Eisenhower Men’s golf Association

Promoting camaraderie and competition through golf

Eisenhower Men’s golf Association

Promoting camaraderie and competition through golf

Open Play/Open Play Competition

I.        Open Play and Open Play Competition (OP/OPC) is played during weeks when there is no EMGA tournament. Entry in Open Play Competition (OPC) is optional. A signup list for either tee time or shotgun starts will be maintained on the Eisenhower Tee Time Desk from 14 to 4 days prior to each OP/OPC event. A $5.00 entry fee will be charged for those who are going to participate in OPC. This entry fee will be applied to the Low Net and Net Skins and to the OPC fund. All OPC entries must be recorded and paid for prior to playing the competitive round. OPC prizes will be awarded by flight.

II.       Rules Governing Play and Prizes: All play during OPC will be governed by USGA Rules. All shots must be played and all putts holed out.

a.   Each player must exchange his scorecard with another player in his group and turn in his signed and attested scorecard promptly after completing his round. If no card is turned in or the player fails to complete the stipulated round (per USGA definition of stipulated round), the member is not eligible for OPC prizes.

b.   Full handicaps will be applied.

c.   Scores for OP/OPC will be posted in the GHIN system by the OP/OPC Committee for players who turn in a signed, attested and dated scorecard. Players who do not turn in a scorecard are responsible for posting their own Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) scores (without a “T”) in accordance with the provisions set forth by the GHIN handicapping system. Players who do not turn in a scorecard and fail to post a score will be subject to having a penalty score posted by the EMGA Rules and Handicaps Committee.

III.      Overview of Prizes Awarded: Prizes will be awarded for:

a.   1st, 2nd and 3rd Low Net, by flight (EGC Credit).

b.   Net Skins, by flight (EGC Credit).

c.   OPC Hole-in-One trophy (at season’s end)

d.   As many OPC flights as possible will be formed with a minimum of 12 golfers per flight. The flights will be evenly divided based upon player handicap indexes. All prizes awarded will be rounded to the nearest dollar. If the amount is less than one dollar, one dollar will be paid. Prize money allocation/distribution for each week’s competition will be as follows:

1. Low Net Weekly Prizes                    60%

2. Net Skins Weekly Prizes                  20%

3. OPC Fund                                      20%

4. If there are no skins winners in a flight, the skins money will be added to that flight’s Low Net pot.

e.   Low Net Prizes: Weekly Prizes for Low Net Winners will be based on the funds collected within each respective flight for that week. The following Low Net prizes will be in the form of gift certificates/gift cards, redeemable in the EGC:

1. 1st 50% of Low Net entry fees for the winner’s flight

2. 2nd 30% of Low Net entry fees for the winner’s flight

3. 3rd 20% of Low Net entry fees for the winner’s flight

f.    Net Skins Prizes: A skin is awarded to a player with the lowest net score for a hole. One tie, all tie. To determine the value of each skin, the total number of skins in each flight will be divided into 20% of the total weekly entry fees paid in that flight’s competition and rounded to the nearest dollar. If the amount is less than one dollar, one dollar will be paid. Net Skins prizes will be paid in gift cards.

g.   Hole-in-One Competition: All entrants scoring a gross hole-in-one during any OPC event will receive a suitable trophy paid for by the OPC fund. Players making a gross Hole-in-One in any other EMGA event will receive a suitable trophy paid for by General Treasury funds of the EMGA.

 

IV.     Tie Breakers: There will be no playoffs to break ties in the Low Net competition. Ties for any place will be decided in accordance with Section 9 of the USGA Handicap System Manual. Handicap strokes will apply as appropriate.

V.      Discontinuance of Play: Current USGA Rules of Golf state if there is no continuance of play as ruled by the Golf Committee, play is considered null and void and all scores will be canceled for the round. All entry fees will be put in the OPC Prize Fund for disbursement at future OPC tournaments.

VI.     Announcement of Winners: Weekly winners for Low Net and Net Skins will be posted on the Bulletin Board in the men’s locker room/Senior Officer’s Locker Room and the Web site: http://www.emgacolorado.org. Gift prize money will be added to each respective members EGC gift card.

VII.    OPC Funds: OPC funds collected during the year will be used to pay for the OPC Low Net, OPC Net Skins, OPC Hole-in-One, and other EMGA activities. At year-end, any unclaimed OPC prizes and remaining OPC funds will be transferred to the EMGA general fund.

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