16th Annual Eric C Hugo Memorial Golf Tournament Format:

• USGA/GHIN HANDICAP INDEX
• TOURNAMENT HANDICAP = GHIN INDEX +/- COURSE HANDICAP RATING
• CLASS “A” AND “B” TOTAL LOWEST GROSS AND NET SCORES (1^ST, 2^ND AND 3^RD PRIZES)
• SEE BELOW FOR TIE BREAKING DETAILS.

Handicap

• CLASS “A” – 22 AND BELOW BASED ON ADJUSTED COURSE HANDICAP
• CLASS “B” – ABOVE 22 BASED ON ADJUSTED COURSE HANDICAP

Teeboxes

PLAYERS MUST PLAY FROM THE FOLLOWING TEE BOXES:

WHITE TEE = 18 YRS OLD AND ABOVE

SENIOR/BLACK TEE = SENIORS 65 YRS OLD AND ABOVE

RED TEE = LADIES AND SUPER-SENIORS (80 YRS OLD & ABOVE)

NOTES:
– SENIORS AND SUPER SENIORS HAS THE OPTION TO PLAY FROM THE REGULAR TEE BOX
– TOURNAMENT HANDICAP BETWEEN TEE BOXES VARIES AND PLAYERS USING SPECIFIC TEE BOX WILL USE RESPECTIVE ADJUSTED COURSE HANDICAP.

golf Tournament Rules

1. USGA RULES OF GOLF AND LOCAL COURSE RULES SHALL GOVERN PLAY.
2. OBSERVE PACE OF PLAY AT ALL TIMES, PROPER ETIQUETTE AND SAFETY DURING THE PLAY.
3. BALL IN FAIRWAY – MOVE ONE CLUB LENGTH NOT CLOSER TO HOLE.
4. BALL IN ROUGH – PLAY AS IT LIES, EXCEPT WHEN BALL IN CART PATH, ROCKS, ROOTS OR IN AREAS THAT MIGHT DAMAGE YOUR CLUB. TWO CLUB LENGTH BUT NOT CLOSER TO THE HOLE.
5. BALL RELIEF CAN BE APPLIED WHEN YOUR BALL IS INSIDE THE AREAS MARKED UNDER REPAIR AND/OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NO PENALTY. MOVE THE BALL TWO CLUB LENGTHS, BUT NOT CLOSER TO THE HOLE.
6. PURCHASED MULLIGANS ALLOWED IN ANY HOLES AND STROKES, EXCEPT PRIZED HOLES (CLOSEST TO THE PINS AND LONGEST DRIVE HOLES).
7. NO GIMMES. PUTT YOUR BALL UNTIL IT’S IN THE HOLE.
8. MAXIMUM STROKES PER HOLE IS DOUBLE PAR. PICK UP YOUR BALL AND PROCEED TO THE NEXT HOLE.
9. PENALTY AREAS ARE DEFINED BY OUT OF BOUNDS (WHITE STAKES), WATER HAZARDS (YELLOW LINES OR STAKES) AND LATERAL HAZARDS (RED LINES OR STAKES).
10. LOST BALL, UNPLAYABLE OUT OF BOUNDS, UNPLAYABLE LATERAL HAZARDS. ONE STROKE PENALTY. DROP A BALL FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY. TWO CLUB LENGTHS, BUT NOT CLOSER TO THE HOLE.
11. PLAYER MAY PLAY A PROVISIONAL BALL (ANOTHER BALL), HOWEVER, BEFORE PLAYING A PROVISIONAL BALL, THE PLAYER MUST INFORM THE OPPONENT. IF THE ORIGINAL BALL IS LOST OR UNPLAYABLE, THE PROVISIONAL BALL BECOMES THE BALL IN PLAY WITH ONE STROKE PENALTY. IF THE BALL IS NEITHER LOST OR OUT OF BOUNDS, THE PLAYER MUST ABANDON THE PROVISIONAL BALL AND CONTINUE PLAYING THE ORIGINAL BALL WITHOUT PENALTY.
12. MAXIMUM TIME TO LOCATE LOST BALL IS 2.0 MINUTES.
13. BUNKERS/SAND TRAPS – PLAY AS IT LIES AND NO CLUB GROUNDING ALLOWED
14. IF YOU DECIDE TO PICK UP YOUR BALL OUTSIDE OF THE BUNKER OR SAND AREA, IT IS TWO (2) STROKES PENALTY. DROP YOUR BALL FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY TWO CLUB LENGTHS, BUT NOT CLOSER TO THE HOLE.
15. IF A COMPETITOR MAKES A STROKE OR STROKES AT A WRONG BALL THAT IS NOT IN A HAZARD, THEY INCUR ONE STROKE PENALTY AND MISTAKE MUST BE CORRECTED BEFORE THE NEXT HOLE.
16. A BALL ON THE GREEN MAY BE LIFTED AND CLEANED AFTER THE POSITION OF IT HAS BEEN MARKED. WHEN A PLAYER IS ASKED TO MOVE THEIR BALL MARK, THEY MUST USE A REFERENCE AROUND THE GREEN AND ALSO MUST BE SURE TO MOVE IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SPOT BEFORE PUTTING. ONE STROKE PENALTY IF NOT MOVE BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION.
17. TIE BREAKING DETAILS
    THE MAXIMUM NET SCORE FOR CLASS “A” IS 62, AND FOR CLASS “B” AND WOMEN IS 65. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOUR NET SCORE (GROSS SCORE MINUS ADJUSTED COURSE HANDICAP) HAPPENS TO BE BELOW 62 FOR CLASS “A”, IT WILL BE ADJUSTED TO 62. FOR CLASS “B” AND WOMEN IF YOUR NET SCORE HAPPENS TO BE BELOW 65, IT WILL BE ADJUSTED TO 65.

