Play Day Procedures

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Players are paired each playday for a shotgun start at the assigned AWGA tee times. Pairings are created using Golf Genius.  Upon joining AWGA, a Golf Genius ID (GGID) will be provided to register in the application.  Each week an email will be sent to members to request signing up for the next week's round.  A confirmation email should be received from Golf Genius verifying your request.  A followup email will be sent out prior to the Play Day, listing pairings and your starting hole.

1.  All competition shall be according to USGA and local rules.  ALL PUTTS MUST BE HOLED OUT.

2.  A new member must meet the following qualifications:

    a. Have an established USGA handicap index of 54.0 or less or

    b. Have 3 attested scores from any USGA rated golf course with a score of 120 or less.  A potential new member may play as a guest up to 3 times to try to accumulate these score cards. Division of flights shall be determined by Golf Genius using course handicaps to make the competition as fair as possible among that round's players.

    c. For competition, member handicaps will be limited to a 40.2 index.

    d. AWGA provides a fee reduction for joining mid-year. A potential new member joining after October 31 who does not want to pay the full dues may play as a guest through the end of the current year.

3.  To be eligible for weekly awards:

    a. Play within the AWGA tee times, with at least one other member of the Association.

    b. Begin competition on the assigned hole.

    c. You must play all 18 holes to be eligible for the day’s competition.  In an effort to keep pace of play moving, AWGA implements a maximum stroke per hole - 10 for Par 4's & 5's, and 7 for Par 3's. Once maximum strokes are reached, that player is withdrawn from the

day's competition, but continues her round for GHIN purposes.

   d. After play, turn in two (2) signed, attested and dated scorecards to the Playday Chairman.

  e. Your score will be entered into GHIN by AWGA, so do NOT enter your score for any rounds played with the association.  Partial scores will be adjusted. 

   f. Optional: If you would like to participate in the low putts, birdies, and chip-in competition, before play put a quarter in each pot and sign the sheet. You must post your putts, birdies and chip-ins on this sheet to be eligible to win. If you pick up on a hole, you can still win birdies and chip-ins, but not low putts. Carryovers are paid to the next

week’s winners in all AWGA events, including tournaments and  playdays.

    (1) The optional birdie and chip-in pots will be paid (if applicable) even if the minimum number of holes is not completed by all players. The putt pot will be paid if the minimum number of holes is completed by all players, otherwise it will be carried over to the next playday.

   (2) Guests for a playday are not eligible to participate in the birdie, chip-in and putt pot.

4.  Weekly Awards: Winners on regular playdays will be awarded points based on the system explained in paragraph "d." below. Points are calculated and prizes awarded at the End of the Year Awards/Christmas Luncheon.  All team events will be flighted according to the combined handicaps of each team members.  Duplicate points will be awarded in the event of a tie.

    a. Exception: Ace of the Month and Ace of Aces. A single winner will be determined by a scorecard playoff, beginning with the #1 handicap hole of that course.  In the event of inclement weather canceling this tournament, the Ace of Aces is awarded to the Ace of the Month with the lowest score. In the event any of the Aces of the Month

cannot compete, the Games Chairman may select the next lowest score from the month to compete.

    b. Exceptional weather conditions: If the golf course opening is delayed due to inclement weather, an official playday will begin no later than one hour after the scheduled tee time.  If a playday is shortened by weather conditions, players must complete at least 13 holes to qualify as an official playday.  At the direction of the Games and Playday Chairmen, the playday event for that day may be changed or cancelled, in which case win points will not be awarded to anyone.

    c. A minimum of 4 members must play in order for the competition to be counted as a regular playday.  However, if there are 4-8 members competing, the Games Chairman will change the event for that day to Low Net Over the Field (not in flights) instead of the event listed in the schedule on line.

    d. POINTS SYSTEM

   Award          Points

1st Place      4 points

2nd Place     3 points

3rd Place      2 point

ACE of the Month   9 points

ACE of ACES       10 points

Participation 1 point (included in award points listed above)

All ties in flights will be given the same points according to place of tie. 

Each week, Flights are determined based on the number of members participating -

  1 -19 Members 2 flights

20 -29 Members 3 flights

30 -39 Members 4 flights

40 -49 Members 5 flights

50+ 6 flights

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS will be given at the End of the Year Awards/Christmas Luncheon for:

1. Participation Points which are calculated and distributed based on Games Chairman budget

2. Ace of the Month for each month

3. Ace of Aces 

A pin will be awarded to any member who breaks 100-90-80 for the first time during regular AWGA competition.  An Eagle pin will be awarded to any member who has an eagle during regular AWGA competition.

5. Red/Burgundy (Back) Tees and Orange (Forward) Tees are set up at Lake Arlington Golf Course and Tierra Verde Golf Course. Each week members must select their preferred tees for the round by indicating that on the scorecard and the Putts/Birdies/Chip-in sheet and applying the appropriate handicap for net games.  When there are at least 6 players teeing off from the back tees (at Tierra Verde & Lake Arlington Golf Courses) and the game is scheduled as Gross, those players will make up a separate division and will be awarded points as listed above.  Note: For all tournaments that enable a player to enter her score in GHIN, all players in the field will be required to play from the Red/Burgundy (back) Tees.

6. A Member may opt to join AWGA’s Hole-In-One Pot for $5. If there is no hole in one during that year, a $1 fee is charged to remain in the Pot.  The total Pot and a pin will be presented for a hole-in-one made on any AWGA playday or tournament.  If more than one occurs on the same day, the total Pot will be shared and a new Pot created.  The new Pot will require members to opt in for a $5 fee and $1 a year thereafter.  The HIO money will be accounted for in the AWGA Treasury and Treasurer's report.

7.  A Most Improved Golfer award will be presented at the End of the Year Awards/Christmas Luncheon to the member showing the most improved handicap index during the year,  A member is eligible for the award if she has completed at least 20 AWGA playdays and/or tournaments.

8.  Guests are welcome on any playday on a “space available” basis.

NOTE: Please call the Vice-President with any news of an illness in a member’s family in order to notify the members as soon as possible. The Vice-President will send a card.  A charitable donation of $50 will be made upon the death of a member or a member’s spouse.