97th ERNEST PIEPER JR.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

CONDITIONS of COMPETITION

 

The 97th Ernest Pieper Jr. Santa Clara County Championship is governed by the Rules of Golf and Decisions as approved by the United States Golf Association. The following Conditions of Competition are in effect. Local Rules that are in effect are provided in a separate document and as may be supplied at the time of or during the competition. Penalty for breach of a Local Rule or Condition is two strokes.

 

CHAMPIONS:

  • Championship Division - competitor returning the lowest 54 hole score. Field cut to lowest 45 scores and ties after first round, and lowest 18 and ties after second round. All play is from the blue tees.
  • Senior Championship Division - competitor returning the lowest 36 hole score. No cut. All play is from the white tees.
  • Super Senior Championship Division - competitor returning the lowest 36 hole score. No cut. All play is from the red tees.

 

The Tournament Committee will posts all scores as “Competition Scores.”

 

All ties for First Place will be decided by a Sudden Death playoff. The Championship Division will start on the 6th hole and progress as follows: 6, 7, 17, 18 (repeat if needed). The Senior and Super Senior Divisions will start on the 1st hole.

All other ties will remain as such and will be paid out as ties.

 

CONDITIONS OF PLAY:

The Ernest Pieper Jr. Santa Clara County Championship Committee reserves the right to decline or withdraw any entry at any time. Any person whose entry is accepted shall be subject to the rules and conditions of play set forth by the committee. Any act of unsportsmanlike conduct, including but not limited to the use of obscene or abusive language, throwing of clubs or other disruptive behavior contrary to the good conduct of the championship will be cause for disqualification.

 

TIME OF STARTING /OFFICIAL TIME:

The clock at the 1st tee is the official time of starting. Starters will not page players in advance of their starting time. Players should report to the tee one starting interval prior to their tee time. Note under Rule 5-3a and Optional Conditions as set forth in Appendix I shall be in effect. Players arriving after their starting time but within five minutes of it shall be assessed a two-stroke penalty.

 

NO SHOWS:

A player who does not show-up and does not notify the Committee shall receive a ONE-YEAR SUSPENSION. This includes a player who starts and withdraws prior to the close of the competition and has not turned in his scorecard personally to a tournament official. Failure to comply will result in the same one-year suspension.

 

CELLULAR PHONES:

As provided in the Etiquette Section of the Rules of Golf, players should ensure that any electronic device taken onto the course does not distract other players.

 

LIMITATION OF GOLF BALLS:

Note: The “One Ball Rule” (USGA Local Rule G4) is NOT in effect.

 

PACE OF PLAY

Pace of play is 4:20 for each 18-hole round. The following guidelines are in effect for all groups. Each group must maintain position on the golf course. If your group falls behind and out of position you will be subject to timing. After a player has reached his ball and can play without interference, he has 40 seconds to play his shot. First infraction receives a warning, the second is a one shot penalty, the third is a two shot penalty and the third infraction will result in disqualification.

 

PRACTICE AREAS:

Two areas on the course are designated as practice areas.

  1. The green and bunker complex between the 17th fairway and 6th fairway.
  2. The green and bunker complex to the left of the 13th fairway.
  3. Driving range is IRONS ONLY due to safety issues.

 

SCORECARD AND SCORING PROCEDURES:

We will utilize mobile scoring and electronic scoring procedures.

    1. To mobile score, players must download the GolfGenius App.
    2. Players are expected to arrive at their first tee with the latest version of the GolfGenius App. and a fully charged phone or tablet.
    3. The Foursome GGID is available in the email sent with the pairings and will be given to players on the first tee by the starter. When logging in, players MUST login using the provided GGID or they will not get access to the digital scorecard portion of the app.

 

 

DURING THE ROUND – Within the group, players will be marking for one other player (just as you would with a paper scorecard). The electronic scorecard has a section for “Marker’s Notes”. This is the equivalent to the tear strip at the top of a scorecard where the marker may keep his or her own scores.

 

WHEN ROUND IS COMPLETED – At the end of the round, all players in the group must report any rules issues to the committee and confirm hole-by-hole scores are correct. If there are any discrepancies between the “Marker’s Notes” and the scores the marker entered, they will be highlighted in yellow.

 

CERTIFYING SCORES – Once all scores are correct players will be prompted to “Certify as Marker” and then will move to “My Scores”, located at the top of your screen, and then be prompted to “Certify as Player”. This is the equivalent of signing a paper scorecard and satisfies the requirements of Rule 3.3b. Scores will be considered to be official and returned once the player has left the defined scoring area, the scoring area will be defined within The Notice to Players.

 

SCORING AREA:

The Official Scorer will be located in the lower level of the clubhouse behind the 6th tee nearest to the swimming pool. All players in each group are required to meet together with the Official Scorer after the end of their round to verify their scores, hole-by-hole. Each player will sign a sheet at the Official Scorer’s table confirming that they have verified their score.

 

Scores are to be entered on the GolfGenius app. Paper scorecards are for personal use only.

Any issues with scoring must be communicated with the Official Scorer, Thomas Cowie, via phone prior to that deadline and will be confirmed with other members in the group.

669.244.1373

 

Rules Officials on the golf course will be

Kevin Bedolla (408-313-9817), Clark Fuller (925-580-1364), Don Chaisson (209-763-9573), Joe Calhoun (408-642-4234).

 

All Decisions of the Tournament Officials and Rules Committee will be final

The Official Scorer will post all scores with the NCGA as “Competition Scores” following confirmation of the Final Results