Senior/Mid-Am Four-Ball Championship

Senior/Mid-Am Four-Ball Championship

Ritz-Carlton Member’s Club

Bradenton, Florida

March 27 & 28, 2010

1. FORMAT: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play. The field will be re-paired after the first round. Teams consist of one player at least 55 years of age, and the other player must be 25-54 years of age as of March 27, 2010.

2. TEE TIMES: Will begin at 11:00 AM off the 1^st tee, on Saturday and Sunday.

3. PRACTICE ROUND: Practice rounds are available one week prior to the event.  Practice rounds are restricted to after 12:00 PM.  The cost of the practice round is $50.00 plus tax.  Please call (941) 309-2900 to reserve a time for your practice round. The place to practice your golf swing is on the driving range.  Hitting multiple balls on the golf course is unacceptable.

4. COURSE SET-UP:  The golf course will be set-up approximately 6700-6900 yards for the Mid-Amateurs and 6300-6500 yards for the Senior Amateurs.

5.      DIRECTIONS TO  RITZ-CARLTON MEMBERS GOLF CLUB:

(941) 309-2000

15150 70^th Terrace East

Bradenton, FL 34202

From I-75 take exit 217 (SR 70) toward Arcadia. Head East on SR 70 for 4.2 mi.

Turn right at Lorraine Rd. for 1.2 mi. Turn left on 70^th Terrace East and continue to club entrance.

6. ACCOMODATIONS: Please click on the hotel icon for Bradenton area hotels.

7. PAYMENT: Ritz-Carlton accepts Cash and Visa or MasterCard for method of payment.

8. GPS AND RANGE FINDERS ALLOWED: In this competition, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance ONLY. However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional functions are actually used.”  The club is set up to use Laser Link, Sky caddie. 

9.      FLIGHTS:  After 18 holes. The number of flights will be based on the number of teams and/or the range of scores.

10. SPECTATORS AND CADDIES: Spectators and caddies are always welcome at FSGA Championships. Only players are allowed to ride in carts.  If a player employs a caddie, the caddie MUST walk and the player’s clubs must remain on the golf cart.

11. SCORECARDS: Only one of the partners per team need sign the score card and each score to count must be individually identifiable.  See Rule 31–3.