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| The Official Site of the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Association | |
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| Sunday, March 14, 2010 | ||||
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INFORMATION  HOME SPECTATOR GUIDELINES PACE OF PLAY GUIDELINES SEARCH ABOUT US/MISSION SECTION FOUNDATION COMMON RULES PHOTO GALLERY 2010 JUNIOR TOUR INFORMATION PACKET REGISTRATION TIMELINE PRINTABLE SCHEDULES 2010 PLAYERS TOUR ENTRY INFO PLAYER OF YEAR CRITERIA FAQ's PT EVENT SCHEDULE ARCHIVES PAST SCORES NEWSLETTERS PLAYER PROFILES OTHER SITES MN SECTION PGA MN STATE OPEN PGA OF AMERICA MGA USGA MNPGA Junior Golf Association 12800 Bunker Prairie Road Coon Rapids, MN 55448 763-754-6641 |
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The Players’ Tour is an invitational program in which the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Committee determines eligibility requirements. It is open to boys and girls ages 13–19. Juniors who have reached their 19th birthday prior to August 17, 2009 are eligible only if they have immediately finished their senior year of high school. Invites are sent out to junior’s based on their average score to par using their top three scores in our program from 2008. NEW 2009: Invitations are first being extended to the top 100 boys and 30 girls. These juniors had a scoring average to par of 4.33 or less for boys and 10.67 or less for girls. Entry Procedures The number of players who can participate in the Players’ Tour is limited. Registration and individual series will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Registration for the first wave of registrants begins on Monday, February 16th, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. (CST). All membership registration for the Players’ Tour program MUST be completed online at our website www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com by using credit card payment of VISA, MasterCard or American Express. The second wave of registrants will be allowed to start registering on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. (CST). If the Players’ Tour is not filled by Monday, March 9th, 2009, the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Association reserves the right to invite additional juniors. Each of the three series will be limited to 90 junior golfers (70 Boys and 20 girls). Each junior golfer may register for ONLY ONE series. Series registration will not overlap (There are no pick and choose events). Steps for Online Membership Registration
1. Log onto: www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com and click on the link for Players’ Tour Membership Registration at the top of the website
Email Confirmations2. You will need your original ID and Password that were assigned through BlueGolf in 2008 to sign up for your membership. 3. Fill out the Membership Form, Choose a Players’ Tour Series and Process Payment 4. Once you complete and submit your form you will receive an automated email that says “Thank you for signing up…. your membership is in PENDING STATUS and your credit card will not be charged until you are approved.” 5. If you are approved for the Players’ Tour Series you signed up for you will receive a confirmation email within 2 business days. Now you will be able to log into your MN PGA Junior Players Club account and sign up for one of the qualifiers for the Match Play Championship. We use email as the primary communication method for the Players’ Tour. Registration confirmations, notifications and pairings will all be sent via email, so please provide a working email address and check it often! Please add the following addresses to your contact list or “Do Not Block” list in your email account:
minnesotapgajuniorgolf@bluegolf.com
Membership Feeinfo@minnesotajuniorgolf.com bbush@pgahq.com kbredlow@pgahq.com Registration fee will be $275.00. This will include your membership, access to the MN PGA Junior Players’ Club, entry fees for the five 18-hole events and one 36-hole event in your series, and a special Players’ Tour membership package. You will receive the membership package at one of the first events in your series. A Junior Tour membership will also be included for those juniors ages 18 and under. Juniors who are 19 will NOT be eligible to compete in any Junior Tour events. Players’ Tour members will NOT be included in the Junior Tour lottery. They will be allowed to participate in the Junior Tour events that do not fill from the lottery and may try to play in tournaments as a walk-on. Competition Format Each series will consist of five 18-hole stroke play competitions and one 36-hole stroke play competition. Players will be paired into either a boys or girls division depending on their sex. USGA rules shall govern all play. Players may not use caddies or motorized carts. All players must either carry their own clubs or use a pull-cart. NO provisions have been made for practice rounds. On tournament days, practice is restricted to designated practice areas at the discretion of the host facility. Pace of play will be strictly enforced; participants playing 18 holes should complete their round in at least four and one half-hours after the start of play. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-ONS AT ANY OF THE SERIES EVENTS. Each event will have a main roster of participants who will be allowed to compete. Participants are prohibited from using electronic devices on the golf course, including distance-measuring devices and cell phones. Parents and spectators are required to turn cell phones on silent or vibrate while on the golf course. Tour Refund Policy Juniors who wish to cancel out of the Players’ Tour program must do so seven (7) days prior to the first event in their series in order to receive a refund. A $25 processing fee will be deducted from ALL refunds. Any cancellations after the onset of his/her series will forfeit all rights to any refunds distributed by the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Association. In the case of an emergency, written requests for refunds must be submitted to the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Association Office. In order to be considered for a refund due to illness or injury, a doctor’s/physician’s note must accompany the written request. All emergency-related refund requests will be considered on their own