HOST CLUB

Wine Valley Golf Club

Tyler Sweet, Director of Golf

176 Wine Valley Rd.

Walla Walla, WA

(509) 525-4653 - 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: WAWS22-4

 

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

$170 per team.

 

CART FEE
$50 per team. Teams will be paired in the same cart.

 

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 (8:30 a.m. – 9:30 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

10:00 a.m. Shotgun start. Players can make pairing requests during online registration. Requests will be accepted up until the registration deadline.

 

FORMAT

2-Person Stableford Four-Ball, with a Men’s and Women’s Division. Flights within each Division will be determined by combined team 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 16 will be used for the tournament. Playing handicaps for net scoring will be determined by using 85% of a player’s Course Handicap.

 

FIELD LIMIT

60 teams* (Men – 46 teams | Women – 14 teams)

*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 – 6,333 Yards, Women – 5,105 Yards.

 

PRACTICE ROUND

Contestants wishing to play a practice round prior to the event can contact Wine Valley Golf Club at
(509) 525-4653 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 $50 per team. Additional power carts will not be available for rent on Friday, March 18. Teams will be paired in the same cart.

 

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 restaurant will be open at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast grab-and-go options 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 teams in each Division/Flight. All merchandise credit must be redeemed at Wine Valley Golf Club.
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.

 

LODGING:

WA Golf has negotiated the following discounted hotel rates for players and guests:

 

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Walla Walla
776 Silverstone Dr
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 394-8815

Online Reservations

 

March 17, 2022

Single King | $92.00 + tax

Double Queen | $92.00 + tax

 

 

Additionally, players can use WA Golf Rewards to search for discounted hotels. You will be prompted to login or create an account using your GHIN #, which will allow a search of discounted hotels.