FACT SHEET 2015 U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFYING 36-HOLES LOCATION: Beatrice Country Club 13th and Oak Beatrice, NE 68310 (402) 223-2710 Director of Golf - Seth Ray DIRECTIONS: Take Interstate 80 to Exit 397 (Beatrice and Lincoln). Go south on Highway 77 about 42 miles to Beatrice. Continue through downtown Beatrice and go.5 miles past the Big Blue River Bridge to Beaver Avenue. Turn left on Beaver Avenue and proceed east to 13th Street. Turn right on 13th Street and go south three blocks to the entrance at 13th and Oak. DATE: Monday, July 20, 2015 Rain Date Tuesday, July 21, 2015 YOUR STARTING TIME: OFFICIAL IN CHARGE: GOLF ASSOC. CONTACT: PRACTICE ROUNDS: PRACTICE FACILITIES: REGISTRATION: FOOD & BEVERAGE: LOCKER ROOM: CADDIES: TRANSPORTATION: DRESS CODE: See attached sheet. Groupings and Starting Times can also be found by clicking here. Robert Hillis, USGA Regional Affairs Committee (402) 721 6160 (Work) Justin Ahrens, Assistant Executive Director, Nebraska Golf Association (402) 505-4653, ext. 104 Can be arranged for $40 (w/ cart) by contacting the golf shop at Beatrice Country Club (402) 223-2710. Practice areas will open at 6 a.m. Range balls are complimentary. Registration will be located just outside the golf shop beginning at 6 a.m. You are required to check in prior to your starting time. Classic s Bar and Grill will be open for food and beverage service beginning at 11 a.m. Only cash and credit cards are accepted, no club reciprocals. No locker room available at Beatrice Country Club. A player may provide his own caddie. Pull/push carts are permitted. Transportation is prohibited during the round. Players and caddies shall walk at all times during the stipulated round unless otherwise specified by the Committee. Pull/push carts are permitted. Players and caddies must be neat in appearance with respect to clothing and personal grooming. The Committee in charge will decide whether this requirement has been met, and has authority to withdraw the entry of a player who does not comply. (over)
FOOTWEAR: GROOVE STANDARDS: RANGEFINDERS: GOLF BALLS: QUALIFIER PLACES: LOWEST SCORE: CHAMPIONSHIP: COURSE SET-UP: Beatrice Country Club is a spikeless club and, therefore, spiked shoes will not be allowed. Penalty for breach of the spikeless rule is disqualification. It is a requirement that a player s clubs conform to the groove specifications provided in the Rules of Golf. See separate memo attached to this fact sheet for specific details. The use of Distance Measuring Devices is permitted. Only brands of golf balls on the most current USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls may be used. The One-Ball Rule is in effect. There are 39 entrants competing for 1 qualifier spot and 2 alternate spots. Silver medal, if a tie, duplicate medals will be awarded. Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois August 17-23 Black Tees Hole Par Yards 1 4 433 2 4 375 3 4 397 4 5 607 5 3 165 6 4 405 7 4 455/408 8 3 225 9 5 488 Front 36 3,550 10 4 428 11 3 179 12 4 397 13 4 423 14 5 529 15 3 221 16 5 539 17 4 421 18 4 435 Back 36 3,572 Total 72 7,122
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015 To: 2015 U.S. Amateur Contestants From: Robert Hillis, Official-in-Charge Re: Grooves Condition of Competition In Sectional Qualifying as well as in the Championship proper, the player s clubs must conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2010. The Condition of Competition is available for review on the entry application. The USGA and The R&A have created a reference resource called the Informational Club Database to assist golfers in determining whether their irons, wedges, hybrids and fairway woods comply with the Rules of Golf effective from January 1, 2010 and are permissible for play under the groove condition of competition, which is in effect for all USGA Amateur Championships. For information about and to access the database, please use the following link: http://www.usga.org/infoclubsdb/intro.html. Additionally, for other information regarding the groove condition, please use the following link: http://www.usga.org/grooves/ Finally, for information regarding the conformance status of clubs not listed or for any other questions regarding the condition, please contact the USGA Research and Test Center at (908) 234-2300. Player Club Testing is available for all USGA Amateur Championships. Please use the following link for more information: http://www.usga.org/equipment/testing/inviteforopenclubtesting/ The USGA strongly suggests that all players verify the conformance of their clubs well in advance of their scheduled qualifying competition. It is the player s responsibility, not the USGA s responsibility to ensure that his clubs conform. Waiting until the day of the competition is the fault of the player. The Committee is under no obligation to test the club the competitor may play. However, if it is later determined that the club is non-conforming, including after the competition has closed, the player will be disqualified.
