HOST INFORMATION FOR TOURNAMENTS

Hosting a tournament is not as difficult as it may seem. This tournament package will help you.

TOURNAMENT INITIAL ACTIVITIES

• Information about the host
• Information about the tournament
• Information about any optional side pots

• A copy of the contract that the Club has with your course (available on eroom)
• Closest-to-pin markers, longest drive stakes, etc.

• Minimum & maximum number of golfers
• Deposit
• First tee time
• Price per golfer
• What is included in the price (range balls, gift balls, cart, etc.)

• Verify the contract points
• Determine the spacing of tee times
• Get a copy of the scorecard
• Determine the slope, rating and yardage for each tee box (use the SCGA or USGA website, not the scorecard! Do not trust the pro shop, they will read the card, the head Pro will know ratings)
• With the tournament director's help:
  • Decide the tee boxes for each flight
  • Decide CTPs, long drives, etc.
  • Whether fivesomes are allowed
  • If it's preferable to have fivesomes or threesomes

GIVE the FINAL COUNT by the contracted date or 8 DAYS before the tournament, whichever gives the course the longest time to sell the unused spots. Note: sometimes, courses will leave an extra tee time open so you can add people.

SIGN-UP

1. During sign-ups, be very careful to prioritize the applications in accordance with the procedure set forth in the By-Laws. This procedure is designed to create a first-come, first-served fairness in assigning tee times. Members of the Board of Directors have starting time privileges (one foursome each). League coordinators have the same privilege from April through August.
2. Applications with Club members only, have priority over applications containing guests. The pecking order of priority for applications containing guests depends on the number of guests and members on each application. The pecking order is:
   • Three members and one guest
   • Two members and one guest
   • One member and one guest
   • Two members and two guests
   • One member and two or more guests
   • Call the VP/T if more information is needed.
3. Guests MUST sign a release of liability form (waiver). If they do not provide you with one with their tournament application, you must have them sign one before they golf.
4. After sign-ups, you may have a waiting list if your contracted field is full. If so, call the course to get more starting times if possible. Keep the VP/T notified if the size of our field differs from the prearranged amount. When getting more starting times from the course, keep darkness in mind. The last groups of our tournament rarely play in less than five hours; usually five and one half hours.

6. Request a copy of the current SCGA handicap indexes from the vice president of handicaps or check the website. You will need it to verify contestants' membership and to set up handicap flights. The spreadsheet will calculate individual handicaps based on the slope ratings of the course. For more information on the calculation, contact the vice president of handicaps.
7. Keep close track of the finances. See the next section for the treasurer's requirements.
8. After the close of the sign-up period, split the field into handicap flights. This is best done in the spreadsheet based on current handicap index. Be sure to follow the spreadsheet instructions to allow for the differential in course ratings between men and women for correcting handicaps. Arrange the handicap flights such that the flight sizes are as close to equal size as possible and each flight size is at least 6 and less than 20.
   • Update: The club now allows golfers to play from any tee box within a flight. The current tournament spreadsheet does not handle this for men, therefore the following procedure is now necessary.
   • Get the blue handicaps for all men. This is their course handicap (they would adjust their scores to this handicap)
   • Get handicaps for men and women for men at the women's tees.
   • Subtract the white course rating from the blue course rating and round.
   • Add the difference to the blue tees. This is the tournament handicap for those playing the blue tees.
   • Make sure you add these handicaps to the tournament information package.

9. Assign starting times, using seven and one half minutes per group (9:00, 9:07, 9:15, etc.) or as otherwise indicated by the course or the VP/T. Put yourself in the first starting time slot, so you will be first in the clubhouse to receive and record scores. Forward the starting times to the course a couple of days prior to the tournament.
10. Establish the prize fund and distribution. Total the amount contributed to the prize fund. Determine how many places you will pay and the amounts.
11. Create the tournament flyer from the spreadsheet and distribute at least ten days before the tournament. The flyer should include the following information:
    • A cover page with tournament and host information, as well as directions to the course. Include any local rules.
    • Flights (there should be no changes in flight assignments after the tournament starts)
    • Foursome assignments, handicaps and starting times.
    • Make sure that the distribution list includes all the players, plus the VP/T, assistant vice president of tournaments, the treasurer and the web master.

