Prize: The Love Jug for 1 year with your named etched in it for eternity
Make up day tbd
The 2024 Love Tour Championship will move to a new venue, The Forest Preserve National (George Dunne) will host, with the winner getting possession of the Love Jug for one year with their name engraved in the cup for eternity. Menu selection of 2025 Champions Dinner.
Rules:
Each medal is worth 1 mulligan or 1 foot-wedge.
Once a player declares a mulligan, that ball is in play and a medal is deducted. The original ball is out of play.
Foot wedges may not be when the ball is already on the green however you may advance the ball onto the green. As soon as the foot contacts the ball once, the medal is deducted. A second kick, is a 2nd medal or a 2 stroke penalty if the player is out of medals for each additional kick.
OB and lost ball is played as a lateral hazard (1 stroke penalty and drop at nearest point of entry plus 2 club lengths.) This is a gentleman’s game so don’t lie and don’t harass your opponents please. Work together.
Triple bogie max on front 9 and no max on back 9
Gimmie putter length on front 9. Finish every putt on back 9.
Max par on first hole in effect. You must make an actual par on 1 however to get a net birdie if you are stroking on the hole
Barring muddy/rainy conditions, the ball will be played down everywhere except the sand. Rake and place within 3 feet inside the trap.
Greens will be aerated 12 days before the championship so they should be pretty good but move ball out of aeration hole without asking group. Do not put out of the holes!
In case of a tie, a 2 hole aggregate playoff on holes 1 and 9 will determine the winner. Unused medals may be used in the playoff and handicap of hole determines shots given. In the event of a tie after the aggregate, players will continue at sudden death on the 1st hole.
Breach of etiquette may result in a 2-stroke penalty. If a fellow competitor asks you to move out of their field of vision, line of play, or move your marker you must comply. If you refuse it will be deemed poor sportsmanship and a 2-stroke penalty will be assessed to the offending player per incident. Golfers have always held themselves to the highest standards on the golf course which includes respecting a reasonable time and comfortable space for a competitor to hit a shot and anticks to distract your fellow competitors will not be tolerated.
Please prepare your next shot while other golfers are playing (for example get your yardage, begin to read the green, select a club, etc.)
DROP ZONES
We will use drop zones as designated by signage on the course in addition to these LUV Golf Tour Rules:
4th Hole: Start of fairway
11th Hole Start of fairway
18th Hole: Start of fairway
Tees
<50years old Blue tees and >50 years old white tees with following changes:
Hole 1 Everyone plays Blue Tees
Hole 7: White Tee <50 years old, Red Tee >50 years old
Hole 9: Blue Tee <50 years old, White Tee 50-59 years old, Red Tee >60 years old
Hole 15: Blue Tee <50 years old, White Tee 50-59 years old, Red Tee >60 years old
Augie Rule — No music allowed (except Augie).
Cell Phones — please silence your cellphone. 1st offense warning. Each additional offense: 2 stroke penalty and possible suspension from tour
Handicap required to get strokes. Official handicap or use Golf Handicap Calculator BEFORE the tournament begins. No guesswork. Text Kirk if you need help. Handicaps must be calculated with a net double max otherwise you are inflating your handicap and is cheating because the math will be off in our competition Net Double Bogey (usga.org).