NIHGA 1st Match Play Outing

 

 Maryland National Golf Club

Middletown, MD

 

Course Phone: 301-371-0000

 

 

Date: Thursday, August 2nd  2007

 

Tee Times:  Beginning at 12:30pm

 

Cost:  $ 50.00 (with mandatory cart) Includes range balls.

 

Tees to use:

(Gold  - 71.8, 135, 6504)  Back Tees

(White - 69.6, 123, 6069)  Middle Tees

(Green - 67.2, 119, 5848)  Senior Tees

(Red   - 68.3, 120, 4844)  Front Tees

 

Money Collection:  Please pay in the Pro Shop no later than 15 minutes before your tee time. 

 

Contact: Contact Charlie Brown (301-594-0529) crbrown@nih.gov with your team lineup (first and last names and team number).

 

Directions: From the Capital Beltway (I-495)

       Take I-270 North towards Frederickuntil you reach I-70 West.

       Take I-70 West towards Hagerstown and follow for approximately 4 miles

       Getoff at Exit 49, Middletown / Braddock Heights Exit

       At the end of the off-ramp turn left on to Alternate 40 West towards Middletown

       Follow Alternate 40 for approximately 2.5 miles

       Turn right on to Hollow Road just after the Sunoco Service Station

       Follow Hollow Road for 3 miles, Maryland National Golf Club is on the left

 

Score Cards:  Winning Team transmits results to Norm and Max Castillo.  Score cards do need to be signed and there is no ‘NIHGA box’ in Pro Shop! 

 

INCLUDE winning and losing team numbers, first and last name and handicap of each player, and the score (e.g.; 3-2, 1-up, 19-holes).  See the match-play results for last year.

 

 

Announcements: 

 

This is Match Play.  See handicaps posted on NIHGA website for your 4-Ball handicap. 

 

Please follow the NIHGA rules outlined in the web site concerning other methods for playing ready golf.  The following web site also gives good examples on how to get through a round of golf in 4½ hours if everyone follows these simple procedures: http://www.readygolfclub.com/readygolfrules.htm

 

 

Maryland National is a SPIKELESS golf facility.  Appropriate dress is required.

 

Rules of Play:  Please review.

Lost Ball and Ball Out of Bounds (Rule 10):

 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.

 

 

CHOICE OF TEES:  Rule 5J states that:  "Normally, men play from the white tees and women from the red tees.   However, any member may choose to play from either the blue, white or red 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 first outing played by the member."

 

Please visit the NIHGA web page (http://www.recgov.org/nihga) for updated information about the NIHGA.  This is where scores and award winners will be announced.