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19th Annual Abqaiq Open Tournament Guidelines

Sign up details and Entry fee Sign up details can be found at the Ain Nakhl Golf Club website at http://www.abqaiqgolf.com/2020AbqaiqOpen.html.

Entry Fee: $95 per entrant. Paid via PayPal. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to entrants & volunteers only.

This is a Walking Tournament. Valets will be provided to carry participants to their starting holes if desired.

Eligibility To enter the tournament, you must have a recognized current Handicap Index (HI) and be 16 years of age and above. Entrants are required to arrange for their own access to Abqaiq camp. The maximum handicap given for the tournament is 24. So, for example, if you play off a 28 handicap, you will only receive 24 handicap strokes for the tournament.

Your HI will be updated during registration. Winners will be required to show proof of their HI.

Prizes Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gross and Net. Skill Prizes to be awarded on select holes. Only one Skill Prize per player will be awarded, so be sure to put your name down on the skill prize list if you have a reasonably close challenge.

A raffle draw will be included for those players not who do not win any of the other prizes. You must be present to win.

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Sand course etiquette and rules Course foot ware: Considerable effort goes into making the brown putting surfaces comparative to grass putting surfaces. To respect the grounds staff and fellow competitors, every entrant must wear a flat soled shoe as shown in the examples below. Entrants failing to adhere to this requirement will be asked to seek the proper foot ware or will be withdrawn from the tournament. Please prepare yourself in advance.

Playing Mats The following guidelines must be followed regarding playing matts:

I. Mats (including the backing) shall be round with a minimum diameter of 10” and a maximum diameter of 12”.

II. Mats shall be made from artificial grass or equialent material, be uniform in thickness, be of even texture, lie flat, and be free of wrinkles.

III. No markings are allowed on the upper surface of the mat, i.e.: shall not have a line on the surface of the mat.

IV. Without penalty, a mat damaged or lost during play may be replaced or two or more players may share a single mat. The damaged or shared mat shall be replaced at the earliest opportunity.

V. Only one side of the mat shall be used during play. (Penalty: Disqualification)

VI. Except as provided in item IV above, only one mat is to be used during a stipulated round.

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Details regarding mat placement, ball position, ball movement, etc. can be found in the local rules. Links to the local rules and course guide are provided on the website.

A limited number of mats are available for sale through the Ain Nakhl Golf Club.

Important Times Breakfast: 07:00

Registration: 07:00 – 08:15 Tournament Announcement: 08:30

Shotgun Start: 09:00 All players are expected to tee-off at their designated starting holes at 9am. After the tournament announcements, players will need to proceed directly to their respective starting holes. We will have volunteer valets available to drive players to their starting holes. Priority will be given to those players further away from the clubhouse. This will be a walking tournament, however carts will be provided, If available, for players with a proven medical condition. Player’s should arrive at their starting holes, ready to play, within 5 minutes before his starting time.

Failure to tee off with 5 minutes of your allocated start time will result in a penalty as defined by Rule 33-7.

Penalty: The penalty for failure to start on time is two strokes in stroke play. Penalty for lateness beyond five minutes is disqualification.

Scorecard Each competitor will be provided a score card containing the date, their name, starting hole, and handicap during registration. The Committee will be responsible for the addition of scores and the application of the handicap recorded on the score card. The competitor will be responsible to ensure that the correct hole by hole gross scores are recorded on the card, the accuracy of their handicap, and signatures of marker and player.

Unsigned and wrongly filled out cards will be an automatic DQ after review by the committee.

Decision on Ties In case of ties, the winner will be determined on the basis of the following:

1. Best score for the last nine holes (holes 10 through 18). 2. Best score for the last six holes (holes 13 through 18). 3. Best score for the last three holes (holes 16 through 18). 4. Best score on the 18th hole.

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Cancellation Policy

Notification to withdraw from the tournament MUST be made no less than 72 hrs before the tournament begins. This policy is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

No refunds will be given for NO Shows.

To register your withdrawal please contact the Tournament director Kingsley Okyere at kingsley.oky@gmail.com. (+966 55 597 1249)

Entry fee collection To register, you must pay by credit card via PayPal.

Note: If you prefer to pay by cash, the entry fee is 400 SAR, payable no later than March 2, 2020. Payment can be made by contacting the Tournament director Kingsley Okyere at kingsley.oky@gmail.com. (+966 55 597 1249)

Suspension of Play In the unlikely event that play is suspended, the following guidelines should be followed:

Players between holes: Players must not resume play until the Committee has ordered a resumption of play.

Players on hole: Players must discontinue play immediately, mark their ball position and not resume play until the Committee has ordered a resumption of play