GOLF ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA Player Information Report Senior 27-Hole Challenge St. Davids GC September 12, 2011

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1 GOLF ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA Player Information Report Senior 27-Hole Challenge St. Davids GC September 12, 2011 PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY Report to the 1 st Tee starter 10 Minutes Prior to your Tee Time Penetrating spikes are NOT permitted at St. Davids Golf Club CLUB INFORMATION: The clubhouse and halfway house will be open. Payment options are cash or reciprocal charge. There will be a lunch buffet available from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. The bar will also be open after golf. The format for the event is three gross 9-hole stipulated rounds consisting of four-ball stoke play (better ball of partners), selective drive alternate shot and aggregate in that order. There will be two divisions, Super Senior (both players 65 years and older) and Championship. The Super Senior division will play from a shorter set of tee markers. Please check to insure your team is in the proper flight. If the wrong flight is listed please contact the Golf Association prior to the event. CADDIE/CART INFORMATION: Players are required to take a cart or caddie. Payment options are cash or reciprocal charge the fee is $30 and includes range balls. Players must contact the golf shop to reserve a caddie If you are unable to meet the tee time please notify the Golf Office at (610) ext. 14 If withdrawal is on the day of the event, call the Director of Competitions, Kirby Martin, at (267) or at kmartin@gapgolf.org Failure to comply may result in future entry rejection. Cell phones are NOT permitted on the course. ALL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE POSTED TO YOUR GHIN # AUTOMATICALLY

2 Golf Association of Philadelphia Pace of Play Policy The Championship Committee has established the following Group Based, Checkpoint guidelines regarding Pace of Play for all events: Players will be provided with the Pace of Play Policy on their 1st Tee, and are expected to adhere to the Time Limits as indicated on the Official Scorecard. Time Limits may be adjusted based on factors specific to the golf course being played. Any adjustments will be reflected on the Official Score Card. The GAP Pace of Play Policy utilizes a two checkpoint system. Each group is responsible for monitoring their own pace. Checkpoints will be on holes #9 and #18, unless otherwise indicated. To avoid penalty, groups must complete each checkpoint hole: 1. Under the allotted time, or 2. Within 15 minutes of the group ahead. First Group(s) off Either Tee The first group(s) will be in breach of the pace of play policy if they take more than the allotted time to finish a checkpoint hole until they reach (within 15 minutes) any group ahead. After they reach a group ahead, both conditions must be met to be in breach of the pace of play policy. All players in a group in breach of the pace of play policy at any checkpoint are subject to penalty. Players are responsible for knowing their position on the course relative to their Time Limit. Players should monitor and speak to individuals causing slow play. Players may ask that the group be monitored by an Official without identifying an individual causing slow play. Information obtained by that Official will be considered in applying penalties under this Rule. PENALTIES First Breach - Groups who are OUT OF POSITION after their 9th hole will receive an OUT OF POSITION WARNING. The group is liable for a PENALTY OF TWO STROKES if they are subsequently OUT OF POSITION after their 18th Hole. Second Breach - Groups who are in position after their 9th Hole, but are subsequently OUT OF POSITION after their 18th Hole are liable for a PENALTY OF ONE STROKE. It is the player s responsibility to record and include any penalties assessed on their scorecards. Penalties are to be added to the checkpoint hole where the breach occurred. (Usually holes #9 or #18) NOTIFICATION Any group that completes a checkpoint hole in breach of the pace of play policy will be notified by a Checkpoint Official. CONCERNED PLAYERS AND APPEALS A player concerned about slow players in a group should first remind that player of the pace of play policy and encourage them to play more efficiently. The concerned player may, before or after penalties are assessed, request an Official to monitor the group. Appeal Process: The Pace of Play Committee will consist of up to three officials, including the Official(s)-in-Charge. The player must appeal the penalty at the Scoring Area before the score card is signed and returned. Lost balls, bad play, and time waiting for a ruling are not viable excuses for slow play. In order for an appeal to be considered, there must have been circumstances or situations beyond the player s control. Information from other Rules Officials assigned to the event may be considered in reviewing the appeal and in determining penalties. The final decision rests with the Pace of Play Committee. DEFINITION First Group The first group scheduled to begin play. In a two-tee start this includes the first group off each tee used to begin play. In a two-tee start with both morning and afternoon starting times, this also includes the first groups off each tee in the afternoon round. Subsequent Groups Any group other than the First Group. Out of Position, First Groups Only A group that has not completed play on their 9th or 18th hole within their Time Limit. (Note: In a two tee start, if the First Group reaches a group ahead, the rules for Subsequent Groups apply.) Out of Position, Subsequent Groups A group that has not completed play on their 9th or 18th hole within their Time Limit AND is more than 15 minutes behind the preceding group. Allotted Time The time indicated on the Official Scorecard for completion of the 9th or 18th hole. The Allotted Time is based on the scheduled Starting Time. If the group is unable to begin play at its scheduled time, the Starter will advise the players of their new Official Starting Time and the Allotted Limit will be adjusted accordingly. The Official Starting Time will be when the Starter clears the first competitor to play. Completed Play Groups have completed play when all players have holed out and the flagstick has been returned to the hole. Rule 6-7. Undue Delay; Slow Play states: The player must play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines that the Committee may establish. Between completion of a hole and playing from the next teeing ground, the player must not unduly delay play.

