NIH Golf Association

4th Stroke Play Outing of 2008

 

Hollow Creek Golf Club

50 Glenbrook Drive

Middletown, MD 21769

301-371-0400

Pro shop: 301-371-9166

 

 

DATE:  Wednesday, May 21, 2008

 

FORMAT:  Tee times starting at 8:30 AM and at ten minute intervals

 

COST:  $45.00 per player - includes mandatory cart and range balls 

 

PAY in Pro Shop no later than 30 minutes before your scheduled tee time.

 

OUTING COORDINATOR:  Jason Meisch Team 4

 

Please provide your foursome or individual name to get paired with a group to Jason, via email at jason@clubgolf.com no later than Monday, May 19, 2008.  Please provide the first and last name, team number of each player and preferred tee time.

 

Tees to use:

 

BACK:   BLUE  – 6610 yards; rating 72.0; slope 135 

MIDDLE: WHITE - 6262 yards; rating 70.3; slope 133

SENIOR: GREEN – 5697 yards; rating 67.6; slope 124

FRONT:  RED   – 5080 yards; rating 69.9; slope 126 

 

Choice of Tees:

 

Rule 5J states that:  "Normally, men play from the middle tees and women from the forward tees.  However, any man may choose to play from either the back, middle or senior (if in use, otherwise forward for that round) tees and any woman may choose any of the four sets of tees.  The set of tees selected must be consistent throughout the entire season, including match-play events.  The selection of tees is to be made at the member’s first stroke-play outing of the season." 

 

Directions: 

 

FROM THE EAST: Take I-70 West to Exit #49.  Go left towards Middletown for three miles.  Take left on Middletown Parkway (Glenbrook Community entrance).  Take the first left onto Glenbrook Drive.  Clubhouse is on the left.

 

FROM THE WEST: Take I-70 East to Exit #42.  Go right on Route 17 towards Middletown.  Take left on Main Street (ALT. Route 40).  Go about 1 mile and go right on Middletown Parkway (Entrance to Glenbrook Community).  Take first left onto Glenbrook Drive.  Clubhouse is on the left.

 

Dress Code:   Appropriate golf attire is required.

 

Awards:  Low gross and low net, from 4 to 6 flights, depending on number of members playing

                   Closest to the pin on all Par 3's

                   2 Long Drive holes for each set of tees - Holes 5 and 10

 

Score Cards:   Every player, including guest(s), must sign the score card.  THIS IS MANDATORY!  Your scores will not count unless your card is signed.  A box will be provided for your completed score card in the Pro Shop.  Please, print CLEARLY both first and last names and team number for each player on the scorecard.

 

Speed of Play:   To speed up play, Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) will be in effect.  Please pick up your ball when you have reached your ESC.  Also, continuous putting is recommended.   

HANDICAP                              ESC SCORE

Less than 10                               double bogey                  

10 to 19                                               7

20 to 29                                               8

30 to 39                                               9

40 or more *                                       10

 

*New players with a default handicap index of 0 should use an ESC of 9 until they have played in two or more outings.

 

Please follow the NIHGA rules outlined in the web site concerning ESC and other methods concerning playing ready golf.  The following web site also gives good examples on how to get through a round of golf in 4-1/2 hours if everyone follows these simple procedures.  See website at the following address: http://www.readygolfclub.com/readygolfrules.htm

 

 

 

SLOW PLAY

Please be advised, that our NIHGA golfing contract with those golf courses being played in 2008 contains a provision that course management may use golf rangers/marshals to assist in ensuring the all players are adhering to the course's [stated] pace of play.  The ranger/marshal(s) on duty will have full authority, during NIHGA golf outings, to enforce their respective courses' speed of play.  Should the ranger/marshal(s) determine that your group has fallen behind and approaches your group, please, follow their instructions in that their actions will allow your group to get back into position.  NIHGA members should use their ESC if the marshal(s) ask you [your group] to pick-up your golf ball and skip a hole or holes. Members without an ESC should use a score of 9.  The course marshals may or may not elect to issue a warning PRIOR to enforcement ... but in any event - PLEASE OBEY THE MARSHALS AND ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING GOOD GOLF ETIQUETTE.

1. Please keep up with the group in front.
      Should your group fall a clear hole behind (e.g. you are on the tee of a four or five par hole and the previous group has already left the green) and it is delaying the group behind, please invite the group behind to play through (irrespective of the number of players in that group),
    
2. Always conduct yourself in a disciplined manner.
      Please demonstrate courtesy and sportsmanship at all times, irrespective of how competitive you may be - this is the SPIRIT OF THE GAME.
    
3. No more than five minutes is allowed to search for a ball.
      If you can’t find your ball in 5 minutes you must proceed by either playing your provisional ball or, if you didn’t hit a provisional, taking the famous NIH 2-stroke penalty and playing from the fairway at the distance the ball was thought to be lost. If more than one ball needs to be found, split up and search for all the balls at the same time.
    
4. Do not play until the players in front are out of range.
      Should a player play a ball in the direction where there is danger of hitting someone, please shout the customary warning “FORE”.
    
5. Everyone should play ready golf (http://home.att.net/~seniorgolf/ready.htm).
      Go to your ball and get ready to hit your next shot as soon as it is feasible;  i.e., not impeding another player's shot.  Don't always wait for your cartmate to play before going to your ball.
    
6. Abide by the Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) rule.
      STOP when you reach one less than your respective ESC score;  e.g., if your ESC is 8 and you have played 7 strokes, you should pick up your ball without taking the eighth stroke.

 

  *Don't be a no-show:  Call your Team Captain and the golf course (301-371-9166) should you at the last minute be unable to participate in the outing due to personal reasons.  THE NIHGA PLAYS GOLF AS LONG AS THE COURSE IS OPEN!  Click here to view the NIHGA no-show policy.

 

Rules of Play:  Please review.

 

Rule 10 - Lost Ball and Ball Out of Bounds

A.  A ball which has been determined to have come to rest outside the defined boundaries of the course can be placed in the fairway on a line perpendicular to the centerline of the fairway and even with the point at which the ball left the course; The point selected will be no less than five yards from the edge of the green.  Two penalty strokes will be added to the players score for the hole.

 

B.  If a ball is determined to be lost; the next shot can be played from the fairway and even with the point at which the ball was presumed lost.  The point selected will be no less than five yards from the edge of the green.  Two penalty strokes will be added to the players score for the hole.  No more than five minutes, from the time the player reaches the likely location of his/her ball shall be spent searching for the ball.

 

C.  If a ball is known or thought to be out of bounds or lost, a player has the option to hit a provisional shot from the same spot to take a stroke-and-distance penalty instead of the two stroke penalty specified in paragraphs A and B.  The provisional shot must be hit before advancing to look for the possibly lost or out-of-bounds ball.  Going back for a stroke-and-distance penalty is not permitted.  If the original ball is found and is in-bounds, the original ball is the ball in play.

 

Please visit the NIHGA web page http://www.recgov.org/nihga/index.htm for updated information on the activities of the NIHGA.  This is where scores and award winners will be posted.