U.S. Women’s Open Championship Qualifying

Marin Country Club

May 3, 2021

Player Information Sheet

 

Club Information (website/directions):

Marin Country Club

500 Country Club Dr.

Novato, CA 94949

415-382-6712

www.marincountryclub.com

 

PLEASE REVIEW: COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES

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

Format:                                                                       

Two 18-hole rounds of individual stroke play.  Contestants will play from the USGA Markers wherever they are situated (see Yardage sheet).  The low individual scores will advance to the U.S. Women’s Open Championship at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco California on June 3 – 6, 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 7:00am/12:30pm off of holes #1 and #10. Please check the NCGA website for groupings and starting times. 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 on or before Monday, May 3rd via the links below:

 

No paper materials will be provided or available on site.

Practice Round Information:                                  

Available Tuesday-Sunday on a space available basis, preferably after 12 PM. Practice round fee is $45 per player including cart (which may be used for the practice round only).  Please call the Pro Shop to arrange a time. 

 

Cart Information:                                                     

Automotive transportation is prohibited. Players and caddies must walk. Pull-carts are permitted. SPECTATOR CARTS ARE PROHIBITED.

 

Caddies:                                                                      

Caddies are permitted for the qualifying, however, they are not available from Marin CC.

 

Practice Balls:                                                            

Provided for players prior to and following competition round at no cost. The practice range will open at 6:00am. The practice putting and chipping greens will open at sunrise.

 

Payment Information:                                             

Visa and Mastercard ONLY for Pro Shop and for Food and Beverage purchases. 

 

Food and Beverage Information:                          

The Snack Bar will be open from 6:00 AM – 5:30 PM and food from the grill will also be available between rounds.

 

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. Players can withdraw by logging into their account and clicking on the WITHDRAW tab. If a player is forced to withdraw due to newly instituted travel restrictions mandated by state/local government or the Allied Golf Association or any other golf associations (i.e. travel restrictions that were not in place prior to close of entries) and the player is unwilling or unable to transfer sites, a refund (less the service charge) will be issued. No refund for any reason after May 24, 2021. Service charge is $35.

 

ADDITIONAL RULES INFORMATION ON NEXT PAGE

 

Rules Information:                                       

The Rules of Golf effective January 2019 are in effect and are supplemented by the 2021 USGA Hard Card. The Committee will provide any additional Local Rules needed at the qualifying site. It is the player’s responsibility to know the conditions of the competition.

 

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 official and returned once the player has left the scoring area as defined in the Notice to Players.
  • Digital Scorecard Training - A step-by-step guide to digital scorecards.

 

Bunkers and Rakes: Bunker rakes are not available 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.

 

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

 

Distance Measuring Devices:

The use of a conforming distance measuring device, as prescribed in Rule 4.3, is permitted.

 

Golf Balls and 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