To all HVGC Members, This years tournament calendar also integrates various social activities for your planning convenience. The social activities are preceded with a party hat and are indicated in italics. The 2017 Board of Governors has taken into consideration your comments and ideas in creating the 2017 tournaments. Please keep in mind that we do discuss numerous ideas but every idea cannot be implemented into the tournaments. We have made changes to some of the tournaments to allow for more competitiveness regardless of skill level which will hopefully result in increased member participation. As we are sending this schedule out, some of the changes that may or may not be reflected in the enclosed tournament schedule are as follows: Current USGA GHIN Handicaps will be used for the 2017 tournaments Tournaments may be in flights based on format and level of participation White tee division may be implemented based on format and level of participation Nine-hole Women s division may be implemented based on format and level of participation Team handicap maximums/minimums may be added to some tournaments For some tournaments, a blind draw may be implemented for all or some of the divisions Any changes or modifications to the tournament format will be addressed on the tournament signup sheet for that particular tournament. Thank You, HVGC 2017 BOG Page 1 of 11
Hidden Valley Golf Club 2017 Tournament/ Social Schedule March 18 Saturday HVGC Par 3 Challenge April 1 Saturday Opening Day Scramble April 1 Saturday Dinner and Trivia Night following Tourney April 22 Saturday Four Person Stableford Tournament April 25 Tuesday HVGC Match Play Championship Matches Start May 6 Saturday Victors Tournament May 6 Saturday Derby Party 3:00 (member/guest) May 9 Tuesday Two Person Best Ball Matches Start May 20 Saturday Captain and Crew Tournament June 3 Saturday 6/6/6 Tournament June 11 Sunday Par 3 Challenge, Dinner and Name that Tune (member/guest) June 17 Saturday HVGC Shamble June 12 Monday Women s Invitational June 19 Monday Men s Invitational July 1 Saturday 4/3/2 Tournament July 4 Tuesday Patriot s Cup July 15 Saturday 2-Person 1BB Odd/2BB Even July 23 Sunday Tri-State Shoot Out, Dinner, Rules of the Game Challenge July 29 Saturday 1-2-3 Tournament August 6 Sunday 9 Hole Member/Guest Scramble, Dinner (possible Family Teams) August 12/13 Sat./Sun. Championship Weekend August 26 Saturday HVGC Board of Governors Tournament Page 2 of 11
September 9 Saturday Indy Low/High Tournament September 17 Sunday High School Challenge, Dinner (Men and Women Division) September 23 Saturday Four Person Cha Cha Cha Tournament October 1 Sunday Golftoberfest Par 3 Obstacle Challenge, German Dinner and Music October 7 Saturday Green Keeper s Revenge October 21 Saturday Year-End Tournament November 3 Friday Year End Meeting November 4 Saturday Deep Freeze Tournament Page 3 of 11
2017 HVGC Tournament/ Social Schedule Saturday March 18 th HVGC Par 3 Challenge The format will be a four-person 18-hole scramble with separate men and women divisions. The course will consist of 18 par 3 holes. Teams will be selected by a blind-draw (ABCD) by the Pro Shop. The teams will be paired as equally as possible. Minimum of 4 drives per player. $20.00 per person entry fee with $4.00 going to team skins. Sign up by Wednesday March 15 th. The rain date is Saturday March 25 th. Please note: The number of divisions may be limited to one (mixed); TBD by the Pro Shop. Saturday April 1 st Opening Day Scramble This is a three or four-person scramble with separate men and women divisions. Teams will be selected by a blind-draw (ABC (D)) to be selected by the Pro Shop. Teams will be paired as equally as possible. A handicap ratio may be used. There will be a minimum of two (2) and maximum of eight (8) or six (6) tee shots per player. $20.00 per person entry fee with $4.00 going to cash team skins. Sign up by Wednesday March 29 th. The rain date is Saturday April 8 th. Saturday April 1 st Following the Opening Day Scramble, there will be a dinner at the clubhouse followed by Trivia Night. Saturday April 22 nd Four Person Stableford Tournament The format will be four-person teams with a two best ball modified Stableford system. Separate men and women divisions. Points awarded as follows: Net Double Eagle---- +8 points Net Eagle----------------- +5 points Net Birdie------------- +2 points Net Par------------------- 0 points Net Bogey------------- -1 points Net Double Bogey/Worse -4 points Sign up by Wednesday April 19 th. $80.00 entry fee per team with $16.00 going toward cash team skins. The rain date is Saturday April 29 th. Tuesday April 25 th HVGC Match Play Championship Matches Begin Singles match play elimination tournament with separate men and women divisions arranged in two brackets by handicap. One match will be played every three weeks. Failure to play the match by the final day will result in the match being scheduled for 2:00 p.m. the final day of the play period. If only one player shows up, the match will be won by default. If neither player shows up, the match will be decided by a coin flip. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Please be considerate of the other participants and play your match by the scheduled date. Sign up by Tuesday April 18 th (cell phone # and Page 4 of 11