3 Pace of Play Player Information GAP Tournaments In an effort to address slow play, the GAP has adopted Group Pace of Play Guidelines for all 2011 GAP Championships and Tournaments. As long as you keep up with the group ahead of you (within 15 minutes) your group will NEVER be in jeopardy of being out of position. Always look ahead not behind. Each group will be given a fixed amount of time in which to play 9 holes within each of the 2 checkpoints. Times will be reflected on the scorecards. Each group will be required to complete each check-point hole based on the allocated time or within 15 minutes of the group ahead. Posted signs and atomic clocks will be located on all check-point holes. Check-points will be located at the 9 th and 18 th greens. A check-point will be considered missed if: the hole is not completed (flagstick in the hole) within the allocated cumulative time and the group has not completed the hole within 15 minutes of the group ahead. If a group misses a check-point all players within the group will be informed by the check-point official as follows: o Missed check-point at #9 warning o Subsequent missed check-point at #18 liable to a two stroke penalty o In position after first check-point but out of position at second check-point liable to a onestroke penalty If a group is liable to a penalty a player(s) may request a review before signing and returning his scorecard. A review will be successful if there is evidence the player was: o Delayed by the Committee o Delayed because of circumstances beyond the control of the player or group o Delayed because of another player in the group Review and application of the penalty will only occur in the scoring area, not during the stipulated round. Discussion of the situation with the check-point official will only cause further delay of the group. A player concerned about a non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor in his group, who is delaying play, should request a Rules Official to monitor the group in case the group is or becomes liable to penalty under these guidelines. You, your fellow competitors and caddies can help by having your yardages and being ready to play when it is your turn.

4 LOCAL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION FOR 2011 GAP TOURNAMENTS The Rules of the United States Golf Association govern play. See applicable Championship or qualifying round Notice to Competitors/Players and Entry Application for additional Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules and Appendix I may be found in the Rules of Golf. LOCAL RULES Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is: Match Play-Loss of hole; Stroke Play-Two strokes. OUT OF BOUNDS - Defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes, white paint and fence posts. Rule 27-1 WATER AND LATERAL WATER HAZARD STAKES AND LINES - When a water hazard or lateral water hazard is defined on only one side, it is deemed to extend to infinity. When a water hazard or a lateral water hazard is bounded by out of bounds, the hazard margin extends to and coincides with the out of bounds line. GROUND UNDER REPAIR - Defined by white lines. Fire ant hills and french drains are deemed to be ground under repair. Rule (Note: For a player whose ball is in a water hazard and is affected by a fire ant hill - see Decision 1-4/10.) Ground under repair may include areas of unusual damage, including areas where spectators or other traffic has combined with wet conditions to affect materially the ground surface, but only when so declared by an authorized member of the Committee. When immediately adjacent to an obstruction, such area is part of the obstruction. SEAMS OF CUT TURF (SOD SEAMS) - The Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. WHITE LINED AREAS TYING INTO ARTIFICIALLY SURFACED ROADS AND PATHS - Have the same status as roads and paths, that of obstructions. CONDITIONS LIST OF CONFORMING DRIVER HEADS - Optional Condition as LIST OF CONFORMING GOLF BALLS - Optional Condition as TIME OF STARTING - The Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. PACE OF PLAY - See separate memorandum to players for pace of play guidelines, when applicable. DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAY - The Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. All practice areas are closed during suspension for a dangerous situation until the Committee has declared them open. Players who practice on closed practice areas will be asked to cease doing so; failure to comply may result in revocation of entry. NOTE: A suspension for a dangerous situation will be signaled by one prolonged air horn note. All other types of suspension will be signaled by three consecutive airhorn notes, repeated. Resumption of play will be signaled by two short airhorn notes, repeated. WOOD CHIPS AND MULCH - Are loose impediments, unless otherwise provided for in Notice to Competitors/Players. EMBEDDED BALL THROUGH THE GREEN - Local Rule as INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE COURSE - Include cables, rods, wires or wrappings when closely attached to trees; artificial walls and pilings when located in hazards, unless otherwise provided for in Notice to Competitors/Players. TEMPORARY POWER LINES AND CABLES - Local Rule as TEMPORARY IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS - Local Rule as DISTANCE-MEASURING DEVICES - For play in all GAP events/tournaments, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.) the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions is actually used. A prohibited device shall include any cell phone or Smart Phone (e.g., I Phone, Blackberry, etc.) to which a distance-measuring application or yardage information application has been downloaded. PRACTICE - Prior to and after his round in stroke play, a player may practice on the designated practice areas. Rule 7-1b applies to other practice in stroke play, and Rule 7-1a covers practice before the round in match play. TRANSPORTATION - In the Amateur Championship, Open Championship, Joseph H. Patterson Cup and the following Junior events - Christman Cup; Junior Boys Championship; Jr.-Jr. Boys Championship; Francis X. Hussey Memorial; Jock MacKenzie Memorial and Pre-Junior Tournament - players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round. Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Exception: Carts are permissible in all other tournaments and qualifiers. CLOSE OF COMPETITION - The competition shall be deemed to have closed when the trophy has been presented to the winner or, in the absence of a prize ceremony, when all scores have been approved by the Committee. The result of a match is considered to be officially Announced when the Committee has approved the result as posted on the public scoreboard.

