Golf Information

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

• Girls Competition (all classifications)
  • ​Edmonton Springs (53302 Rge Rd 264, Spruce Grove)
  • 9:50 AM Start
• Boys Competition (all classifications)
  • ​The Links Golf Course (100 Links Rd, Spruce Grove)
  • 10:00 AM Shotgun Start

• Please click here to go to the google form for the 2024 Metro Golf Championships
• Deadline to submit registration is Wednesday, September 11 @ 4:00 PM. Players must be accurately ranked from 1 to 4 by handicap, as indicated on the form. Note: if your athletes register and are assigned a starting hole and do not show up, they will be charged the entry fee.
• You must also register with the ASAA online. Team registrations must be completed by September 12, but individual players may be added up until September 19. All athletes must meet the ASAA eligibility requirements.
• Schools are allowed up to 4 boys and 4 girls. 
• A team's score shall be compiled for each round using the best three gross scores on each hole. (not necessarily the same three golfers for each hole)
• Boys have a maximum entry handicap of 18.
• Girls entering must score below 135 on 18 holes.

• Supervision - all schools entering a team must send a school representative to the course. School representatives will not be golfing.
• Starting Holes - the starting holes will be posted online and emailed to schools by Friday, September 13.
• Tie Breaking
  • ​In the individual competition, a sudden-death playoff will take place to break any ties for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
  • In the team competition, if there are ties for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, and sudden-death playoff will take place as follows:
    • From each of the tied teams, the three members with the lowest gross scores after 18 holes will represent their team in the tie breaker. The team with the lowest total score on the sudden-death hole(s) will be declared the winner.
• Entry Fees - schools will be billed their share of the cost based on number of participants, including coaches who choose to golf
• Rain Out - there is no rainout date set, the tournament will go in all weather unless cancelled by the golf courses

• Provincial Championships will be hosted on September 23-24, in Grande Prairie.
• Please visit the host website for all information regarding the Provincial tournament
• Players must shoot under 135 over 18 holes in the Cities tournament to be eligible to compete at Provincials.
• Advancing to Provincials
  • All Girls
    • ​Zone winning team and three lowest individual scores from players not on the winning team are eligible for Provincials. 
    • Any girl scoring 90 or better and not qualifying by the above standard will still be eligible for Provincials.
  • All Boys
    • ​3A/4A Zone winning team; 1A/2A Zone winning team and three lowest individual scores from players not on the winning team are eligible for Provincials.
    • Any boy scoring 76 or better and not qualifying by the above standard will still be eligible for Provincials.
    • Any zone with more than 15 teams of at least 3 competing at their Zone Tournament receive an additional berth.
    • Any boy scoring 76 or better and not qualifying by the above standard will still be eligible for Provincials.

(Some of these rules may be replaced with rules that are more relevant to the course or pace of play for the particular day and will take into consideration number of registrants, weather...)

Please ensure the following is brought to your golfers' attention:

1. Tee and yard markers must not be moved.
2. Divots must be replaced.
3. Sand traps must be raked.
4. Please be courteous on the course and in the clubhouse.
5. Play "READY" golf and keep the pace moving. Rounds should be completed in under 5 hours wherever possible.

1. In any hazard the club must not be grounded until it hits the ball (sand or grass traps).  If this is done, a one stroke penalty is added.
2. Once the ball is hit from the tee, the ball cannot be lifted off the ground by the hand or moved on the fairway to better your lie.  This is a violation and a one stroke penalty.
3. Provisional ball rule - golfers that suspect they lost a ball off the tee should hit a provisional ball before searching for the first ball.  If the ball is lost, the golfer then can play the provisional ball from where it lands. Lost ball is a two stroke penalty.  Hitting a provisional ball counts as the third stroke from the tee.
4. Unplayable lies - ball may be placed one club length no closer to the green in either direction by dropping the ball with your hand.  One stroke penalty.
5. There is no such thing as winter rules.  Ball must be played from any part of the fairway and not moved.  Refer to #2.
6. Golfers must mark their ball on the green if requested by another player.  A player putting and hitting another player's ball in the process is penalized two strokes.  The ball hit must be placed back in the location of the impact as best as possible to the player's judgment.
7. Ball must be teed off between the blue (boys)/red (girls) markers and not in front.  The ball can be placed back behind the markers up to a maximum distance of two club lengths.  Violation of this rule is a two stroke penalty.
   
   It will be at the discretion of the Metro Office and/or the Golf Course to institute further rules that will help speed up play; those rules will be sent to all coaches/AD's prior to the tournament and will be reviewed at each course.