GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 71
E. Beginning and ending dates for practice and competition can be found at the front of this publication.
1. There will be no interschool practice or scrimmages in golf.
2. A golf match may not begin prior to the end of the school day with the exception of the region or state tournament.
F. A maximum of two (2) golf coaches may confer with their golfers between each green and the next tee box so long
as there is no delay in play. NOTE: Conversations with or suggestions from any other person is prohibited.
G. In the event that a match ends in a tie during the regular-season or post-season competition, a “team sudden-death
playoff” will be used.
Boys:
1. All six (6) players will play the first playoff hole.
2. The first foursome will include the top two players from each team, the second foursome will include the 3rd
and 4th scorers from each team, and the final foursome will include the other two players.
3. The best four (4) scores of each team will count.
4. If the teams are still tied, all players will proceed to the next playoff hole.
Girls:
1. All four (4) players will play the first playoff hole.
2. The first twosome will include the top player from each team, the second twosome will include the 2nd place
scorer from each team, and the final foursome will include the other players.
3. The best two scores of each team will count.
4. If the teams are still tied, all players will proceed to the next playoff hole.
H. It is permissible for coaches to use “split squads” during the regular season. However, the use of split squads will
count as two (2) of that school’s maximum allowed competitions.
REGION TOURNAMENT:
A. Each region tournament will be an 18-hole team event.
1. Details of the tournament will be sent to schools by the local director through the region secretary.
2. Boys: A school may enter up to six players, and the best four scores count for region competition.
Girls: A school may enter up to four players, and the best two scores count for region competition.
3. Boys: The region champions and runner-up teams will advance to the state tournament.
Girls: The region champions and runner-up teams will advance to the state tournament.
4. The Region Tournament Director will submit Electronically the “Region Golf - Report of Winners” upon
completion of the tournament. The “Report of Winners” and the “Contestants List” also must be sent by the
Region Tournament Director to the specific classification’s State Tournament Director. The deadline for
submission of all these reports is 9:00 a.m., on April 30, 2012.
5. Regions are not required to use the State Tournament regulations for approximate playing yardage. However,
the use of these distances better qualifies the golfers for the State Tournament.
B. Each region tournament will have an individual competition in addition to the team competition.
1. The lowest scoring individual (boy and girl) whose team does not qualify out of the Region Tournament shall
advance to the State Tournament.
2. Schools who do not have a regular girls golf team may enter one girl in the girls Region Tournament to compete
for individual honors.
STATE TOURNAMENT:
A. The State Golf Tournaments in all classifications will be held on Monday, May 7, 2012.
1. All State Tournaments shall be 18-hole events.
2. Details of the state tournaments will be sent to the schools involved by the respective tournament directors or
the GHSA office.
3. Substitutions from the Region to the State Tournament must be submitted to the Tournament Director no later
than 6:00 p.m., the evening before the State Final. Substitutions may be made at the open position only.
4. The approximate playing yardage shall be 6,500 yards for boys and 5,500 yards for girls.
B. All State Tournament sites will be marked and prepared by the Tournament Director and the host club’s golf
professional. The Georgia State Golf Association will provide officials for the State Tournament to answer questions
regarding the rules of Golf.