Santa Clara Golf Club NCGA Qualifying Tournament Rules

(Sourced and edited from the NCGA Rules Book)

 

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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.

SCGC CLUB QUALFYING RULES:  Any eligible player that wishes to try to represent the club must pay the additional entry fee and inform the tournament committee prior to teeing off on the first hole of Round 1 of the qualifier.  The 3 lowest net 36-hole individual scores (or alternates) will join the prior year’s Clara Cup winner to make up the team.

FORMAT:  Best two balls of four. Play will be 90% 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 on the date of registration.

SCGC CLUB QUALFYING RULES:  Any eligible 2-Man team that wishes to try to represent the club must pay the additional fee and inform the tournament committee prior to teeing off on the first hole of Round 1 of the qualifier.  The team with the lowest net 2-Man score (or alternates) will qualify.

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% 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 on the date of registration. No players under 18 years of age.

SCGC CLUB QUALFYING RULES:  Any eligible player that wishes to try to represent the club must pay the additional entry fee and inform the tournament committee prior to teeing off on the first hole of Round 1 of the qualifier.  The 2 lowest net individual scores (or alternates) will qualify.

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.

 

SENIOR FOUR-BALL NET CHAMPIONSHIP – 2-Man Better Ball

ELIGIBILITY:  This is not an official club event; the club does not subsidize any costs for this event, but will submit the entry under SCGC and the player’s are responsible for reimbursement of any fees.  No players under 55 years of age as of that year’s Championship 1^st round play date. 

NUMBER OF ENTRIES:  The club can enter one 2-Man team for this event.

SCGC CLUB QUALFYING RULES:  The club qualifying round is different for this “unofficial” event.  Any eligible player that wishes to try to represent the club must inform the tournament committee prior to teeing off on the first hole the first hole of the qualifier (no additional fee is collected.)  The two lowest net individual scores (or alternates) will make up the team.

FORMAT:  Four-Ball (Two-Person Better Ball). Qualifying - 18 holes.  Championship - 36 holes, 18 holes per day. Play will be 90% of the course handicap.  For the NCGA Qualifying round, but if the team qualifies for the finals, 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.