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The Nova Scotia Golf Association

Men's Amateur

Jul 4 - Jul 7, 2007

Seaview Golf & Country Club

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Title	Detail
00.*Bulletin Board	Please be reminded that we will not be calling players to the tees. Players may register upon arrival but must register at least 15 minutes prior to their published tee time. Scorecards will be given out at the tee for every round.
01.*Field Limit & Play Format	Field Limit The field is limited to 144 Players Format of Play 72 Hole of Stroke Play Cut to low 60 & ties after 36 holes
02.*Membership & Handicaps	Membership: NSGA Tournaments are open to all members of Category 1 member clubs, if the entry has been received prior to the closing date specified for the event being entered. If openings exist after this closing date then entries on file from members of Category 2 clubs and out of province clubs will be accepted until the field limit is reached on a first come first serve basis. Competitors are required to present their current RCGA/NSGA Membership Card to the registration desk on the 1^st day of competition. Competitors are required to present their updated and notarized (within the past 15 days) RCGA Handicap Factor or equilivant.on the 1^st day of the competition Failure to provide either of the above items described in #3 or #4 may result in disqualification Handicap Limitations The difference between the RCGA Handicap Factors of the two players on each team shall be equal to or less than six point zero (6.0). Where the difference between the RCGA Handicap Factors of the two players making up the team is greater than 6.0; the committee will reduce the higher handicap factor until the difference between the two is equal to 6.0.
03.*Flight/Draw Method
04. Caddies	All players may have a caddie. A caddie must wear spikeless shoes; i.e. runners, jogging shoes. Caddies are required to dress in conformance with the NSGA dress code. The host club regulations will prevail if they are more restrictive than the NSGA Dress Code. The following are unacceptable: · Rugby pants with stripes, jogging suits, jeans or denim · Tennis style, gym wear or cut-off shorts · See through, haltered or tank tops, · Muscle, "T", cut-off shirts or the like · Tee shirts with lewd sayings. A violation of this policy will result in a penalty to the competitor as follows: Match Play - At the conclusion of the hole at which the breach is discovered, the state of the match is adjusted by deducting one hole for each hole at which a breach occurred; maximum deduction per round – Two holes Stroke Play – Two strokes for each hole at which a breach occurred; maximum penalty per round – Four strokes. In the event of a breach between the play of two holes, the penalty applies to the next hole. Any subsequent breach of this rule by the caddie may result in disqualification of the player.
05. Dress Codes	A Dress Code shall be in effect at all NSGA tournaments. The host club regulations will prevail if they are more restrictive than the NSGA Dress Code outlined below. Acceptable: Dress slacks or mid-thigh shorts. Socks/sockettes are required with appropriate footwear which includes sandals. For Males Shirts with sleeves and collars Shirts with knitted crew and mock turtlenecks Shirts must be tucked in For Females Shirts with collar and no sleeves Shirts without a collar with sleeves Unacceptable: Rugby pants with stripes, jogging suits, jeans or denim Tennis style, gym wear or cut-off shorts See through, haltered or tank tops, Muscle, "T", cut-off shirts or the like Jogging suits and jeans. Peaked hats are to be worn with the peak pointed forward.
06. Conduct	Tournament entrants are warned that conduct considered detrimental to the best interests of the game, on or off the course, and coming to the attention of the Tournament Committee, will be strictly dealt with and may result in disqualification of the offending person(s). Participation in a Calcutta will result in disqualification A competitor who fails to notify the Tournament Committee of his or her withdrawal prior to the commencement of the event, during play of the event or fails to appear for any subsequent round of the event may be suspended from the event for the following year. The result of the NSGA Executive review of the reason given by a competitor for their withdrawal will be communicated to that competitor only if the dcision is to wave or increase the one (1) year suspension, as may be the case for repeat offenders.
