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Diamond Invitational
The members and staff of Pinewild Country Club of Pinehurst welcome you to our Annual Diamond Invitational.
This booklet contains information about this year’s event, from the format, notice to competitors, and special activities, to prize distribution. We encourage all participants to review the information for your utmost enjoyment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask a member of our staff to assist. Enjoy yourself and “good luck” on the course!
~ Staff ~
Christopher I. Little, Club Manager
Kyle J. Kirk, Head Golf Professional
Allan Trepcyk, First Assistant Golf Professional
Rob Gable, Assistant Golf Professional
Drew Phillips, Assistant Golf Professional
Tom Kubla, Golf Shop Associate
Darrell Overman, Golf Shop Associate
DiAnne Gatts, Golf Shop Associate
Gus Ulrich, Director of Instruction
Shawn Giordano, Director of Agronomy
Todd Martin, Chef & Food Beverage Manager
~ Member Liaison(s)
Laurie Fabian & Joyce Bailey
~ Schedule of Events ~
Monday
7:30 AM- 2:00 PM Practice Rounds- Make your own time.
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM Skills Contest
5:00 PM- 7:00 PM Welcome Party Cocktails & Heavy Appetizers Welcome Gifts
Tuesday
7:30 AM- 8:45 AM Driving Range Open
7:30 AM- 8:45 AM Light Breakfast
8:45 AM Announcements at the Range
9:00 AM Holly Course- Shotgun Start
5:30 PM Cocktails (Cash Bar)
6:00 PM Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 AM- 8:45 AM Driving Range Open
7:30 AM- 8:45 AM Light Breakfast
8:45 AM Announcements at the Range
9:00 AM Magnolia Course- Shotgun Start
1:30 PM Lunch Buffet
2:00 PM Awards
Golf Genius Event Portal ID
CZFFEY
Live-Scoring Team ID will be listed on the Team Scorecard each Round.
~ Special Events ~
The following events were offered in the initial registration, if you would like to participate in one or all, please inform the Head Professional before the start of the first round.
• SKILLS CHALLENGE (Cash Only)
The Skills Challenge is a Closest to the Pin for a chance to win a special prize. The two closest to the pin will be awarded. All participants will receive one complimentary try. Participants may choose to purchase a mulligan for $5 per person to better their chances (Cash Only). There is no limit on the amount of time a player may re-enter before the closure of the event at 6:30 PM. First place will receive the first choice of the prizes offered and 60% of the additional cash. Second place will receive the remaining prize and 40% of the additional cash. The distance of the shot is approximately 100 yards, exact yardage will be provided that evening. We recommend bringing your own choice of clubs; we will have some trial products available if needed.
• CLOSEST TO THE PIN
A closest to the Pin will be awarded each round for both Members and Guests. The marker will designate who is eligible to compete.
~ Tee Assignments ~
Tee preferences are assigned to each Member and Guest by the Participants Registration. Tee adjustments are not permitted after the closing of entries, as they directly affect the entire field and flighting per the committee.
~ Scorecards & Live Scoring ~
We will be using Live Scoring, provided by Golf Genius. Each team will receive their unique GGID on their manual scorecard. Each team must keep their gross team score. Teams are responsible for hole-byhole scores. The gross score which is to count on each hole must be individually identifiable on each hole, please circle on the manual scorecard. Players are responsible for hole-by-hole scores.
~ Suspension of Play ~
The signal for Suspension of Play will be one (1) long blast of the horn. Play must be discontinued immediately, and all players should seek shelter. Play will not resume until the committee has so ordered, by signaling with three (3) short blasts of the horn.
~ Rainout Procedure ~
The Committee will make a determination as to how the tournament will be concluded if it is shortened by rain or inclement weather. The holes played will be used if deemed possible by the Committee.
~ Course Yardage ~
All measurements on the sprinkler heads, granite markers, 150 stakes in the fairways, and the yardage bushes, are in yards, and are calculated to the center of the green. The club utilizes a Flag System: Red=Front, White=Center, Yellow=Back.
