

Warm Up Range Balls

The PNGA will provide each contestant with range balls prior to the round. Range balls will be staged on the driving range beginning at 7:30 a.m. each day.

 

Automotive Carts

The use of automotive carts during championship play is permitted. Carts have been reserved for those teams that paid the $99 fee during registration. Teams that would like to reserve a cart but did not do so during registration, may do so directly through the golf shop.

 

Spectator Carts

To provide an equal championship platform for all competitors, the use of automotive carts by spectators is not permitted at any time by the PNGA.

 

Championship Accommodations for Disabled Spectators

The PNGA is committed to providing an enjoyable spectator experience for people with disabilities at PNGA Championships. Requests from spectators seeking transportation onto the golf course due to a permanent disability, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), must be submitted to a PNGA staff member on site. While spectator carts are not allowed, the PNGA will make every effort to accommodate these requests by assigning a PNGA volunteer driver based on availability. The driver will transport the spectator to viewing locations throughout the golf course, not shot-by-shot or hole-by-hole.

 

Spectators with transportation needs should contact the PNGA Championship Department at
(206) 526-1238 Ext. 3 prior to the championship so that arrangements can be made to have a driver on site.

 

Requests due to temporary injuries or impairments will not be granted.

 

Only spectators who have complied with the above procedures and met the requirements will be permitted to ride. Every possible effort will be made to ensure that spectators with permanent disabilities are able to view the competition.

 

Pull Carts

Contestants who use pull carts must not take them close to putting greens or across tees and should pull them around the outside edge of all greenside bunkers.
 

Caddies

Host club caddies will not be available. A contestant may provide her own caddie. Caddies will be required to wear a caddie bib, provided by the PNGA on the starting tee.

 

Handicaps

Entrants must have a USGA Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor of 40.4 or less (partners’ course handicaps must be within 8 strokes of one another or an adjustment will be made to the player with the higher course handicap to meet this requirement). NOTE: The maximum allowable course handicap will be 36 (players above this will be reduced to meet this requirement). Handicaps will be updated with the scheduled revision on September, 15, 2019.

 

CHAPMAN: The net score for the round will be obtained by subtracting the team handicap (60% of the low player’s course handicap + 40% of the high player’s course handicap) from the total gross score. 

 

SCRAMBLE: The net score for the round will be obtained by subtracting the team handicap (35% of the low player’s course handicap + 15% of the high player’s course handicap) from the total gross score

 

FOUR-BALL: Each player will receive 95% of their course handicap for net scoring.

 

GHIN Score Posting (Four-Ball Only)

The PNGA will post and transmit the adjusted scores for all players on the USGA GHIN System for handicapping purposes. Players with a Golf Canada Handicap Factor will have their scores sent to BC Golf for posting. 

 

Awards Ceremony

Awards presentations will be in the Olympic Banquet Room, on Wednesday, September 18, after the conclusion of the shotgun and in conjunction with the contestants’ luncheon.

 

PRIZES

Kusak crystal prizes will be awarded to the gross and net champions of the field in each championship.  Merchandise certificates will be awarded to the top finishing gross and net teams in both flights of the Senior Team Championship and to high finishers in the Super Senior Team Championship.

 

Kusak crystal prizes will be presented to the gross and net champions of both fields at the awards ceremony. Contestants are encouraged to attend the awards ceremony. Due to the fragile nature of the awards, the PNGA will not mail crystal prizes. In the event of a tie for the gross championship, the winners will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff. Except for ties of the overall gross championship, Matching Scorecards will be used to determine winners for crystal and merchandise as outlined by the USGA in Section 5A(6) of Committee Procedures.

 

Exemptions

The 2019 PNGA Women’s Senior Team Champions will an exemption in to the 2020-2024 PNGA Women’s Senior Team Championships.  The 2019 PNGA Women’s Super Senior Team Champions will receive an exemption in to the 2020-2024 PNGA Women’s Super Senior Team Championships. The team must be comprised of the same two players to receive this exemption.

 

Performance Points

Performance points are not awarded for the PNGA Women’s Senior Team and Super Senior Team Championships.

 

Dress Code

The PNGA expects all contestants and their caddies to wear suitable attire on the host club property throughout the duration of the championship, including practice rounds. Suitable attire does not include cutoffs, short shorts, tank tops, halters, jeans, or denim of any kind or color, tee shirts, bare midriff, spandex, sweat pants, or unkempt clothing of any kind. Contestants must wear blouses or golf shirts.  If a shirt is sleeveless, it must have a collar. Contestants must wear slacks, golf skirts, or shorts. Skirts and shorts must be of an appropriate length and must meet the host club dress code. Hats and visors must not be worn in the clubhouse. Shoes and socks must be worn at all times on the golf course. Sandals of any kind, including sandals with soft spikes, are not allowed on the golf course at any time, including practice areas. If additional measures are required by the host club, they will be communicated to all contestants prior to the championship and must be adhered to. Gallery must adhere to the host club dress code policy. Failure to adhere to the dress code may result in disqualification and removal from the course.

 

Footwear

Shoes with traditionally-designed spikes (regardless of composition, i.e., ceramic, plastic, etc.) or spikes, regardless of design, comprised either entirely or partially of metal (if such metal may come in contact with the course) are prohibited during the stipulated round. Penalty for breach of this condition: DISQUALIFICATION.

 

Conduct Code

The PNGA expects all contestants, caddies, gallery, and guests to exhibit proper conduct and behavior on the golf course and anywhere on club property during a PNGA championship. Unbecoming conduct or behavior may be grounds for immediate disqualification, at any time, from any PNGA event. The following are some examples of unbecoming conduct or behavior:

• Repeated use of loud, abusive, and/or profane language
• Throwing and/or breaking equipment (club, ball, etc.) in anger or frustration
• Damaging host club, PNGA, and/or fellow contestant property
• Public criticism or verbal abuse of host club, officials, volunteers or staff, and/or PNGA volunteers, staff or fellow contestants
• Potential endangerment of others
• Intentionally violating stated club policy
• Violation of PNGA Dress Code and/or Footwear Policy
• Other conduct deemed unbecoming

 

The Committee in charge of the competition shall be the sole judge of determining Conduct Code violations.

 

Withdrawal & Refund Policy

All refunds prior to the entry deadline are subject to a $10 administrative fee. Refunds are not available after the closing deadline except for documented and approved medical reasons. Refunds approved after the closing deadline, and up until round one pairings are released, are subject to a $25 administrative fee. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER ROUND ONE PAIRINGS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

 

During play of the championship, a competitor must notify PNGA staff and state his need to withdraw.  Entrants who unofficially withdraw (by not notifying the PNGA staff of without sufficient reason to withdraw) may not be granted entry into any future PNGA championship for a minimum of two years.