07. Motorized Golf Carts (rev)	Players & Caddies are expected to walk in this event Section II of the policy provides exceptions: Competitors meeting one of the following criteria, may be permitted to use a motorized golf car under the conditions in Section III below. Competitors who have reached their 55th birthday as of the first day of this competition. Competitors who produce, to the Tournament Chair prior to teeing off on the first day of the tournament, a current-year medical certificate signed by a doctor indicating the competitor's need to use a motorized golf car due to one or more medical conditions. When use is permitted A player who uses a motorized golf car during this competition will not be eligible to become a member of the team being selected. A competitor who uses a motorized golf cart must make his own arrangements for reserving it and abide by the rules of operation of the host club. Section III If a motorized car is shared by two or more players, the car and everything in it are deemed about the hole. involved except that, when the cart is being moved by one of the players sharing it, the car and everything in it are deemed to be that player's equipment. When using a motorized goldf car, the player must not permit anyone other than a player sharing a car or their caddies to ride in or drive the car (other than moving it a short distance to facilitate play). when practical, drive past any player's ball to gauge distance or gather information about the hole. Section IV A player or his caddy in breach of this rule is subject to a penalty of two strokes for each hole at which the breach occurred; maximum penalty per round is four strokes. In the event of a breach between the play of two holes, the penalty applies to the next hole. Any subsequence breach of this rule may result in disqualification.
08. Practice Rounds (Rev)	Practice rounds are subject to the approval of the tournament's host club(s) and the scheduling of a practice round (if applicable) shall be arranged between the player and the club. Players need to check with the specific golf club for details. Any entrant may play their practice round at any time leading up to the date of the tournament in accordance with Seaview Golf & Country booking policy which is 24 hours in advance. For those players wishing to play the practice round on Tuesday July 03, times have been blocked for that day and can be booked in advance from this date up until Sunday July 01 at 5:00PM. After this time the blocked times will be released to the members.
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10. Rules of Play	Play in all NSGA events will be conducted under the "RULES OF GOLF" as approved for use by the RCGA. All questions or disputes related to play will be settled by the NSGA Tournament Committee. Please be reminded that the Rules Officials are there to help but they cannot coach. Ask them to explain your options in a situation rather than just can I do this. Please review the Standard Local Rules and be aware that further regulations and conditions of play may be provided to the competitors at the event
11. Standard Local Rules	Nova Scotia Golf Association Standard Local Rules RCGA Rules of Golf (latest edition) and its Decisions and, where applicable, the following Local Rules shall govern play for all NSGA conducted events. Local rules published by the Host Club will not apply. Penalty for breach of a Local Rule is 2 strokes in Stroke Play and loss of hole in Match Play, unless otherwise provided. 1. GOLF BALLS: Only those balls that are listed in the “Conforming Golf Balls” latest edition as published by the RCGA will be allowed. A list will be available from the Committee. Penalty for breach is DISQUALIFICATION. ‘X’ Out balls are not permitted. 2. TIME OF STARTING: A player must arrive at his starting point at the time established by the Committee. Penalty-Disqualification (Rule 6-3). In *exceptional individual cases,* this penalty may be waived by the Committee. In the absence of circumstances which warrant waiving the penalty of disqualification and the player arrives at his starting point, ready to play, within five (5) minutes after his starting time, instead of disqualification the penalty is two strokes at the first hole played in Stroke Play or loss of the first hole in Match Play. 3. SUSPENSION OF PLAY: For a dangerous situation: (One long blast of horn or siren) When play is suspended for a dangerous situation, players shall discontinue play immediately and shall not resume play until the committee has ordered such resumption. Penalty for breach of this local rule: DISQUALIFICATION. For other reasons: (3 consecutive blasts of horn or siren) When play is suspended for any reason, other than a dangerous situation, players in between the play of two holes shall not resume play until the committee has ordered such resumption. Players in progress of playing a hole may complete the play of that hole as long as it is done without delay. Play shall cease upon completion of that hole. All practice areas are considered closed during a stoppage for a dangerous situation and shall remain closed until reopened by the Committee. Do not commence play again until authorized by the Committee. Signal for resumption of play shall be two short blast of siren or horn, repeated. 4. EMBEDDED BALL: Anywhere “through the green” a ball which is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the ground, except in loose sand, may be lifted without penalty, cleaned and dropped as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball, when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green. NOTE: “Through the green” is the whole area of the course except: (a) the teeing ground and putting green of the hole being played, (b) All hazards on the course. 5. OUT OF BOUNDS: Defined by the nearest inside points of white stakes or fence posts at ground level. When out of bounds is defined by a white line on the ground, the line itself is out of bounds. 6. GROUND UNDER REPAIR: All Ground Under Repair (GUR) will be indicated by a white line. The line itself is considered Ground Under Repair. All French drains are deemed to be GUR. All flowerbeds are deemed to be GUR from which relief must be taken. Relief is provided under Rule 25-1. 7. IMMOVABLE OBSTRUCTIONS: All roadways, cart paths, sprinkler heads, exposed rocks on closely mown portions of the course and implanted yardage markers in the fairways, are considered immovable obstructions, and relief is provided under Rule 24-2. White lined areas tying into roads or paths have the same status as the roads or paths, and thus are obstructions and not ground under repair. The line itself is part of the obstruction. 8. DITCHES: All ditches are considered hazards whether marked or not. However, ditches filled with gravel, or the like, would be considered French drains. (see #6 above for French drain relief). 9. WATER HAZARDS: Are defined by “Yellow Stakes” and/or “Lines”. When both lines and stakes are present, the lines govern the margin of the hazard and the line itself is in the hazard. 10. LATERAL WATER HAZARDS: Are defined by “Red Stakes” and/or “Lines” When both lines and stakes are present, the lines govern the margin of the hazard and the line itself is in the hazard. 11. POWER LINES: If a ball strikes an elevated power line the stroke shall be cancelled and replayed, without penalty (see Rule 20-5). If the ball is not immediately recoverable another ball may be substituted. 12. ELECTRONIC DEVICES, MEASURING DEVICES or RANGE FINDERS: Use of electronic devices such as cellular phones, yardage indicators, measuring devices or range finders, palm units and such is not permitted on the course. Violation will result in disqualification.
