GENERAL INFORMATION

FOR ALL MGA TOURNAMENTS

SIGN-UP PROCESS:

Sign up and registration for all MGA events is on-line using Golf Genius.  Registration for each event (except The Yank & Silver Cup) open exactly four weeks prior to the date of the tournament.  Registration is available online at https://pcc-men.golfgenius.com.  Links to register will also be sent out via email approximately four weeks prior to the event date as well.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to sign up and play in any MGA event:

  • The participant must have paid 2023 MGA dues and be current with their PCC account.
  • Teams with Equity Members both (Unrestricted & Restricted (Intermediates) will get priority sign-up in all MGA weekend events and will be released from the pending list before other teams. 
  • Teams with one or more Non-Equity Members both Unrestricted Members & Restricted (Intermediates) may sign up at any time but will be placed on a wait list.  If there are spots available after sign-up is closed, the teams with Restricted Members will be notified and offered a “spot” in the Tournament.
  • For details, see the specific Eligibility Requirements listed for each tournament.

 

SIGN UP DEADLINE:

All teams must be signed up no later than Noon on the Tuesday prior to the tournament.  At that time, all teams with Restricted players will fill any open spots.  Once open spots are filled, a wait list will be created.

 

ENTRY FEE:

The Entry Fee for each tournament (including Thursday Night Scramble) will be billed to the member’s account.  The Entry Fee does not include the Cart Fee(s) which will also be billed to your account.  Members using the PCC Annual Cart Program will not be billed for carts during a tournament.  The Entry Fee’s as published are subject to change.

 

TEE BOX POLICY (Except for Thursday Night & Super Scramble and Silver Cup):

The player will play from the Tee Box that they regularly play based on the most recent handicap update.  The Tees you regularly play are called your Default Tees.  Please check with the Pro Shop to make sure your Default Tees are set up properly in GHIN based on the tees you regularly play.  If a player plays a variety of tee boxes, then the last 20 “slopes” will be averaged, and that player will play from the tee box that has the closest slope rating during the tournament. 

 

HANDICAPS:

Handicaps for each tournament will be based on the player’s Index one to two days before the Tournament.  Players will receive their Full Course Handicap (based on the tees they are playing) with no limit or restrictions.  Under the new World Handicap System, additional strokes will automatically be added to the players that are playing from the higher rated tees.

 

FOOD & BEVERAGE:

Any food or beverage other than that provided during breakfast and lunch will be billed to the member’s account.

 

TOURNAMENT HORSE RACE:

There will be Pari-mutuel wagering for each MGA Tournament (other than The Silver Cup).  During breakfast, MGA Committee members take wagers between 7AM until 8:30AM. For “The Yank”, Pari-mutuel wagering will be available immediately after the 5th round of Match Play and prior to the start of the Shoot-Out.  Wagers may be in any single dollar denomination and exact cash is required.  Horse Race winning team numbers will be displayed on the Tournament Scoreboard.  Cash Payouts will be available in the Pro Shop by Wednesday morning following the tournament

 

TOURNAMENT CLOSE-UP CONTEST:

There will be a Close-Up Contest on each of the Par 3’s during every weekend tournament.  Entry Fee is $5.00 and covers all of the Par 3’s.   The Close-Up entry fee must be paid in cash and will be collected by the MGA Committee before play.

 

SCORECARD POLICY:

Even though Golf Genius will be used for almost all MGA Events, your scorecard will not be accepted unless you accurately record each player’s gross scores.  For Stableford Format, players record both their Individual and Team Points.  All 18 Hole Tournament scores will be posted by the Pro Shop Staff.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

For any team that withdraws from a tournament after 5PM the Thursday prior to the weekend event, each player on the team will be billed the Tournament Fee that was posted for that event.

 

PACE OF PLAY POLICY:

All MGA 18 Hole Tournaments are to be played at a 4 ½ hour maximum pace.  Each group is expected to “Be in Position” at all times.  Being “Out of Position” is when your group reaches the teeing area of a par 4 or par 5 and the preceding group has completed play on that hole.  General guidelines on maintaining a group’s position or returning to position are as follows:

  • Play ready golf and be ready to play when it is your turn.
  • Observe the prescribed maximum stroke rule for the tournament.
  • If allowed under tournament rules, utilize the Local Rule for Out of Bounds and Lost Balls.
  • The maximum time allowed to search for a lost ball is three (3) minutes.
  • In Match Play, pick up if you are out of the hole and record the reasonable score you would have made.
  • If Cart Path Only, please take your range finder and several clubs with you.

 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS:

For Player of the Year, regardless of format or payout of an MGA weekend event, the Teams will be re-flighted (into 5 or 6-man Revised Team Index Flights) based on the partners’ combined Index.  Player of the Year Points will be awarded to each player based on finish in those adjusted flights.