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Get Out Your Sticks and Play in the Annual
Naked Golf Association Championship Tournament
The Annual Naked Golf Association
Championship Tournament will be held at Live Oak on Saturday and
Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. It is a two-day tournament played entirely
on the Live Oak grounds using regulation golf clubs and plastic practice
golf balls. Since the Tournament is sanctioned by the NGA, all players and
caddies must wear appropriate NGA attire, which is limited to shoes and
socks, golf glove and a hat. The rules for the tournament are available at
the Live Oak office.
The winner will be presented the
prestigious NGA Championship Trophy, which will have the winner's name
engraved upon it. The winner also will receive the Official Green
Bathrobe of the NGA, bearing the Live Oak logo and identifying the winner
as the NGA Champion.
The course will be open beginning
Thursday evening for anybody who wants to play a practice round or just
have some fun.
Sam Allen is hosting a party immediately
following in the Tournament at which he will serve his world-famous killer
margaritas and some BBQ. Folks attending this party are advised to get
their livers in shape!
Golf Classic Rules
The Live Oak Classic is
sanctioned by, and will be played under the rules of, the NGA
(Naked Golf Association). The rules of the NGA are identical to
the USGA rules, except as the USGA rules are modified herein.
The
Championship
The winner will be named as the
NGA Champion and will be awarded The Specimen Cup, which is the
official trophy of the Live Oak Classic. The winner also shall
be awarded the official Club Green Jacket if the Club rules ever
are revised to permit the wearing of clothing.
Eighteen holes of stroke play
will be played on Saturday and 18 holes of stroke play will be
played on Sunday. Only the top half of the players with the
lowest scores on Saturday, plus ties, will be eligible to play
on Sunday.
If there is a tie at the end of
36 holes of play, all players involved in the tie will play a
sudden death playoff that will be played on the first and
eighteenth holes until all players but one have been eliminated.
The Course
The event is played each year at
Live Oak National Country Club. The course consists of nine
holes that are played twice each round, for a total of 18 holes
per round. Par for each round is 36.
Live Oak National is the premier
golf course of the NGA. It was designed by world renowned naked
golf course architects Sam Allen and Douglas Hopf.
Equipment
Each player may use only two
clubs that must be designated before each round. Clubs may not
be swapped out during a round, but may be switched between
rounds. Clubs must meet all NGA standards. Most players enjoy
stiff shafts.
Only Official NGA golf balls may
be used. Since clothing will not be worn, players may want their
caddies to hold their balls rather than trying to hold their own
balls.
No tees
are allowed.
Golf carts are not allowed. All
players must walk the course. Caddies are allowed, subject to
the proper attire rule described below.
Ball Placement
A player may change his lie for
each shot, but must do so within one foot of the original lie. A
changed lie may not result in the ball being placed closer to
the hole.
Attire
Proper Live Oak attire is
required for all players and caddies. Golf shoes, golf gloves
and hats are permitted.
Scoring
On each hole, scores relative
to par are as follows:
Par = Star
Birdie = Turdie
Eagle = Beagle
Bogie = Bogus
Any ball that comes to rest
within one club length of the flag stick is deemed to be in the
hole. A ball that hits the flag stick is deemed to be in the
hole even if it comes to rest further than one club length from
the flag stick.
No
mulligans. It’s the honor system.
The use of a foot wedge or hand
wedge is prohibited.
Out of Bounds
The pool, the volleyball courts
and the big drainage ditch are out of bounds. The ball must be
replayed from the original position and there is a one stroke
penalty.
Lateral
Hazards
Any ball that comes to rest on a
roadway, on any concrete surface or in any flower bed or similar
foliage is in a lateral hazard. There is a one stroke penalty.
The ball must be removed from the hazard and placed within two
club lengths from the hazard no closer to the hole.
If a ball hits a tree and gets
caught in the branches, then a new ball will be played from the
point on the ground immediately below the point at which the
ball is caught. If that point is not in a lateral hazard, there
will penalty. If the point is in a lateral hazard, the ball will
be deemed to be in the hazard and the lateral hazard rule
described above shall apply.
If a ball that comes to rest next
to, but not in, a lateral hazard and the player cannot have a
full natural swing without hitting the hazard, the ball must be
moved no more than two club lengths from the hazard no closer to
the hole. There is no penalty. The idea is to prevent damage to
flower beds and the like.
Buildings
A ball may hit a building without
penalty unless after hitting the building the ball comes to rest
out of bounds or in a lateral hazard.
Lost and
Misidentified Balls
If a player loses his ball, he
must replay the shot from the original location and take a one
stroke penalty.
A player who hits the wrong ball
shall take a one stroke penalty. The miss-hit ball shall be
returned to its original location to be played by the proper
player. Players may place an identifying mark on their balls.
They also may place an identifying mark on the golf balls being
used in the Championship.
Stepping on or stealing another
player’s ball to subject that player to the lost ball penalty
is prohibited.
Predators
A ball that is taken from the
course by an owl, dog, roadrunner or other predator may, at the
player’s option, be played from the location at which the
predator took the ball or from the place where the predator is
subdued and the ball is retrieved. If the predator is not
subdued within two minutes, the ball must be played from the
location at which the predator took the ball.
A player may not use a trained
dog or other predator to advance his ball closer to the hole.
Pace of Play
A player should not hit into the
group immediately in front of his group. Once the group ahead of
a player has cleared away, the player who is furthest from the
hole shall play first, and then the player next furthest from
the hole shall play, and so on. Each player must shoot within 60
seconds of the start of his turn. A player who has not found his
ball by the time his turn to shoot has expired shall replay his
ball from its previous position and take a one stroke penalty.
Proper
Etiquette
All players should keep in mind
that proper golf etiquette should be used at all times. After a
poor shot, remarks such as "son of a bitch;" "god
admit;" "you mother f****er" and similar
exclamations, while understandable, should be avoided.
Throwing or breaking clubs should
be avoided. A player who throws a club may retrieve and use the
club without penalty provided the player complies with the Pace
of Play Rule described above. A player who breaks a club may
continue to use the club in its broken state for the remainder
of the round, but may replace the club only in accordance with
the Equipment Rule described above. If a player throws a club
that hits or nearly hits a member of the gallery, and that
gallery member breaks the club, the club shall be deemed to have
been broken by the player, and will be subject to the broken
club rules described in this paragraph.
Although the tournament will be
played among twosomes, threesomes or foursomes, players should
understand that these terms are being used only in the context
of a golf tournament and no other meaning should be implied. See
the Sexual Activity Rule set forth below. Other terms that may
be used that have only golf connotations include:
Stroke
Shaft
In the hole
The word "fore" is not
intended to end with the word "play."
Sexual
Activity
The rules of The Live Oak
National Country Club regarding inappropriate contact shall
apply during the tournament. Players may sneak away for a
quickie in between shots, subject to the Pace of Play Rule
(although the strokes involved will be more fun than a stroke
penalty).
Consumption
of Alcoholic Beverages
Consumption of alcoholic
beverages is permitted (and in fact encouraged); however, the
Pace of Play Rule will not be suspended for going to get more
alcohol, relieving bodily functions or for any other alcohol
related delays. Therefore, players are encouraged to rely on
their caddies for adequate supplies of alcoholic beverages.
Players also should, so near as
sobriety permits, follow the Proper Etiquette Rule described
above.
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