BEST-BALL-OF-FOUR (A & B)  

 

Entry Fee: $150 per team (2 players)

Days: 1

 

Eligibility: An entry is submitted for a team of two. One player must be an “A” player with a Handicap Index maximum of 14.0 (Class A) and one player must be a “B” player with a Handicap Index minimum of 14.1 (Class B). The Committee will pair each entry with another entry to make a team of 4.

 

When a competitor’s handicap changes from “A” to “B” or “B” to “A” on the day of play, she may play but with the following conditions:

 

If an “A” player becomes a “B” player, her Index will be considered 14.0 for net purposes.  For gross purposes, there will be no change.

 

If a “B” player becomes an “A” player, there will be no change for net purposes.  However, for gross purposes, her score will be increased by the number of strokes her new Index indicates as the strokes fall (i.e., comparable to an individual who has a +1 or +2 handicap).

 

Format: 18-holes of best-ball-of-four stroke play. Each player receives 75% of her Course Handicap, taking the strokes as they fall on the card. Only the player’s score that counts as the gross or net score for the team for each hole needs to be recorded on the official score card.  Certificates are awarded to the members of the low gross and net teams. Ties will be decided by matching cards. The winner of each will be determined on the basis of the best team score, gross or net as applicable, for the last nine holes of the day. If still tied, the winner will be determined on the basis of the best team score, gross or net as applicable, for the last six holes, 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 this procedure does not break the tie, the winner will be determined by blind draw.

 

 

 

Best Ball of Four A/B COVID-19 Procedures

During this time of the coronavirus pandemic, please adhere to the following government and local restrictions:

Existing Restrictions In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

• ●  YOU MUST SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION TO BE ALLOWED IN THE CLUBHOUSE. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PHYSICAL CARD, A PICTURE OF IT, OR THE PROOF ON AN APP ON YOUR PHONE.

• ●  Anyone who is in voluntary or mandated quarantine, those who have the virus, or those who have been in close contact with someone who has the virus must not register for or attend the tournament until it is safe for them to do so according to guidelines from the CDC.

• ●  Players must maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from others. Please refrain from close contact, sharing golf equipment, or practicing any other close contact that may seem disconcerting to players and members of the community.

o Please be especially mindful of this while waiting on each and every teeing area and while on the green. Only one player should be on the teeing area at a time.

• ●  Players are to maintain social distancing while checking in, warming up prior to their round and during scorecard collection.

• ●  Players may use the bathrooms in the clubhouse (if vaccinated) and on the golf course

• ●  Scorecards will be on your cart.

• ●  Players can take out the flag sticks. There will be rakes in the bunkers, please rake the bunkers after entering them.

• ●  If any player attends a tournament and subsequently experiences coronavirus symptoms or tests positive, we ask that they contact the WMGA as soon as possible.

  If a player fails to adhere to these mandated restrictions, they may be asked to leave and may be denied future participation in WMGA tournaments.

 

 

 

 

WMGA Pace of Play Policy - Shotgun

SHOTGUN:

Players should play at a prompt pace throughout the round. Players are both allowed and encouraged to play “ready golf” in a safe and responsible way (Rule 6.4b) and should make a stroke in no more than 40 seconds (Rule 5.6b).

OUT OF POSITION:

A match is out of position when it takes more than the maximum allowable time to finish a hole and:

a) Reaches par -3 that is clear of play and all players in the group have played from the teeing area of the next hole or

b) Reaches a par-4 that becomes clear of play before any player plays a stroke from the teeing area or

c) Reaches a par-5 after any player in the match ahead has made a stroke on the putting green. A match that is out of position may be timed.

A checkpoint hole is considered complete when the ball of the last player in the group to hole out has been removed from the hole.

TIMING (ON THE CLOCK) / BAD TIMES:

When the Committee determines that a match will be put “on the clock,” the players will be notified and monitored by a Rules Rover. Any group that is out of position may also ask to be monitored by a Rules Rover who will individually time strokes made by a player(s).

Each player is permitted a maximum of 40 seconds to make a stroke. A player who exceeds 40 seconds is considered to have made a bad time and will be informed as soon as possible.

Except on the putting green, the timing of a player’s stroke begins when it is the player’s turn to play without interference or distraction. Time spent determining yardage and other conditions, such as wind, will count as time taken for the stroke.

On the putting green, the timing of a player’s stroke begins when it is the player’s turn to play without interference or distraction and after a player has completed the actions allowed under Rule 13.1, provided the player is not unreasonably delaying play. Time spent surveying the line of play from any angle will also count as time taken for the stroke.

 

WMGA Pace of Play Policy - Shotgun

When “on the clock,” the Committee may assess a bad time to a player who delays play between shots or holes.

The Committee reserves the right to put a group, or individual player “on the clock” regardless of whether the match is out of position.

A Rules Rover will not tell a group when it has regained its position and is no longer “on the clock.” A player may inquire of the match’s status at any time.