Four-Ball Championship

41^st Four-Ball Championship

The Club at TwinEagles

Naples, Florida

July 19 & 20, 2003

Memorandum to Contestants

On behalf of the FSGA, congratulations on qualifying for the 41^st Four-Ball Championship.  We hope that you enjoy your experience in competing at a state championship and take many favorable memories from your time at The Club at TwinEagles.

Please take time to carefully read through this packet of information.  There are several important pieces of information contained here, some of which require action by you, by a certain time (e.g. hotel reservations, practice rounds, etc.).  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Championship Department, (813) 632-3742.

Registration Deadline

By 5:00 P.M., Monday, July 14th, each team must:

Remit to the FSGA office, $100.00 per team for advance payment of championship fees at The Club at TwinEagles.  Championship fees include cart fees, range balls for all competitive rounds and a yardage book. Players may send a check to the FSGA office or pay by credit card online through the account manager or my account feature at www.fsga.org.  Payment must be received by Monday, July 14^th, or your team will be withdrawn from the championship.

Failure to meet this deadline will be considered tantamount to withdrawal.  A place will then be offered to an alternate.  We stress that all qualifiers must meet this deadline of, Monday, July 14^th.

There will be no registration the day before the Championship.  If we have received your payment for your cart fees by Monday, July 14^th your team has registered for the Championship. 

Championship

36 holes of four-ball stroke play.  Range balls will be available before and after each competitive round. The practice range will be available until till 5PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Accommodations

The headquarter hotel is at the Ritz-Carlton, where we have reserved a block of rooms for Four-Ball Contestants.  The room rate is $99.00 per night for a resort view and $109.00 per night for a golf view.  For reservations, call (239) 593-2000 or (800) 241-3333.

When making reservations please identify yourself as part of the FSGA Four-Ball Championship. 

Directions

From I - 75 take exit 111 (Immokalee Road/CR-846).  Travel East on Immokalee Road.  Travel 6.5 miles and turn left on TwinEagles Blvd.   This also happens to be the entrance to the club.

Practice Rounds & Practice Facilities

Players may play a practice round one week prior to the Championship on a space available basis. Players may call seven days in advance to schedule their practice round.  All players must take a cart and the cost of the practice round including range balls and cart is $28.00 plus tax. (Payment by Visa or MasterCard only) Starting times for your practice round can be arranged by calling the club.  You may not make your tee time before July 10th or before groupings are made. The golf shop telephone number is (239) 352–2121. The Golf Club will be closed on Tuesday July 15. Tee times for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday are off #1 & #10 from 8 AM to 10 AM only. Friday July 18^th tee times are available all day but carts must be in at 7 pm.

The practice area on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday is available till 3PM. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the practice area is available till 5PM. These times include the shot game area. Players may practice with their own golf balls after 5:00 pm on Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19, but must leave the club when the golf operations close (est. 7:00 – 7:30 PM Friday and 6:00 – 6:30 PM Saturday).

Carts

All players must ride during the Championship rounds.   

NOTE:  NO ONE OTHER THAN THE PLAYERS MAY RIDE IN A CART.

THIS INCLUDES CADDIES AND SPECTATORS.

Charges

The golf shop will accept Visa and MasterCard ONLY for payment for golf carts for the practice rounds or any other charges in the golf shop.  Players may use cash or Visa/MasterCard for a method of payment for food and beverage charges.

Spike Policy

It is a condition of the Florida State Golf Association that shoes with traditionally designed spikes (regardless of composition, i.e. ceramic, plastic, etc.) or spikes, regardless of design, comprised either entirely or partially of metal (when such metal comes in contact with the surface of the putting green) are prohibited.  Penalty for breach of this condition: Disqualification.

Pace of Play

In order to accommodate 104 players, it is essential that the game be played at a brisk pace which may be defined as four hours and thirty minutes in groups of four during the Championship rounds.  The pace of play will be monitored.  If and when it should become necessary to speak to individual players about slow play, we hope they will react with the understanding that we do it in the best interest of the championship and the other players.

The pace of play for the Championship will be posted on the Notice to Competitors.

FSGA Championship Committee