Caribbean Scramble Tournament Details

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1 Tournament Details The is an open tournament allowing members to bring guests in order to make up the four-man team. Tournament fees, gifts and opportunities Local Qualifiers Open Tournament Entry Fee $75.00 Golf Cap Sleeve of balls Divot Repair Tool and Tees Pro Shop Gift Certificates for Longest Drive & Closest to the Pin Opportunity to advance to regional finals Regional Final Entry Fee $ Green fees, cart and range balls Tee gifts Food and beverages Pro Shop Gift Certificates for Longest Drive & Closest to the Pin Opportunity to advance to Grand Finale in the Dominican Republic All winning team members will receiver $1,000 cash Grand Finale-Amateurs No Entry Fee Free Green fees, cart and range balls Free Tee gifts Free Food and soft beverages Pro Shop Gift Certificates for Longest Drive & Closest to the Pin Thirty Amateurs will get a chance at a $1,000, Hole in One Shot! $ 250, Prize Pool Commemorative Team Plaque Grand Finale-PGA Club Professionals No Entry Fee Free Green fees, cart and range balls Free Tee gifts Free Food and soft beverages Pro Shop Gift Certificates for Longest Drive & Closest to the Pin $1,000, Pro Shoot-out $ 250, Prize Pool Commemorative Team Plaque Awards Dinner

2 Tournament Details PGA Professional Online Tournament Management Tools Once your local qualifier event date is set, please verify that the tournament is listed under the Event Section of our website. PGA Professionals hosting events will be assigned a four-digit login number for the administrative section of the tournament. Two weeks prior to the scheduled event date please contact our Marketing Department to arrange shipping for tee gifts and other instructions. Each participant is entitled to tee gift set. All extra gift sets must be returned to IGE Headquarters. To schedule a shipment or a pick up call As the site administrator you may also create a link to your facility or to our website. All local and regional events will receive IGE Corporate media coverage. To publicize your event contact your local media. Our online tournament management tools allow you to: Manage entries, rosters and pairings and pay entry fees. Set tee times and pairings. Print entry forms. Print scorecards. Report results to IGE Headquarters.

3 Tournament Details Travel Schedule and Tournament Details Day-1 Arrival Day Low Net Team Day-2 Practice Round Playa Grande Day-3 Day 1 Playa Grande Arrival Day 90 Pros Day-4 Day 2 Playa Grande Practice Round 60 Pros Playa Dorada Arrival Day Low Gross Team Day Pros Shoot-out Playa Grande Watch Shoot Out Day-6 60 Pros Play at Playa Dorada Practice Round Playa Grande Day-7 Day 1 Playa Grande Day-8 Day 2 Playa Grande

4 Official Rules & Eligibility PLAYER ELIGIBILTY AMATEUR ELIGIBILITY Valid Handicaps: All players must be of amateur status to participate. Each player must have a valid USGA Handicap Index issued by a legitimate entity such as Golf Association or local club. No other form of handicap will be accepted. Players will declare their respective handicap and provide the Ghin #, our website is directly connected to the issuing entity and will automatically adjust the handicaps. Any player carrying more than one officially issued Handicap Index must use the lower index for the tournament. Players who do not have a valid Handicap Index are not eligible to compete. Any player that reports an incorrect index or attempts to use unethical strategies to gain an advantage will be disqualified without refund of entry fee. All reported handicaps must reflect the player s ability. Tournament officials reserve the right to verify every player s handicap and will randomly check on players deemed to be reporting the wrong index. Such players and their team will be automatically disqualified. Any team whose conduct is deemed unethical or reflecting poor sportsmanship will also be disqualified. Handicap Calculation: The PGA professional hosting the local event shall provide the valid handicap index of each player, calculate the tournament index and assign a tournament handicap for all participants. A team shall receive a maximum tournament index of 7 regardless of the individual handicaps. All players are personally responsible for obtaining and adhering to the rules of play. By signing the entry form each player acknowledges to have received and accepted the Rules of play. PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY All players must be members of the Professional Golfers' Association and conform to all employment requirements. TEAMS ELIGIBILITY Teams must consist of 4 players and each member must meet individual amateur eligibility. Only one team player may have a handicap index of 8 or lower. All players with handicaps of 19 or above will enter the tournament as a 19. No team may enter the tournament if the sum of all players handicaps is 35 or less. Winning teams may not defend in the, only 2 of the 4 players can remain on the same team; penalty for this infraction is automatic disqualification. SUBSTITUTIONS Any player can be substituted by another player with a handicap index equal to or greater than the substituted player. Substitutions can only take place between events and never during play. Only one substitution per team is allowed. All substitutions must meet individual amateur or Professional requirements and be approved by the Tournament Committee. SCORECARD The official scorecard must be printed from the website. Each team is responsible for reporting the correct score at the local qualifiers. Teams that advance to the regional finals must provide a monitor. A monitor is any person over the age of 18 that is familiar with the game and is capable of keeping score. Each monitor will be assigned to one of the opposing teams and act as the official score keeper for the team. Each team shall elect a captain and he or she shall be the only person that communicates the teams score to the monitor. It is the captain s responsibility to verify that the correct score is entered on the scorecard. Once the score has been recorded it shall be final and count towards the total. All scorecards must be signed by both the monitor and the team s captain.

