Team Play Substitution Policy
Members may enter the qualifying competition at all clubs in which they hold membership and meet the club’ s requirements for Team Play. Once they have qualified for Area Qualifying at one club, they will refrain from further competition at other member clubs.
Team Play Handicaps: 95 % of handicaps( with a maximum of 40.4) for 2016 area qualifying rounds and finals.
Team Play Substitution Policy
Participation in this tournament is based on“ good faith.” Teams must understand that when they play the Qualifying Tournament for their area that they are also committing to the SAME team playing in the Team Play Championship Tournament.
The Team Play Director must approve ALL substitutions.
1. Once a team has qualified for the Team Play Championship the players may not be replaced except in the case of an EMERGENCY. A bona fide emergency would be defined as an injury, illness of the participant, or a death in the family. However, other circumstances occur that would allow a replacement on your team. Your circumstance would have to be discussed with and approved by the Team Play Director.
2. If the replacement is allowed, the replacement player must play to an index of no more than 8 over the person she is replacing at the time replacement is allowed. There is no limitation on an index lower than the person being replaced.
3. Once the Team Play Championship has begun on the first day of the tournament( teeing off on whatever the first hole is for your group), no substitutions are allowed.
The reason for this policy, no matter what the emergency might be, is overall fairness to the entire field. Teams that live close to the tournament course could easily find another substitute while teams that have to travel could not. www. GOLFPWGA. org 43 2017 PWGA Member Handbook