United States Golf Association, Golf House, Far Hills, NJ 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifying Beatrice Country Club Monday, July 20th Groupings and Starting Times 36 Hole Sectional Qualifying #1 Tee Monday AM #1 Tee Monday PM No. 7:00 12:30 1 Tyler Ehresman, Omaha, Neb. 2 Kyle Marcum, Council Bluffs, Iowa 3 Tyler Dunn, Omaha, Neb. 7:11 12:41 4 Bretton Krantz, Windsor, Colo. 5 Dylan Heng, Nebraska City, Neb. 6 Nolan Zikas, Lavista, Neb. 7:22 12:52 7 Miles Russell, Omaha, Neb. 8 Cameron Quinn, Round Rock, Texas 9 Preston Walford, Tekamah, Neb. 7:33 1:03 10 Cale Benson, Grand Island, Neb. 11 Joseph Winslow, Overland Park, Kan. 12 Kyle Murray, Beatrice, Neb. 7:44 1:14 13 Jake Budde, Austin, Texas 14 Brian Lawson, Omaha, Neb. 15 Reid Frank, Omaha, Neb. 7:55 1:25 16 John Vondrak, San Antonio, Texas 17 Trevor Glen, Thornton, Colo. 18 Josh Wilson, Papillion, Neb. 8:06 1:36 19 Michael Colgate, Sarasota, Fla. 20 Carson Schaake, Omaha, Neb. 21 Ryan Nietfeldt, Elkhorn, Neb. 8:17 1:47 22 Dylan McCabe, Sioux City, Iowa 23 Mike Siwa, Omaha, Neb. 24 Alec Raabe, Omaha, Neb. 8:28 1:58 25 Zachary Taylor, Omaha, Neb. 26 Greg Sohl, Wahoo, Neb. 27 Brian Csipkes, Gretna, Neb. 8:39 2:09 28 Lance Lawson, Norfolk, Neb. 29 Travis Minzel, Lincoln, Neb. 30 Clayton Peterson, Lincoln, Neb. 8:50 2:20 31 Glenn Bills, Omaha, Neb. 32 Brandon Flynn, Offutt Afb, Neb. 33 Chase Keitges, Lincoln, Neb. 9:01 2:31 34 Andrew Holloway, Scottsbluff, Neb. 35 Corey Labenz, Lincoln, Neb. 36 Philip Maschka, Omaha, Neb. 9:12 2:42 37 Cody Troudt, Kearney, Neb. 38 Gregory Stanek, Bellevue, Neb. 39 Lance Morrow, Norfolk, Neb. B 10 Benson, Cale 31 Bills, Glenn 13 Budde, Jake C 19 Colgate, Michael 27 Csipkes, Brian D 3 Dunn, Tyler E 1 Ehresman, Tyler F 32 Flynn, Brandon 15 Frank, Reid G 17 Glen, Trevor H 5 Heng, Dylan 34 Holloway, Andrew K 33 Keitges, Chase 4 Krantz, Bretton L 35 Labenz, Corey 14 Lawson, Brian 28 Lawson, Lance M 2 Marcum, Kyle 36 Maschka, Philip 22 McCabe, Dylan 29 Minzel, Travis 39 Morrow, Lance 12 Murray, Kyle N 21 Nietfeldt, Ryan P 30 Peterson, Clayton Q 8 Quinn, Cameron R 24 Raabe, Alec 7 Russell, Miles S 20 Schaake, Carson 23 Siwa, Mike 26 Sohl, Greg 38 Stanek, Gregory T 25 Taylor, Zachary 37 Troudt, Cody ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF PLAYERS V 16 Vondrak, John W 9 Walford, Preston 18 Wilson, Josh 11 Winslow, Joseph Z 6 Zikas, Nolan
LOCAL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION FOR 2015 USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Rules of Golf as approved by the United States Golf Association govern play. See applicable championship or qualifying round Notice to Players and Entry Application for additional Local Rules and Conditions. Complete text of Rules and Appendix I may be found in the 2012-2015 Rules of Golf. Unless otherwise noted, the penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is: Match play Loss of hole Stroke play Two strokes LOCAL RULES Out of Bounds Defined by inside points, at ground level, of white stakes and fence posts. Rule 27-1b. Water and Lateral Water Hazard Stakes and Lines When a water hazard or a lateral water hazard is defined on only one side, it is deemed to extend to infinity. When a water hazard or 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, sod-covered trenching for temporary cables and French drains are deemed to be ground under repair. Rule 25-1. (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 an area is part of the obstruction. Seams of Cut Turf (Sod Seams) Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Immovable Obstructions Include plastic bumpers on roads and paths and mats secured to the ground with spikes when the bumpers or mats cover cables. White-Lined Areas Tying Into Artificially-Surfaced Roads and Paths Have the same status as the roads and paths, that of obstructions. Wood Chips and Mulch Are loose impediments, unless otherwise provided for in the Notice to Players. Embedded Ball Through the Green Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Integral Parts of the Course Include cables, rods, wires and wrappings when closely attached to trees; artificial walls and pilings when located in hazards, unless otherwise provided for in the Notice to Players. Temporary Power Lines and Cables Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Temporary Immovable Obstructions Local Rule as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. CONDITIONS Clubs: Grooves Optional Condition is in effect see applicable Championship entry application for details. List of Conforming Driver Heads Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. List of Conforming Golf Balls Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Limitation on Golf Balls ( One-Ball Rule ) 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 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 airhorn 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. 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 Optional Condition as prescribed in Appendix I is in effect. Close of Competition The competition is 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 have been officially announced when the Committee has approved the result as posted on the public scoreboard.