email address required at sign-up). Pairings will be posted on Tuesday April 25 th. The ball will be played down and full handicaps will be used where strokes will fall where they may. The Pro Shop will provide dotted scorecards for all matches. Completed scorecard must be returned to Pro Shop. Entry fee is $20.00 per player. Saturday May 6 th The Victors Tournament Two person teams with separate men and women divisions. The front nine is a BEST BALL format and the back nine is a Pure Alternate Shot format. Sign up by Wednesday May 3 rd. The entry fee is $40.00 per team with $8.00 going to cash team skins. The rain date is Saturday May 13 th. Saturday May 6 th Derby Party to begin at 3:00 open to members and guests. Tuesday May 9 th Two Person Best Ball Matches Begin Separate men and women divisions arranged in two brackets by handicap. Sign up by Tuesday May 2 nd (cell phone # and email address required at sign-up). The pairings will be posted on Tuesday May 9 th. The same rules as the HVGC Match Play Championship will apply. No substitution, after first match played, or score card matching allowed. The ball will be played down and full handicaps will be used where strokes will fall where they may. The Pro Shop will provide dotted scorecards for all matches. Completed scorecard must be returned to Pro Shop. The entry fee will be $40.00 per team. Saturday May 20 th The Captain and Crew Tournament The format will be four-person teams with separate men and women divisions. There are two separate parts of the tournament. Part #1 is two best balls per hole. Part #2 is the captain s ball plus the other best ball of the team. If the captain s ball is lost, the team is out of that part of the tournament. Sign up by Wednesday May 17 th. $80.00 per team entry fee. 60% of the purse goes toward part #1 and 40% goes toward part #2. Your team can win both parts of the tournament. The rain date is Saturday May 27 th. Saturday June 3 rd 6/6/6 Tournament Two person teams with separate men and women divisions paired in handicapped divisions. The first six holes is best ball and the ball is played down (with full handicap), the second six holes is scramble format with the ball being played up (played scratch), the final six holes is pure alternate shot with the ball being played down (played scratch). A minimum team handicap is 15 for men and is 35 for women. Sign up by Wednesday May 31 st. $40.00 entry fee per team. The rain date is Saturday June 10 th. Page 5 of 11
Sunday June 11 th Par 3 Challenge for members and their guests. Dinner and Name that Tune contest will follow the golf. Saturday June 17 th HVGC Shamble Four person teams with separate men and women divisions. The format is a four-person, three best balls shamble. In this format, a tee shot of one of the four players is selected on each hole. Each player will then complete each hole from the point of the tee shot selected with the team score being three best balls using full handicap. There will be a minimum of (4) tee shots per player. Sign up by Wednesday June 14 th. The entry fee is $20.00 per person. The rain date is Saturday June 24 th. Monday June 12 th The Women s Invitational The course will be closed all day for the event. Cost and details will be posted in the Pro Shop and mailed to all members. Monday, June 19 th The Men s Invitational The course will be closed all day for the event. Cost and details will be posted in the Pro Shop and mailed to all members. Saturday July 1 st 4/3/2 Tournament Four person teams with varying best ball format. Four best balls on all par 3 s, three best balls on all par 4 s and two best balls on all par 5 s. Separate men and women divisions. Sign up by Wednesday June 28 th. $80.00 entry fee per team, with $16.00 going toward cash team skins. The rain date is Saturday July 8 th. Tuesday July 4 th Patriot s Cup Format TBD. Sign up by Wednesday June 28 th. No rain date. Saturday July 15 th 2-Person 1BB Odd / 2BB Even This will be a two-person one-best ball on odd # holes and two-best ball on even # holes format with separate men and women divisions. 100% Handicap. The combined minimum team handicap Page 6 of 11
