The Rattler M&G DRAFT

Member & Guest Invitational




















The Club at Rolling Hills

June 6-8, 2019

Rules Booklet & Tournament Information

WELCOME TO THE RATTLER

To 2019 Playing Participants, 2

On behalf of the Members and Staff of The Club at Rolling Hills, we
welcome you to Golden, Colorado! The Rattler Member & Guest
Invitational is one of the club’s, the state’s and the Rocky Mountain
Region’s signature events and we look forward to seeing those
returning and meeting our first time players.

We are very proud of our Press Maxwell golf course design and our
clubhouse and amenities. But most of all, we are proud of our
incredible staff and professionals that provide an exceptional
Colorado golf experience.

This includes our Director of Golf, Jeff Seltz, Head Golf Professional,
Brian Hodges, the entire golf shop staff, Superintendent Matt Zahn,
his Assistant Aaron Fankhouser and their entire maintenance and
agronomy team.

On the Food and Beverage team,
Director Greg Selvy, Assistant Food
and Beverage Director Sherri Stover,
Head Chef Dominic Menna and their
entire team.

We are excited about the 2019
Rattler; believe we have made some
terrific changes and additions that
will add to the enjoyment for
everyone!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule at a Glance ……………………………………………… 4-7
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Food and Beverage ………………………………………………... 9
Tournament Gifts / Tee Prizes …………………………………….. 10
Playing Rules ……………………………………………………….. 11-12
Tournament Play Formats …………………………………………. 13
Cash Games and Contests ……………………………………….. 14-15
Payouts – Tournament and Calcutta ……………………………… 16
Sponsors …………………………………………………………… 16-17
Club Rules and Campus Map ……………………………………..

*REMEMBER PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP THEIR
OWN FOURSOME THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.

IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE THIS YET, PLEASE INFORM THE
GOLF SHOP OF YOUR INTENDED PARTNER (S) ASAP.



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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

Optional Practice Round (included in tournament entry fee) either as a
two-some or a four-some of Rattler playing participants.

YOU MUST CALL THE GOLF SHOP TO SET UP YOUR TEE TIME, it is
not auto generated. You can play at any time there is an open tee time on

the tee sheet.

• There is no tournament-sponsored social event on Wednesday.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6

9:30am

Registration Opens – Event Lawn

• Pick up your Tournament Gifts (if pre-ordered by April 15)
• If you didn’t pre-order, you can select your merchandise through the

Dunning Virtual Store (items will be drop-shipped to your home after
the tournament).

• Pay Day Money – This is not included in the entry fee. It is a
mandatory wager, paid out each day to 1 LOW NET and 1 LOW

GROSS ($100 total).

o This is a replacement / improvement for Pigeon Bets. This is the
only ‘forced wager’ for the weekend. All other bets (Calcutta
and others are optional).

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10:30am – 3:00pm

Lunch – Turn Grill

A selection of burgers, chicken sandwiches, bratwurst, vegetarian wraps
and sides

• This can be enjoyed prior to your round or
as your group is making the turn

10:30am – 12:40pm

Round 1 – Tee Times (best-ball - see Tournament Play Format on pg. x)

• Assigned by Pro Shop (posted in ForeTees by June 1)

5:00pm

Stag Dinner and Calcutta Wagering – Event Lawn
• Playing participants ONLY

• Round 1 Scoring (team best-ball) to determine flights and Calcutta
teams

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

10:30am – 3:00pm

Lunch – Turn Grill
A selection of burgers, chicken sandwiches, bratwurst, vegetarian wraps

and sides
• This can be enjoyed prior to your round or

as your group is making the turn

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10:30am – 12:40pm

Round 2 – Tee Times (odd/even best-ball – see Tournament Play Format
on pg. x)

• Assigned by Pro Shop (posted in ForeTees by June 1)

• There is no tournament-sponsored social event on Friday

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

8:00am

Breakfast – Men’s Grill

• A selection of grab and go burritos / continental offerings

9:00am

Round 3 – Shotgun (triple net best-ball – see Tournament Play Format
on pg. x)

10:30am – 3:00pm

Lunch – Turn Grill & On Course Grill

• A selection of burgers, chicken sandwiches, bratwurst, vegetarian
wraps

and sides
• This can be enjoyed prior to your round or

as your group is making the turn

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3:00pm

Horserace Shootout
• Top 3 teams from each flight will advance (12 total teams)
• Alternate Shot (scotch) format, with Guest hitting the first tee ball
• Holes 1-3 – 3 aggregate (combined) score, 8 lowest teams scores

advance (4 teams eliminated)
• Holes 4, 5 and 6 – two teams, per hole, with highest score

eliminated (chip off to break ties)
• Holes 8-9 – 2 hole aggregate to determine overall champion

