INFORMATION

 

TOURNAMENT DATE: Tuesday-Wednesday, May 30-31

 

SHOTGUN START: You should arrive at your assigned tee at least ten (10) minutes prior to your scheduled starting time. In the event of a shotgun start, please be to your cart fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time.

 

CLUB ADDRESS:  4465 Gratiot Ave., Saginaw, MI 48638

 

LODGING: Holiday Inn Express Saginaw - (989) 792-7500

 

PRACTICE ROUNDS: Please contact the golf shop for rates and availability, (989) 793-3461.  Contestants must call in advance to reserve a tee time and identify themselves as part of GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

 

GPS AND RANGE FINDERS: In this competition, if a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his/her play, AND USES IT FOR THOSE OTHER CONDITIONS, the player is in breach of Rule 4.3, for which the penalty is TWO STROKES for the first breach of this rule and DISQUALIFICATION for a subsequent breach during the stipulated round.

 

FOOD:   A complimentary lunch will be provided on both days of the competition.

 

CADDIES/CARTS: This is a riding tournament.  Only competitors may ride in the players’ carts. Spectator carts are only permitted if a request, accompanied by a doctor’s note confirming the spectator’s need for a cart, is submitted to the GAM at least two days prior to the competition. Requests and doctor’s notes can be submitted to tournaments@gam.org and doctor’s notes can also be faxed to (248) 478-5536 attn: GAM Tournament Dept. Saginaw CC may not have a large enough cart fleet to accommodate spectator cart requests.

 

HANDICAP CALCULATION: Handicap Indexes are established at the close of entries. Per World Handicap System recommendations, Mid-Amateur and Senior players are receiving 95% of their course handicap for this stroke play competition.

 

PRACTICE RANGE: Complimentary for players on the day of the competition, prior to play only.

 

PLAYOFF: In the case of a tie for the Championship in the Mid-Amateur or 19-24 Division, a hole-by-hole playoff will begin immediately after all scores are posted. Ties for all other prizes will be broken by scorecard playoff.

 

WITHDRAWAL:  Prior to the entry deadline, you must withdraw through the Golf Genius system. After the entry deadline, you must e-mail tournaments@gam.org to withdraw. Please review the GAM Withdrawal/Refund Policy.