Thursday, September 29, 2011

Help Needed ...

A note from Matt Hawkins, Sports Marketing Manager for the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

We are excited to be hosting the IHSA Boys Golf State Finals for another year. It will take place on October 14-15, 2011 at The Den, Prairie Vista, and Weibring Golf Club. We are looking for volunteers for this event, mainly for driving shuttle carts around the courses for spectators. Please consider helping out at this great event. See attached for the volunteer form and more information. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Cornbelt Conference Rules for Railside Golf Club Oct. 1, 2011

Conditions of Play:
*
Boys play from the Burgundy Tees. Girls from Green Tees

*
USGA Rules apply. The ball will be played down.
*
All tall grass lining any fairway will be played as a lateral hazard (not marked)
*
DOUBLE PAR RULE IN EFFECT for girls only!

Stroke Play
:
*
Rule 3-3 - Doubt as to procedure play two balls.

Out of Bounds:
Rule 27
*Penalty stroke and distance
*
Defined by white line or fence on #1, #2, #4, #5, #15, #18.

Water Hazards: Rule 26
*Red stake or line - lateral hazard on #3, #9, #11, #12, #16, #18.
*
Yellow stake or line -water hazard on #14

Ground under repair:
*
Marked by white.

Drop Area - Girls Only - #14 across water used after a ball goes into the hazard.

Bridges and Culverts:
*
Played as lateral hazard rule. Marked in red.

Yardage Markers:
*
200 (blue), 150 (white), and 100 (red)
*
Yard plates and sprinkler head yardage to center of green.

Local Rules:
*150 yard bushes (free drop) no closer to hole.

Scoring:
*Please be sure to mark your score on the correct hole.
*
When finished, give your scorecard to your coaches - they will give to score table.
*Play 6 count 4

Ties:
*Individual ties for 1st place only determined by sudden death commencing on hole #10, followed by #9, and continuing with this hole selection until a winner is determined.
*Players in sudden death who do not win will all be awarded 2nd place medals.
*Duplicate medals will be awarded for all other ties.

2011 Corn Belt Conference Tourney Tee Times

Click on schedule to enlarge

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Regional Assignments Posted @ IHSA.org

The IHSA has assigned the U-High Boys Golf team to the Champaign Central Regional to be contested @ in U of I Orange Course in Savoy on Tuesday, October 4. The top three teams from this regional advance to the LaSalle-Peru Sectional at Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Club east of LaSalle on Monday, October 10.

Click her for a complete list of teams assigned to our regional. More info, including tee times, will be posted as soon as they are made available.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Corn Belt Conference Tourney Info

This 2011 Corn Belt Conference golf Tournament will once again be contested at the Railside Golf Course in Gibson City, Illinois. The shot-gun start will begin at approximately 9:00 am.

More info, including tee times, will be posted as soon as they become available.