Senior/Mid-Am Four-Ball Championship

Senior/Mid-Am Four-Ball Championship

Lakes Wales Country Club

Lake Wales, Florida

April 4 & 5, 2009

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 April 4, 2009.

2. TEE TIMES: Round one tee times will begin at 12:00 PM off the 1^st and 10^th tees. Round two will be an 8:30 AM shotgun.

3. PRACTICE ROUND: Practice rounds are available one week prior to the event.  Practice rounds are restricted to after 12:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday.  The cost of the practice round is $30.00 plus tax.  Please call (863) 676-6519 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 6700-6800 yards for the Mid-Amateurs and 6300-6500 yards for the Senior Amateurs.

5.      DIRECTIONS TO  LAKE WALES COUNTRY CLUB: Click here

(863) 676-6519

6. ACCOMODATIONS: Please follow the link and then click on the hotel icon. Click here.

7. PAYMENT: Lake Wales 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.