BMW GAP Team Matches weather policy

  The Tournament Department has fielded calls regarding the weather forecast this weekend and how that could affect Week 1 of the BMW GAP Team Matches. If your course is completely closed due to unplayable course conditions, be it rain or snow, teams have the option of 1) playing all the matches at the AWAY club or 2) completing the match on the following Saturday (or a mutually agreeable date prior to the following Saturday).

  Either of these two (2) options would be available to teams whose enitre course is unplayable due to weather conditions.

Per the BMW GAP Team Match Rules and Regulations:

d. Rainouts/Snow. Postponement of any match due to rain or snow is permissible only when a course is declared unplayable by the Green’s Chairman or Golf Course Superintendent of the club involved. All such postponements must be reported to the golf office the following day. Availability of carts/caddies has no bearing on whether or not a match should be played. If a course is open for play the match must be played. In the event of rain or snow, the makeup must be completed on the following Saturday (or earlier if mutually agreeable) or the match will be scored as a draw with NO points awarded to either team. In the event the teams can't agree on the makeup date, the team available at noon on the Saturday following the rained out match will be declared the winner and the match scored as default. A complete washout of a match can lead to problems rescheduling and difficulty finding available players for clubs that have multiple teams, particularly if the other teams have played their match that week. Therefore, it is suggested that if one club of the match is open, the entire match be played at the open club.

e. Course Closure due to Renovations or Regrassing (in this case rain or snow). It is suggested that if possible some rotation of holes be used to allow the matches be played at the course undergoing the work (18 holes must be played, but not necessarily 18 individual holes). If this is not possible, the entire match must be played at the away club or half the match at a neutral site and half the match away. The club under construction must request entirely away matches if that is a club’s only option. If the entire match can’t be played away, the club under construction will default the match (1/2) team. If both clubs are closed due to Renovations or Re-grassing the entire match may be played at a neutral site. If the match can’t be played at a neutral site the match will be scored as a draw (no points for either team).

  If you have any questions about these policies, please contact Kirby Martin at 610-687-2340, ext. 12 or Chris Roselle at 610-687-2340, ext. 29.