Northern California Golf Association

U.S. Senior Amateur Sectional Qualifying

Serrano Country Club

July 26, 2021

 

Player Information Sheet

 

 

Club Information (website/directions):                 

Serrano Country Club

5005 Serrano Parkway

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

916-533-9005

Website: www.serranocountryclub.org

 

Format:                                                         

18 holes of individual stroke play. Contestants will play from the USGA Tee Markers wherever they are situated (see Yardage sheet). The low 4 individual scores will advance to the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on August 28- September 2, 2021.

 

Any play-offs will take place immediately after the conclusion of play for the last spot and two alternate positions.

 

Competition Schedule:                               

Starting times will begin at 8:00 AM off Holes #1 and #10. Please click here for groupings and starting times. Please be at your assigned tee at least 10 minutes prior to your starting time.

 

Practice Round Information:          

Green fees: $55; cart fee: $20-per person. Practice Round booking may be done no more than 3 days in advance and is based on availability with afternoon times preferred. Please call the Pro Shop to arrange for practice round tee times and identify yourself as a U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifying participant.

 

Scoring: 

Players are expected to download the USGA TM app (or GolfGenius). If you have previously downloaded the app please make sure you have the most up to date version. The player GGID is available on the scorecard PDF available above and will be given to you on the first tee by the starter.

  •  DURING THE ROUND - Within the group, players will be marking for one other player (just as you would with a paper scorecard). The electronic scorecard has a section for "Marker's Notes". This is the equivalent to the tear strip at the top of a scorecard where the marker may keep his or her own scores. 
  • WHEN IS ROUND IS COMPLETED - At the end of the round, all players in the group must report any rules issues to the committee and confirm hole-by-hole scores are correct.  If there are any discrepancies between your "Marker's Notes" and the scores your marker entered for you, they will be highlighted in yellow.
  • CERTIFYING SCORES - Once all scores are correct you will be prompted to "Certify as Marker" and then you will move to "My Scores", located at the top of your screen, and then be prompted to "Certify as Player".  This is the equivalent of signing a paper scorecard and satisfies the requirements of Rule 3.3b. Scores will be considered to be official and returned once the player has left the defined scoring area, the scoring area will be defined within The Notice to Players. 
  • Staff contact information is available in the Notice to Players linked above if you have any questions after your round. 

For guidance using the Mobile Scoring App, please see this training video

 

Local Rules / Hole Locations / Scorecards:

All paperwork will be available for players on or before Sunday, July 25th via the links below:

 

Automotive Transportation:          

The player or the player’s caddie may ride in a golf cart during a stipulated round, but both may not ride at the same time. Cart fee is $20 per person.

 

Pro Shop & Range:   

Pro shop will open at 7:00 AM and will close shortly after the last tee time for the event.  The driving range will open at 7:00 AM.

 

Payment Information:                                             

The Pro Shop and 19th Hole accept Visa and Mastercard

 

Food and Beverage Information:   

The 19th Hole will open at 7:00 AM and remain open until the conclusion of play. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.

 

Withdrawals:                                               

A player who wishes to withdraw from Qualifying must notify the USGA (908-326-1950 or via e-mail at champs@usga.org) and the NCGA (831-625-4653) prior to their scheduled qualifying round. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from future USGA competitions.

 

Refunds:                                                        

In the event of injury or illness, contact the USGA at (908) 234-2300 for a refund.

 

ADDITIONAL RULES INFORMATION

Rules Information:                                       

The Rules of Golf effective January 2019 are in effect and are supplemented by the 2019 USGA Hard Card.  The Committee will provide any additional Local Rules needed at the qualifying site.  It is the player’s responsibility to know the conditions of the competition.

 

Limitation of Golf Balls:                              

The one ball Rule as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect. See Model Local Rule G-4.

 

Automotive Transportation:                     

The player or the player’s caddie may ride in a golf cart during a stipulated round, but both may not ride at the same time.

 

Footwear:                                                     

Rule 4.3a is modified in this way:

During a round, a player must not wear shoes with:

  • Traditional spikes – that is, spikes having single or multiple points designed to penetrate deeply into the surface of the ground (regardless of whether made of metal, ceramic, plastic or other materials); or
  • Spikes of any design that are entirely or partially made of metal, if such metal may come into contact with the course.

Penalty for breach of Local Rule – see Rule 4.3.

 

Grooves Condition:                                     

The Local Rule as prescribed by Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect, except that the Exception in the Model Local Rule does not apply.  You may check to see if your grooves are conforming by using the Informational Club Database - http://www.usga.org/InfoClubsDB/intro.html