merits. Cancellations from Players’ Tour Events All cancellations from events must be submitted online by accessing your account with your Players’ Club ID and password from our home page or by calling the office at 763-754-6641. You need to do this even if it is the day of the event. It is very important that you let us know if you cannot make it to an event in your Series. It reflects poorly upon us if we have an event at a course and there are twenty juniors who no show. There will be NO refunds distributed if a junior misses an event in his/her series. If you are a no show at any event in the Players’ Tour you will no longer be eligible for Series Champion or Player of the Year. Outside Series Events & Bonus Points Players’ Tour members can register for events outside the series they are registered for by filling out an outside series event registration form. This form needs to be returned by mail or fax, there will be NO online registration available for these events. Please do not send checks to pay for outside series events. We will only be accepting payment by credit card. Outside series registration is filled on a first come, first serve basis. You will receive a confirmation email if you are accepted into an outside series event and at this time your credit card will be processed. This will not usually happen until a week before the date of the event. The cost to play in 18-hole events will be $25.00 and 36-hole events will be $40.00. A junior must cancel out of an outside series event seven (7) days prior to the event to receive a full refund minus a $5.00 processing fee. Members will be eligible to win plaques and earn Player of the Year bonus points. These points will count towards Player of the Year ONLY. They will NOT count towards Series Champion. (See 2009 Player of the Year Criteria) Players’ Tour Match Play Championship This tournament is open to all 2009 Players’ Tour members. You will not be able to register for this event online UNTIL you have received a confirmation email for your Players’ Tour membership. At this time you can then access your MN PGA Junior Players’ Club account on our home page and register for one of the qualifiers. After you have signed up for a qualifier you will receive a confirmation email if you have been accepted into the event. If you sign up for a qualifier and cancel out before the deadline of Monday, June 15th you will receive a full refund minus a $5.00 processing fee. After the deadline date there will be no refunds given. MN PGA Junior Premium Edition Players Club Included in your MN PGA Players’ Tour Membership is access to the Players’ Club where you can view course information, register and cancel from tournaments and results. For an additional $25.00 you can upgrade to the Premium Edition, which has increased benefits and opportunities. It allows you to track your statistics, keep in touch with friends and create a personalized profile and a lot more. Additional information about the Premium Edition is available on our home page. Prizes At the completion of play, plaques will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. In the event of a tie, the tournament administrator will determine a playoff method (if possible, an on-course playoff will take place, either playoff holes or a chip-off/putt-off. In the event that the course is not available, a scorecard playoff will be used beginning with the #1 handicap hole). Juniors that are involved in the tie must be present to participate. Playoffs are conducted only to determine who will receive the plaques. Dress Code Proper golf attire is required at all tournaments. Players must be neat in appearance with respect to personal grooming and clothing. T-shirts, tank tops, short shorts and blue jeans will not be acceptable. Each host facility may have additional rules and dress code requirements that must be adhered to by all participants. Conduct of Spectators/Parents The Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Association encourages spectators and parents to attend events and requires spectators and parents attending to conduct themselves appropriately at all times. Spectating is a privilege, not a right. All spectators must:
• Walk only on the cart paths (walk in the rough when cart paths are not available)
All spectators must NOT:
• May not interact with participants and should remain at least 25 yards away from the competitors they are following • Turn cellular phones on silent or vibrate while on the golf course
• Talk with the players
* Please note that all spectators are allowed to assist in a search for lost golf balls, as long as NO advice is given.
Spectators are also permitted to carry food, beverages, umbrellas, etc., and seek the help of MN PGA Junior Rules Officials.• Give rulings or advice • Interfere with any group on the golf course Interaction with competitors will be considered the giving of advice (Rule 8-1) and may result in penalty and/or disqualification for the competitor. Code of Conduct Any conduct unbecoming a junior golfer shall be subject to one warning by an official and immediate disqualification for any subsequent violations. Such conduct shall include cheating, showing disrespect to volunteers or officials, abusive language, club throwing, drug/tobacco use, profanity, littering or leaving trash on the course, failing to rake bunkers, replace divots, repair ball marks on greens, or other displays of inappropriate behavior. A player may not seek or accept advice from anyone while competing on the course. “On the course” is interpreted as from the time the player tees off on their starting hole until after he/she holes out on the last hole. Participants are prohibited from using electronic devices on the golf course, including distance-measuring devices and cell phones. Any conduct that is detrimental to the MN PGA Junior Golf Association will not be tolerated, including, but not limited to the following:
• Throwing and/or breaking clubs
*The Minnesota PGA Junior Committee reserves the right to the final decision on any matter
involving a member, parent and /or spectator at any recognized MN PGA Junior tournament.
• Consumption of alcoholic beverages • Drug/Tobacco use • Damaging the golf course intentionally • Abuse of club facilities • Using abusive or profane language • Gambling • Cheating • Abuse of MN PGA Junior staff, volunteers or sponsors Questions or comments? info@minnesotajuniorgolf.com | ||
