NYSGA State Days Tournament Series
Links at Hiawatha Landing
Apalachin, NY
Sunday, July 11, 2010
1:00PM Shotgun
Entries Close: 5:00 PM, Friday, July 2, 2010
Entry Fee: $70.00 per player, which includes greens fee, tee gift, golf cart, range balls, prizes and a meal at the conclusion of the tournament.
NYSGA eClub members receive a $5 discount off the entry fee.
Eligibility: Entry is open to all amateur golfers who enjoy membership privileges at clubs belonging to the New York State Golf Association, or are an NYSGA Associate Member. Entrants must provide verification of an active USGA Handicap Index (GHIN number or proof of Handicap Index) in order to be eligible to compete for prizes. The entrant's Handicap Index as of the entry close date will be used for the tournament.
Rules: USGA Rules prevail, except where modified by the Committee. All entries are subject to the approval of the Committee, which reserves the right to disqualify or default any player at any stage of the Tournament for any reason deemed sufficient by it.
Format: The NYSGA State Days Tournament at the Links at Hiawatha Landing is an 18-hole, individual stroke play net tournament with contestants using 100% of their Course Handicap. The field is divided based on gender and Course Handicap into five separate flights of contestants (minimum of six players per flight):
Men: ~0-9, 10-18, 18 and above
Women: ~0-18, 18 and above
Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers of each flight and to the overall gross winners of both the men's and women's divisions. The amount of prizes is determined by the number of entries in each flight. Ties will be broken on the scorecard using the USGA recommended method. Flight and gross champions will be eligible to play, free of charge, in the season-ending Champions' Day at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse, New York.
Registration: The tournament is a 1:00 PM shotgun start. Players are to register with NYSGA staff by 12:40 PM.
Entries: The field is to be limited to the first 128 entries. After this limit has been met, players will be added to a wait list in the order which they registered.
Refund Policy: Entry fee, less a $10.00 service charge, will be refunded regardless of reason if the NYSGA is notified by email (andrew@nysga.org) or by phone (888-NYSGA-23) prior to the close of entries. After this date and up to 5:00 PM on the day prior to the tournament, $10.00 will be refunded, as confirmation has been provided to host facility regarding number of contestants.
Course Information:
Name: Links at Hiawatha Landing
Address: 2350 Marshland Road
Apalachin, NY 13732
Phone: (607) 687-6952
Website: www.hiawathalinks.com
Course Comments:
The Links at Hiawatha Landing is not a true links course by definition, it is more accurately called a heathland design.This is a course where if you didn't bring your thinking cap, you're probably going to be in for a long day. If you are able to use good judgment throughout the round, you're likely to shoot a decent score.
Several ponds on the course are used to great affect, with the Susquehanna River framing the course on one side. The 18th is a classic risk/reward hole, a par-5 that swings dramatically left around a large pond. The safe route is a fairway wood or long iron straight off the tee towards a bunker about 220 yards out. But if you need that final hole birdie, you'll probably look to cut off a sizeable chunk of the pond and aim for a narrow sliver of the fairway that is reachable, albeit guarded by a bunker. That can shorten the hole to give you a chance to get home in two or dump you in the water and a chance to post an ugly digit, possible double-digit.
Course architects Brian Silva and Mark Mungeam have created a par-72 layout that requires you to make shots and think your way around to produce your best possible score. There are no blind shots and no forced carries, so the less accomplished player can also get around without too much damage to their pride or scorecard.
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