Policies & Procedures

Men's Open Pro Division

Utilizes gross score without a handicap
Open to all players with no restrictions:
Will generally compete from the back tee box.
Pro Division players also participating in Net Division competitions will have their handicap calculated from their respective tee & adjusted based on the course rating of their tee

Men's Net (Handicap) Division

Competition for players with handicaps with finishing position determined by using net score after applying handicap to players raw score.
Events are generally separated into 2 flights. See flighting information in Sec. IV.
Open to all male players.
Senior Net Division for players age 45+. Players will compete from designated "Standard" tee.
Super Senior players (age 60+) may compete from one tee box forward of "Standard" tee.
Women Division will compete from either the Super Senior Tee or course designated women tee box.

Senior Professional Division

Utilizes gross score without a handicap
Open to all players age 48 and up with the following restrictions:
Players awarded prize winnings from any Legacy Golf Tour recognized professional or developmental mini-tour between Jan 1, 2017 to date are ineligible to compete in any Senior Pro Division competition. Exemptions to this policy may be granted on a case by case basis. Contact corporate for the current listing.
Super Senior Pro Division for players age 65+
Will compete from the designated "Standard" tee box (typically one forward from the tips) or that being utilized by the Net Division field in combined division events.
Senior Pro Division players also participating in Net Division competitions will have their handicap calculated from their respective tee & adjusted based on the course rating of their tee.

Women's Division

Professional & Net Division women events
Net Division women compete with 100% of their handicap.
Open to all players, professional or amateur.
(Some restrictions may apply to professional division event eligibility)
Will compete from the same tee box as male Super Senior players in combined division events

NOTE: College or Women holding professional tour status will compete from the assigned Net Division Standard tee

Amateurs

May compete in any division for up to $750 in "prize valued script" such as an Amazon or other vendor gift card
Amateurs may compete in the daily optional games for cash if they so choose

NOTE: Amateurs are not included in the player count of any non-amateur division event for payout purposes.

Flighting

Net-Division events with 24 or more registered players MAY be fsepareated into two flights based on the following hcp ranges:
"Champions" (A) Flight - Handicaps of 9 and below.
"Masters" (B) Flight - Double digit handicaps from 10 handicap and up. Max hcp of 18.
Masters Flight players may move up to the Champions Flight. Any player choosing this option will have their handicap capped at 9
Must have a minimum of 4 players to comprise a flight.
If less than 4 players comprise a flight, all players will be combined in a single flighted field.
Masters Flight players may pay an additional fee and include posting of their score in the Champions Flight field. Players electing this option will have their handicap capped at 9 for Champions Flight scoring.

Event Eligibility

Single Round Events
Open to all players; male or female, amateur or professional.
Non-members must pay an additional non-member fee.
Multi-round events
Some events may be designated as "Members Only"
Net (Handicap) Division Events
Players must be a member in good standing to be eligible to be awarded first place prize money
Non-members must pay an additional non-member fee.

Eligibility criteria may vary from event to event and can be found on the appropriate "Event Details" page in the eligibility information section.

Event Formats

Events will be scheduled for a minimum of 18 holes with the exception of inclement weather. Events are governed by both USGA and existing local rules. Other formats may be utilized from time to time at the discretion of Legacy Golf Tour. Typical formats and optional games include but are not limited to the following:

Individual stroke play either net or gross.
Net (Handicap) Division fields of twenty-four or more players MAY be separated into equal flights based on the average handicap of the field.
Senior Net game/division for players age 45+.
Scratch Pot - All players eligible.
Senior Pro game/division for players age 48+
Super Senior Pro Division for players age 65+
Gross Skin Pot - Low score on any given hole. (No carryovers)
Net Skin Pot - Low net score on any given hole. Players will be allowed 100% of their handicap in Net Skin games up to a maximum of 18 strokes. (No carryovers)
Net Nassau Pot - Low net score for each nine holes.
Net Day Game Pot - A net score optional game with payout based on order of finish.
Closest-to-Pin Cash Pot - Pot split equally among designated par 3's.
Deuces Pot - Any 2 on any hole wins cash.

I - Handicap Allowance

Player handicaps, as established on the Legacy Golf Tour, will be utilized in all Net (Handicap) Division events. Players are afforded 100% of their respective handicap up to a maximum of 18 strokes. Outside scores ARE NOT included in handicap calculations after the fourth tournament score has been posted to the player's score history

II - Single Round Event Handicaps

Handicaps for single round events will be determined by an Legacy Golf Tourour customized formula which utilizes up to the five lowest of the most recent ten scores posted from ALL events.

III - Multi Round Event Handicaps

Handicaps for multi-round events, with the exception of the respective district's first multi-round event of the year, MAY be determined by using scores posted in multi-round events ONLY!

Handicaps of players with less than four multi-round event scores will be determined by the scores currently in their history. However, these players will be considered "New Players" in multi-round events until a multi-round event handicap can be established.