DRAFT VERSION (06/25/15) U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - SECTIONAL QUALIFYING Beatrice Country Club, Beatrice, Nebr. July 20, 2015 NOTICE TO PLAYERS (This notice supplements the Local Rules and Conditions of Competition for USGA Championships) Groove Standards: "The player's clubs must conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Rules of Golf that are effective from January 1, 2010. *PENALTY FOR CARRYING, BUT NOT MAKING STROKE WITH, CLUB OR CLUBS IN BREACH OF CONDITION: Stroke play Two strokes for each hole at which any breach occurred; maximum penalty per round Four strokes. Match play or stroke play If a breach is discovered between the play of two holes, it is deemed to have been discovered during play of the next hole, and the penalty must be applied accordingly. *Any club or clubs carried in breach of this condition must be declared out of play by the player to his opponent in match play or his marker or a fellow-competitor in stroke play immediately upon discovery that a breach has occurred. If the player fails to do so, he is disqualified. PENALTY FOR MAKING STROKE WITH CLUB IN BREACH OF CONDITION: Disqualification. Exception: Ping Eye2 irons manufactured before March 31, 1990 with a groove spacing to groove width ratio of 2.3 to 1 are permitted for play under the Rules of Golf, even in certain competitions when the Condition Requiring Clubs Conforming with Groove and Punch Mark Specifications Effective January 1, 2010 is in effect. It is the player's responsibility to refer to the condition of competition posted for the specific competition in which the player is playing to ensure compliance with the above exception and to provide proof of the date on which the club was manufactured. If the player cannot provide such proof, the club must conform with specifications described in Appendix II, 5c(i)." Abnormal Ground Conditions: Flower Beds are deemed to be ground under repair even though not so defined by white lines. Staked Trees are deemed to be ground under repair even though not so defined by white lines. Turf Damage caused by Animals (i.e. Skunks, Raccoons, etc.) is deemed to be ground under repair even though not so defined by white lines. Turf Nursery located right of hole #18. Turf Nursery located right of the #18 hole is deemed to be a Wrong Putting Green from which play is prohibited. If interference exists, relief must be taken. Such area is not defined, but it constitutes all of the turf cut at approximately putting green height or less. Distance Measuring Devices: In Sectional qualifying and in the Championship proper, 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 function is actually used. Drop Zones: Water Hazard on Hole #5 As an additional option under Rule 26-1, if a ball is in the water hazard, the player may drop a ball under penalty of one stroke on the area marked DZ located on the forward teeing ground. Water Hazard on Hole #6 As an additional option under Rule 26-1, if a ball is in the water hazard, the player may drop a ball under penalty of one stroke on the area marked DZ on the white teeing ground. Water Hazard on Hole #13 As an additional option under Rule 26-1, if a ball is in the water hazard, the player may drop a ball under penalty of one stroke on the area marked DZ located in the fairway. Ground Under Repair: Decorative Flower and Plant Beds are deemed to be ground under repair even though not so defined by white lines. Rule 25-1. Turf Nursery located between holes #7 & #8 is ground under repair from which play is prohibited. If interference exists, relief must be taken. Such nursery is not defined, but it constitutes all of the area cut at approximately putting green height or less. Loose Impediments: Wood chips, pine straw and mulch are loose impediments. Obstructions: Birdhouses and their posts are immovable obstructions. Rule 24-2. Decorative Flower and Plant Beds encircled by cart paths are deemed to be part of the obstruction. Decorative Flower and Plant Beds adjacent to obstructions are deemed to be part of the obstruction. Yardage posts are movable obstructions. Rule 24-1. Out of Bounds: Out of Bounds is defined by the perimeter fence in addition to white stakes. Play-off: In the case of a tie for the last qualifying place or the two alternate positions, concerned players shall immediately playoff hole-by-hole until the winner is determined. The play -off will take place beginning on hole #1 unless otherwise notified by the Committee. Scoring Area: Scoring Area A scorecard is deemed to be returned when the player has left the scoring tent. Teeing Ground: The USGA tee-markers define the teeing ground for the competition. Turf Plugs: Turf plugs on putting greens not 4 1/4 inches in diameter may be repaired. Rules Committee: Justin Ahrens, Craig Ames, Gary Austin, Hap Gay, Mike Hannon, Bob Hillis, Beau Schwenka & Ben Vigil. Pace of Play Committee: Justin Ahrens, Craig Ames & Bob Hillis.
NGA Championships Pace of Play Policy STROKE PLAY SUMMARY The Pace of Play Committee will designate four (4) holes on the course as Pace of Play checkpoint holes. A Checkpoint Official will be stationed at each checkpoint hole to monitor and indicate (if needed) a group s position on the course. When a group is out of position at any checkpoint (including the 4 th checkpoint), the players in the group are liable to penalty under these guidelines and will be notified by the Checkpoint Official. When a group has been notified of a missed checkpoint, the group is expected to regain its position by the next checkpoint. If the group reaches ANY subsequent checkpoint out of position, each player is liable to incur the applicable penalty (see schedule of penalties below). MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME Maximum allowable time is the MAXIMUM time deemed necessary by the Committee for a group to complete its stipulated round. This is expressed in a perhole and aggregate time format on the chart attached to this document. A group s maximum allowable time begins at its assigned starting time, or if the starting time is delayed, at the adjusted starting time. Checkpoint hole completion times are determined after all players in the group have holed out and the flagstick has been replaced in the hole. Time associated with playing the game, e.g., for rulings and walking times between holes, is included in all maximum allowable times. A group is out of position when it: OUT OF POSITION - STROKE PLAY Takes more than the maximum allowable time to finish a checkpoint hole and completes play of a checkpoint hole more than 14 minutes after the group ahead of them.* *The first group(s) of each wave is measured only against maximum allowable time until they are within 14 minutes of the group ahead of them. GROUP OUT OF POSITION - MONITORED BY A RULES ROVER Any group that is out of position may be monitored by a Rules Rover. A Rules Rover, when monitoring a group, may individually time strokes made by a player(s). A player(s) concerned about non-responsive (slow) fellow-competitor(s) in the group should request a Rules Rover to monitor the group in case it may become or is liable to penalty. Information gathered at any time by a Rules Rover or a member of the Rules Committee may be used by the Pace of Play Committee during the review process to determine whether a group or player(s) is in breach of these guidelines. PENALTIES Players in a group that have missed one or more checkpoints are liable to penalty according to the following schedule of penalties: 1 st missed checkpoint - warning* 2 nd missed checkpoint - liable to a penalty of one stroke 3 rd missed checkpoint - liable to an additional penalty of two strokes 4 th missed checkpoint - liable to disqualification *If a group successfully clears each of their first 3 checkpoints, but is out of position (misses) at the 4 th checkpoint, each player in the group is liable to a penalty of one stroke. FINAL DETERMINATION REGARDING BREACH/REVIEW PROCESS Before returning scorecards, any group that is liable to penalty should consult with the Pace of Play Committee to have a final determination made regarding their breach (i.e. lodge an appeal). A player(s) who was out of position during the round that elects not to consult with the Pace of Play Committee to determine whether they were in breach of these guidelines prior to returning their scorecards is deemed to be in breach of these guidelines and incurs the penalty or penalties according to the above schedule of penalties. The Pace of Play Committee will determine that a group who has been found to be out of position is not in breach of these guidelines only if: The group was delayed by the Committee The group was delayed by a circumstance beyond control of the player of the group. The group was delayed by another player(s) in the group. Any incurred penalties are to be applied to the player s score on the checkpoint hole where the breach(es) occurred. DRAFT - 6/25/2015
PACE OF PLAY CHART 2015 U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFYING BEATRICE COUNTRY CLUB THREE (3) PLAYERS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 Allotted Time 0:15 0:15 0:15 0:18 0:13 0:16 0:17 0:15 0:17 Total Time (Start #1) 0:15 0:30 0:45 1:03 1:16 1:32 1:49 2:04 2:21 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME SCHEDULE IN HOURS AND MINUTES Hole # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 Allotted Time 0:15 0:13 0:15 0:16 0:17 0:14 0:17 0:16 0:18 Total Time (Start #1) 2:36 2:49 3:04 3:20 3:37 3:51 4:08 4:24 4:42