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OVERVIEW
The Jamaica Golf
Association Drive, Chip & Putt competition has been designed to introduce and
involve beginners and intermediate kids to the game of golf, and teach them
about the challenging, yet fun skills required to play the game well. All
participants are encouraged to do their best and have a terrific time!
Contestants participate in three
areas: driving, chipping and putting. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to the
top three finishers in each age group (6-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14).
The overall champions will be
crowned in December 2005 based on the cumulative/and /or average scoring over
the year in the different events on the calendar.
AGE CATEGORIES
This competition has been
designed for both boys and girls, between the ages of 6 and 14 years. A child
may enter the event and will be placed in the 6-8, 9-10, 11-12 or 13-14 year-old
age groups, based upon their age on the day of the event. They will continue in
this age group until the end of the calendar/tournament year.
SCORING
The JGA Drive Chip and Putt
competition is based on a ranking format declaring the top point earners. The
scoring program ranks each participant based on cumulative place finishes during
each competition (driving, chipping and putting).
For example, if a competitor has
the longest drive in their age group, he or she will have a ranking of one (1).
If the same player ranks 10 in chipping and second in putting, that player’s
overall ranking score will be 13. Now, all the competitor’s scores will be
tabulated based on their combined ranking tally from the three events.
An order of merit system will be
devised as the year progresses.
DRIVING
The driving competition allows
competitors to attempt two drives/5 irons (depending on the driving range, age
and sex), which will be measured for both distance and accuracy.
The goal of this event is to hit
the ball as long and straight as possible in a 40-yard-wide fairway that will be
created for the competition.
The better of the two drives
will be scored.
Drives landing outside the
40-yard-wide fairway will not be counted.
If a competitor swings and does
not make contact with the ball, the player may take another swing without
penalty.
CHIPPING
Each participant will attempt
three chips.
The goal of this event is to
chip the golf ball closest to the pin with the combined total of all three chip
attempts making up the final tally.
For ease of scoring at least two
circles will be “pre-marked” on the green with approximately 10-18 paces from
the pin flag to the chipping area. A point value will be applied to the area
between and outside the circles.
Point values are as follows: 10
points – chipping the ball in the hole; 5, 4, 3 etc points will be awarded as
the ball finishes further away from the hole outside each circle.
Participants can therefore earn
between 3 and 30 points.
In the event of a tie, the third
chip will count as a tie breaker.
PUTTING
Each contestant will attempt two
putts: a five-foot putt and 15-foot putt.
The goal of this event is to
make both putts in as few strokes as possible, with a maximum of four strokes
per hole.
In the event of a tie, the
participant with the closest distance to the hole on the 15-foot putt (after the
first attempt) will be deemed the top finisher.
ANSWERS TO
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Competitors need to register
30 minutes before the start of the event.
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Practice on the pre-marked
course before the event is forbidden.
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Competitors can and are
encouraged to bring their own golf clubs.
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Once there is no lightning,
the competition can continue in light rain.
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Entry is FREE, but a $150
contribution is necessary for lunch and beverages.
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A first place trophy only is
given to the winners. The second and third placers win useful golfing items.
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Both the girls and boys
compete for the same prizes, with the two only separated during the driving
section of the competition.
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