12. Undue Delay & Pace of Play	UNDUE DELAY AND PACE OF PLAY The Rules of Golf state “The player must play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines that the Committee may establish.” The following pace of play guidelines have been adopted by the NSGA to help in the interpretation of Rule 6-7 The Committee will determine the time allotted to play each hole (“time par”) and a “time par” card/sheet will be made available to all competitors. A player is subject to being timed if his group is out of position. OUT OF POSITION The first group on the course is out of position if the elapsed time for the round on a per hole basis exceeds the allotted time in which all groups are expected to play. Any following group is out of position when both of the following occur: i) The group arrives at the teeing ground of a par 3 or a par 4 hole when the preceding group has completed play of the hole or at a par 5 hole, when all players of the preceding group are on the putting green or have completed play of such hole. AND ii) The elapsed time for the round on a per hole basis exceeds the allotted time in which all groups are expected to play. WARNING When a group is out of position, all players in the group will be given a warning. The warning is deemed to have been issued when all players in the group have been informed by a Rules Official that: a) the group is out of position, and b) each player in the group is subject to being timed. ONE warning only will be given to a group that is out of position and that warning shall remain in effect until the completion of the round. Therefore, even if the group regains position and loses it again subsequently, no further warning will be given to the group. TIMING A player shall be subject to penalty for undue delay if he incurs two (2) delay times during the round. A delay time occurs when it is the player’s turn to play and he takes 45 seconds or more to play any one stroke. It is the player’s turn to play when there has been reasonable opportunity to reach the ball, there is no interference from another person or ball, and the player has the honor. Players will not be advised by an Official when they incur one delay time but should the player inquire, the Official may give him the information. An additional 10 seconds will be allowed to the player who is first to play on or near the putting green, and first to play from the teeing ground on a par three hole. The Committee reserves the right to time any group that the Committee deems is out of position, whether or not the group has been so warned. PENALTIES Match Play: First Offence: Loss of Hole at the hole where the second delay time is recorded. Second Offence: The player will be disqualified when the fourth delay time is recorded. Stroke Play: First Offence: One (1) stroke at the hole where the second delay time is recorded. Second Offence: Two (2) strokes at the hole where the fourth delay time is recorded Subsequent Offence: The player will be disqualified when the sixth delay time is recorded. If a player incurs a penalty for a Pace of Play infraction he must be advised immediately in Match Play and after finishing the hole where the penalty is assessed in Stroke Play and before playing from the next teeing ground.
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14. Invitations & Exemptions	Invitations are sent out to: The top 100 & ties from last year's Amateur. Last Year's: Men's Senior Team Men's Mid Amateur Team Junior Boy's Team Invitations will be sent out in early March and player's respond must be received at the NSGA Office by 5pm, April 19th, 2007. Failure to reply by the specified date will require them to enter the event by the regular process should they wish to play. Exemptions: Past Champions are eligible for exemption provided they contact the NSGA Office by April 19th, 2007
15.*Provincial Team Selection	This year's Nova Scotia Men's Amateur Team will be selected from the competitors in this event based on their performance at this event.