requirement is 10 for men and is 30 for women. The entry fee is $40.00 per team. Sign up by Wednesday July 12 th. The rain date is Saturday July 22 nd. Sunday July 23 rd Tri-State Shoot Out golf. Dinner and Rules of the Game challenge will follow the golf. Saturday July 29 th The 1-2-3 Tournament Four person teams with separate men and women divisions. The format is 1 best ball for holes one thru six, 2 best balls for holes seven thru twelve and 3 best balls for holes thirteen thru eighteen. The entry fee will be $80 per team. Sign up by Wednesday July 26 th. The rain date is Saturday August 5 th. Sunday August 6 th 9 Hole Member/Guest Scramble (possible family teams) with dinner to follow. Saturday/Sunday August 12 th and 13 th CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND Men and Women Club Championship: WOMEN: The tournament will be divided into flights (championship, A, B, C, D, etc.) based on handicaps and the number of players participating in the tournament. The championship flight will be gross score. The player with the low gross score will be the overall women s club champion. The other flights will be net score. The player with the lowest net score in these flights will be the club champion for that flight. MEN: The tournament will be divided into flights (championship, A, B, C, D, etc.) based on handicaps and the number of players participating in the tournament. The championship flight will be gross score. The player with the low gross score will be the overall men s club champion. The other flights will be net score. The player with the lowest net score in these flights will be the club champion for that flight. For men and women divisions, there will be a Senior Net Champion (ages 60-69) and a Super Senior Net Champion (ages 70+). Sign up by Wednesday August 9 th. The entry fee for this event will be $20.00 per player. In the event of a tie, there will be a sudden death playoff starting on hole #1 immediately and continuing until a winner is determined. The rain dates are Saturday August 19 th and Sunday August 20 th. Page 7 of 11
Saturday August 26 th HVGC Board Of Governors Tournament There will be separate men and women divisions. Four person teams with a three best ball format. Teams will be picked on Wednesday August 23 rd in the following manner: An A player will be selected. The A player will then pick the other members of his team by drawing their names from a hat. The entry fee is to be determined at a later date. Entries must be in the Pro Shop by Sunday August 20 th. The rain date is Saturday September 2 nd. Saturday September 9 th Indy Low/High Tournament Two person teams with separate men and women divisions. Pick your own partner with some minimum handicap to be determined at a later date. The format is play your own ball. Each team member s net score will be paired with their teammate s net score, with the lower net score used first. For example, Player A s net score is 4 and Player B s net score is two; the team score will be 24. Sign up by Wednesday September 6 th. The entry fee is $40.00 per team. The rain date is Saturday September 16 th. Sunday September 17 th High School Challenge (men and women division) with dinner to follow. Saturday September 23 rd Four Person Cha Cha Cha Tournament Four person teams with separate men and women divisions. Each member of the team plays their own ball. A three hole rotation exists for determining how many scores are used on each hole. On the first hole, 1 best net score is used for the team score (Cha); on the second hole, 2 best net scores are used for the team score (Cha Cha); on the third hole, 3 best net scores are used for the team score (Cha, Cha, Cha). On the fourth hole, the rotation repeats itself every three holes through 18 holes. Sign up by Wednesday September 20 th. The entry fee is $80.00 per team. The rain date is Saturday September 30 th. Sunday October 1 st Golftoberfest Par 3 obstacle challenge with German dinner and music to follow. Saturday October 7 th Green Keeper s Revenge Two person teams, playing scramble, with separate men and women divisions paired in handicapped divisions. The ball will be played up. There will be some fun tees with surprise holes on some of the greens. A minimum team handicap is 15 for men and is 35 for women. Sign up by Wednesday October 4 th. The entry fee will be $40.00 per team. The rain date is Saturday October 14 th. Page 8 of 11
