Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26
Club Champion and Net Champions
- The Club Champion is the member with the lowest gross score over 36 holes.
- Net Champions are members with the lowest net score for their division over 36 holes.
Rules
- Open to all full-time, intermediate, and junior members of the Crowbush Golf Course (and Members Association).
- Course employees may not play in the championship unless they are also members of the course and Members’ Association.
- Golf Canada rules shall apply (with 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 Terry Hamilton at the end of the round for a decision.
- Players who did not submit an official Golf Canada handicap are not eligible for net score prizes.
Local Rules Modifications
- Lateral Hazards: all woods, fescue, and environmentally sensitive areas on the course may be designated as lateral hazards. Players who hit their balls into these areas 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 player chooses to locate the ball and deems it 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 In the Club Championship, 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 rope 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 rope 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 and add a stroke. This rule applies as well to the areas behind the greens on 7, 10, 15 and 17.
Ties
- In the event of a tie for the gross champion, a “sudden death” playoff is to be played until there is a winner.
- In the event of the gross champion also being the best net score, the net winner will be the player with the next best score.
Course Etiquette
- Observe a maximum of five minutes for searches for lost balls.
- Keep the pace of play.
- Putt EVERYTHING. There are no ‘gimmies’ in stroke play tournaments.
- Repair all fairway divots and ball indentations on greens and rake all bunkers to erase ball marks and foot indentations.
Disputes
- In the unlikely event of a perceived rules violation, Terry Hamilton will provide the final ruling (see above).
Banquet and Prizes
- At the completion of play on Sunday, Rodd’s is hosting a championship banquet upstairs in the clubhouse where prizes and presentations will also be awarded. All players are invited and encouraged to attend.