5 2011 GOLF ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA TOURNAMENT POLICIES ADMINISTRATION FEE A $20 administration fee will be charged for withdrawal prior to entry deadline. CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS Tournaments will not be cancelled or postponed unless a course is deemed unplayable by the Member Club, a GAP Tournament Committee Member or an authorized official. CELLULAR PHONES AND BEEPERS The use of cellular phones, beepers, radios and other like devices is discourteous and distracting to others. On the course, the use of these devices on the course is prohibited. First violation of this rule shall be an oral warning and the second violation shall be revocation of entry. Elsewhere, the Member Club s policy is in effect. DRESS CODE Players are required to observe good taste and dress appropriately for the golf course. Items of clothing such as cargo pants and shorts (baggy clothing with large pockets in the knee area), blue jeans, short-shorts (bottom of shorts may be not higher than two inches from the top of the knee), tank tops, etc. are considered inappropriate. Anyone attired in such a manner will not be allowed to participate in an Association event. ETIQUETTE The Committee may take disciplinary action against player(s) who disregard etiquette to the detriment of other players. Such action may, for example, include prohibiting play for a certain number of competitions. This is considered to be justifiable in terms of protecting the interest of the majority of golfers who wish to play in accordance with the guidelines of the Rules of Golf. In the case of a serious breach of Etiquette, the Committee may disqualify a player under Rule FAILURE TO RETURN A SCORECARD Any player who fails to return a scorecard to the scoreboard official or who withdraws during play without notifying an official and personally surrendering his scorecard to that official will be suspended from play in all GAP tournaments for one year. KNUTH TOURNAMENT HANDICAP SYSTEM The GAP will utilize the Knuth Tournament Handicap System for the following events when the field size is 50 players or more: Annual Meeting; Chairmen s Meeting; Chapman Cup - Net; Fall Net Championship; Father-Son (Older); Father-Son (Middle); Four-Man Team; Pro.-Pres., Golf & Green; Senior Four-Man Team; Senior Four-Ball Stroke Play Championship; Spring Net Championship; Volunteers Day and Warner Cup - Net. NO SHOW If unable to meet the assigned time you must notify the Golf Office by phone at , ext. 14. If withdrawal is on the day of the event, call Kirby Martin, Director of Competitions, at , or contact via at kmartin@gapgolf.org. Those players who fail to appear for their assigned time without notifying GAP will be suspended from playing in all GAP tournaments for one year. CART FEE REFUNDS Refunds for the cart fee portion of the entry fee will be issued for any withdrawal occurring prior to a player starting a tournament. No refunds of a cart will be issued for players who have begun their round or any No Show. SPECTATOR CARTS In order to protect the players and the courses on which the Association host and its events, the use of spectator golf carts in any event is prohibited. TEE TIMES Assignment of starting times will be made according to preference. In the event this can t be equitably arranged, priority will be determined on a first-come, first-serve basis. In the event that the number of entries can t facilitate an afternoon wave of starting times, all players will receive a morning starting time.

6 Senior 27-Hole Challenge Monday, September 12, 2011 St. Davids Golf Club 845 Radnor Street Road Wayne, PA PRO SHOP PHONE: (610) Securing quality courses for Golf Association of Philadelphia events is not always an easy task. The host club members must give up their course during the competition and there is a certain amount of "WEAR and TEAR" which occurs. You can help the Association by writing to the Club President with your thanks for the club's sacrifice. For this event, your letter should be addressed to the President listed below. President Golf Professional General Manager Golf Course Supt. Mr. Mark S. Rhodes Mr. Dean Kandle Mr. Michael Butler Mr. Henry C. Wetzel, Jr. Thank you for entering the Senior 27-Hole Challenge. The Association hopes you enjoy the competition.