Texas Four-Ball

Tournament Information

Date: Aug. 21-23, 2020
Host Club: Bentwater Country Club – Weiskopf Course
Address: 800 Bentwater Drive, Montgomery, TX 77356
Phone: (936) 567-6219
TGA Staff Contact: Tournament Manager, Justin Guthrie

Entry & Eligibility Information

Entries Open: June 23, 2020 @ 9:00 AM
Entries Close: August 12, 2020 @ 5:00 PM
Exempt Deadline: July 22, 2020 @ 5:00 PM
Entry Fee: $650

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers residing in the state of Texas age 25 or older as of the first round of tournament play, with a certified WHS Handicap Index of 6.4 or less. To be eligible for the Senior Division, both players must be 55 or older as of the first round of tournament play. To be eligible for the Super Senior Division, both players must be age 65 or older as of the first round of tournament play. Teams in the Senior and Super Senior Division will need participants to have a WHS Handicap Index of 8.4 or less. Please reference TGA Policies and Procedures for further details, including Policies and Procedures, and Terms of Competition.

Entry Procedure: The field will be established in the order in which entries are received with a priority for exempt players until the published exemption deadline of Wednesday, July 22 at 5:00 PM. Once the exemption deadline has passed, and if the field is not full, the TGA will fill the remaining spots in the field with wait-listed entries. These entries will be accepted into the field in the order in which they were received respective to divsions and field size limits. For additional information regarding the wait list and when the number of applicants exceeds the field capacity, please refer to the TGA Policies and Procedures.

Waitlist Procedure/Priority: When a spot becomes available in the championship field, the TGA will fill that spot with the top ranked waitlisted team in the division respective to the withdraw. Once all waitlisted teams in a specific division have been exhausted, the TGA will then fill the spot in the field with the highest ranked waitlisted team, regardless of division. For example: If a team from the Senior Division withdraws, the highest ranked Senior Division team on the waitlist will be contacted to fill that spot. If there are no remaining Senior Division teams on the waitlist, the highest overall waitlisted team will be contact. This could be a Championship Division or Super Senior Division team. 

Championship Information

TGA COVID-19 CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDELINES

Format/Field Size: Play will be contested over 54 holes of Four-Ball stroke play with three (3) divisions; Championship, Senior and Super Senior. Each division will play from separate tees/yardages and separate champions will be recognized in each division. At the conclusion of 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 40 teams (ties), with a pro-rates representation from each division. The pro-rated allocation of the teams making the cut from each division will be reflective of the number of teams in each division, relative to the total field size. The determination of the total field size, number of teams in each division and pro-rated representation making the cut (before ties) will be announced in conjunction with the pairings being posted.

The field is limited to 80 teams, as outlined below:

• Championship 25 & over (48 teams)
• Senior 55 & over (20 teams)
• Super Senior 65 & over (12 teams)

Caddies: Caddies are permitted during the championship and must walk at all times. Players are responsible for supplying their own caddie for the competition. Caddies must abide by the host facility dress code.

Spectators: Spectators are permitted during the championship and must walk at all time. Spectator carts are prohibited. Spectators must abide by the host facilities dress code.

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