More Updates on the 1st Annual Campus Golf Tournament

Posted May 1, 2014

 

We are only nine days out from the big day. As we are approaching this date quickly more and more of the details are becoming solidified. The official rules are as Follows: (Courtesy of Patrick O'Neil)

Campus Golf Rules May 10 2014

Sign in

• There will be a sign in before your team tee time that you will be allowed to

o rent clubs

o buy mulligans

o receive official campus golf tennis ball

o team caddy to collect scores for each hole within the round

• It will be located behind Lund center in the open field between the football field and the track field

• Teams must sign in 10 min before their round of play

• First tee off will be at 12:00pm Tee off times are determined by when entry fees were paid, the sooner you pay the earlier time you will get!

Caddy’s

• One caddy per team of 4

• They are there to collect scores after each hole and help make sure things run smooth

• Caddy’s will have a map of the holes/score card/ and rules

• You give the mulligan cards(see below) to the caddyTeams of four golfers

Fees

• 100% of the proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

• $10 per person equals $40 per team

• Entry fees must be paid in full to enter the tournament

• There will be golf snow/rain or shine(unless severe storms/tornado)

• Tennis balls will be provided see below for golf clubsGolf Clubs

• Players can bring own golf clubs if desired

• No Drivers or fairway woods

• Players can rent a golf club from us

o You must leave your keys as collateral for club rental

There will be two divisions: Men (coed) and Women’s

• The champions of each division will earn its own prizes

• All members of the winning team for each division will receive $25.00 guaranteed

1. Men’s and mixed groups are combined in the same division and considered equal

2. Groups consisting of two or one women are considered a coed group

3. Men will tee off from the men’s tee off boxes(Yellow)

4. The woman within coed groups still get to tee off from the ladies tee boxes(Red)Women’s division

1. To enter the women’s division there must be three or more females on the team

2. Yes that means you are allowed one male and will still be considered in the women’s division

3. Members of the team must tee off from designated tee off boxes(see above)

Tournament Play/Regulations

1. There are ten holes on the Gustavus Adolphus campus golf course

2. Golfers are to be registered and at the number 1 tee box at designated tee off time

3. Players will follow course as designated by the map, Caddy’s will have a map with them

4. Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair and consult the caddy.

5. If the ball lands under a pine tree you must hit it from under there or person can take a one stroke penalty and remove it from under the tree

6. Similar to rule 5 if a ball gets stuck in a tree person must play it as it lies or person can take a one stroke penalty and remove it from tree

7. Water hazards are a one stroke penalty but there are no water hazards on the course so if you hit the ball into water…good for you.

8. If the ball stops on pavement you must move it to the nearest grassy area that is equal or farther distance from the hole

9. Don’t move it closer to the hole (see rule 4 above)

Scoring

• Stroke play-meaning every stroke is considered 1

• The three lowest scores of the four team members after each hole will be added together and that total will be considered the score for said hole

• Scores from each hole will be added up and that total is your teams total to determine if you win the tourney or not

• Every member of the team must utilize their score for the holes total at least one time during the 10 holes of playMulligans

• A player can buy up to five mulligans per round of golf

• Each mulligan is $1

• If the player wishes to use the mulligan they will give one of their mulligan cards to the caddy at which the caddy will stand at the spot of the do over as the person runs and retrieves their ball to re hit

• A mulligan can also be used to move the ball into a better location that is equal distance from the hole EXAMPLE If a person hits the ball into a pine tree they can use a mulligan to remove it from tree without a stroke penalty.

OVERALL, this is meant to be a fun day to continue the awesome weekend after the time flies concert. We hope that this can become a fun tradition that future Gusties will partake in for years to come. A lot of people put a lot of time into making this day run smooth and hopefully fun for you so tell them if you liked it and give any feedback on how you enjoyed your experience.