57th Puget Sound Amateur

SCHEDULE: Competition will be contested over 36 holes (2 days) with gross and net scores:

• Saturday, October 22nd
  • Championship flight: Lake Spanaway
    • Included in fee: golf, range balls, lunch pass
  • Flight B: Chambers Bay*
    • Included in fee: golf, unlimited Practice Center use, lunch pass, and pull-cart
• Sunday, October 23rd
  • Championship flight: Chambers Bay*
    • Included in fee: golf, range balls, lunch pass
  • Flight B: Lake Spanaway
    • Included in fee: golf, unlimited Practice Center use, lunch pass, and pull-cart

*Chambers Bay is a walking-only facility. Please contact Caddie Manager Bryan Pierce to reserve a caddie: (253) 552-4869 or bpierce@kempersports.com.

REFUNDS: Refunds will not be processed to players that withdraw or cancel after Friday, October 14th. If you are currently registered and need to withdraw, please email our Office Manager, Shannon McMillen.

FLIGHT BREAK: The flight break will be determined based on an even break of the handicap spread of the entry field. Any ties to the median handicap will participate in the Championship Flight. For reference, the Championship flight in 2021 was comprised of those with a handicap of 4.9 or better. Handicaps must be active and established by 10/14/2022, which is the date-in-time all participant’s indexes will be established for the event.

TEE TIMES: No preferred pairings. Reminder, the flights will play different courses, we will not accept requests to play within a different flight for transportation convenience. All pairings will be threesomes. Times will be available and communicated on Wednesday, October 19th on the website or by calling the golf shop at (253)460-4653×5. Saturday tee times will start at their respective course from high to low handicap from 7:30am – 12:30pm (10-minute starting interval). Sunday tee times will be based on Saturday’s score and will play from 7:30am – 12:30pm (10-minute starting interval).

REGISTRATION: Pairings will be available on October 19th on the website or call the golf shop at (253)460-4653×5. Please arrive at a minimum of 1-hour prior to your round 1 starting time to register for the event.

CONDITIONS: The Puget Sound Tournament Committee reserves the right to alter the conditions and schedules herein. The Committee reserves the right to reject the entry of any applicant, at any time, for any reason. Any decision by the Committee, in any matter, shall be final. Players will be presented with the supplemental rules “Hard Copy” prior to teeing off.

PACE OF PLAY: Please bear in mind that this year is unique for many reasons and we will all rely on one another to be responsible for maintaining an appropriate pace of play. As such, we will be enforcing a strict pace of play policy during the event and abiding by updated rules on this topic from the USGA:

Rule 5.6 encourages prompt pace of play by recommending that:

• Players should recognize that their pace of play affects others and they should play promptly throughout the round (such as by preparing in advance for each stroke and moving promptly between strokes and in going to the next tee),
• A player should make a stroke in no more than 40 seconds (and usually in less time) after the player is able to play without interference or distraction, and
• Committees should adopt a Pace of Play Policy (rather than only say they may do so).

In addition, Rule 6.4 expressly allows playing out of turn in match play by agreement, and for stroke play, affirmatively allows and encourages players to play out of turn in a safe and responsible way to save time or for convenience (also known as “ready golf”).