Net Series: Stroke Play #1 & Season Long Match Play Qualifier

Shaker Heights Country Club   REGISTRATION Opens: Monday, April 24, 7:00 a.m. Closes: Monday, May 8, 11:59 p.m.   Waiting List In the case of the event being maxed out, any spots opened as a result of cancellations will be automatically filled with the next available player(s) on the waitlist (ordered by waitlist registration time). There will be no charge until players/teams are moved from the waitlist to the confirmed tournament roster in our system.   ENTRY FEE Option #1 - $115: Entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, & gift certificates. Option #2 - $155: Entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, gift certificates AND season long match play fee.   NOTE: Players registering for Option #2 are opting in to ATTEMPT to qualify for season long match play.   Starting Times: Click Here to view the starting times.   Match Play Bracket: Click Here to view the Match Play Bracket   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.   POLICIES NOGA Hard Card Match Play Policy   ELIGIBILITY Entries are open to any amateur golfer holding 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.CLICK HERE to see if your Club is listed.   SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday, May 15th, 2023 - The practice area will open 1 hour before the first starting time. - Starting times will begin at 9:00 a.m. off #1 tee. - Please arrive to the first tee 10 minutes before your starting time ready to play. - Lunch will not be provided and no food at the course will be available. Please plan accordingly.   FORMAT An individual net stroke play competition, in which each player competes in one division from tees based off of their age. 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.   SEASON LONG MATCH PLAY After the Net Stroke Play Qualifier is complete, the top 64 players who registered for Option #2 will be seeded into brackets by NET score and will play matches against the other qualifiers throughout the season. Each Net Stroke Play match played during the course of the season will be played at 100% of the player's full, current handicap as of the day of the match.   SEASON LONG MATCH PLAY DEADLINES All matches MUST be played before the dates below. Round of 64: Sunday, June 4 Round of 32: Sunday, June 25 Round of 16: Sunday, July 16 Quarterfinals: Sunday, August 6 Semifinals: Sunday, August 27 Finals: Sunday, September 17   FIELD SIZE 100 Players. 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.   HANDICAP INDEX NO Handicap Index Limit for the Net Stroke Play & Season Long Match Play Qualifier. With Handicaps being revised daily under the new World Handicap System (WHS), Handicap Indexes used to determine course and playing handicaps will be revised the morning AFTER entries close.   YARDAGES - Players will play from the following tees based on their age. Men (19-54) - 6,300 Yards Men (55-64) - 6,000 Yards Men (65+) - 5,800 Yards Women (19-54) - 5,500 Yards Women (55+) - 5,166 Yards   PAIRINGS & REQUESTS Pairings will be posted to NOGA.org and sent to players after registration closes. If you would like to request a specific tee time, please contact Sean Croell at scroell@noga.org. Groups with players all from the same club will not be permitted to keep the competition fair.   GIFT CERTIFICATES During registration, players will choose the club/facility they wish to have gift certificate winnings sent to. Please allow for a 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.   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 Shaker Heights 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 - SHAKER HEIGHTS COUNTRY CLUB In 1913 the club was born out of a split in the membership of the exclusive Euclid Golf Club, which was located on property owned by John D. Rockefeller at the top of Cedar Hill. Euclid members, J.B. Zerbe and Judge Dwane E. Tilden approached O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen seeking to build a golf course and clubhouse in the Village of Shaker Heights. Both of the Van Sweringen brothers became founding members and served on the original House Committee. On May 29, 1915 the original clubhouse formally opened with a dinner dance attended by 500 of Cleveland's society. Frank B. Mead, Cleveland's leading architect at the time, designed the clubhouse. The search for a golf course architect took sharp focus upon a young Scotsman named Donald J. Ross. Ross had quickly gained the reputation as America's leading craftsman. When Ross viewed Shaker's property he agreed to design the golf course. Completion of the golf course took about 23 months. Donald Ross designed many of the most famous golf courses in the world including: Pinehurst #2, Seminole, Scioto, Inverness and Aronimink. On May 31, 1915 the first golf swings were taken on Shaker's front nine. The first 18-hole scores were recorded on July 4, 1915 when the lower nine holes opened for play..