Monday, July 26, 2010

Apo hosts Kadayawan Golf Cup on Aug.7,8

Apo Golf and Country Club will host this year’s Kadayawan Golf Cup in celebration of Davao’s annual festival.  The weekend tournament set for August 7 and 8 will use the two-player scramble format (best ball). Team of two plays the better ball on every shot until they hole out.  Each team may choose to play 18 or 36 holes, the best 18-hole round to count.  The teams will be classified according to the average handicap of the team members and will be grouped into Classes A, B, C, Ladies, Juniors and Seniors divisions.
Open to members and guests, the tournament is the club’s way of celebrating and promoting the festival month of Davao especially to the playing tourists.
Entry fee is P5,000 per team inclusive of 18-hole round, caddie fees, giveaways (locker bag, cap and golf balls), meals during awarding, raffle, free golf instructions and a chance to win hole-in-one prizes.  The second 18-hole round is P2,000 per team. The free golf lesson which may be used by the player or his/her immediate family member will be conducted by Golfmix professionals led by US-trained and certified coach Chris Guerrero.
First 88 teams to register and pay before July 18 will receive a limited edition Kadayawan Golf Cup umbrella.
Event beneficiaries are Rotary Club of Matina Davao and Rotary Club of South Davao to support their projects for Diego Silang Elementary School and Mary Immaculate Concepcion, respectively, and the community projects of Junior Chamber International-Davao Regions.(pr)


CONDITIONS OF PLAY:
1.   ORGANIZER
Organizing Committee of Kadayawan Golf Cup 2010

2.   VENUE & DATES
      Apo Golf & Country Club, August 7 & 8 2010.

3.   ELIGIBILITY
The tournament is open to all golfers, men, ladies, juniors, seniors, members or non-members of the host venue. 

4.    SIZE OF FIELD
The field shall be limited to 160 teams (320 players.)
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to adjust and finalize the number of participants to play in this tournament. 

5.    FORMAT   
The event is a team competition and shall be played using the Two-Player Scramble Format (best ball). 
Participating teams shall be grouped and classified according to their age, gender and/or handicap. (See table below)
Handicaps shall be used for classification purposes only.
Competition among participating teams shall be according to gross scores.  Teams with the lower 18-hole gross score shall be deemed winners.
Participating teams have an option to pay/play only 1 round (18-holes) or pay/play for a second 18-hole round.  Only the team’s best 18-hole round will count for the competition.
OPEN DIVISION
Team composition:
Combination of Male, Female, Junior &/or Senior
Group
Team Handicap
Class A
11.9 and lower
Class B
12.0 to 21.9
Class C
22 and higher
       
  LADIES’ DIVISION 
Team composition:
Combination of Female &/or Junior Girls
No Classification (OPEN)

JUNIORS’ DIVISION (17 years old & below)

Team composition:
Combination of Junior Boys &/or Junior Girls
No Classification (OPEN)

SENIORS’ DIVISION (51 years old & above)

Team composition:
Combination of Male &/or Female golfers aged 51 and above
No Classification (OPEN)
6.   HANDICAPS
Handicaps for the OPEN DIVISION shall be used for classification purposes only. 
The lower handicap among the two players in the team, shall be the teams’ handicap to be used for classification.

7.   MANNER OF PLAY
            In a two-player scramble format, each player in the team tees off on each hole.
The best of the tee shots is selected and both players play their second shots from that spot, with the selected ball to be played first as it lies and the other player placing his/her ball within 1-club length from the spot, not nearer the hole.    
The best of the second shots is determined, then both play their third shots from that spot, again, with the selected ball to be played first as it lies and the other player placing his/her ball within 1-club length not nearer the hole.
This procedure is followed until the ball is holed. 
One team score is recorded.
  1. PAIRINGS & TEE TIMES
The official pairings and tee times for DAY 1 (Saturday, 7 August) shall be made available and posted at the venue by 12:00NN of August 6, Friday.
DAY 2 (Sunday, 8 August) pairings and tee times shall be posted by Saturday, 7 August.
9.         TEES
Participants shall use the designated markers accordingly.
BLUE   -  Men
WHITE -  Seniors & Junior Boys
RED     -  Ladies & Junior Girls
10.        AWARDS
Trophies shall be awarded to the following:
Over-all Team Champion            -           Team with the lowest 18-hole gross score
            OPEN DIVISION                        -           Class A – Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
                                                            -           Class B – Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
                                                            -           Class C – Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
            LADIES’ DIVISION                     -           Team Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
            SENIORS’ DIVISION                  -           Team Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
            JUNIORS’ DIVISION                  -           Team Champion, 1st and 2nd Runners-up
11.       HOLE-IN-ONE
Hole-in-one prizes will be at stake in the par 3 holes.  Prizes and hole assignments to be announced later.

12.        TIES
Ties for first place will be settled by a sudden death play-off.  All minor placing shall be decided based on a count back system as follows :
    1. Last 18 holes, if a tie still persists, then,
    2. Last 9 holes (hole 10-18), if a tie still persists, then,
    3. Last 6 holes (hole 13-18), if a tie still persists, then,
    4. Last 3 holes (hole 16-18), if a tie still persists, then,
    5. Hole 18.
If a tie still persists, then the preceding 18 holes, 9 holes, 6 holes, 3 holes in that order.
In case a sudden death play-off is not possible due to darkness or bad weather conditions, above count back system shall be applied to determine the winners.

13.        RULES OF GOLF
The tournament will be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf approved by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and with the Local Rules approved by the Organizing Committee. Disputes, if any, will be settled by the Organizing Committee, and a decision made by the Organizing Committee will be final.  The competition shall be deemed to have closed when the prizes have been presented. There will be a Rules Official to officiate this tournament. All questions on the rules of golf shall be referred to the rules official

14.        TIME OF STARTING Both team players must report to the registration table at least 30 minutes before their starting time and should arrive at the designated starting hole 10 minutes before their starting time.
Rule 33-7 will be applied for a breach to this Rule. If a player arrives at the starting tee, ready to play, within five minutes after the starting time of his/her group, the penalty for the failure to start on time is 2 strokes, to be added to the score of the first hole, instead of disqualification.

15.        MOTORIZED CARS
Only senior golfers and players with special cases of limiting physical condition shall be permitted to use automotive transportation during a stipulated round.

16.        ORGANIZING COMMITTEE The Organizing Committee shall be appointed by the Apo Golf Club Committee, who reserves the right to adjust, alter and/or amend any of the conditions of competition as they see fit.

 17.       ENTRY FEE, CADDIE FEES AND DEADLINE Entry fee is P5,000 per team inclusive of 18-hole round, caddie fees, giveaways (locker bag, cap and golf balls), meals during awarding, raffle, free golf instructions and a chance to win hole-in-one prizes. 
Fee for the second 18-hole round is P2,000 per team inclusive of caddie fees.
Deadline for submission of entry form and payment is on July 25, 2010 (Sunday.)



KADAYAWAN GOLF CUP SECRETARIAT
For inquiries and registration, please call the Kadayawan Golf Cup secretariat at
Apo Golf and Country Club
Davao landline: (+6382) 2982851  (+6382)2862833  
Manila landline: (+6382)9647855
Mobile: 0905.3169757, 0928.5047083, 0922.8666293  
Email:  kadayawangolfcup@gmail.com

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