2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship Qualifying
Del Paso Country Club
Monday, December 7, 2020
Club Information (website/directions):
Del Paso Country Club
3333 Marconi Ave
Sacramento, CA 95821
831-622-8239
PLEASE REVIEW: COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES
Note: Masks are required in and around the clubhouse area at Del Paso CC, or any circumstance where it is not possible to maintain social distancing.
Format:
One 18-hole round of four-ball stroke play. Contestants will play from the USGA Markers wherever they are situated (see Yardage sheet). The low TWO sides will advance to the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay at University Place, WA on May 22-26, 2021. Any play-offs will take place immediately after the conclusion of play for the last spot and two alternate positions.
Competition Schedule:
Starting times will begin at 8:30 am off of holes #1 and #10. Please be at your assigned tee at least 10 minutes prior to your starting time.
Local Rules / Hole Locations / Scorecards:
All paperwork will be available to players ONLINE linked below on or before December 6th:
Note: There will be NO hard copies of any paperwork available for distribution. If you prefer a hard copy please ensure you print a copy in advance.
Practice Round Information:
Contact the Pro Shop at (916) 483-0401 to schedule a practice round. Green fees are $85 to walk and $104 with a cart. Practice rounds must be booked through the pro shop in advance.
Caddies:
Caddies are not permitted.
Spectators/Guests:
Spectators are not permitted; however, players may have up to one guest on property. Guests must walk, carts will not be permitted.
Practice Balls:
The driving range is open and spaced for safe distancing. Del Paso range will open at 8 AM and will have limited spots available. 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 in order to best allow proper warm-up times for all contestants.
Payment Information:
Credit card payments only are accepted for all purchases on site.
Food and Beverage Information:
Food and beverage will be available for purchase from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM at the Snack Bar. They will only accpet payment by credit card. There will be no acess to the Country Club Restaurant.
Withdrawals:
Notify the NCGA at 831-625-4653 to withdraw. Players that fail to notify the NCGA prior to their starting time will be listed as No Shows.
Refunds:
Players who withdraw after close of entries but prior to the qualifier will not be issued a refund unless the reason for withdrawing is medically related. If a player/side is forced to withdraw due to newly instituted travel restrictions mandated by state/local government or the Allied Golf Association (i.e. travel restrictions that were not in place prior to close of entries) and the player/side is unwilling or unable to transfer sites, a refund (less the service charge) will be issued. No refund for any reason after May 22, 2021.
ADDITIONAL RULES INFORMATION
Rules Information:
The Rules of Golf effective January 1, 2019 are in effect and are supplemented by the 2020 USGA Hard Card. The Committee will provide any links to documents above. It is the player’s responsibility to know the terms of the competition.
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. Player Digital Scoring Preview
- 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:
Del Paso CC 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.
Driver Heads:
Only brands of golf balls on the most current List of Conforming Golf Balls and driver heads on the most current List of Conforming Driver Heads may be used. Updated lists may be found on the USGA website at www.usga.org or by contacting the USGA Equipment Standards Department at (908) 234-2300. See Model Local Rules G-1 and G-3.
Automotive Transportation:
The Local Rule prohibiting the use of motorized transportation as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect.
Prohibition on Certain Types of Shoes:
The Local Rule as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect. Model Local Rule G-7.
Limitation of Golf Balls:
The one ball Rule as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect. See Model Local Rule G-4.
Grooves Condition:
The Local Rule as prescribed by Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect, except that the Exception in the Model Local Rule does not apply. You may check to see if your grooves are conforming by using the Informational Club Database - http://www.usga.org/InfoClubsDB/intro.html