HOST CLUB
Nathan Vickers, Head Golf Professional
205 West Smith Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360) 398-8300 – Golf Shop
Winter Series Event Portal
Follow the link for pairings, live scoring, results and player information. You can also access the portal by using the Golf Genius app on your mobile device. To access, login using GGID: WAWS22-3
COVID-19 WINTER SERIES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
All contestants should be familiar with the policies and procedures in place. The full policy can be viewed on the WA Golf website HERE.
ENTRY FEE
$85 per player.
CART FEE
$20 per player.
ENTRY INCLUDES
Green fees, range balls, tee prize, $10 Puetz Bucks and a *$3,000 merchandise payout (*based on a full field).
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Entrants must be members in good standing of a WA Golf member club, with a maximum handicap index of 54.0.
REGISTRATION (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.)
All contestants must register with WA Golf staff upon arrival to the golf course. Two tents will be setup outside the golf shop and each player must register at the corresponding tent (Front-9 or Back-9) based on their starting hole. Contestants will receive their tee gifts, $10 Puetz Bucks, scorecard, and local rules at registration.
STARTING TIME/PAIRINGS
9:30 a.m. shotgun start. Players can make pairing requests during online registration. Requests will be accepted up until the registration deadline.
FORMAT
Individual Stableford, with a Men’s and Women’s Division. Flights within each Division will be determined by playing handicap.
Stableford Scoring:
- Double Eagle – 5 points
- Eagle – 4 points
- Birdie – 3 points
- Par – 2 points
- Bogey – 1 point
- Double Bogey + – 0 points
HANDICAPS
Handicap Indexes on Wednesday, March 2 will be used for the tournament. Playing Handicaps will be calculated by using 95% of a player’s Course Handicap.
FIELD LIMIT
120 Players* (Men - 92 spots | Women - 28 spots)
*WA Golf reserves the right to modify field limits for men and women to achieve a full field.
COURSE YARDAGE
Subject to change based on weather and course conditions: Men – 6,207 Yards, Women – 5,157 Yards.
PRACTICE ROUND
Contestants wishing to play a practice round prior to the event can contact North Bellingham GC at
(360) 398-8300 to schedule. Practice rounds are not included in entry fee.
DRESS CODE
WA Golf expects all contestants, caddies and spectators to wear suitable golf attire on host club property at all times. Suitable attire does not include cutoffs, tank tops, tee shirts, sweatpants, spandex, jeans or denim of any kind or color or unkempt clothing of any kind. Failure to adhere to the dress code may result in disqualification and removal from the course.
CARTS
Power carts can be reserved during online registration for $20 per player. Carts will be double occupancy.
CADDIES
Host club caddies will not be available. A player may provide his/her own caddie.
WARM-UP RANGE BALLS
Hosted warm-up range balls will be provided to participants on the driving range, starting at 8:00 a.m.
FOOD SERVICE (NO-HOST)
The 9 Restaurant will be open at 8:00 a.m. with full breakfast and beverages available. Lunch service will be available at 11:00 a.m.
RESULTS/PRIZES
Results will be available online and on the Golf Genius App immediately after play. Once all scorecards have been entered, the merchandise payout will be posted. Merchandise credit will be awarded to top finishing gross and net players in each Division/Flight. All merchandise credit must be redeemed at North Bellingham Golf Course.
Note Regarding Ties: Merchandise credit and Winter Series Challenge points will be split for all ties.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Unacceptable conduct or behavior on the golf course or anywhere on club property will not be tolerated and may be grounds for penalty or immediate disqualification, at any time, from any WA Golf event. The full policy can be viewed HERE.
WINTER SERIES CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY PUETZ GOLF
Players receive participation points for each event entered as well as for top overall gross and net finishes in each event. $2,500 in Puetz Golf merchandise certificates will be distributed to the top season-long men's and women's points finishers. Each contestant will also receive $10 Puetz Bucks for each event they participate in.