FINANCES

1. See the treasurer as soon as you have finalized the tournament size and details.
2. Give the treasurer the money and copies of your financial summary. Use the form provided in the spreadsheet.
3. It is very helpful to the treasurer if you include a list of the check numbers and amounts to help him/her both balance the tournament finances and to set up his/her deposit transaction.
4. Obtain a check to pay the course. Some contracts require payment of the remainder prior to the tournament -- others settle for tournament day. The treasurer may want to handle this him/herself if playing in the tournament. Keep in mind that check requests can take up to a week and a half.
5. Discuss with the treasurer who will distribute prize fund chits to the winners.
6. Records of checks, chits and cash should be maintained in order to make proper refund distribution in the event the tournament is canceled.

TOURNAMENT DAY

• Closest-to-pin markers
• Longest drive markers
• Handicap printouts
• Marker pens
• Copies of the final tee times sheet for the course starter, the pro shop and yourself.
• Flight assignment sheets to leave at each tee box. There are no changes in flight assignments after the tournament starts. We live with what we have published before anyone tees off.
• A check for the course manager for any outstanding fees or charges. (Some last minute changes may have occurred). An option to this is to charge the fees and get reimbursed from the club. Make sure you get a receipt.

After you finish your round:

• Set up a scorer's table in the clubhouse lounge to receive and check scores. Remind contestants to follow current procedures including signing and attesting scorecards and posting adjusted scores.
• Collect markers, stakes, posting sheets and scorecards. Keep a listing of the scores for the players as you collect scorecards. Everyone has an interest in "who shot what?"

SPECIAL GUIDELINES

Guests and Open Flight
T of C points are not awarded to guests. Guests with handicaps are allowed to compete in the flights. Those without are put in the open flight. The Calloway scoring system determines the open flight winner. The tournament-scoring file has the procedure for this. It is not necessary to break ties in the open flight, simply distribute prize money for ties by dividing the total prize money among the tied contestants. Members without established handicaps get zero T of C points in the open flights. However, their rounds are counted towards establishing the minimum number of rounds for T of C eligibility.

Handicap Adjustments
Use tournament month handicaps for the tournament. New handicap indexes may have come out between the sign-up period and the tournament. The vice president of handicaps will either send you the current indexes or you can look on the website. Remind contestants to check their handicaps if there's a new revision. Be especially careful to identify players who have just established a handicap because it means they belong in a handicap flight instead of the open flight.

Multi-Day Tournaments
The tournament host shall award T of C tournament winners and points for each individual day within each flight of a multi-day tournament. The tournament prizes may be awarded for each day, or determined by the composite score or any scoring system clearly defined before the tournament.

AFTER THE TOURNAMENT

• Enter scores into the worksheet and calculate results. If men golf from different tees in the same flight, additional calculations need to be made. See the vice president of handicaps.
• Make up a results flyer and include the following:
  • Tabulated results per flight in order of net scores
  • Gross scores and handicaps
  • Assigned T of C points (using the table below)
  • Prize winnings for flights and special competition
• Use the distribution sheet from the pre-tournament announcement.
• Send scorecards and the results flyer to the vice president of handicaps.
• Return markers, etc. to the VP/T or give to the host of the next tournament.
• Coordinate any financial adjustments with the treasurer. Any player dropping out within 48 hours of tournament day loses the prize money portion of his/her entry fee (i.e., $5) and may lose course fees if the Club is not reimbursed by the course.
• Distribute results within 10 days of tournament competition.
• Complete ALL financials and results and return to the treasurer within 10 days of the tournament date.

HOW TO ASSIGN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS POINTS

Remember, if there is a tie, the following position is the one after the positions in the tie contention. For example, if 3 golfers are tied for 2nd place, the next golfer is in 5th place, not 3rd.

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT JOB!!!!!