~ Program Changes ~
The Diamond Invitational Committee, in cooperation with the Club Manager and Head Golf Professional of Pinewild, reserves the right to make program changes as may be required for the benefit of the successful execution of the event.
~ Prizes ~
The Overall Gross, Overall Net, and Flight 1st, 2nd. To be eligible for Overall Gross all four players must be playing the Red Tees on both Magnolia and Holly.
~ Pace of Play ~
Please manage your pace of play. Under normal conditions, the course can be played comfortably in 4 hours and 15 minutes or less. Your position on the course is directly behind the group in front of you.
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•• After six (6) holes, your time check should be 1 hour 18 minutes or 10:18 AM
• After twelve (12) holes, your time check should be 2 hour 48 minutes or 11:48 AM
~ Notice to Competitors ~
Format: Two Best Balls of the foursome. All scores must be individually identifiable. All putts must be holed to count towards the team score.
Course: Round 1—Holly 9:00 AM Shotgun Round 2—Magnolia 9:00 AM Shotgun
Flights: The number of participants will determine the number of flights with a maximum of three flights. Teams will be first flighted by their tee selections, with the shortest tee selection being the anchor. Teams will then be flighted or seeded by their combined team index.
Ties: In the event of a tie for Overall Gross and/or Net Winner(s), the tie will be decided by a sudden death four-ball stroke playoff starting on a hole determined by the committee. All other ties will be decided by a USGA recommended scorecard playoff: Last 9, 6, 3, Hole-18, Hole-1.
Handicaps: 85% of the most recent index as of September 1st .
Conditions: “Lift Clean & Place”
When a player’s ball lies in a part of the general area cut to fairway height or less the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area: Reference Point: Spot of the original ball. SizeofReliefAreaMeasuredfromReferencePoint:One clublengthfromthereferencepoint,butwiththese limitsonthelocationofReliefAreamustnotbenearer totheholethanthereferencepointandmustbeinthe generalarea.
Scorecards: Teams must return their total scorecards to the scoring table immediately following the completion of each round. Players are responsible for keeping their individual gross score and identifying the ball being used for the hole.
Unfinished Holes: Please pick-up if your score will not be used on a hole. A player who starts, but does not complete a hole, must record, for handicap purposes, “X” and the most likely score (ie: X7).
Players are responsible for hole-by-hole scores.
Holes Not Played: If a player does not play a hole, the score recorded for that hole for handicap purposes must be “Adjusted Gross” par plus handicap allocation strokes for the hole. Please place a “X” in front of score to note it is not eligible for use in team game.
Posting of Score: Competition Rounds by the Golf Shop.
Hole Locations: Flag System: Red/Front, White/Middle, Gold/Back
Local Rules: All play is governed by the USGA & Local Rules, with the Exceptions of the following:
• Rule E-1 Local Drop Areas – Holly Course Holes: 12 & 16
• Rule E-5 Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds
Rules Committee: Christopher Little, PGA, Kyle Kirk, PGA Allan Trepcyk, Melissa Greene, PGA
~ Local Rules
~ ~ Effective June15th,2021~
A-2 Course Boundaries and Out of Bounds
The Magnolia & Holly Course: course side edge of any road or any Gray Stake defines the boundary of the course, along with the wooden fence on the Holly Course hole 4 and 5. A ball is out of bounds when it is beyond any road, Out of Bounds Stake, or fence defining the boundary of the course.
A-3 Out of Bounds When Public Road Runs Through Course – A ball coming to rest on or beyond the road is out of bounds, even if it comes to rest on another part of the course that is in bounds for other holes.
A-5 Stake Defining Out of Bounds (Gray Stake with White Top) – When a stake is used to define the boundary of the course, these stakes are immovable and no free relief from them.
A-5 Stake Identifying the boundary of Out of Bounds (Gray Stake with Black Top) –When a stake is used to identify the boundary. These stakes are Movable obstruction. These stakes are found on Holly Course on the left side of holes No. 4 and 5.
