I don't know of anything else going on this weekend, so here's the info for Jim Smith's monthly handicap tournament.
Bowl America Shirley
6450 Edsall road
Alexandria, VA 22312
$40.00 ENTRY FEE
SQUAD TIMES: 11AM & 1PM
BOWL 3 GAMES ACROSS 6LANES
HI 3 GAME TOTALS PLUS HANDICAP ADVANCE TO FINALS
RE-ENTRIES OK BUT MAY ONLY CASH ONCE
HANDICAP 90% OF 220
1 OF 4 ENTRIES CASH
HI-QUALIFIER FROM EACH SQUAD, HI FEMALE, HI "50 & OVER" OVERALL RECEIVE AUTOMATIC BIRTH INTO FINAL ELIMINATIONS
PRIZE FUND RETURNED 100%.
THIS EVENT WILL BE CERTIFIED THRU USBC. NON-MEMBERS MAY PURCHASE MEMBERSHIP FOR $21.00.
COMPETITION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ONE(1) DIVISION: HANDICAP SINGLES.
HANDICAP WILL BE 90% OF 220.
BOWLERS WILL USE HIGHEST 42 GAMES OR MORE AVERAGE FROM THE 2007-08 AVERAGE BOOK. IF NO 2007-08 AVERAGE, BOWLER WILL USE HIGHEST USBC 42 GAMES OR MORE AVERAGE FROM THE 2008-09 SEASON. BOWLER HAVING 2008-09 AVERAGE 10 PINS OR MORE HIGHER THAN THEIR 2007-08 HIGHEST AVERAGE OF 42 GAMES OR MORE MUST USE HIGHER AVERAGE. (USBC RULE 319A(2), 319A(3), AND 319A(4) APPLY). FOR BOWLERS USING HIGHEST 2008-09 AVERAGE IT WILL BE BOWLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE CURRENT OR FINAL LEAGUE AVERAGE SHEET FOR VERIFICATION AT THE TIME OF SIGN-IN. IF NONE OF THE ABOVE, BOWLER WILL THEN BOWL SCRATCH (220). FAILURE TO PROVIDE AVERAGE VERIFICATION MAY BE GROUNDS TO REFUSE ENTRY.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RE-RATE ANY ENTRY. (USBC RULES 319C, 319D, 319E) APPLY.
ENTRY FEE WILL BE $40.00... - $15.75 LINEAGE/EXPENSES. $24.25 PRIZE FUND. PRIZE FUND RETURNED 100%. 1 OF EVERY 4 ENTRIES CASH. ALL PRIZE MONIES BASED ON 100 ENTRIES. IF ACTUAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES ARE LESS THAN 100, PRIZE MONEY WILL BE PRO RATED.
ALL BOWLERS WILL BOWL 3 GAMES ACROSS 6 LANES FOR QUALIFYING. THREE (3) GAME SERIES TOTAL PLUS HANDICAP WILL DETERMINE ENTRIES ADVANCING TO FINAL ELIMINATION. HI QUALIFIER FROM EACH SQUAD, HI FEMALE, HI "50 & OVER" OVERALL RECEIVE GUARANTEED BIRTH IN FINAL ELIMINATIONS. THE REMAINING FINALIST WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON 1 OF 4 ENTRIES CASH RATIO.
THERE WILL BE A LIMIT OF 70 PINS HANDICAP PER PERSON/PER GAME (142 AVERAGE).
NUMBER OF BYES, IF ANY, METHODS OF ELIMINATION, ETC., IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH WORKABLE HEAD TO HEAD MATCHES, WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR BASED ON ACTUAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
ALL SITUATIONS NOT COVERED BY TOURNAMENT RULES WILL BE REFERRED TO THE CURRENT USBC RULE BOOK. IF NOT COVERED BY USBC, TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S DECISION WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT JIM SMITH (703)973-6005.
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"Typical House Bowler"
