Notification » 10th. Vallarta Golf Cup

Players
The Organizing Committee and its sponsors of the 10th Vallarta Golf Cup 2011 cordially invite the first 144 players to participate in this prestigious event where they can play and win:

18 Hole In Ones and 36 O´Yeses

Participants: Men and women (national and international) amateur golfers that have a registered handicap using: credentials from your local federation, GHIN card or a letter stating your handicap signed by your club’s professional. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to verify the handicap and make adjustments for the right to participate in the competition.

Tournament Format
One Shot individual 18 Holes, the handicap will serve to establish the color of your exit.

“Each player will make one shot per hole and depending on where the ball is on the green the following points will be obtained:

The 1st Green- close to the flag 3 points, 2nd Green- 2 points and the rest of the Green 1 point, outside the Green 0 points.

There will be two additional prizes for the drive, one for the longest shot and one for precision.

Starting Times

Starting Time: Shotgun 10:00 AM

Tee Exits: The HCPen in this tournament is only to indicate the tee exits

• Blue Tees or equivalent to Champion including Seniors: 0-12Hcp
• White or equivalent to Gentlemen: 13-24 Hcp
• White Tees: Seniors over 60 years old with 8 handicap and upwards with HCP card of these brands
• Red or equivalent to Ladies: 0-36Hcp

Rules
The tournament will be played under the current USGA rules adopted by the FMG, the rules of the competition and the local rules of the course. In case of a rule controversy, the decision of the Committee will be unquestionable and will have the power to make any changes that are considered necessary for the convenience of the tournament. The players of this tournament accept these rules.

Score Cards
The players will be responsible to write down their individual gross score. All the calculations concerning handicap and best-ball will be taken care of by the Committee. All score cards should be presented at the committee office no later than 15 minutes after the tournament is finished, with signatures of the pair and at least one signature of any opposing player at the Infogolf office. Also score cards with any corrections or that aren’t the official tournament score card will be disqualified.

The official tournament score card is the only means for determining the results.

Slow Play
The responsibility of every player is to maintain a normal rhythm of play. If a team is playing slow, a rules marshal will extend them a warning. If any pair or group receives 3 warnings they will be penalized according to tournament rules.

Tie Breaks
In the event of a tie, the tie breaker will be decided by the lowest Hcp .If there is a stalemate, the best O¨Yes in one additional shot at a designated hole will be used. The Organizing Committee will provide new solutions for a tie if needed.

Etiquette
Any unsportman-like conduct will be sanctioned according to the rules of golf. Any physical or verbal abuse to another player or any person of the Committee will result in automatic disqualification.

Handicaps
The registered handicaps will be taken into account by the Golf Federal Association (FMG, AGVM or a regional organiza- tion) at the time of telephone registration or when you arrive at the club (endorsed letters from professionals or clubs). The players will be registered and any HANDICAP or scores that don’t correspond to the handicap declared by the player will be reviewed and adjusted as sanctioned by the rules and all decisions will be final.

Adjustment System
The handicap of any player whose net score exceeds the allowable limit under par set by the organizing committee will be adjusted according to the rules of the Tour and consequently the player’s score will be recalculated with the new handicap. The new score and decision of the Rules Committee will be final.

Trophies
The first three places, Swing Vallarta, a sculpture in bronze by sculptor Octavio Gonzalez..

Prizes
The Hole in Ones will be cumulative.
The O´Yeses will not be cumulative, only three per player.
Permitted (In the case that they are obtained, those of lowest value will be entered in the tournament general raffle.

Hole in one

O'Yes

36 OÝeses: 2 in each hole as indicated.

Donated by some of the most notable Brand Name Sponsors

The sponsors’ raffles and winner’s prizes will be presented at the award ceremony.

Raffle
There will be large prizes like these at the awards ceremony

Suspension of Tournament:
In case of inclement weather the tournament will be suspended and the winner will be determined by the best score on the least amount of holes played by any player.

Conditions to be eligible for the final
To participate in the Final Nation Golf Channel and the Final International Infogolf Tour, the winning pair should have their handicaps registered and actualized by the golf federation (FMG,AGVM or regional organization no less than 2 months before the date of the competition). If one player of the team cannot attend the final, the other player will be able to go and Committee will assign a partner to that person. (he/she cannot take someone else)

Benefits of the INFOGOLF AMERICA TOUR INTERNATION FINAL

• Hotel accommodations in a shared room with your partner at the hotel designated by the Tour officials.
• Tournament Green Fees
• Welcome Cocktail
• Award Ceremony
• All transportation expenses will be covered by the players

Benefits of LATIN AMERICAN GOLF CHANNEL FINAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

• Right to Tournament Green Fees
• Right to awards food and sponsored beverages
• Trophies or awards for the first places
• Winner of your category will participate in the Panama International Final April 6, 2012

SCHEDULE

4th November
5:00 - 8:00 PM - Players Registration and Welcome Cocktail at the Marina Vallarta Golf Club

5th November - Marina Vallarta Course
09:00 AM- Player registration at Clubhouse
10:00 AM- Shotgun start
5:00 PM- Finalization of rounds
19 Hole Closing Cocktail and Awards Ceremony

Tournament Cost
$210.00 USD per individual)

The Tournament Includes:
18 holes golf tournament
Tournament registration
Sponsored food and beverages
Awards ceremony at end of Tournament

Participation
The Golf committee reserves the right to refuse the participation of any player without any other responsibility than returning the tournament fee. If a player is disqualified there will be no refunds.

The Committee reserves the right to make any modifications at any moment before or during the event.  Rules Committee will resolve any situation that presents any kind of dispute concerning the rules and prizes during the tournament. All decisions will be final.

All recommendations, notes, conditions to the prizes that players will receive during registration or publications around the club house are part of these rules.

Rules Committee
It will be integrated by the Infogolf Tour

gerencia@vallartagolf.com

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