B-3 Provisional Ball for Ball in Penalty Area (All Penalty Areas)
If a player does not know whether his or her ball is in the penalty area (marked Red or Yellow): the player may play a provisional ball under Rule 18.3, which is modified in this way: In playing the provisional ball, the player may use the stroke-and-distance relief option (see Rule 17.1d(1)), the back-on-the-line relief option (see Rule 17.1d(2)) or, if it is a
red penalty area, the lateral relief option (see Rule 17.1d(3)). If a dropping zone (see Model Local Rule E-1) is available for this penalty area, the player may also use that relief option.
Once the player has played a provisional ball under this Rule, he or she may not use any further options under Rule 17.1 in relation to the original ball.
In deciding when that provisional ball becomes the player’s ball in play or if it must or may be abandoned, Rules 18.3c(2) and 18.3c(3) apply except that:
• When Original Ball is Found in Penalty Area Within Three-Minutes Search Time. The player may choose either to:
o Continue to play the original ball as it lies in the penalty area, in which case the provisional ball must not be played. All strokes with that provisional ball before it was abandoned (including strokes made and any penalty strokes solely from playing that ball) do not count, or
o Continue to play the provisional ball in which case the original ball must not be played.
• When Original Ball is Not Found Within Three-Minutes Search Time or Is Known Virtually Certain to Be in Penalty Area. The provisional ball becomes the player’s ball in play.
C-2.1 Sandy Areas “Not Bunkers” (Green Stakes)
These areas will be identified by a green stake and are located on Magnolia Course holes: 6, 9 and Holly Course holes: 2, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18.E-3 Preferred Lies (Active in Winter SeasonDecember 1st through April 1st)
When a player’s ball lies in a part of the general area cut to fairway height or less the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area:
• Reference Point: Spot of the original ball.
• Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length from the reference point, but with these limits on location of Relied Area: Must not be nearer to the hole than the reference point; must be in general area.
E-4 Relief from Aeration Holes
If a player’s ball lies in or touches an aeration hole:
a.Ball in General Area: The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. If the ball comes to rest in another aeration hole the player may take relief again under this Local Rule. b.Ball on Putting Green: The player may take relief under Rule 16.1d. But interference does not exist if the aeration hole only interferes with the player’s stance or, on the putting green, on the player’s line of play
E-8.1 Defining No Play Zone- Abnormal Course Condition
• The Decorative Area at Tee Boxed (area surrounding the ball washer, hole identification sign, and/or information sign) defined by (edge of bed and/or cart path).
• Linden Garden Club Flower Bed behind No. 9 Green of the Magnolia Course defined by (edge of bed or trimmed edge of grass).
Areas listed above are a no play zone that is to be treated as an abnormal course condition. Free relief must be taken from interference by the no play zone under Rule 16.1f.
E-8.2 Defining No Play Zone- ESA Areas
The ESA (Environmentally Sensitive Area) penalty areas defined by either Red Stake with Green Top or Yellow Stake with Green Top is a No Play Zone. When a ball is in the no play zone within the penalty area, the ball must not be played as it lies and relief must be taken from interference by the no play zone under Rule 17.1e. ESA areas are located on the Holly Course holes: 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, and 16.
E-10 Protection of Young Trees
The young trees identified by stakes are no play zones. If a player’s ball lies anywhere on the course other than in a penalty area and it lies on or touches such a tree or such a tree interferes with the player’s stance or area of intended swing, the player must take relief under Rule 16.1f.
F-1 Defining Abnormal Course Conditions and Integral Objects
• Ground under repair is defined by any area encircled by a white line.
• Areas in bunkers where sand has been removed by the movement of water resulting in deep furrows through the sand are ground under repair
• Retaining artificial walls and pilings when adjoining penalty areas are integral objects, No Relief (Holly 16).
F-5 Immovable Obstructions Close to Putting Greens
Relief from interference by an immovable obstruction may be taken under Rule 16.1. The player also has these extra options to take relief when adjoining immovable obstructions are close to the putting green and on the line of play:
Ball in General Area Cut to Fairway Height or Less: The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b if an immovable obstruction is: On the line of play, and is within two club-lengths of the putting green, and within two club-lengths of the ball.