6:00pm

• Couples Party & Awards – Pool Deck

• *Country Club Casual Attire Required

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Throughout the weekend, all food and beverage is complementary with a
few specifications:
Wednesday:

On-course beverages ONLY, no tournament sponsored food
Thursday:

All beverages and Lunch from Turn Grill (no inside dining) and dinner during
Calcutta
Friday:

All beverages and lunch from Turn Grill (no inside dining)
Saturday:

All beverages, grab and go breakfast in Men’s Grill, lunch at turn grill and
on course grills, hors d’orves during the couples party
Entire Weekend:

Bottles of Wine are available for purchase, via member charge

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Tournament Gifts and Tee Prizes

New for 2019 – Dunning Virtual Store
All players are given the ability to pick their own merchandise and have it

available for pickup during Registration on June 6.
Each player has a $100 credit to use to shop, please follow the steps below:

1. Log on to:
2. Click:

3. Enter Code:
4. Choose your items (choice of one polo, pullover or vest and one pair of

shorts)
5. If you would like to spend more than your $100 credit, any extra will be

charged to your member account.
6. You MUST complete your order by May 15 in order to have your items

available at this year’s event.
7. Orders submitted after May 15 will be shipped to your home.
There will also be smaller gifts for each participant and their wives, in addition to

merchandise.

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Playing Rules

Rules Committee

Dom Giarratano, Mike Christensen, Jeff Seltz and Brian Hodges
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Play shall be governed by 2019 Rules of Golf and by local rules
listed on the back of the scorecard

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OUT OF BOUNDS: Defined by white stakes or fences

WATER HAZARD: Defined by yellow-tipped stakes

LATERAL WATER HAZARD: Defined by red-tipped stakes

GROUND UNDER REPAIR: Defined by enclosed white lines or orange-
tipped stakes. Any other relief situations will be in accordance with posting

on signs

SUSPENSION OF PLAY: Will be suspended and resumed by air horn

HANDICAPS: Handicaps for all playing participants will be pulled from the
May 1, 2019 revision. Either that or the lowest index in the last 365 days will

be used. Players will receive 90% of their handicap.

If you have any question in your group about a ruling, play 2
balls from the spot and a determination will be made prior to

the start of the next round.
FOR PACE OF PLAY, ALL PLAYERS MUST PICKUP AFTER A

NET TRIPLE BOGEY.

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Tournament Play Formats



All players will be given 90% of his/her tournament handicap

Thursday, June 6

Round 1: Stroke play, Best Ball
• Team best-ball score will determine flights for Rounds 2 and 3 and also

the Calcutta
o Calcutta teams will be blind-draw; making two teams into a single

four some.
§ Calcutta winners are determined by combined score of your

foursome
• For More information on Calcutta, see pg. x for more

information
o Day Money Pays low NET and low GROSS

Friday, June 7

Round 2: Stroke play, ‘Rattler Style’ Defender
• Count your team’s net best ball score on each hole and combine it

with the member’s net score on EVEN holes and the guest’s net
score on the ODD holes for a total of 2 scores per hole.

o For example: If, on hole 1 the guest gets 1 stroke, the guest
makes a 6 and the member makes a 4, your team score would
be 4 (team net best ball (member made a 4)) + 5 (guest made a 6

net 5) = 9
o Day Money pays low NET and low GROSS

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Sunday, June 8

Round 3: ‘Rattler Style’ Best Ball
• This is a format where you will count each player’s gross and net

scores. The two net scores will be added together and then the
lowest net will be added again for a total of 3 scores per hole.
o In other words, low net counts twice and high net counts once

§ For Example: If, on hole 2 the member gets 1 stroke, the
guest makes a 4 and the member makes a 4, your team
score would be 4 (guest net) + 3 (member net) + 3 (team
low-net best ball) = 10

o Day Money pays low NET and low GROSS – this is
outside / additional to the Calcutta

Horserace Shootout
• Top 3 teams from each flight will advance (12 total teams)
• Alternate Shot (scotch) format, with Guest hitting the first tee ball

• Holes 1-3 – aggregate (combined) score, 8 lowest teams scores
advance (4 teams eliminated).

o In aggregate format, teams receive strokes based on combined
handicap of the total score, based on handicaps of holes
played

• Holes 4 - 6 – two teams, per hole, with highest score eliminated
(chip off to break ties)

• In individual hole format, teams receive strokes based on combined
total handicap of the hole score

• Holes 8-9 – 2 hole aggregate to determine overall champion

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Cash Games and Contests

Day Money:

Each team is required to participate - $100 per team. This is due upon
registration and must be paid in cash.

