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Nike Golf/Nike Apparel Stableford

Apr 21, 2008

Westborough Country Club

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Title Detail
Notice to Competitors
PGA of America Gateway Section
Nike Golf Stableford 
Westborough Country Club
                 
Notice to Competitors
                 
Tees: Regular PGA - Blue            
  Senior - White            
  Super Seniors & Ladies -Red          
Format: Regular Division - Stableford scoring 36 holes.  Keep gross score on scorecards.
  Senior Division - Stroke Play 18 holes.  Skins for both Regular and    
   Senior divsions.  Players playing in both events will play Blue Tees.    
  Stableford Scoring as follows:          
  Double Eagle 8 Points          
  Eagle   5 Points          
  Birdie   2 Points          
  Par   0 Points          
  Bogey   (1) Point          
  Double Bogey and up (3) Points          
                 
Limits Defined: Out of Bounds - White Stakes/Property Fence      
    Water Hazards - Yellow Lines/Stakes      
    Lateral Water Hazards - Red Lines/Stakes      
    Ball Drops & Ground Under Repair - White Lines    
                 
Ground Under Repair: Ground under repair will be marked with solid white lines.
  All decorative flower beds MANDATORY RELIEF per rule 25-1b.    
  Holes #14 and #17:  The "long grass" that surrounds #14 tee box is considered  
  a decorative flower bed  and mandatory relief shall be taken without penalty.  
Obstructions: All cart paths, their worn sides and approaches, rock walls & RR ties that
  support tees,relief without penalty is prescribed under Rule 24-2B.  Hole #15 relief for swing
  only from retaining wall in bunker.  Must be dropped in the bunker while taking relief.
                 
Out of Bounds: In addition to the Gateway PGA Tournament Rule of Play, out of bounds is 
  defined by the following;            
  Hole #5 - the boundary is defined by the white stakes until they reach the keystone wall,
  then the boundary is defined by the wall at ground level until the stakes begin again.
  Hole #10 - the green posts that run parallel to the hole near the church parking lot defines
  out of bounds.  The inside of the green posts define the out of bounds line.  No relief
  for lie or swing from these posts or wires.         
  Hole #17 - The cart path right of the greenside bunker extending to the back of the green
  defined by white line on cart path is out of bounds.      
                 
Notes: Power lines on the golf course that run parallel to the hole being played:  If a ball strikes 
  any of the aforementioned power lines, it is considered "rub of the green" and will be 
  played  as it lies.            
  The water hazard on holes #2 and #3 is deemed a lateral water hazard during the play 
  of hole #1.            
  The water hazard on hole #7 is deemed a lateral water hazard during the play of hole #6.
  The use of distance measuring devices will be allowed for distance only.  
  The trees between #13 green and behind #18 tee box are integral parts of course. No relief.
Abnormal Ground Conditions: In additional to the Gateway PGA Tournament Rules of Play, 
other areas of unusual damage, including but not limited to the following, even though unmarked:
Non-burrowing animal damage, aeration holes, verticut marks, sod seams, erosion furrows, golf
car maintenance vehicle damage, ground cracks (width of a scoring pencil or greater), water 
and/or construction damaged areas.  Relief is for the lie of the ball only.  If a ball comes to rest in
any of the aforementioned conditions the player may without penalty: Mark, Lift, Clean, and Drop
the Ball as near as possible where it lay, but not nearer to the hole.      



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