5 RULES OF PLAY & TOURNAMENT INSTRUCTIONS Participants: A team shall consist of four players. Handicap adjustments: All players handicaps will be matched against the CARIBBEAN SCRAMBLE OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT INDEX handicap chart and a value shall be assigned to each team as the official handicap for the tournament. Teeing Ground: Both Male & Female participants shall tee off from the respective sex designated tee box. Tee Shoots: Each player s tee shot must be selected at least twice and clearly marked on the scorecard during the 18- hole competition. Shot Selection: Every player tees off and the best shot is selected, each player then hits the second shot from the selected position, and this format continues until the ball is holed. The location of the selected shot is marked and each team member then places his ball within one club length of the selected spot, but no closer to the hole. Ball Placement: If the selected spot for the shot is played from a FAIRWAY, HAZARD, SAND TRAP, ROUGH or FIRST- CUT, the ball may be placed within one club length of the selected spot, but no closer to the hole and must remain in the FAIRWAY, HAZARD, SANDTRAP, ROUGH, or FIRST CUT. SAND TRAPS may be raked and the ball placed in the trap. Ball Placement on the Green: When on the green, you must place your ball within two inches of the selected shot, no closer to the hole. Teams are cautioned not to make tap-ins until all members have had the opportunity to attempt the team s original putt. Once the ball is holed out, no further strokes count and teams should move to the next hole even though all players may not have had an opportunity to putt. Ball Substitution: Players may change balls between strokes or holes. Scoring: A team's gross score is calculated without handicap. A team's net score is calculated when the round has been completed by subtracting the team handicap from the gross score. Tie Scores: Teams can only win one division either Low Gross or Low net. If a team wins both the gross and net divisions, it shall be declared the gross winner and the net division victory will be forfeited. If a team should win one division and tie for another, the tie will be forfeited and the win shall stand. Tie Breakers: In the event of a tie, the hosting PGA Professional will determine the winner by either sudden death play, chip off, putting competition or matching scorecards Tournament Officials: The hosting PGA Professional shall be the Official Ruling body. Every decision rendered shall be final. CARIBBEAN SCRAMBLE OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT INDEX OFFICIAL USGA HANDICAP INDEX OFFICIAL CS TOURNAMENT INDEX 0 to to to or higher IGE GOLF LLC. All rights reserved. Any team can only have a maximum tournament index total of 7 regardless of individual player s handicap. TOURNAMENT SHALL BE PLAYED UNDER OFFICIAL USGA RULES OF GOLF

6 Official Team Entry Form Player 1 Player 2 Name: M Name: M Handicap Provider: GHIN #: Handicap Provider: GHIN #: Player 3 Player 4 Name: M Name: M Handicap Provider: GHIN #: Handicap Provider: GHIN #: Hosting Facility PGA Professional Event Date I hereby certify that I have read and understand the official tournament rules and pledge to compete in accordance with such. Furthermore I declare that my playing abilities reflect my latest handicap index. I also agree to release and hold harmless all tournament host facilities and their staff, the PGA of America, the organizers and the government agencies endorsing this tournament from any and all representations and decisions made in accordance with the official rules. I also understand that all prizes are based on the number of participants and may change without notice.

7 We are proud to host Amateur Golf s most exciting tournament: THE CARIBBEAN SCRAMBLE $1.25M Prize Pool! + $1M Hole in One Shot! Four man teams will compete at their local clubs in the qualifier round. The is an open tournament allowing members to bring guests in order to make the Four-man team. Two teams (low gross & low net) will advance to the regional finals. The Head PGA Club Professional and the Assistant Professional will become the fifth member on the teams. Regional winners will advance to the Grand Final to be held at: Playa Grande Golf Club Located in the Dominican Republic and often referred to as the Pebble Beach of the Caribbean, Playa Grande is one of the world s most beautiful golf courses. The winning amateur teams and Club Professionals compete in a two-day scramble for a total prize purse of $250, Thirty Amateurs will be drawn for an attempt at a Hole in One Shot worth $1,000, The PGA Club Professionals also compete in a one-day medal play event for a total prize purse of $1,000, The winning Pro s Golf Club will also be awarded $25, paid directly to the Club s Treasurer. For additional information or to sign up online visit us at: Tournament organized by IGE GOLF LLC.