F-7 Relief from Seams of Cut Turf
If a player’s ball lies in or touches a seam of cut turf or a seam interferes with the player’s area of intended swing:
a. Ball in General Area: The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b. b. Ball on Putting Green: The player may take relief under Rule 16.1d. But interference does not exist if the seam only interferes with the player’s stance
F-14 Accumulations of Loose Impediments
During play any ground with temporary accumulations of (aeriation plugs, leaves) are identify types of loose impediments in the general area or in a bunker is treated as ground under repair from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.
G-3 Use of Non-Conforming Balls
Any ball used in making a stroke must be on the current List of Conforming Golf Balls issued by the USGA. This list is regularly updated and is found at the USGA.org. Penalty for making a stroke with a ball Not on the Current List in Breach of this Local Rule: Disqualification. Secondly, all rounds played with a non-conforming ball are deemed a nonpostable round. Example of a Non-Conforming Golf Ball: all range balls with markings or labeled “Practice”, or non-marked prototype balls. The use of a non-conforming ball will result in disqualification and a non-postable round.
~ Flight 1 ~
~ Flight 2 ~
~ Flight 3 ~
~ Starting Hole & Seating Assignments ~
~ Starting Hole & Seating Assignments ~
~ Diamond Menus ~ ~Day 1~
Food Service till 7:00 PM
Station 1
Southwest Taco’s Action Station
Charred Flour & Corn Tortilla’s
Choice of:
Chili Beef
Shredded Chicken
Topped w/ Shredded Marinated Cabbage
Pickled Bermuda Onions & Mango Lemon Crema’
Shredded Cheese, Salsa & Guacamole
Tortilla Chips
Station 2
Action Station
Chicken Sauteed Penne Pasta w/ Sundered Tomato, Olives, and Capers in a Garlic Cream Sauce
Station 3
Stuffed Devil Crab on Horseback Shrimp w/ Horseradish Hollandaise Sauce
Mini Beef Wellington Puff Pastry
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Station 4
Vanilla Ice Cream Station w/ Strawberry Sauce Chocolate Sauce & Nuts
Assorted Macaroons
~Day 2~
Breakfast
Breakfast Service till 8:45 AM
Champagne Mimosa & Bloody Mary’s
Skewered Pineapple & Strawberries
Assorted Yogurt Cups
Hard Boiled Eggs
Toasted Mini Bagels
Topped with Egg Salad, Avocado Chutney & Crispy Pancetta
Coffee & Iced Tea Station
Lunch on the Course
Lunch will be served starting at 10:45 AM
Chicken Salad Cup
Vegetable Crudité’s w/ Hummus Dip
Fruit Cup
Dinner
Dinner Service till 7:30 PM
Pinewild House Salad
Iceberg Wedge with Feta and Balsamic Glaze
Rolls & Butter
Entrée
Beef Tenderloin Steak M.R.
Red Wine Demi-`Glace
Yukon Gold Potatoes & Roasted Root Vegetables
Belgium Chocolate Mousse Cake
Raspberry Sauce
Paired with Pinot Noir
~Day 3~
Breakfast
Breakfast Service till 8:45 AM
Champagne Mimosa & Bloody Mary’s
Homegirl Breakfast Sandwich
Eggs, Cheese & Ham on a Croissant
Yogurt Station
Seasonal Fresh Fruit
Awards Luncheon
Lunch Service till 3:00 PM
Pinewild Romaine Iceberg House Salad Bar
Ranch Dressing & Balsamic Vinaigrette
An Array of Vegetable & Condiments
Rolls & Butter
Ole Bay Shrimp (served warm)
Citrus Marinated Chicken Strips
Assorted Macaroons
Lemon Tarts
~Diamond Beverages~
The following complimentary beverages will be provided during all food services.
Maggio Cabernet Sauvignon
Caposaldo Pinot Grigio
Fountain Soda (Coke Products)
Lemonade
Sweet Tea Tea
Coffee
A Cash Bar will also be offered throughout the event.
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