Day Money winners will be paid EACH DAY and Total, as follows:

• 1st (lowest NET) $200/team
• 2nd (second lowest NET) $75/team
• 3rd (third lowest NET) $38/team

Chipping ‘On the Lake’:

There will be a chipping competition, each day, on one of the lakes on the
course.

Entry fee is $20/man, cash, for 3 chances to chip a ball and have it land and
stay in the boat.

If you succeed, you will double your money. If you fail, your money goes to the
tournament to offset expenses.

Bet the Pro:

On hole 17, Director of Golf Jeff Seltz will see if you have what it takes to beat
the Pro.

Entry fee is $20/man, cash, for 1 shot; hit it on the green and you get your
money back, hit it inside the circle and double your money.

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Payouts – Calcutta and Tournament

Calcutta:

The Calcutta is a live bid auction event. It is separate from
Day Money and also the overall event champion.

The teams who win, place and show are not necessarily
guaranteed a spot in the Horserace Shootout (which does in

fact determine the overall event champion.

Each team will be paired with another team by a blind draw.

A team-pairing sheet will be available to each participant, at the start of
the Calcutta on Thursday evening.

Each four-man team will be sold at a live auction with a minimum opening
bid of $250.

Bidding will continue until a high bidder is established.

Conglomerates or consortiums can be formed for bidding purposes, but
only one individual’s name is to be used as the bidding party, and will be
responsible for the payment of the bid amount and the distribution of any

monies won.

Teams must be paid IN FULL for at the conclusion of
Thursday night, in cash or member charge.

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Any team, who are either not choosing to bid or end up buying
themselves, will be allowed to purchase AT LEAST 25% of themselves.

This is to be worked out directly with the final purchaser of the team.

90% of the money allocated to the Calcutta will be paid out
as follows:

• 1st Place (45%)
• 2nd Place (15%)
• 3rd Place (9%)

The remaining 10% will be used to offset tournament expenses.

Overall Tournament Champion:

The field is divided into five flights, based upon score from Round 1.

Each flight will send three teams, with the lowest cumulative scores, to
the Shootout after the conclusion of the third round of competition to

determine overall champion.

This is outside and separate from the Calcutta and Day Money.

The tournament will payout three spots, in the form of shop credit, as
follows.

NOTE: The Shootout is NET ONLY:

1st Place – Overall Champion $500/man.
2nd Place $200/man.
3rd Place $100/man.

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Sponsors

It is with sincere gratitude and appreciation that we once again have a
number of members who have chosen to sponsor The Rattler.

These financial donations continue to do much to ensure that we can
keep raising the bar and deliver a truly first-class event on the Mesa.

Platinum - $1,000

Gold - $500 • Chase Chaldekas
• Mike Christensen

• Jeff Flora
• Dom Giarratano

• Brad Pyatt
• Patrick Rudersdorf

• Chris Turner
• Brad Weiman

Club Rules and Campus Map

Members, their spouses, children and guests are required to dress neatly
in appropriate golf attire when using the golf course or practice areas.

Appropriate golf attire is clothing consistent with the type of clothing that is
available in a private club pro shop. Blue jeans, denim type pants, short

shorts, workout (sweat pants), commercially printed t-shirts and swimwear
are not permitted on the golf course or practice facilities at any time. No
metal spikes are permitted on the course or practice areas.

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Leggings are permissible underneath skirts, skorts or shorts. Leggings only
are not dress code appropriate. Fitness attire is not permitted on the
course.
Unacceptable Attire:

• Men: Collarless cotton t-shirts, colorless cotton sweatshirts, sleeveless
shirts and men’s tank tops.

• Cotton sweatpants are not allowed on adults
• Any clothing that is ripped, frayed or obviously dirty

• Work-out or swim attire
• Excessively large or inappropriate logos on clothing
• Excessively short shorts or miniskirts (with the exception of appropriate
tennis shirts). The typical length of golf shorts sets our standard.

CAMPUS MAP




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The Club at Rolling Hills
Golden, CO

COPYRIGHT 2019

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