Registration

Begins: Monday, March 28, 2022 (9:00 am)

Entry Deadline: Monday, September 12, 2022 (11:59 pm)

    Fee: 

    $200 / Team

       Includes: Golf, Cart, Lunch

       and $2000+ in prizes!

Eligibility Criteria:

• Amateur Golfers (Male and Female)
• Must be a member of an RDGA club.
• Must have a RDGA GHIN® Handicap Index®.
• Players of all ages & abilities welcome.

Field Size: 144 Players (72 teams)                                                         

Website: Click HERE                        Scorecard: Click HERE       

                                                                                      Address:  8873 Morganville Rd, Stafford, NY 14143

PLEASE READ "2022 RDGA TOURNAMENT PROCEDURES" UNDER THE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION TAB  ABOVE FOR NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR PLAYERS AT RDGA EVENTS THIS YEAR.

Event Format

Handicap Index as of September 12, 2022 will be utilized for this event (1 week prior).

Competition will be 18 holes of stroke play - Modified Alternate Shot format: Both players hit first shot on each hole, select the best, and alternate until holed. After team selects which tee shot from which to play, they must use that same ball and play it into that hole - then begin again on the following hole with two tee shots. Players on each team must use minimum of 6 drives each.

There will be four Divisions:

• A Men's Championship Division, playing Stafford Men's Black Tees (6,591 yards)
• A Men's Senior Division playing Stafford Men's White Tees (5,865 yards)
• A Men's Regular (Net) Division playing Stafford Men's White Tees (5,865 yards)
• A Women's Division playing Stafford Women's Green/Yellow Tees (5,157 yards)

The Men's Championship Division will be played at scratch.

The Men's Senior Division, Men's Regular (Net) Division and Women's Division will all be played at 60% lower handicap + 40% higher handicap and will have Low Gross AND Low Net winners.

The TOP TWO teams (ties broken by USGA Method) in the Men's Championship Division

earn exemptions into the 2023 RDGA District Championship at the Ravenwood Golf Club.

The TOP ONE team (ties broken by USGA Match of Cards Method) in the Men's Senior Division

(Gross Score results) earn exemptions into the 2023 RDGA District Championship.

Schedule of Events

• Player Registration opens at 6:30 am

  All tee times begin off No.1 & 10 tees from 7:30 am - 8:50 am and again from 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm

Cart Policy

• Carts are included in entry fee and are mandatory for all adults.
• Two riders per cart. Appropriate Covid safety measures must be utilized.
• Juniors must walk - or if paired with Adult may ride - but not drive.

Pairings

• Please register with your desired team member.
• Tee times will be provided approximately a week before the event.
• Teams will be paired by like playing abilities and within flights as much as possible.

Range

The practice range will be open to all players beginning at 6:30 am and is included in the entry fee.

Food Services

Take out lunch is included in the entry fee and will be available between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Practice Round

Please contact the Stafford Country Club pro shop at (585) 343-9281 for more information.

Prizes 

• The RDGA will pay prizes in the form of pro shop certificates to approximately 1/4 of the field in each of the four Divisions (Men's Championship, Men's Senior, Men's Regular (Net), Women's).

Withdrawals

If you have to withdraw, please contact us as soon as possible by email at DaveEaton@RDGA,org, or by phone at the RDGA Office: (585) 292-5950.

Refund Policy

Refunds of tournament entry fees will be made in accordance with the following rules:

1. If the player withdraws BEFORE the registration deadline, he/she will be granted a refund of the full entry, minus the $10.00 credit card processing fee. (The refund will be credited back to the players card).

2. If the player withdraws from a tournament AFTER the registration closes, no refund will be granted.

RDGA Conditions of Competition

CLICK HERE for the RDGA Conditions of Competition, revised as of February 1, 2022.

RDGA Code of Conduct

The Rochester District Golf Association (RDGA) and its member clubs believe that participation in RDGA amateur events is a privilege that carries responsibilities.  In order to enter an RDGA event, a player must be an amateur golfer and be a member in good standing at an RDGA member club.  He or she must adhere to all RDGA tournament requirements, including possession of a USGA Handicap Index, age and/or gender for selected events, appropriate golf attire, mandatory use of riding carts at selected events, and obey local host club rules that may apply to players during a competition.

The most recent edition of the USGA Rules of Golf will govern all play in RDGA events, along with the RDGA Conditions of Competition and any Local Rules that may be put into effect for selected events.  All players must familiarize themselves with the provisions of Rule 1.2 of the USGA Rules of Golf and conduct themselves accordingly, i.e. by playing in the spirit of the game, acting with integrity, showing consideration for others, and taking good care of the golf course, as those concepts are described in Rule 1.2a.

In accordance with Rule 1.2b of the USGA Rules of Golf, the RDGA has adopted this Code of Conduct to apply to all players in RDGA events.  In the discretion of the RDGA Rules Committee, a player may receive the General Penalty (loss of hole in match play or 2 strokes in stroke play) for conduct that breaches this Code.  A penalty of Disqualification may be applied for any serious misconduct that occurs.  Examples of “serious misconduct” include, but are not limited to:  deliberately damaging a putting green, deliberately moving tee markers or boundary stakes, deliberately distracting other players, refusing to follow the Rules of Golf, repeated use of vulgar or offensive language, or showing disrespect to a Rules Official.

Adopted: Effective January 1, 2019

Tournament Chairperson

Mr. Dave Eaton

(585) 292-5950   -   Office

(585) 729-7070   -   Cell