Rattler 2021 - Rules and Information Booklet

Member & Guest Invitational
2021

The Club at Rolling Hills
Golden, Colorado

WELCOME TO THE RATTLER

To 2021 Playing Participants,
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, our
clubhouse and our 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, Brian Hodges, the entire golf shop
staff, Superintendent Aaron Fankhauser and his entire team.
On the Food and Beverage team - Director Greg Selvey, Assistant
Food and Beverage Director - Sherri Stover, Head Chef - Dominic
Menna and their entire team.
We are excited about the 2021 Rattler! We believe we have made
some terrific changes and additions that will add to the enjoyment for
everyone!

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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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

11am-1:30pm

Registration Opens – Event Lawn
• Day Money Payment – This is not included in the entry fee. It is a
mandatory wager ($100 total, CASH OR MEMBER CHARGE), paid
out each day, to 1, 2, 3 and total (LOW NET)).

o All other bets (Calcutta, Pigeon and others are optional).

1:30pm Shotgun

* Lunch – On-Course Grills

6:00pm

Stag Dinner and Calcutta Wagering – Event Lawn
*Including long-drive competition off of #1 Black Tee

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

9am & 2pm Shotgun
8am

Breakfast – Event Lawn
9am

Round 1 - Shotgun - Best Ball
(see Tournament Play Format on pg. 11-12)

2pm

Round 2 – Shotgun - Odd/Even
(see Tournament Play Format on pg. 11-12)

Lunch – On-Course Grills

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

9:00am

• Breakfast - Event Lawn

10:00am

Round 3 – Shotgun - Triple net

(See Tournament Play Format on pg. 11-12)

Lunch - On-Course Grills

3:30pm

Horserace Shootout
• Top 4 teams from each flight plus advance (16 total teams), and are split

into 2 groups of 8 (First 8 groupings tee off on 1, second tee off on 2).
• Strokes will be included, explained on tee box
• Alternate Shot (scotch) format, with Guest hitting the first tee ball

• Holes 1-2 – aggregate (combined) score, 4 lowest teams’ scores advance
• Holes 3 - two teams, with lowest score advance (chip-off to break ties, up

and down automatically advance)
• Holes 4 - one team, with lowest score advances (chip-off to break ties, up

and down automatically advance)
• Holes 8-9 – 1 team from each group of original 8, play a 2 hole aggregate

to determine overall champion

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6:00pm

Couples Party - Pool
Trophy Presentation followed by Dinner, Dancing and Drinks

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

• In the event of inclement weather that causes a delay or a cancellation,
the tournament may require extension into Sunday. Please have your
guests make arrangements to leave after 1pm to be safe. If this does
happen, and your team cannot complete the tournament, you will be
forced to withdraw from competition play.

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Throughout the weekend, all food and beverage is complimentary with a
few exceptions:
Thursday:

All beverages and lunch from on-course grills (no inside dining) and dinner
during Calcutta is included
Friday:

All beverages and lunch from on-course grills (no
inside dining) is included
Saturday:

All beverages, breakfast, lunch from on-course grills (no inside
dining) and dinner during couples party is included
Entire Weekend:

Bottles of wine are available for purchase, via member charge

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TOURNAMENT GIFTS AND TEE PRIZES

Gifts will be distributed in team golf carts each day.

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PLAYING RULES

Rules Committee

Dom Giarratano, Mike Christensen and Brian Hodges
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Play shall be governed by 2021 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, in accordance with

rule 3:3

PENALTY AREA: Defined by red-tipped stakes / painted red line

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
June 1, 2021 revision. Members will receive 90% of their handicap.
Guests 80%.

GIMMIE CIRCLE: All putts within the chalk circle are gimmes, but you
must count the stroke.

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 10
TRIPLE BOGEY.

TOURNAMENT PLAY FORMATS

Members will be given 90% of his/her tournament handicap.
Guests will be given 80% of his/her tournament handicap.

Thursday, September 9

Practice Round - Play your own games

Friday, September 10

Round 1: Stroke play, Best Ball
o Day Money Pays low 1, 2 & 3 low NET – this is outside /

additional to the Calcutta
Round 2: Stroke play, ‘Rattler Style’ Defender

• There will be 2 net scores counted... the low net on the team, plus
either the member's score or the guest's score on alternating
holes.
o Day Money pays low 1, 2 & 3 NET (across all flights), this
is outside / additional to the Calcutta

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Saturday, September 11

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 1, 2, 3 low NET (across all
flights) – this is outside / additional to the Calcutta

Horserace Shootout
• Top 4 teams from each flight advance (16 total teams), and are split into 2

groups of 8.
• Alternate Shot (scotch) format, with Guest hitting the first tee ball
• Holes 1-2 – aggregate (combined) score, 4 lowest teams’ scores advance
• Hole 3 - two teams, with lowest score advance (chip off to break ties, up

and down automatically advance)
• Hole 4 - one team, with lowest score advances (chip off to break ties, up

and down automatically advance)
• Holes 8-9 – 1 team from each group of original 8, play a 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, cash or member charge.

Day Money winners will be paid EACH DAY in cash, in each flight, as
follows:

• 1st (lowest NET)
• 2nd (second lowest NET)
• 3rd (third lowest NET)

Pigeon Bets:

Players have the option of betting another team, for any denomination, on
which of the two teams will beat each other.

This is typically done on a daily basis, with an equal amount wagered each
day.

For Example: $10/day, win day 1 against the team you bet, lose day 2, win
day 3 - you would win $10.

There is no limit to the number of teams you have a pigeon bet with.
It is up to the players to set up their own pigeon bets, reconcile and collect.

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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.

All wagers will be member charge, no cash.

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Any team, who is either not choosing to bid or does not end up buying
themselves, will be allowed to purchase AT LEAST 25% of their team.
This is to be worked out directly with the final purchaser of the team.

90% of the money wagered in the Calcutta will be paid out as
follows (based on the money wagered in each of the 2 flights):
Round 1 - 1/5 of total, Round 2 - 1/5 of total, Round 3 - 1/5

of total and Overall - 2/5 of total

• 1st Place (30%)
• 2nd Place (25%)
• 3rd Place (20%)
• 4th Place
• 5th Place (15%)
(10%)

*money will be distributed at the end of the tournament, at the

couples party.

Overall Tournament Champion:

The field is divided into four flights, based on handicap.

Each flight will send four teams, with the lowest cumulative scores, to
the Shootout after the conclusion of the third round of competition to
determine overall champion. 16 total teams will advance and be split

by flight (flights 1 and 2 together, flights 3 and 4 together). See
tournament play formats on pg. 11-12.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 $650/each
2nd Place $350/each
3rd Place (2 teams that do $75/each

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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.
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.

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CAMPUS MAP

10th Tee

1st Tee

Pool Event Lawn
Main Entrance

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The Club at Rolling Hills
Golden, CO

COPYRIGHT 2021

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