Unified Golf Tour Part 1: Tour Format Patrick Kozlowski Manager of Sports Programs Indiana
Overview of Part 1 What is the Unified Golf Tour? Entry Process Point System Advancing to State Tournament Criteria for Hosting Stop Questions Part 2: Managing a Tour Stop
What is the Unified Golf Tour? High performance event More travel & courses Meet & play against others in the state Additional way to qualify for State Tournament Earn points in 3 different ways to advance Use Unified golf rules as stated in PIG Some Tour-specific rules will supersede Unified rules Takes place between Summer Games and Golf Sectionals 3
June 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Summer Games Summer Games 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Summer Games 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Father's Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4
July 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independence Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5
August 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Golf Sectionals 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6
Entry Process Timing of entries will fall around Summer Games Separate entry form for Unified Tour Unified Tour entry form covers Sectionals & State No qualifying scores needed Rank preferred stops on entry form 27 team maximum at each stop Must commit to 3 stops to sign-up Each stop played counts as qualifying score for Sectionals or State Waive requirement for 4 qualifying scores if a team plays at 3 stops 7
Point System No qualifying scores = no divisions Each team randomly assigned to group at each stop 3 ways to earn points 1. Participation 200 points per stop played (points distributed to other teams if no show) 2. Finish vs. Other Teams earn points based on where you finished in relation to all other teams 3. Finish vs. Par earn points based on how you finished compared to par 8
Finish vs. Other Teams Points earned on interval scale based on number of teams at the stop (1 st place = 100 points) Points = 100 [(Place 1) x (100 # teams)] Possible for a team finishing 10 th at 2 different stops to earn 2 different point amounts Example 1: Team A finishes 10 th at Stop A which has 20 teams. Points = 100 [(10 1) x (100 20] = 55. Example 2: Team A finishes 10 th at Stop B which has 25 teams. Points = 100 [(10 1) x (100 25)] = 64. 9
Finish vs. Other Teams Place Finish 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Number of Teams at Tour Stop 10 1 100.0 2 100.0 50.0 3 100.0 66.7 33.3 4 100.0 75.0 50.0 25.0 5 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 6 100.0 83.3 66.7 50.0 33.3 16.7 7 100.0 85.7 71.4 57.1 42.9 28.6 14.3 8 100.0 87.5 75.0 62.5 50.0 37.5 25.0 12.5 9 100.0 88.9 77.8 66.7 55.6 44.4 33.3 22.2 11.1 10 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 11 100.0 90.9 81.8 72.7 63.6 54.5 45.5 36.4 27.3 18.2 9.1 12 100.0 91.7 83.3 75.0 66.7 58.3 50.0 41.7 33.3 25.0 16.7 8.3 13 100.0 92.3 84.6 76.9 69.2 61.5 53.8 46.2 38.5 30.8 23.1 15.4 7.7 14 100.0 92.9 85.7 78.6 71.4 64.3 57.1 50.0 42.9 35.7 28.6 21.4 14.3 7.1 15 100.0 93.3 86.7 80.0 73.3 66.7 60.0 53.3 46.7 40.0 33.3 26.7 20.0 13.3 6.7 16 100.0 93.8 87.5 81.3 75.0 68.8 62.5 56.3 50.0 43.8 37.5 31.3 25.0 18.8 12.5 6.3 17 100.0 94.1 88.2 82.4 76.5 70.6 64.7 58.8 52.9 47.1 41.2 35.3 29.4 23.5 17.6 11.8 5.9 18 100.0 94.4 88.9 83.3 77.8 72.2 66.7 61.1 55.6 50.0 44.4 38.9 33.3 27.8 22.2 16.7 11.1 5.6 19 100.0 94.7 89.5 84.2 78.9 73.7 68.4 63.2 57.9 52.6 47.4 42.1 36.8 31.6 26.3 21.1 15.8 10.5 5.3 20 100.0 95.0 90.0 85.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 21 100.0 95.2 90.5 85.7 81.0 76.2 71.4 66.7 61.9 57.1 52.4 47.6 42.9 38.1 33.3 28.6 23.8 19.0 14.3 9.5 4.8 22 100.0 95.5 90.9 86.4 81.8 77.3 72.7 68.2 63.6 59.1 54.5 50.0 45.5 40.9 36.4 31.8 27.3 22.7 18.2 13.6 9.1 4.5 23 100.0 95.7 91.3 87.0 82.6 78.3 73.9 69.6 65.2 60.9 56.5 52.2 47.8 43.5 39.1 34.8 30.4 26.1 21.7 17.4 13.0 8.7 4.3 24 100.0 95.8 91.7 87.5 83.3 79.2 75.0 70.8 66.7 62.5 58.3 54.2 50.0 45.8 41.7 37.5 33.3 29.2 25.0 20.8 16.7 12.5 8.3 4.2 25 100.0 96.0 92.0 88.0 84.0 80.0 76.0 72.0 68.0 64.0 60.0 56.0 52.0 48.0 44.0 40.0 36.0 32.0 28.0 24.0 20.0 16.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 26 100.0 96.2 92.3 88.5 84.6 80.8 76.9 73.1 69.2 65.4 61.5 57.7 53.8 50.0 46.2 42.3 38.5 34.6 30.8 26.9 23.1 19.2 15.4 11.5 7.7 3.8 27 100.0 96.3 92.6 88.9 85.2 81.5 77.8 74.1 70.4 66.7 63.0 59.3 55.6 51.9 48.1 44.4 40.7 37.0 33.3 29.6 25.9 22.2 18.5 14.8 11.1 7.4 3.7
