Northern California Golf Association
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying
Brookside Country Club
September 21, 2020
Player Information Sheet
Club Information:
Brookside Country Club
3603 St. Andrews Drive
Stockton, CA 95219
(209) 956-6200
PLEASE REVIEW: COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES
MASKS: Masks are REQUIRED for anyone entering the Pro Shop or Clubhouse, or any circumstance where it is not possible to maintain social distancing.
Format:
18 holes of four-ball stroke play. The TWO low sides will advance to the 6th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship to be held May 22 – 26, 2021 at Chambers Bay, University Place, WA. Play will be from the WHITE USGA tee markers (refer to Yardage Sheet). There will be a play-off to determine qualifiers for the last spot and position of alternates following the conclusion of play.
Competition Schedule:
Play will begin at 7:30 AM off Tee #1. Please check the NCGA website for starting times. Please be at the tee immediately following the previous group.
Local Rules / Hole Locations / Scorecards:
All paperwork will be available to players ONLINE linked below on or before September 20th:
Practice Round Information:
Please contact the Pro Shop at the number listed above to schedule practice round tee times. Players must identify themselves as a US Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying Participant. Practice rounds are available on a space available basis after 10:00 AM Tuesday – Thursday ($55 with cart), Friday ($60 with cart), Saturday - Sunday ($75 with cart). Players will be allowed to bring a guest at the same price.
Automotive Transportation:
Players are not permitted to ride for this event. Pull carts or remote-control carts (without a seat) are allowed. None are available to rent from Brookside Country Club.
Caddies:
Caddies are not permitted.
Golf Shop and Clubhouse:
The Golf Shop and Clubhouse will open at 6:30 AM. Masks are REQUIRED when indoors, and indoor areas have maximum capacity requirements. Please adhere to all posted guidelines.
Practice Facilities:
The driving range will open at 6:30 AM and balls will be available at no cost prior to the round. Spots are spaced for social distancing and are limited. We ask that players arrive at the range no earlier than 45 minutes prior to their starting time and give priority to earlier starting times.
The practice putting green is limited to one player per target flag. Even when not at that total number, players are asked not to play to the same target flag at one time.
Players should not arrive at the facility more than one hour prior to their starting time and are reminded to leave the facility after the round to avoid any gathering. Players who are potentially in the play-off may remain on site but must not gather in groups.
Payment Information:
Credit Card is the only available form of payment on site. Cash is not accepted.
Food and Beverage Information:
The Turn Stand will be open from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM with a limited golf menu. Orders during the round must be made in advance to avoid delay. Breakfast burritos will be available onsite.
Water:
Water coolers will not be available on course. There is a water station near the Pro Shop. Water bottles will be available from the Turn Stand prior to the round. Please plan accordingly and be prepared. Additional water or sports drinks may be purchased from the Turn Stand.
Spectators:
Spectators are NOT permitted.
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 USGA Hard Card. The Committee will provide any additional Local Rules needed at the championship site.
Scoring: Players are expected to arrive at their first tee with the latest version of the USGA Tournament Management or GolfGenius 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 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.
Bunkers and Rakes: Bunker rakes are not permitted due to current public health guidelines and have been removed from the course. After making a stroke from a bunker, players should attempt to smooth any disturbed areas with their feet and/or a golf club.
Disturbed areas in bunkers are ground under repair from which relief is available from interference to the lie of the ball and the area of intended swing only (see Rule 16.1). When relief is available, free relief may be taken by dropping and playing a ball from within one club-length of the nearest point of complete relief (Rule 16.1c(1)), or relief may be taken outside the bunker for one penalty stroke by using the back-on-the-line relief procedure (Rule 16.1c(2)).
A “disturbed area” includes sand in a bunker that has clearly been disturbed by a player, or other person, and includes areas where smoothing has occurred.
Caddies: Caddies are not permitted. See Model Local Rule H-1.1.
Flagstick: For the health and safety of all players, the flagstick may not be removed from the hole or touched during play. Exception: When a flagstick is at rest in the hole and is not centered, the flagstick may be centered using a club or by hand with a towel wrapped around the flagstick.
Holing Out: Brookside Country Club has installed a foam insert that allows 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.