Saturday October 21 st Year End Tournament In order to reward tournament participation, the HVGC BOG will sponsor this tournament. To be eligible for this tournament, the player must have played in a minimum of five (5) 2017 HVGC tournaments. The format and other requirements will be determined at a later date. Sign up by Wednesday October 18 th. The rain date is Sunday October 28 th. Friday November 3 rd The Year-End Meeting The festivities include cocktails beginning at 6:00pm, free draft beer and dinner provided by the management and the Board of Governors, the election of new board members and the presentation of golf awards. Saturday November 4 th Deep Freeze Tournament Two person teams with men and women divisions. Format will be one best ball net versus par, count both balls if you can. 100% Handicap. If A and B are partners and both make net birdie, the team gets two points. If A makes net birdie and B makes net bogey, the team gets one point. Entry fee is $40.00 per team. Sign up by Wednesday November 1 st. The rain date is Saturday November 11 th. Page 9 of 11
2017 General Tournament Rules A. Tournament Handicaps: 1. The current GHIN USGA Course Handicap will be used in the 2017 HVGC tournaments. The maximum tournament handicap assigned for men will be 36 and for women will be 50. 2. A player that does not have a current GHIN USGA handicap and has not played at least six USGA rounds in 2017 may be assigned a handicap by the Tournament and/or Handicap Committee or will be assigned a handicap of 85% of net par up to the first two tournaments in which individual scores are included. After being assigned a handicap of 85% of net par for two tournaments any player that has still not played a total of 6 USGA rounds in 2017 will be assigned a handicap by the Tournament and/or Handicap Committee until such time that the player has played a total of 6 USGA rounds. 3. The Handicap Committee can review any player s current handicap upon request to ensure an accurate measure of the player s potential ability. The Committee may make changes if deemed necessary. B. USGA rules will govern play in all tournaments except for the following exceptions: 1. The ball will be played down unless course conditions or tournament format dictate otherwise (decisions regarding whether or not to play the ball down will be made by the Tournament and/or Handicap Committee). 2. A ball coming to rest on the green of another hole or a flowerbed must be dropped at the nearest point of relief, No Penalty. 3. A detailed description of local rules are available in the Pro Shop. 4. Should a dispute arise over the interpretation of any golf rule, please play two balls. A member of the Golf Professional staff will render a decision regarding the disputed rule. All decisions will be considered final. 5. All sudden death playoffs will begin on Hole #1. If a playback hole is to be used, the number of the hole will be determined by blind draw. 6. In case of inclement weather, the Tournament Committee reserves the right to delay, reschedule or cancel the event and will make decisions about any refunds to be given. If the tournament is in process and a decision is made, a representative will inform all golfers of the committee s decision. C. Most Tournaments will start between 8:30 am and 9:00 am unless weather related. D. The Tournament and/or Handicap Committee will make all decisions regarding eligibility, disqualifications, pace of play, etc. E. Tournaments will NOT be made up if the original date and the rain date of the tournament are rained out. In the event of a rain out, your entry fee will be refunded. Page 10 of 11
F. Tournament payoffs will be approximately as follows: 30% of the field for men and 35% of the field for women. G. The following is the Pace of Play Policy that will be in effect: It is the responsibility of each player in the group to keep up with the group in front of them. The time that each group starts, completes the front nine and completes the back nine will be recorded. Based on the length of time the group takes to complete the front nine, coupled with its position relative to the group in front of them, will determine whether a group will receive a warning. A group receiving a warning that does not improve its pace of play will be penalized according to the parameters of the tournament. The parameters for the pace of play for each tournament will be based on the format of that tournament. The starter will provide each group the parameters for the pace of play for each tournament prior to that group beginning play. ENJOY THE GOLF AND FELLOWSHIP!!! Page 11 of 11