Finish vs. Par Points earned based on the following scale: 30 35 = 110 points 36 40 = 100 points 41 50 = 90 points 51 60 = 80 points 61 70 = 70 points 71 80 = 60 points 81 90 = 50 points 11
Advancing to State ½ number of Unified Golf Tour teams advance Maximum of 36 Awarded spots in State Tournament based on total points accumulated Must compete in 3 Tour stops to be eligible Tiebreakers 1. Lowest stroke average 2. Most Tour stops played 3. Coin flip Teams failing to advance through Tour still have chance to advance through Sectionals 12
Application to Host Special Olympics Indiana Unified Golf Tour Application to Host Tour Stop Program Information County Program: Click to type. Director Cell Phone: Click to type. Tour Stop Director: Click to type. Director Email: Click to type. Course Information Course Name: Click to type. Course Rating & Slope: Click to type. Course Address (Street, City, State, Zip): Click to type. Course Golf Pro: Click to type. Golf Pro Email: Click to type. Preferred Date: Choose date. Tee Time: Choose time. Flexible on Date/Time: Y/N. ***Date must be a Saturday or Sunday beginning 6/23/18 and ending 8/5/18 If flexible on date/time, please provide other options: Click to type. Can the course accommodate a late start or delay due to weather or other circumstances? Y/N. Cost of Greens Fees & Cart per Team: Click to type. Questions for Host 1. Why should we select you and your course to host a Tour stop? Click to type. 2. Other than golf competition, what experiences will you provide for athletes and partners? Click to type. 3. What kinds of donations or sponsorships will you try to secure? From where? Click to type. 4. What groups will you approach for volunteers? Click to type. 13 5. How many teams from your county program do you estimate will participate in the Unified Tour? Click to type.
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QUESTIONS? Indiana
Unified Golf Tour Part 2: Managing a Tour Stop Donna Hazelett Allen County Coordinator Indiana
October-December Secure a course Discuss pricing Set date and time Create a budget see budget page Seek possible sponsorship
January-February Send out the $$ donor letter request Ask for donations of door prizes Collect prizes Layout a plan for the number of volunteers needed Secure the golf pro or a rules person for on site Team photos-secure a volunteer to do this Submit to SOIN application for a tour stop
March-May Look for additional sponsorship Send letter requesting door prizes Follow up on the letter with personal contact Review date, time, and details with the golf course Ask local high school golf coach to work with you and secure their golf team to volunteer as score keepers Make a plan for the door prize distribution Determine necessary signage
June Ask your counties unified teams to secure 1 door prize per person Recruit volunteers to help with check in and door prizes. Hang up a sign up sheet and ask members at the course to volunteer Make list for day of equipment Order volunteer t-shirts Discuss a plan for rain delay or weather issue
Equipment list Tablecloths (2) Gift cards-partners Raffle tickets-labeled with names prior to Volunteer t-shirts Raffle prizes Door prizes Putting contest prizes Closest to the pin prizes Mini clipboards Pencils Tape measure for putting contest Water!!!
July Talk to golf course about food Make golf team hole assignments Make a list of volunteer duties for the day Send event details/timeline to all counties attending Send list of pairs to golf course so they can prepare a poster with team names and scores Make a plan for water delivery on the course Review the check in procedures
Volunteers Athlete/partner check in - Kris Coach check in with medicals - Donna Volunteer check in - Julie Door prizes and raffle tickets - Julie Scorekeeper meeting - Kirk Rules meeting for all - Mike Putting Contest- Jeff, Ashley, Albert, and student volunteers Water/Gatorade cart - Jeff & Ashley Door prize drawing - Kris Team photos - Randy Score keepers for each hole need 9 golf team members Par 3 prizes at the hole #11 - Brady #14 - Bill Tim - fill in for Brady or Bill
Day of Event Signage at the course Check in for coaches, athletes, and volunteers Have a qualified volunteer lead the scorekeeper meeting Team photos Have fun!
Following Event Send results to State Office Send thank you letter to golf course Give them any photo of the event Thank you notes to ALL volunteers Thank you notes for ALL door prizes Distribute photos to counties
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