MAUREEN ORCUTT TROPHY TOURNAMENT

 

Entry Fee: $70 per player/36 holes

  $25 per player/9 holes

Days: 18 Holers - 2

          9 Holers -1


 

Eligibility: Open to any girl who has not reached her 19th birthday by midnight of the day of the competition who is a resident of the New York metropolitan area, with or without a USGA Handicap Index. Players may choose to participate in either the 36-hole Trophy Tournament or play in the 9-hole Event. Each player may carry her own clubs or use a pull cart, provided the host club has no objection.  If the host club does not allow pull carts, then the player is required to carry her own clubs. In the case of extraordinary circumstances, the player may request, in writing, at least two weeks before the tournament, an exception to be made to this rule. Caddies are not permitted.  Handicaps are revised seven days before the event.

 

Trophy Tournament Format: Aggregate of two rounds of 18-hole stroke play (36 holes total). 95% Course Handicap will be used. Pairings made by the Committee. Second day starting times will be determined by first day results. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Committee to optimize pace of play. Trophy awarded to the low gross winner. Ties for the trophy will be decided by a hole-by-hole playoff beginning on a hole determined by the committee. Any player not present for the playoff must forfeit the playoff. Prizes awarded for 1st and 2nd low gross and 1st and 2nd low net.  All ties, except for the gross trophy, will be decided by a match of cards. The Edna Peek Memorial Trophy is also awarded to the low gross winner from the Westchester District.  Players are eligible to win both trophies. Ties for the Edna Peek Trophy will be decided by a match of cards. 

 

9-Hole Event Format: 9 holes of stroke play, played on Day 2.  Pairings made by the Committee. Prizes awarded for the 1st and 2nd low gross. Ties will be decided by a match of cards.

 

All competitors and spectators must abide by the WMGA Dress Code, Code of Conduct and Electronic Communication Devices policies.