IV - Re-establishing a Handicap

Any player may elect to re-establish their handicap and begin as a "New Player" providing no scores have been posted since Jan. 1 of the previous season.

Legacy Golf Tour reserves the right to allow any player to re-establish their handicap if, in it's view, extenuating circumstances exist which would in all fairness justify a player's request to exercise this option such as illness or other reasons.

V - New Player Handicaps

1 - New players, and any member or non-member guest yet to post four tournament scores between the first event of the prior season and the current date, shall be classified as a “New Player”. Non-member guests are considered a “New Player” without regard to the number of tournament scores posted in their history.

2 – New Players must submit a USGA Index score history, association score history or a minimum of four (4) eighteen hole scores established within the previous 90 days prior to competing in their first Legacy Golf Tour event.

3 - Each score submitted should be attested by a verifiable source such as the Club Professional / Asst. Professional at the facility the score was acquired or by a current Legacy Golf Tour member in good standing. Telephone numbers of attesting individuals must be provided to Legacy Golf Tour management for audit verification purposes.

4 - Score histories established in Legacy Golf Tour recognized organizations are accepted. However, scores established in these organizations in excess of six months prior to the Legacy Golf Tour event being entered WILL NOT be included in the New Player’s handicap calculation.

5– Submitted scores must be received by Legacy Golf Tour management no later than 6:00 PM three days before the event being entered. For example, a new player desiring to compete in a Saturday event must have their score history submitted prior to 6 PM on the preceding Thursday. It is the player's responsibility to verify via telephone their scores have been received by Legacy Golf Tour management and are acceptable. E-mail or voice mail verification requests are not acceptable.

6 – New Players will be assigned a handicap prior to each of their first four events based on the information furnished or in their current score history. The handicap will be designated on the pairing sheet of the day. The handicap is provided by Legacy Golf Tour as a courtesy to New Players for informational purposes only.

7 - In the event a New Player submits a score lower than net two-under-par, the following provisions apply:

(a) Submitted score of net three, four, or five under par:
The posted score will be entered into the player's score history once at the conclusion of the round.
The New Player’s handicap will then be recalculated and applied to the score being posted.

(b) Submitted score net six under par or lower:
Exceptional Tournament Score policy is applied. See Article X-II(A).

8 - Legacy Golf Tour officials reserve the right to disqualify any participant on grounds of misrepresentation or cheating.

The Legacy Golf Tour utilizes the 'ready golf' format to expedite the pace of play. If a player may execute a stroke without interference of another players opportunity to play they should do so. Players are also encouraged to exercise the 'continuous putting' practice until holing out whenever possible.

Stipulated time for a round will be set at 4 1/2 hours (2 hours 15 minutes per nine). This allows for an average of 15 minutes per hole. If in the instance of slow play by a group being reported to tournament officials, a monitor may arrive to observe and access the situation and may begin timing of a player’s stroke that he can play without interference or distraction.

In addition, the following Legacy Golf Tour Pace of Play Policy is adopted from the PGA Tour Pace of Play Policy and is in effect in all Legacy Golf Tour events.

USGA Rule 6-7 states, in part that: "The player shall play without undue delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines which may be laid down by the Committee. The following pace of play guidelines and penalties for stroke play competitions have been adopted."

1 – Stipulated Time for a Tournament Round

(a) Allocated average time per hole - 15 minutes.

(b) Time allocated each nine - 2hr15min.

2 – Order of Finish: Groups Must Meet One of the Following Criteria

(a) Groups must finish within the time allocated for a stipulated round – 4hr30min.

(b) Groups must finish within 15 minutes behind the group ahead.

(d) Consideration will be given in the event inclement weather requires groups to operate on a "Cart Path Only" basis.

3 – Turning in of Scorecards

(a) One competitor from the group must report to the scoring committee within the stipulated time when the group is finished with their round.

(b) Cards must be signed by the player's marker and attested by the player.

4 – Penalty for Breach

(a) Groups finishing at greater than 4hr45min or more than 15 min. behind the group ahead will be considered “Out of Position” and finishing in excess of one hole behind.
Penalty: One Stroke - Added to final hole score of each player in the group.

(b) Groups finishing at greater than 5hr or more than 30 minutes behind the group ahead will be considered “Out of Position” and finishing in excess of two holes behind.
Penalty: Two Strokes - Added to final hole score of each player in the group.

(c) Groups finishing at greater than 5hr15min or more than 45 minutes behind the group ahead will be considered “Out of Position” and finishing in excess of three holes behind. Penalty for a breach of this magnitude will result in the disqualification of all players within the group. Scores posted will not be counted in the player’s scoring history and entry fees will be forfeited.

All groups finishing within 15 minutes of the group ahead will be considered to have fulfilled tour pace of play policy and will not be penalized.