2012 SEASON THE CACTUS TOUR NOT BE ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS, WE WILL BE UTILIZING PAYPAL FOR ALL CREDIT TRANSACTIONS-PLEASE SEE CREDIT CARD ALERT
MEMBERSHIP AND ENTRY FORMS WILL NEED TO BE FILLED OUT AND FAXED OR MAILED WHEN USING THIS SERVICE
USGA rules will govern all play. Including CONFORMING GROOVE POLICY* Local rules may apply to certain situations on the course. The one ball rule will be in effect for all events. Spikeless shoes only(soft spikes only).
MEMBERSHIP: Annual - Membership and registration $399* if paid with cash, check, or money order and $412 if paid by PayPal. Must be a female at birth to play on The Cactus Tour.
EVENT ENTRIES All Professional entry fees will be $560* member (660 non-member) and pay by cash, check, or
money order and entry fee will be $577 member (680 non-member) if you pay by PayPal.
AMATEUR POLICY:Amateurs should have a handicap of 6 or less to play on the tour. Amateurs entry fees will be $200* member (275 non-member) and pay by cash, check, or money order and entry fee will be $206 member (285 non-member) if you pay by PayPal.
PAYMENTS:
Entries and memberships can be paid byPayPal or a money order, business check or cashiers check made out to THE CACTUS TOUR.
REFUNDS: Refunds for events will be dealt with on a case to case basis depending on the circumstances. If necessary the players board will review certain refund situations. There will be no refunds if a player withdraws during play, a tournament or does not show (DNS). The tour has to prepay for all the players course fees. At a minimum you will have to pay for the course fee for that event. All decisions will be final.
Please note that when using PayPal to pay for events indicate in the note section as to which event/events you are registering to play
Cancellation Policies: 1. If you cancel before the one week deadline the admistration fee is $25! 2. If you cancel Saturday after the tee times are posted the admistration fee is $75! 3. If you cancel Sunday before the first day the admistration fee is $100 + greens fee for 1 rd.! 4. If you don't show to play or cancel the day of the event you will lose your entry!
PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION: The Cactus Tour will pay the top 50% (˝) of the field and ties after the completion of each event. Checks will be available on site following play.
PLAYOFFS AND TIES:
A sudden death playoff for first place will follow completion of play on the hole chosen by the Tour Director and host professional. All other ties will remain as ties and the purse for those positions will be divided equally.
CONDUCT: The Cactus Tour will maintain a strict policy on any behavior unbecoming a professional golfer. This includes but is not limited to vulgar language, club throwing, damage to the golf course or course property. The player will be responsible for the cost any damage.
First offense: A warning. Second offense: 2 strokes and a $100 fine. Third offense: Automatic dismissal with no refund and a player board review.
PLAYER ATTIRE:
Players shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and personal grooming. No jeans and tank tops. Sleeveless tops must have a collar and tops with sleeves can be collarless. This pertains to practice rounds, tournament rounds and using the practice area. If you are asked to change an article of clothing do not argue just do it. You will be playing some private clubs and their dress codes might be different then The Cactus Tour's. The tour will respect the club's dress code. Soft spikes or spike less shoes at all events.
SCORING AREA:
After completion of the round, the players are to bring their cards to the designated scoring area, sign them, and turn them in to the person in the scoring area. ONCE THE PLAYER HAS TURNED IN THEIR CARD AND LEFT THE BOUNDARY OF THE SCORING AREA, THE SCORECARD IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
STARTING TIMES, OFFICIAL TIME & LATE TO THE TEE: Starting times will be posted in the pro shop, at the scoreboard and website. Official time will be on the starting tee clocks. There will be clocks on the range and the putting green but not official. An inaccurate time on any other clock, IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE TO THE TEE. The responsibility of being ready to play at the appointed time lies solely with the individual player. Try to be at the tee 5 to 10 minutes early. A player must be present and ready to play(present on the teeing ground with a club and ball) when the first player of the group is instructed to play. The order of play is not relevant. The Cactus Tour allows the player to be 5 minutes late with a 2 stroke penalty and after 5 minutes, the player will be disqualified(with no refund). Rule 6-3
PACE OF PLAY:
“The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines which may be laid down by the Committee,” and thereafter prescribes penalties for slow play. In order to prevent any such penalty we suggest that you review carefully the following guidelines. The Cactus Tour Committee consists of Bruce Condon and the host course PGA professional.
