2014 President’s Cup at the Links at Crowbush Cove
- Entrance Deadline: Friday, July 11
- Round One Begins: Monday, July 14
Rules
- Competition is open to all Crowbush members with a current Golf Canada handicap.
- The President’s Cup is a single-elimination tournament and the draw is random. Current handicaps ensure the playing field is as level as possible.
- Winning players move on; losing players do not.
- Golf Canada rules shall apply (with local modifications listed below).
- All entrants must abide by these rules and if any situations occur which a player and his playing competitors cannot resolve, then the player must finish the hole (and play a second ball from the point in question) and report the results to Ian Coffin at the end of the round for a final decision.
- Players who did not keep an official and updated Golf Canada handicap are not eligible to participate.
Local Rules Modifications
- Lateral Hazards: all woods, fescue, and environmentally sensitive areas on the course are designated as lateral hazards. Players who hit their balls into these areas, on a slice or hook, for example, may declare the ball lost and drop the ball laterally (within two club lengths) at the point of entry (no closer to the hole) and add a stroke. If the ball is located and is playable, the player may play it without penalty.
- Hazards: a player’s shot should clear any hazard before play continues. A player has the option of playing out of a hazard provided he can locate his ball and he does not ground his club.
- Drop zones over water hazards: if a player hits his first ball into the hazard (6, 7, 8, 11, 16), he must attempt a second shot over the hazard before proceeding to the drop zone (for example, if a player hits his second shot into the water on number 11 in his attempt to cross it, he must attempt a second shot over the water before proceeding to the drop area – where he’d be now hitting his sixth shot).
- Players are not permitted to play out of the environmentally sensitive areas. In match play competition, these areas are designated as lateral hazards (a drop and a stroke, see Rule 1).
- Number 16 is a hole that tends to be confusing from a rules perspective. Here are some scenarios, most of which involve playing lateral drops:
- A player’s drive ends up in the Sensitive Dune Habitat. If the ball didn’t cross the hazard, then the player must hit his drive again (three from the tee).
- A player’s drive crosses the water hazard and the corner of the fairway and lands over the bank on the rocks or the beach. He has the option of playing his second shot from the ball’s resting place in the hazard (he is not in a sensitive dune habitat in this case) or taking his lateral drop at the point where the ball left the course (adding a stroke).
- A player’s approach shot veers right over the bank and out of play. Take a lateral drop at the point where the ball left the course (add a stroke).
- A player flies the green and the ball enters the woods behind the green. Drop as close as possible to the point of entry (no closer to the green) and add a stroke. This rule applies as well to the areas behind the greens on 7, 10, 15 and 17.
Course Etiquette
- Observe a maximum of five minutes for searches for lost balls.
- Keep the pace of play.
- Repair all fairway divots and ball indentations on greens.
- Rake all bunkers to erase ball marks and foot indentations.
Disputes
- As this is meant to be a friendly competition between adults, players are expected to play their matches according to the rules set out above.
- In the unlikely event of a perceived violation, Ian Coffin will provide – in consultation with Terry Hamilton – the final ruling.