Proposed SRCGA Women's Policies & Procedures
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Women’s Policies & Procedures
Solivita Ryder Cup Golf Association Event
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The Women’s Committee is composed of four members selected by and from the USA members and four members selected by and from the ROW members. The committee is composed of the past Captains, current Captains and future Captains with additional committee members as needed. The captains will serve a two year term, assisting future captains in running the Ladies Ryder Cup Event.
1. The SRCGA will hold an annual Women’s tournament.
2. Each day’s competition will consist of an equal number of players from each team for the two day event. Players from the previous year are asked by e-mail if they are interested in participating in the current year – they have first right of refusal. Players can then be pulled from a list of those interested to complete the field. The division of the players will be made into two groupings; Nancy Lopes and Annika Sorensen flights. The maximum handicap is 36. Both teams will play each day. Two additional team members will fill positions as Alternates. Alternates will fill in as needed before the tournament begins. In order to accommodate players who want to play only one day of the tournament, we may add additional players as needed.
3. Each Women’s team should strive to have a sufficient number of players to field 16 players for two events.
4. Day One will be determined by the hosting team of the current year. There will be 1 point awarded per Match. The pairings will be “straight down” the handicaps: Players #1 and #2 of each team will be paired against each other; Players #3 and #4 will be paired, etc. If the match is a draw, ½ point is awarded to each team.
5. Day Two will be Individual Match Play. Players will be matched at a Pairings Meeting held by the Team Committees. The previous year’s winning team will put forth the 1st pairings. All play will be from the Green Tees. The player with the lower handicap in each Singles Match will play to scratch and the other player’s handicap will be reduced accordingly. There will be “1” point awarded per Match! If the match is a draw, 1/2 point is awarded to each team.
6. SRCGA Women’s Committee may agree to change the formats for events to be played.
7. In the event of a player withdrawal before a match due to a personal emergency, illness or injury and an alternate cannot be found, the match will be considered a draw with each team receiving a half-point. In the event a player withdraws during a match due to a personal emergency, illness or injury and less than nine holes have been played, each team will receive a half-point. If nine or more holes have been played, the status of the match at the time of suspension of play will determine the outcome. In the case of extreme weather, as determined by either player at their discretion considers it unsafe to continue play; the match will be considered a draw unless thirteen or more holes have been played in which case the status of the match will determine the outcome. All unresolved contentions, which may occur during a match, will be settled by the Women’s Committee and points awarded accordingly.
8. A meeting will be held between the two Team Committees prior to the Pre-Tournament Gathering to select pairings. For Day One, the Captain representing the winning team from the previous year shall announce her first “better ball” pairing; the Captain representing the losing team will announce the opposition pair. The sequence shall continue until all pairings are complete. The same process will be followed for the Singles Pairings, with the first selection made by the Captain representing the previous year’s losing team, until all the pairings are complete.
9. A “Gathering of Teams”, pre-tournament dinner shall be held the evening prior to Day One of the tournament and all pairings will be announced. USA (odd years) and ROW (even years) alternate as lead team for the dinner each year.
10. An awards banquet will be held immediately following the completion of the golf tournament.