Allotted Time: When play is in groups of two, groups will be required to play at a 3 hour and 45 minute pace for the 18-hole round. When play is in groups of three, groups will be required to play at a 4 hour pace for the 18-hole round. When play is in groups of four, groups will be required to play at a 4 hour and 15 minute pace for 18 holes.
Definition of “Out of Position”:
The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, the group is behind the prescribed schedule. Any following group will be considered out of position if it (a) is taking more than the allotted time to play and (b) reaches the tee of a par-3 hole and the preceding group has cleared the next tee; reaches the tee of a par-4 hole and the putting green is clear; or reaches the tee of a par-5 hole when the preceding group is on the putting green. Both (a) and (b) must apply for a group to be out of position.
Group Out of Position:
If a group is out of position, a Tour Rules Official will monitor them. A group out of position will NOT be informed when they are being monitored and timed. However, a player may ask a Rules Official if his group is being monitored and timed.
Timing:
If a group is out of position, it may be monitored or timed for failure to comply with this pace of play guideline. When a group is out of position each player in the group is expected to play any stroke within 40 seconds after timing of the player’s stroke begins. Other than on the putting green, timing of a player’s stroke will begin when she has had reasonable opportunity to reach her ball, it is his turn to play and she can play without interference or distraction. Time spent determining yardage will count as part of the time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, timing will begin after a player has been allowed a reasonable amount of time to lift, clean and replace her ball, repair her ball mark and other ball marks on his line of putt and remove loose impediments from his line of putt. Time spent looking at the line from beyond the hole and/or behind the ball will count as part of the time taken for the next stroke.
A player is permitted 40 seconds to play a stroke. An extra 10 seconds (for a total of 50 seconds) will be allowed for:
(a) the first player to play a stroke on a par-3 hole (b) the first player to play a second stroke on a par-4 or par-5 hole (c) the first player to play a third stroke on a par-5 hole (d) the first player to play a stroke around the putting green (e) the first player to play a stroke on the putting green
The Committee reserves the right at any time to time a group when the Committee deems it necessary. Players should also be aware that the Committee may assess a “bad time” to a player in a group which is out of position if the player makes no effort to help his group get back in position. An example of this would be a player who unduly delays play between shots.
Any group with a player (s) who has a bad time will be notified if the group requires additional monitoring and timing during the round.
Rulings or Other Incidents:
If a ruling or some other legitimate delay occurs which causes the group in question to lose its position, that group is expected to regain its position within a reasonable time.
Appeals:
Any appeal of a pace of play penalty must be referred to the Tour Director immediately upon completion of the player in question's round. The Tour Director and host course PGA Professional's decision shall be final.
SUSPENSION OF PLAY DUE TO DANGEROUS SITUATION:
Play is suspended for a dangerous situation upon decision of the Tour Director and the host professional. If the players are between the play of two holes or in the process of playing a hole(mark your ball position) they shall discontinue play immediately and shall not thereafter resume play until the committee has ordered a resumption of play. Penalty for breach of rule is disqualification. All practice areas shall be closed during suspension for a dangerous situation until the committee has declared them open for use.
SIGNALS FOR SUSPENDING AND RESUMING PLAY: * Suspend play - Several short intermittent blasts from horn or siren. * Resume play - Two intermittent blasts from a horn or siren. * Suspension due to immediate danger(lightning, tornado etc.) - One continuous blast from a horn or siren.
MOBILE TELEPHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of any type of mobile telephone on the golf course during play is prohibited except to call in for a ruling. You may not use such things as Ipods, MP3 Players, cassette recorders, blackberries, gameboy or anything else that falls into this category. Failure to abide by this rule will result in disqualification and no refund. You get one warning!