Northern California Golf Association

59th Senior Championship

Poppy Hills Golf Course

Wednesday-Friday, September 23-25, 2020

 

Player Information Sheet

 

Club Information (website/directions):      

Poppy Hills Golf Course

3200 Lopez Road

Pebble Beach, CA 93953

(831) 622-8239

www.poppyhillsgolf.com

 

PLEASE REVIEW: COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES

Note: Masks are required in and around the clubhouse area at Poppy Hills GC, or any circumstance where it is not possible to maintain social distancing.

 

Format: 54 holes Stroke Play, 18 holes per day. Contestants will play from the NCGA Tee Markers. If necessary, there will be a play-off to determine first place immediately following the conclusion of play. Ties for second and third place will be broken using the USGA method of matching cards.

 

Competition Schedule: Starting times for the first two days will be at 7:30am off holes #1 and #10. The low 30 players and ties will advance to the final round and will start at 7:30am off the 1st tee only. Please check the NCGA website for starting times. Please be at your assigned tee at least 10 minutes prior to your starting time. First and Second Round Pairings will be available Wednesday, September 16th.

 

Local Rules / Hole Locations / Scorecards:

All paperwork will be available for players on or before Tuesday, September 22nd via the links below:

 

No paper materials will be provided or available on site. A copy of the Hole Locations will be available at the Starter table to take a photo to have readily available on your phone.

 

Practice Round Information: Contact the Pro Shop at (831) 622-8239 to schedule a practice round. Green fees are $85 (M-TH) / $115 (FRI-SUN); carts are $25 per rider. Practice rounds must be booked through the pro shop or online in advance. Please be ready to pay over the phone as it is pre-pay only.

 

Player Cart Information: Carts will be limited to one rider per cart, but you may have two bags per cart. Carts can be purchased by the player for $25. If each player will be using the cart, then both must pay $25. The original rider may be the only one to drive the cart. This is to maintain social distancing protocols and help with cross-contamination. Please make sure to fill out the cart survey sent out to players on Thursday, September 3rd. Players failing to submit a survey will not have access to a cart during the championship. A maximum of two carts per group allowed.

 

Driving Range:  The driving range is open and spaced for safe distancing. Poppy Hills range will open at 6:45 AM and will have limited spots available. You will have 10 minutes on the driving range and 10 minutes on the practice putting green to warm up. Players will not be allowed on the range more than 30 minutes before their scheduled tee time and 20 minutes before on the putting green.

 

Food and Beverage: Food and beverage will eb available for purchase beginning at 7 AM at the Poppy Hills deck window, and from the Snack Bar beginning at 9 AM.

 

Gate Clearance:  For Pebble Beach gate clearance, please state your name and the NCGA tournament you are playing in to the Pebble Beach Security personnel upon arrival at any gate to 17-Mile Drive. 

 

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

 

Guests: Spectators are not permitted; however, players may have up to one guest on property. Guests must walk, carts will not be permitted.

 

Withdrawals: If you are unable to play in the Championship, please call the NCGA Rules & Competitions Department at (831)625-4653 as soon as possible so that an alternate may be notified.

 

RULES INFORMATION – It is the player’s responsibility to know the Rules and Terms of the Competition.

 

Rules of Play: The Rules of Golf effective January 2019 are in effect and are supplemented by the 2020 NCGA Hard Card.  The Committee will provide any additional Local Rules needed at the championship site.  Please be familiar with the NCGA Regulations and Policies, and Pace of Play Policy.

 

Transportation: Automotive Transportation is optional at the player’s expense (see Player Cart Information above).

 

Scoring: Players are expected to arrive at their first tee with the latest version of the GolfGenius or USGA Tournament Management App. The player GGID is available on the scorecard PDF available above and will be given to you on the first tee by the starter. When logging in, you MUST login using the provided Player GGID or you 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 your "Marker's Notes" and the scores your marker entered for you, they will be highlighted in yellow.
  • CERTIFYING SCORES - Once all scores are correct you will be prompted to "Certify as Marker" and then you 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. 

 

Staff contact information is available in the Notice to Players linked above if you have any questions after your round. 

 

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: Poppy Hills has installed foam inserts that allow the ball to fall into the hole part way, while making the ball easily retrievable to minimize shared contact points. The foam is treated as part of the flagstick, and if any part of the ball is below the surface of the putting green and is resting on that device or leaning against the flagstick, the ball is treated as holed. However, a ball that hits the foam and does not come to rest with any part of the ball within the hole below the surface of the putting green is not holed.

 

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: Six inches 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.
 

Dress Code: See NCGA Hard Card. Players and guests must adhere to the dress code.

 

Footwear: Non-metal spikes required.  Shoes with traditionally designed spikes (regardless of composition, i.e., ceramic) or spikes, regardless of design, comprised either entirely or partially of metal (when such metal comes in contact with the surface of the putting green) are prohibited.  Penalty for breach of this condition:  See Rule 4.3a. See Model Local Rule G-7.