Northern California Golf Association

117th Annual Amateur Match Play Championship Qualifying

Player Information Sheet

Coyote Creek GC - Valley

July 18, 2020

 

Club Information:                                           

Coyote Creek GC

1 Coyote Creek Golf Drive

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Phone: 408-463-1400

Website: www.coyotecreekgolf.com

 

PLEASE REVIEW: COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES

Note: Masks are required by Coyote Creek GC around the public area. 

 

Format:

18 holes stroke play.  Contestants will play from the BLUE tees.  Qualifiers will advance to the Championship proper at Spyglass Hills GC on August 10 – 14, 2020.  The number of spots available at each qualifying site will be determined based on the total number of entrants and the final field at each site.  Final number of spots will be available from the Committee on the day of qualifying.

 

Competition Schedule:

The first tee time is at 7:55 AM off tee 1.  Players should be at the first tee immediately following the group in front of them.  Please do not congregate near the first tee.  Pairings will be posted Thursday, July 10th.

 

Practice Round Information:

Practice rounds must be booked through the pro shop or online in advance.  Please contact the course for the most up to date rate information.

 

Local Rules / Hole Locations / Scorecards:

All paperwork will be available for players ONLINE linked below on or before July 17th:

No paper materials will be provided or available on site.

 

Food and Beverage Availability:

The Bear Trap Grill has a limited menu with outdoor dining. The snack bar and the beverage cart will be open and operating as well, with the snack bar opening at 6:30 am. Water coolers will not be available on property, please be prepared to provide for your own water and food needs by supplying your own or purchasing from the snack bar/beverage cart.

 

Practice Facilities:

The driving range is open and spaced for safe distancing. One small bucket of range balls is included for tournament participants, check in at Pro Shop window. We ask players to limit their warm-up and arrival time. The practice putting and chipping greens are available only for the 2nd and 3rd up groups, meaning within 20 minutes of your starting time. Please do not use the practice greens prior to 20 minutes before your starting time.

 

Player Cart Information:

The use of automatic transportation is prohibited for ALL play.  Spectator carts are prohibited.

 

Caddies:  Caddies are NOT permitted in any NCGA competitions at this time.

 

Additional Information:

Prior to the first day of the event, you must make yourself familiar with the Player Handbook, Hard Card and

Pace of Play Policy.  You, the player, are responsible for knowing this information.

 

Scoring: Players are expected to download the USGA TM app (or GolfGenius). The GGID for the group is available on the scorecard PDF available above. This GGID will also be texted to each player and available with the starter.

  • Within the group, players should enter scores for one other player.  If someone does not have a phone available, players must ensure at least one player in the group is entering scores.
  • At the end of the round, all players in the group must confirm hole-by-hole scores posted online are correct.  This can be done using the Leaderboard in the app or online in this event portal.
  • Any issues with scores after leaving your group must be communicated to staff via text, call or email no later than one hour after the final group has entered the 18th hole scores.  After that time, the scorecard is treated as officially returned and certified. Staff contact information is available in the Notice to Players linked above.
  • For guidance using the Mobile Scoring App, please see this training video.

 

Code of Conduct – Flagstick:  The flagstick must not be moved or deliberately touched by hand during the round, including with a gloved hand or a towel wrapped around the flagstick.  Any player who deliberately ignores this code of conduct policy will be considered guilty of Serious Misconduct (see Rule 1.2b), the penalty for which is Disqualification.

 

Holing Out: Coyote Creek has installed a mechanism with a lever to release the holed Ball. The golfer uses their putter to tap the lever and release their ball. No touching the lever with a hand is allowed. After retrieving the holed ball the golfer is to reset the lever for the next golfer.  

 

Preferred Lies in Bunker:  When a player’s ball lies in a bunker, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area:

  • Reference Point:  Spot of the original ball
  • Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point:  One club-length from the reference point, but with these limits:
  • Limits on Location of Relief Area:
    • Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
    • Must be in the same bunker.

In proceeding under this Local Rule, the player must choose a spot to place the ball and use the procedures for replacing a ball under Rule 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.
 

Deciding Ties:  All ties for the final qualifying spots and/or position of alternates will be broken by the USGA recommended method of matching scorecards (Committee Procedures, Section 5A(6)).

 

 

Any questions concerning this event should be directed to the NCGA Rules and Competitions Office at 831-625-4653.