     

    • IN CASE OF A TIE ON THE NET SCORES, BREAKING THE TIE WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE SCORECARD STARTING FROM HOLE HANDICAP NO. 1 AND SO ON, UNTIL THE PLAYER WITH THE LOWEST SCORE ON A PARTICULAR HOLE WINS.
    • TO DETERMINE THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNER FROM CLASS “A” OR “B”, THE PLAYER WHO WILL FIRST BREAK THE TIE IN HOLE HANDICAP NO. 1 WINS FIRST PLACE. THE PLAYER WHO WILL BREAK THE TIE IN HOLE HANDICAP NO. 2 WINS SECOND PLACE AND SO ON.
    • IF FURTHER TIE BREAKING IS NECESSARY, THE PLAYER WHO BREAK THE TIE FIRST WINS ACCORDINGLY.
18. IN THE EVENT OF RAIN, INCLEMENT WEATHER OR WHEN THE COURSE DECISION IS TO CONTINUE THE PLAY, LIFT AND CLEAN IS APPLICABLE WITHOUT PENALTY. WHEN THE BUNKER/SAND AREA IS FILLED WITH WATER OR IN THE FAIRWAY UNDER WATER, TAKE YOUR BALL OUTSIDE OF THE ACCUMULATION, AND DROP A BALL TWO CLUB LENGTH BUT NOT CLOSER TO THE HOLE WITHOUT PENALTY.
19. AT THE END OF THE GAME, EACH FLIGHT MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED AND VALIDATED SCORECARD TO BERT RODRIGUEZ.
20. PRIZES BREAKDOWN:
    CLASS “A” LOW GROSS           – FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PLACE MEDALS
    CLASS “A” LOW NET                – FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PLACE MEDALS
    CLASS “B” LOW GROSS           – FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PLACE MEDALS
    CLASS “B” LOW NET                 – FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PLACE MEDALS

    CLOSEST TO THE PIN (HOLE 8)   – MEDAL
    CLOSEST TO THE PIN (HOLE 17) – MEDAL

    LONGEST DRIVE (HOLE 2)         – MEDAL
    LONGEST DRIVE (HOLE 13)       – MEDAL