OPENING DAY EVENT

RED, WHITE & BLUE SHAMBLE

January 16th, 2020

FORMAT

"RED, WHITE & BLUE SHAMBLE" in which a team of golfers selects the one best drive among them after teeing off, then all four play their own golf balls from that position into the hole. You can think of a shamble as a scramble off the tee and then regular stroke play into the hole.  The best 2 of 4 scores count towards the TEAM Score.

 

HANDICAP ALLOWANCE (75%)

The individual playing handicap will be calculated by taking 75% of the player’s course handicap based on their World Handicap System (WHS) Handicap Index.  Playing Handicaps will be calculated based on the Slope of 133 and Course Rating of 70.2 (Whites Tees) for men and the Slope of 129 and Course Rating of 71.5 (Red Tees) for the ladies.  The formula is ROUND (((HCP Index * (SR/113)) + (CR – Par))*0.75).  The maximum allowable playing handicap will be 26 for men and 32 for women.

 

RULES OF PLAY 

Men will play alternately from Red, White, and Blue Tees, and Ladies from the Red, Yellow and White tees. 

That means, for example men will tee from the Red Tees on holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, & 16; White tees on holes 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17; and Blue tees on 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 and Ladies will tee from the Red Tees on holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, & 16; Yellow tees on holes 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17; and White tees on 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18

 

All players tee off and the team chooses which shot to play (from the 4 tee shots). 

The next shot must be played from within six (6) inches but no nearer to the hole. 

NOTE:  If the chosen ball comes to rest in the rough then all team shots must be played from the rough as well.  Players can place their ball under this rule in all areas of the course.

 

Each player plays their own ball until it is holed out. Maximum score on any hole, for pace of play, will be net DOUBLE BOGEY.  

 

Each player’s tee shot must be used a minimum of three (3) times during the round.  We don’t have paper scorecards for this event, so you are on your honor.

 

 

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

Play will be conducted according to the rules of the USGA, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, and the Rolling Hill Golf Course Club Local Rules.

• Local Rule 7 (Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds (E-5)) does not apply.
• Local Temporary Rule 3 (Foam Hole Insert: During casual golf, when a ball bounces out from the hole due to foam (or other material) insert please use your best judgement along with your fellow playing partners to determine if the ball would have holed out more than 50% of the time if there was no insert.) does not apply.

  

EVENT CHECK IN

COVID-19 Rules are in place so you must check in at the starter and have your temperature taken prior to entering the Golf Course.

 

Registration/check-in times will be announced on Thursday, January 14th at 6PM. Please make sure to have your team arrive and sign in AT LEAST 20 minutes prior to your teams scheduled tee-time.

  

NO HARD SPIKES & DRESS CODE

Rolling Hills Golf Club has a no “hard spikes” rule.  All shirts must have collars. No tee shirts, sleeveless shirts, or cutoff shorts are allowed. Players will not be allowed to wear jeans on the course.

 

SCORE CARDS

All Scoring will be via USGA TM utilizing the online scoring feature.  No Paper cards will be handed out.

 

PACE OF PLAY

We want everyone to enjoy themselves but also to maintain the pace of play. Remember to keep up with the team in front of you, not simply ahead of the team behind you! The lowest handicap golfer on each team is responsible to keep up speed of play for the team; do not spend more than a minute looking for lost balls.  The event organizers are expecting all groups to complete the round in 4 hours. This is challenging in a tournament, but teams must take no more than 4 1/2 hours to complete play. If this playing time is not maintained by the morning group, it will be extremely difficult for the afternoon group to complete their round before dark. Rolling Hills Golf Club marshals will be on the course to monitor pace of play. 

 

If your team falls behind the team in front of you by more than one full hole, the marshals will ask you to pick up the pace. If your team fails to comply with the marshal’s instructions and does not speed up play, the marshals (at their sole discretion) may penalize the slow-playing team by causing them to miss the next hole and each player shall record a score of Net double bogey for that hole.

 

COURTESY AND PACE OF PLAY IS IMPORTANT!!!

 

NOTE: Teams taking longer than 4 ½ hours may be asked to leave the course after that time and each player will record net double bogey as their score for any uncompleted holes. If there are a large number of teams unable to finish their round due to slow play, the organizers will either assign par to those teams for unfinished holes OR (at the organizers sole discretion) take the average score of other teams in their flight who did complete the hole & assign that score to the teams who did not complete the hole(s).