TOWN & COUNTRY HANDICAP DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 AT 10:00AM
ENTRY FEE: $100.00 PER TEAM
($110.00 ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT - $10.00 LATE PROCESSING FEE)
$800.00 TO THE CHAMPION
(BASED ON 44 TEAMS)
THERE WILL BE AN AVERAGE LIMIT OF 440 PER TEAM.
HANDICAP WILL BE 80% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TEAM AVERAGE AND 440.
FORMAT: ALL TEAMS WILL BOWL 4 GAMES. THE FIELD WILL BE CUT TO THE TOP 25% OF THE FIELD OR THE TOP 8 TEAMS (WHICHEVER IS GREATER). REMAINING TEAMS WILL BOWL 3 MORE GAMES (ALL PINS CARRY OVER) AND THE TOP 4 TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE STEPLADDER FINAL.
EARLY BIRD PRIZES – TO BE ELIGIBLE MUST BE PAID BY 1/22/12
MIXED TEAM AND WOMENS TEAM SPECIAL: THE TOP MIXED TEAM AND WOMENS TEAM SCORES WITH HANDICAP NOT CASHING ON THE REGULAR PRIZE LIST WILL EACH RECEIVE $100.00
OPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL SIDE ACTION (ALL HANDICAP POTS WILL USE 80% OF 220) GAME POTS - $5.00 EACH (SCRATCH AND HANDICAP) BRACKETS - $5.00 EACH (SCRATCH AND HANDICAP) SCRATCH SURVIVOR POT - $10.00
HOSTED BY: TOWN AND COUNTRY LANES (attn. Gary Sula) 2231 W. JEFFERSON ST. JOLIET, IL 60435 815-725-1231 OR ON THE WEB AT www.joliettownandcountrylanes.com
RULES:
1 TOURNAMENT IS OPEN TO ALL USBC CERTIFIED BOWLERS.
2 THERE IS A TEAM AVERAGE LIMIT OF 440. HANDICAP WILL BE 80% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TEAM AVERAGE AND 440. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL POTS THE HANDICAP CALCULATION WILL BE 80% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BOWLERS AVERAGE AND 220.
3 ALL BOWLERS MUST USE THEIR HIGHEST 21 GAME FALL/WINTER USBC AVERAGE FROM THE 2010-11 SEASON. IF THERE IS NO 2010-11 AVERAGE, USE CURRENT AVERAGE OF 21 GAMES OR MORE AS OF 1-22-12. IF CURRENT AVERAGE OF 21 GAMES OR MORE (AS OF 1-22-12) IS 10 PINS OR MORE HIGHER THAN 2010-11 AVERAGE, CURRENT AVERAGE WILL BE USED. ALL OTHER BOWLERS WILL RECEIVE 220 FOR AN AVERAGE. FAILURE TO USE CORRECT AVERAGE SHALL DISQUALIFY SCORE IF SUBMITTED AVERAGE IS LOWER THAN CORRECT AVERAGE RESULTING IN A HIGHER HANDICAP. ALL FEES, INCLUDING ENTRY FEES AND SIDE-POT MONEY WILL BE FORFIETED AND DISTRIBUTED INTO THE PRIZE FUND. WINNINGS SHALL BE BASED ON SUBMITTED AVERAGE IF IT IS HIGHER THAN CORRECT AVERAGE. ALL AVERAGE CHANGES MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR’S ATTENTION BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST GAME.
4 EACH BOWLER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AVERAGE VERIFICATION ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.
5 CHECK-IN STARTS AT 8:30AM. CHECK-IN IS AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE STARTING TIME.
6 FIELD IS LIMITED TO 44 TEAMS. ALL TEAMS ARRIVING AFTER 9AM WITHOUT A PAID ENTRY ARE SUBJECT TO REJECTION OF ENTRY. TEAMS WITH A PAID ENTRY NOT CHECKED-IN BY 9:45AM MAY FORFIET THEIR SPOT TO THE NEXT TEAM ON THE WIATING LIST.
7 REFUNDS FOR “NO SHOWS” WILL BE GIVEN ONLY IF THE SPOT IS RESOLD. IF A TEAM IS PAID AND CALLS TO CANCEL, THE ENTRY FEE WILL GO TO THE NEXT MONTHLY TOURNAMENT.
8 TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ALL FINAL DECISIONS ON ENTERING AVERAGES AND MAY REJECT ANY ENTRY.
9 TEAMS WILL BOWL A FOUR GAME QUALIFYING BLOCK. THE FIELD WILL BE CUT TO THE TOP 25% OF THE FIELD OR THE TOP 8 TEAMS (WHICHEVER IS GREATER). ALL PINS WILL CARRY OVER. REMAINING TEAMS WILL BOWL 3 MORE GAMES AND THE TOP 4 TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE STEPLADDER FINAL.
10 PRIZE RATIO WILL BE 1 OUT OF 5. ALL PRIZES WILL BE RETURNED 100%.
11 ENTRY FEE: $100.00 PER TEAM – LINEAGE ($24.00), PRIZE ($72.00), EXPENSES ($4.00).
