HERNDON GOLFERS CLUB INFORMATION

How to Sign Up for the Tournaments:  For the first tournament (April 11th), the sign-up sheet will go up on the bulletin board at the Herndon Golf Course on March 15th.  It will be taken down on Friday, April 2nd.  Tournament sign-ups are closed the Friday a week before the tournament date.  It is each player’s responsibility to sign up at the golf course.  DO NOT CALL THE HERNDON GOLF COURSE.  It is not their responsibility to sign you up.  If you are unable to get to the golf course either to sign up or to cancel, please call  Tim Voloshin (703-675-4059).  A golfer who fails to notify us of his/her cancellation by the Wednesday before the tournament will not be eligible to play in the next scheduled tournament.  Late sign-ups or golfers who show up on tournament day without having signed up, may not be able to play if our tee times and pairings are full.

Tournament Awards:  Tournament awards will be pro shop “gift certificates” for both NET and GROSS places.  Tournament ties are settled for 1st and last place finishes only.  Ties are broken by matching cards using the total score for the three lowest handicap holes.  Three-hole totals will continue until ties are broken.  Ties for other places will share equally in their respective share of the awards.  Ties in our two Club Championships (Individual and Two-Person) will be decided by sudden death playoff.  Playoff will begin with holes 1, 2 and 3.  Please be sure to remain after your round.  Failure to play the same day will result in forfeit.

Handicaps:  Handicaps are calculated by HGC and are based on the best 5 HGC tournament scores out of the last 10 HGC tournaments.  Handicaps will be adjusted after every postable round.  If you do not have five tournament scores then we will use either 90% of a valid VSGA handicap or load your last five scores and take 90% of that number until you meet the minimum threshold of five tournaments.

New Members:  If you do not have five scores or an otherwise valid handicap, you are eligible to compete only for gross awards until your handicap is established.  Our maximum handicap for men is 28 and for women is 36.

IMPORTANT FACTS

  1. ALL EQUIPMENT used in tournament play MUST CONFORM TO USGA rules and standards.  Use of non-conforming equipment (to include clubs, balls, and tees) will result in disqualification.
  2. USGA rules shall apply to all play unless changes at the time of the tournament.  Range finders are allowed during competitions.
  3. Tournaments will be held rain or shine as long as the course is open.
  4. You must CHECK IN 30 minutes before your scheduled tee time or you will be disqualified.  The sign-in desk will be closed 30 minutes before last tee time.  NO EXCEPTIONS.
  5. Please DO NOT call the Pro Shop for your tee time until AFTER 12:00 PM THURSDAY before the tournament.  Tee times will also be available on our website herndongolfersclub.com by the same time.
  6. Tournament pairings are made to expedite play.
  7. Speed of play is an issue and groups falling more than one hole behind the group in front of them at the end of the round will be penalized two strokes per player.  This will be monitored by HGC.
  8. The course allows players to either walk or ride.  The green fees are adjusted accordingly.
  9. In addition to the green fees, the course will ask for $2 for our closest to the pin competitions during each round.  The winners will receive credits toward purchases at the pro shop.
  10. $1 will be collected when you sign in for a Hole-in-One kitty.

HGC SWING

In an effort to encourage more participation in our tournaments, we are instituting the HGC Swing.  There are 9 tournaments (**) which are postable as individual rounds.   To be eligible, a player must participate in enough of our individual tournaments to post 7 rounds.  The gross and net scores from those 7 rounds will be added together to obtain both gross and net totals.  If an individual plays in all of our individual tournaments, only his lowest 7 rounds will be calculated.   The individual with the lowest gross total and the individual with the lowest net total will receive trophies as our 2010 HGC Swing winners.