Two-Player Alternate Shot Tournament Rules

Description: In Alternate Shot, each player hits a tee shot, then one of the shots is chosen as the ball in play. The team member whose tee shot was not chosen hits the next shot with the ball in play and the remaining shots are alternated between team members until the ball is holed. Estimated handicaps will be accepted for this tournament.

U.S.G.A. rules apply unless otherwise stated herein.

Rules for this tourney

• Men play from the WHITE (or equivalent) tees. Women play from the RED (or equivalent) tees.

• Each team member's tee shot must be used at least 7 times during the round.

• Play the ball as it lies with the exception that a ball sitting IN a weather crack (i.e. more than 1/3 of the ball below the level of the ground) may be lifted and placed at the nearest point of relief (like within two or three inches) no closer to the hole.

  If the weather or course conditions are suspect, the head pro or other golf course official should be consulted regarding other exceptions such as improving lies or lift-clean-and-place.

• Each team shall hole out all putts.

• No Shows: If one team member fails to show, the remaining player will be allowed to hit 2 tee shots, choose the best, then play one ball until it is holed. The "team" handicap will be adjusted as necessary.

• Late Arrivals/Early Departures: If one team member arrives late or must leave prior to completion of the round, the remaining player shall proceed per the No Show rules. No team handicap adjustment will be made unless one member misses 9 or more holes.

• Ties: Ties will be broken as follows:
  1. Low net team score for the last 9 holes
  2. Low net team score for the last 6 holes
  3. Low net team score for the last 3 holes
  4. Low net team score for the last hole
  5. Coin flip

General rules for all tournies

• In the case of bad weather, check with the golf course. If the course is open, we will play.
• If a player's ball is in the woods, the player has two options: 1) Play the ball as it lies; or 2) treat the woods like a lateral hazard and drop within two club lengths of the point where the ball was thought to have crossed into the woods with a ONE STROKE PENALTY.
• If a player's ball is lost in the woods or elsewhere, there is also the option to replay the previous shot with ONE STROKE PENALTY. This is often impractical during public play, so players have the further option of dropping another ball as near as possible to the place where the original ball is thought to be lost, keeping the same lie, and adding ONE STROKE PENALTY.
• All tournaments are flighted to allow individuals/teams to compete with those of near-equal ability.
• Prizes for each tourney are based upon the number of entrants.
• Play temporary greens as if they were real (i.e. hole out all putts).
• If any group can not finish the tournament due to weather or darkness, all scores and prizes for their respective flights will be determined by the last hole completed by all individuals/teams in each flight.
• Keep up with the group in front of you!

Handicapping for this tourney

Tournament Handicaps
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1. Calculate the Tournament Handicap for each participant as follows:
    
                                   (USGA slope rating for tees being played)
   (Current USGA handicap index) X -----------------------------------------
                                                      113

   Round this result to the nearest whole number with .50 or more rounding up,
   .49 or less rounding down.

   Example: A player with a 7.8 index playing from the blue tees, which have
            a slope rating of 126, would have a calculated Tournament Handicap of:
            
                  7.8 X 126/113 = 8.697  or  9  
                   
2. Make tee rating adjustments as necessary if participants are playing from
   different tees.
   
   Case 1 - Blue (or White) tees rated higher than Red tees:
   
            Subtract Red rating from Blue rating and add the result to the
            Tournament Handicaps of all participants playing from the Blue tees.

            Round this result to the nearest whole number with .50 or more rounding up,
            .49 or less rounding down.
   
     Example: Blue rating 70.6, Red rating 68.1.
   
            70.6 - 68.1 = 2.5 or 3
            
            Add 3 strokes to the Tournament Handicaps of all Blue tee players.

   Case 2 - Red tees rated higher than Blue (or White) tees:
   
            Subtract Blue rating from Red rating and add the result to the
            Tournament Handicaps of all participants playing from the Red tees.

            Round this result to the nearest whole number with .50 or more rounding up,
            .49 or less rounding down.
   
     Example: Blue rating 71.4, Red rating 72.2.
   
            72.2 - 71.4 = 0.8 or 1
            
            Add 1 stroke to the Tournament Handicaps of all Red tee players.

Team Handicaps
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   Multiply the Tournament Handicap of both players by .5
      
   Sum the two numbers and round to the nearest whole stroke with .50 or
   more rounding up, .49 or less rounding down.
      
   The resulting number of strokes are subtracted from the team's gross
   score to determine their net score.