Tournaments & Rules

LOCAL RULES

  1. A Golf Course local rule supersedes all rules…
    1. If drop area is discovered after a shot was played, cancel previous shot and replay shot from drop area with No penalty stroke
  2. Lift clean and Place for all balls in a divot on the fairway… Fairways only
  3. All lost ball within a un-stake and uncut area, will be treated as ball in a red stake (1 stroke penalty and apply Red stake relief.
  4. Lost ball not in a penalty area, free drop in the agreed area that the ball should be  by the group… (No penalty )
  5. For ball out of bounds (white stake) to increased pace of play , with a 2 stroke Penalty, drop on the fairway at the 200yds marker for Par 5, at the 150yd marker Par 4  and  drop at the 1st cut of green  for Par 3.
  6. No gimmie putts, hole is only complete when ball is resting in the hole…
  7. Ready- golf at all times, except at the next tee after a score better than Par was recorded….
  8. To increase pace of play; unless your ball is on the fairway do not search for others golf ball, go to your ball and play. You are free to help search once you have played your shot.

Stroke Play (Lowest Net & Lowest Gross)

This is a stroke play pseudo-handicap competition; it provides golfers of all abilities to compete and to test themselves. As it’s a single day competition, its objective is to simulates a final day (final Sunday) feel where everybody is tied in the field play.
This competition is the oldest of our entire tournaments, and it’s the most difficult to win. You have a year to prepare and only 1 chance to win. In the 25-year history of this tournament, only 2 players have been repeated winners.  

This stroke play competition is designed for golfers to exceed their best golf in order to win. It does so by giving the players the best chance to win. This tournament provides the right amount of pressure as everybody is tied at the first tee.

Handicaps are used to separate the players into 4 different groups, Scratch, Low, Mid and High handicappers. Each group will play from a different tee box.

Tee boxes are assigned as follows:
-/+ 0 to 5.9 HDCP - Scratch – Champion tees
-6.0 to 10.9 HDCP - LOW – Blue tees
-11.0 to 15.9 HDCP - MID – White tees
-16.0 and above HDCP – Men Red tees

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Modified Stableford (Founders Cup)

This is a team competition contested over 27 holes Ryder cup style, competing using 3 different playing formats; with the objective of accumulating the most points.
There are 9 holes of Alternate Shot (Foursomes), 9 holes of Individual Match Play and 9 holes of Individual Stroke Play, all for points.
The 2 teams were created with the intention to allow the STUDS get to choose the best available player and HACKERS will choose the 2nd best available. The deliberate historically context is to create a team where all the better players were selected STUDS (BEST) and the HACKERS would get what’s left (REST).
 Sticking to the tradition of the STUDS getting the better players, the Studs are perennially awarded the first pick from all new pool of players.
During the ensuing years, as players join with similar abilities the teams have become a lot more balance.
 There is a healthy rivalry amongst these teams and  great pride is taken in winning this tournament.
In the 10 years history of playing the Founders Cup the “Hackers” have beaten the “Studs” 4 times, with the “Studs” winning the last 3 years in a row. 

The team that loses the last contested Cup are designated “The Challenger” and is responsible for setting the next round of matches. The reigning champion “The Defender” chooses their Alternate Shot pairs and must communicate those alternate shot partners to the challenger no later than 1 week (7 days) prior to the match.

  1. Alternate shot stroke play (foursome) contested over 1st 9 holes: is a golf competition format in which two golfers play as partners, playing only one golf ball, taking turns playing the strokes. In other words, the two golfers alternate taking shots.
    1.  On the 1st tee each team will select the player that will tee off on the “Odd” numbered holes and the player that will tee on “Even” numbered holes.
    2. This match will be contested using the RCGA rule 29 for play, but for scoring it will utilize S7GA points system.
      1. Rule 29-1 says that penalty strokes do not affect the order of play in alternate shot.
      2. And Rule 29-3 says that in stroke play, playing out of order results in the cancellation of the stroke and a penalty of two strokes, with the golfers are required to replay the stroke. Failure to correct the error results in disqualification.

 

    1. Individual Match Play contested over 2nd 9 holes:  is a head-to-head match play match in which players from each team will complete against players of the opposing team.
    2. Contested with RCGA Rules 2.3 modifications:
      1. A player must complete a hole with double bogie or less otherwise he has forfeited the hole and has earned no points. Each player points contribute to the total team points.
      2. All nine holes must be played as this format is scored by the number of points earn on each holes. 

 

  1. Individual Stokes Play Match played Over 9 Holes:   is a head-to-head stroke play match in which players from each team will complete against players of the opposing team.
    1. Contested with RCGA rule 3.1 modifications: The scoring will be determined by the S7GA modified Stableford Systems.

Modified Stableford System  (Stroke Play points distributions):


 6 Points for an Eagle,
5 points for a Birdie,
4 points for Par,
2 points for a Bogey
1 point for a Double Bogey, and 
No point for any score greater than a double bogey.

Match Play points distribution:
2 points are awarded for winning the hole, 1 point each for halving (tie) the hole and no point if you lose the hole.
The team with the most points will be awarded the founders cup. The player on the winning team who has contributed the most points to his team will be declared the MVP and will be awarded the Arnold MVP Trophy.
Keep in mind this is a team concept therefore team mates are allow to communicate with their team about plays

Twins 2-Balls Challenge hosted by Dereck & Dwight

This is golf competition that allows two golfers to play as a team and it also allows players to form their own team to challenge the host. .
This is a better ball stroke play competition, wherein each player is required to plays their own ball throughout the round.

Each team will record only the best (lowest) score amongst the team members and this will count as the team score for that hole.