Partner Events—Sign up with a Partner

 Spring Shamble

• An 18-hole low net tournament. Players will sign up as a twosome and will be paired with another twosome to create one 4-person team. Handicap indexes will be capped 60.8 for each twosome.
• Each player drives the ball. The team will select which drive to use and then each player will play their own ball in from that point. The team must use at least three drives from each player.
• Two net best balls of the foursome will be used on each hole. Two players must hole out and record their scores. The other playing partners may pick up and should record the most likely score or net double bogey whichever is lower.
• Scores from this event are not to be posted.
• The handicap reduction will be 85%.
• The overall winner of this event will be the 1^st place low net team from the field.

Best Ball

• An 18-hole low net tournament for teams of two players. Handicap indexes will be capped at 8 for each twosome.
• One net score will be used for each hole. One player must hole out and record the score for that hole. Note, the playing partner may pick up if her partner has a better score than she can record. She should record the most likely score or net double bogey, whichever is lower.
• CWGA will post scores for this event.
• Handicap reduction will be assigned according to USGA Rules.
• The overall winner of this event will be the 1st place low net team from the field.

Chapman Scotch

• An 18-hole low net tournament for teams of two players. Handicap indexes will be capped at 60.8 for each twosome.
• Alternate shot play. Each player drives the ball. The players then hit each other’s drive. They then select one ball to be played in, alternating shots until the ball is holed out.
• One net score will be used for each hole. One player must hole out and record the score for that hole. Note, the playing partner may pick up if her partner has a better score than she can record. She should record the most likely score or net double bogey, whichever is lower.
• Scores from this event are not to be posted.
• Handicap reduction will be assigned according to USGA Rules.
• The overall winner of this event will be the 1st place low net team from the field.

Odd Ball 

• An 18-hole low net tournament.  Players will sign up as a twosome and will be paired with another twosome to create one 4-person team.  Handicap indexes will be capped at 60.8 for each twosome.
• One player must hole out and record her score on the odd holes, and two players must hole out and record their scores for the even hole. The other playing partners may pick up and should record the most likely score or net double bogey whichever is lower.
• CWGA will post scores for this event.
• Handicap reduction will be assigned according to USGA Rules.
• The overall winner of this event will be the 1st place low net team from the field.

Two-Ball

• An 18-hole low net tournament. Players will sign up as a twosome and will be paired with another twosome to create one 4-person team. Handicap indexes will be capped at 60.8 for each twosome.
• Two net best balls of the foursome will be used on each hole. Two players must hole out and record their scores. The other playing partners may pick up and should record the most likely score or net double bogey whichever is lower.
• CWGA will post scores for this event.
• Handicap reduction will be assigned according to USGA Rules.
• The overall winner of this event will be the 1st place low net team from the field.

Individual Events—Sign up as an Individual

 Stableford

• An 18-hole stroke play tournament for individual players. Handicap indexes will be capped at 40.4.
• Record your Stableford points based on your net strokes taken:
• Net Double Bogey or higher scores NO points
• Net Bogey scores 1 point
• Net Par scores 2 point
• Net Birdie scores 4 points
• Net Eagle scores 6 points
• Net Double Eagle or better scores 8 points
• This tournament is a qualifier for the Past Presidents’ Award and participants must “hole-out” and record their gross score on every hole.

 CWGA Open

• An 18-hole low net stroke play tournament for individual players. Handicap indexes will be capped at 40.4.
• This tournament is a qualifier for the Past Presidents’ Award and participants must “hole-out” and record their gross score on every hole.
• CWGA will post scores for this event.
• Handicap reduction will be assigned according to USGA Rules.
• The overall winner of this event will be the individual with the lowest net score from the field.

 CWGA Home Days

• An 18-hole low net/low gross tournament, played by CWGA members only, at their home club.
• The top three places in both net and gross categories will be awarded prizes. Each Club will receive prize money to credit to members’ accounts.
• The home club association may govern handicap limits.
• Participants may place in either the net or the gross category—not in both.
• Ties will be determined by scorecard playoff.
• Scores from this event must be posted.

CWGA District Championship

The District Championship will consist of the championship flight and the non-championship flights.

Championship flight: For those who choose to qualify for the championship flight, the format will be as follows:

• A four-day tournament comprised of an 18-hole stroke qualifying round on the first day followed by up to three days of match play.
• Results of the qualifying round will determine seeding and flighting for the match play rounds.
• If a player chooses to qualify for the championship flight, she must:
  1. Notify her intent when registering for the District Championship. Changes to her intent must be made by 4 PM the Friday before the event.
  2. Play in the stroke play qualifying round that will take place on Tuesday of the qualifying week.
• The championship flight will consist of eight players. The first seed in the championship flight will be reserved for the prior year’s champion.
• The seven lowest gross scores from the qualifying round will complete the flight. They will be seeded solely on the scores from the qualifying round.
• Ties for the eighth position of the championship flight will be determined by a scorecard playoff.
• If the previous year’s champion does not defend her title, the eight lowest gross scores from the qualifying round will be seeded solely on the scores from the qualifying round.
• The flight will be final when scoring has been completed, and any ties have been settled by a scorecard playoff.
• Those who do not qualify for the championship flight will be seeded in a non-championship flight. Seeding will be based on their handicap index from the Friday before the event. The score from the Tuesday round will not have any impact on the seeding in the non-championship flights.
• The medalist from the qualifying round will receive the Alice Seagrave charm bracelet to enjoy until the start of the following year’s District Championship.
• Should the medalist winner be disqualified or withdraw from the championship, she will forfeit the medalist honor, and it will go to the person next in line.
• The final match in the championship flight will be a 36-hole match. All other flights, including the championship consolation flight, will be an 18-hole match.  All match play contests will be settled by sudden death.
• Play ends when the match is determined and players are not permitted to play any additional holes.
• The qualifying round is a qualifier for the Past Presidents’ Award and participants must “hole-out” and record their gross score on every hole.

 Non-championship flights: For those who choose to play in a non-championship flight, the format will be as follows:

• • The player will be flighted and seeded based on handicap index from the Friday before the event.
  • There will be up to three days of match play beginning Wednesday of championship week.
  • The practice round on Tuesday is optional.
  • The player will be asked to indicate her intent during registration. Changes to her intent must be made by 4 PM the Friday before the event.
  • The cost of the registration is the same whether or not a practice round is played.
  • No matter which option is chosen, match play will begin the Wednesday of championship week.
  • Pace of play must be adhered to in the practice round.
  • Practice rounds played under the rules of golf may be posted by the player.
  • Players are asked to post their own match play scores for the week.
  • Play ends when the match is determined and players are not permitted to play any additional holes.

  Note: If any changes are made to this document once it has been printed in the yearbook, your CWGA Representative will inform you of the changes.  If you are playing in a tournament, you will receive an email confirming all the details before the tournament.  Any updates will be included.