27th NJSGA Mid-Amateur Championship
Tuesday – Thursday, May 4-6, 2010
Galloway National Golf Club – Galloway Township, NJ

Championship & Qualifying Round Information:
CHAMPIONSHIP: The Championship at Galloway National will be 5 rounds of match play and will consist of 32 players. Each round is eighteen holes. Two rounds of match play will be played on both Tuesday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 5; the Championship match will begin at 8:00 on Thursday, May 6. The defending Champion is exempt from qualifying; the remainder of the field will consist of those who advance from two separate one-day, eighteen hole qualifying rounds.

QUALIFYING ROUNDS: Both qualifying rounds are 18 Holes, stroke play. Each qualifying site will be limited to the first 156 players whose entries are received by the NJSGA prior to the close of entries which is THURSDAY, APRIL 8 at 5:00 p.m. ENTER EARLY; space is limited.  Players may enter only ONE qualifier. In the event of a tie for the final qualifying place(s) in a qualifying round, a sudden-death playoff will begin immediately upon the completion of play.
 
QUALIFYING ROUND SITES & DATES:
Copper Hill Country Club, Ringoes – Monday, April 19
Bamm Hollow Country Club, Lincroft – Thursday, April 22
 
Entry Fee: $140.00 (includes lunch at qualifying site).
     
Entries Close: Thursday, April 8 at 5:00 pm.
     
Transportation: Motorized transportation and pull carts are PROHIBITED throughout this Championship.

Entrants who do not satisfy all of these conditions are not eligible to participate in this Championship. 
Entries open to male amateur golfers who meet ALL of these requirements:
   a) Amateur must be thirty (30) years of age on or before April 19, 2010.
   b) Amateur must possess UNQUESTIONABLE Amateur Status, as per USGA standards.
   c) Amateur must meet ALL of these Handicap and Membership Requirements:
        1. Entrant MUST possess an ACTIVE and VALID USGA Handicap Index of 7.0, as of the APRIL 1, 2010 Handicap Revision.
        2. This Handicap Index must be through a NJSGA Member club or course (public or private) which is in good standing with the NJSGA. (Golfers that do not hold an active and valid Handicap Index through a NJSGA member facility are not eligible.)
        3. Entrant MUST be in good standing AND appear on the Official Handicap Roster at the Club/Course to which he is affiliated at the TIME OF ENTRY. Entrant must maintain his good standing and remain on the Official Handicap Roster (possess an active and valid USGA Handicap) at his member club/course through the Championship proper.
   d) If Amateur enters a NJSGA Championship from a public facility or a Club Without Real Estate, he MUST be a permanent resident of New Jersey.
   e) A competitor may only enter NJSGA events from ONE CLUB/COURSE in a calendar year. The club/course from which a competitor enters his first event of the calendar year is designated his club/course for that year. (Please be mindful of this condition if you plan to participate in a team event.)

THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION.

REFUND POLICY: NO REFUND SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER THE CLOSE OF ENTRIES except in the case of illness or injury as accompanied by a physician´s notice. In this case, entry fee will be refunded minus a $50.00 surcharge. If a player withdraws prior to the close of entries (regardless of reason), entry fee will be refunded minus a $50.00 surcharge. If a player does not gain entry into an event due to oversubscription, he will be refunded in full. No refunds shall be issued for any reason after the tournament start date. All requests for a refund must be initiated via telephone by contacting the NJSGA Tournament Department at 908-241-4653. ALL REFUNDS SHALL BE ISSUED VIA CHECK.

FINAL DECISION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NJSGA. THE NJSGA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT OR WITHDRAW AN ENTRY AT ANY TIME, BEFORE OR DURING A COMPETITION.

PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THIS ENTRY, PLEASE READ ALL RULES, CONDITIONS, AND GUIDELINES WHICH FOLLOW IN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS.