Scratch Series: Tournament of Champions

  Starting Times: Click Here to view the starting times.   Registration - Be an amateur who won an official Club Championship tournament sanctioned and conducted by an active PGA member   - Have the PGA member submit the official Club Championship results to NOGA, including the date(s) and format of the competition   - Have been an active GHIN/NOGA member at the Club at the time of the Club Championship competition   ENTRY FEE $115.00 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, gift certificates   REFUND POLICY Players will have up to 3 days (72 hours) AFTER the registration closing date to request a refund and will be subject to a $10.00 administrative fee, regardless of reason. No refund will be processed for a withdrawal notification that is received after 3 days (72 hours) after the registration closing date.   ELIGIBILITY Entries are open to any amateur golfer who won their Club Championship in 2023 that was conducted by the club pro. Players must have an active NOGA/GHIN Handicap Index® at the time of registration and competition from an authorized NOGA member club. Entries are subject to the approval or rejection, at any time, by the NOGA tournament committee at its discretion. Players must be 19 years of age on or before the date of competition. Refer to NOGA Hard Card & Tournament Policies.CLICK HERE to see if your Club is listed.   HANDICAP INDEX LIMIT 5.4 or lower for ALL Scratch Series tournaments.   SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday, September 25, 2023 - The practice area will open 1 hour before the first starting time. - Starting times will begin in the afternoon. More info to come. - Please arrive to the first tee 10 minutes before your scheduled tee time ready to play.   FORMAT An individual stroke play competition, in which each player competes against all other players in the division. Play is governed by the USGA Rules of Golf and its decisions, by the NOGA Hard Card and the terms of competition. Rule 1.3B states that players are responsible for applying the rules to themselves.   FIELD SIZE TBD. If the event is full, players can still register and be placed on the Waiting List. Players will NOT be charged until they have been moved from the Waiting List to the Tournament Roster.   DIVISIONS Open Division - Must be 19 years or older and have a handicap index of 5.4 or lower Senior Division - Must be 55 years or older and have a handicap index of 5.4 or lower.   YARDAGES NOTE: Tee set and yardage information will be emailed to players after registration closes.   PAIRINGS & REQUESTS Pairings will be posted to NOGA.org and sent to players after registration closes. PLayers from the same club will not be paired together to help keep the competition fair. If you would like to request a specific tee time, please contact Sean Croell at scroell@noga.org and we will try to accomodate your request as best as we can.   GIFT CERTIFICATES During registration, players will choose the club/facility they wish to have gift certificate winnings sent to. Please allow 2-3 weeks after the event for gift certificate winnings to arrive at the chosen club/facility.   TIES In the event that there is a tie, NOGA will retain the tie, unless otherwise noted in the specific tournaments terms of competition.   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Points will be awarded for the NOGA Player of the Year award. Refer to the "Player of the Year" at the top menu of the portal.   STRACKALINE Thanks to a partnership with the Northern Ohio Golf Association, StrackaLine books can be purchased for a reduced price. A 20% off discount will be automatically added to your shopping cart at checkout. StrackaLine Yardage Books are available for all courses. StrackaLine Greens Guides & Combination Books are available for select courses. CLICK HERE to purchase a Strackaline book for The Country Club.   Yardage Book: $34 + an additional 20% off Greens Book: $34 + an additional 20% off Combination (Greens + Yardage): $39 + an additional 20% off   THE COURSE - The Country Club An important part of Cleveland's history for more than a century, The Country Club is a family friendly country club with a wide range of sport and social offerings steeped in rich memories and a timeless tradition of excellence. Founded in 1889, the Club’s storied history is unique and important to the development of the game of golf and to the early country club scene in America. Perhaps one of its most significant contributions to the game was member Coburn Haskell’s flash of intuition that resulted in the first rubber-cored, rubber-wound ball. It is said that this ball was first used in an important championship by Walter Travis when he won the British Amateur Championship in 1904. In 1935, The Country Club’s still youthful course was the scene of the National Amateur Tournament, where Lawson Little completed his “Little Slam," winning both the British and United States Amateur titles in two successive seasons. The course was designed by William Flynn in 1928. And although Country has a proud history, outstanding facilities and a superb staff, its real strength stems primarily from its membership and the sense of camaraderie and community that is found in abundance at the Club.