Santa Clara Golf Club NCGA Qualifying Tournament Rules

(from the NCGA Rules Book)

ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS – 4-Man, 2 Better Ball

ELIGIBILITY: NCGA regular member clubs only (one team). Multi-members can only represent one club. No players under 18 years of age. A numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report on the date of registration not to exceed 36.4 (men) or 40.4 (women).

FORMAT: Best two balls of four. Play will be 90% (men) and 95% (women) of the course handicap using a maximum handicap index of 18.4 for calculation. All players with handicap indexes of 18.5 or above are eligible but must play to a maximum current handicap index of 18.4.

FOUR-BALL NET CHAMPIONSHIP – 2-Man Better Ball

ELIGIBILITY: NCGA regular member clubs ONLY. Multi-members can only represent one club. No players under 18 years of age. A numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report not to exceed 36.4 (men) or 40.4 (women) on the date of registration.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Clubs are entitled, but not required, to submit a specific number of teams based on their active golfing membership as of their January 1 Master Report as shown below. 1 - 2 person team: 20-150 active golfing members 2 - 2 person teams: 151-350 active golfing members 3 - 2 person teams: Over 350 active golfing members

FORMAT: Four-Ball (Two-Person Better Ball). Qualifying - 18 holes. Championship - 36 holes, 18 holes per day. Play will be 90% (men) and 95% (women) of the course handicap using a maximum handicap index of 18.4 for calculation. All players with handicap indexes of 18.5 and above are eligible but must play to a maximum handicap index of 18.4. If partners’ course handicaps differ by more than 8 strokes, an additional 10 percent reduction will be applied to their course handicaps. One partner may represent the team for any part or all of a stipulated round for qualifying or the championship proper.

NET AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP - Individual

ELIGIBILITY: NCGA Regular Club members ONLY. Multi-members can only represent one club. Players must have a numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report, not exceeding 36.4 (men) or 40.4 (women) on the date of registration. No players under 18 years of age.

FORMAT: Qualifying - 18 holes. Championship proper - 36 holes, 18 holes per day. Players will use 100% of their course handicap at all levels of play.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Clubs are entitled, but not required, to submit a specific number of players based on their active golfing membership on their January 1 Master Report as shown below. 2 entries/players: 20-150 active golfing members 4 entries/players: 151-350 active golfing members 6 entries/players: Over 350 active golfing members

FLIGHTS: Flighting is optional at club qualifying. Qualifying: Not flighted. Championship: Players will be divided into three flights at the championship proper.