Written by Jim Umland | 08 June 2010

Periodically, results for tournaments or the Wednesday league will be reposted with very different results from the original posted data.  Since we get inquiries as to why someone might have been in the money in the first posting and not in the reposting, I will try to explain some of the reasons for the changes.

1.             Player omission.  Sometimes a player has been inadvertently omitted from the tournament (misplaced scorecard, check-in error, human error {it happens, sorry}. etc).  Many times this one person can affect the tournament a lot.  So when we are contacted regarding the situation, we will rerun the whole tournament.

2.            Software problems.  To keep the SAC computed up to date on the current handicaps, we have to transfer all of the data from the EMGA computer (this is the only computer at Edinburgh USA that communicates with GHIN) into the SAC computer.  Sometimes this transfer is incomplete for whatever reason (only the computer Gods know) and the handicaps are incorrect.  This happened in the last tournament.  We didn’t catch it until someone noticed an incorrect handicap.

3.            Human error.  All scores are entered manually by different people.  Everyone does their best but errors do and will happen.  When we are advised of an error, we will correct it and sometimes this leads to a reposting of the whole tournament.

We always strive to post an accurate tournament and will continue to do so.  If you do feel a mistake has been made, please contact us ASAP so we can check on it and we will correct it if necessary.

SCORECARD ITEMS TO REMEMBER

1.            Please put LAST NAMES on the scorecard.  Scores are entered by different people and not everyone is readily identified by their first names.  Scorecards with no last names will be disqualified from tournaments.

2.            Please enter the scores clearly on one scorecard.  If you have your own game in your foursome (most do) please use a second scorecard.

3.            Please add the scores on your scorecard.  It gives us a quick way to check if any mistakes have been made.

4.            If you pick up on a hole, please enter the score you most likely would have gotten and place an ‘X’ next to it.   Do NOT automatically put your adjusted GHIN score down, we will make that adjustment when we enter the scores to GHIN.

5.            Make sure you turn in your card.  It seems every week, we have to disqualify a golfer because we have no scorecard for them.  If you want your score to count on Wednesdays (very important if you are on a league team) and you play early or with guests, please leave your card in the scorecard box on the Club Room desk.  Remember, USGA requires you to enter ALL scores, so if you leave the card in the box, it will get entered.

6.            Golf is not a game of ‘gimmies’.  Please putt out all putts.  Even the pros occasionally miss a 2 footer.

Written by Jim Umland | 03 June 2010

2010 Saint Andrews Club Guest Day

Wednesday, June 9 – 1:30p.m Shotgun

Fee is $125 per person and it includes:

Range balls, practice area, golf, cart, banquet and many prizes.

Registration begins at 11am in the Club Room.

Horse Race, Team Skins, Raffle tickets and Tee Prizes.

Massage on a tip basis during registration (either chair or platform).

Lunch on your own between 11am, (recommend early) and 1pm.

Golf begins in the form of a shotgun at 1:30.

Banquet immediately following golf at about 6:30.

Tournament Rules

1. 1. 4 person – Combined Man in the Box & Net Best Ball

1. All players hit their tee shot – at that point the team selects who will be the “Man in the Box”.  The “Man in the Box” then proceeds to play his/her own ball into the cup.  The remaining three players proceed to play a 1 0f 3 Net Best Ball.

1. 3. The team score for each hole is the “Man in the Box” net score added to the Net Best Ball score of the

other three teammates.

1. 4. Each player must be the “Man in the Box” a minimum of three times for the 18 holes.

1. 5. Players will be allowed to finish out putts to keep play moving.

1. 6. Women hit from the red tees – Seniors (60 & over with a combined handicap and age of 78 or greater) from the white tees (optional).  Must declare at registration. – all others from the blue tees.

1. 7. Ties will be broken by a score card playoff (low score on #1 handicap hole is the winner.

If still tied #2 handicap hole and so forth.)  In the event there is no outright skins winner, the least tied hole will be where the skin is awarded and split to the winners of that hole.

Awards

1^st Place - $400   (100)                                    4^th Place - $200 (50)                        21^st Place - $140 (35)

2^nd Place - $300  ( 75)                                    11^th Place - $180 (45)                        22^nd Place - $120 (30)

3^rd Place - $240  ( 60)            12^th Place - $160 (40)

Written by Jim Umland | 06 May 2010

Thursday, May 6  - The Wednesday league teams are filled.  Because of high winds and showers, several teams did not have enough players to file a score so the official start of the league will be next Wednesday, May 12.

Written by Andrea Cottrell | 06 February 2010

Welcome to the new SAC Tournaments website.  Please attend the Annual Spring Meeting on Saturday, April 3, 2010 for more details.