G.G.U.S.B.C. Assoc. Inc. Tournament Rules

1.) USBC RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERN THIS EVENT.

2.) ENTRY FEES $20.00 PER PERSON, PER EVENT. ALL EVENTS (OPTIONAL) $6.00 PER PERSON, PRIZE FEE $8.75 BOWLING FEE $8.25 EXPENSE FEE $3.00.

3.) PRIZE FEES WILL BE RETURNED 100%. ALL ENTRIES ARE SCRATCH AND HANDICAP. 60% HDCP, 40% SCRATCH. WINNING TEAMS, DOUBLES & SINGLES WILL BE PLACED IN WHICH THEIR STANDINGS EARN THE MOST MONEY.

4.) THERE WILL BE ONE PRIZE FOR EACH 8 ENTRIES IN EACH EVENT, EXCEPT ALL EVENTS, WHICH WILL BE ONE IN TEN. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL EVENTS, ONLY THE FIRST SCORE BOWLED IN EACH EVENT WILL BE COUNTED.

5.) HANDICAP WILL BE COMPUTED ON A BASIS OF 90% OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENTRANT'S HIGHEST LEAGUE AND A SCRATCH AVERAGE OF 240. HANDICAP WILL BE FIGURED ON A 3 GAME BASIS WITH ALL FRACTIONS DROPPED.

6.)

A.) AVERAGES USED WILL BE THOSE OF THE ENTRANT'S FINAL CERTIFIED WINTER LEAGUE 07/08 AVERAGE BASED ON A MIN. 21 GAMES.

B.) ANY BOWLER WHOSE HIGHEST CURRENT CERTIFIED AVERAGE (MIN. 21 GAMES) AS OF DEC. 1, 2008 IS TEN PINS OR MORE ABOVE LAST YEAR'S HIGHEST AVERAGE, THE BOWLER MUST USE THEIR CURRENT AVERAGE.

C.) IF A PARTICIPANT HAD NO USBC AVERAGE FOR THE 07/08 SEASON, THEY MUST USE THEIR HIGHEST CURRENT AVERAGE FOR 21 OR MORE GAMES.

D.) IF NO APPLICABLE AVERAGE UNDER 6A AND 6C, THEN THE BOWLER MAY USE THEIR HIGHEST CERTIFIED FINAL WINTER LEAGUE 07/08 AVERAGE (MIN.21 GAMES) IN A SPORT SHOT LEAGUE. A SPORT-SHOT AVERAGE WILL BE ADJUSTED PER CHAPTER V, USBC RULES.

E.)IF NO APPLICABLE AVERAGE UNDER 6A,6C AND 6D, THEN THE BOWLER MAY USE THEIR HIGHEST CURRENT CERTIFIED AVERAGE IN A SPORT SHOT LEAGUE OF 21 OR MORE GAMES. A SPORT SHOT AVERAGE WILL BE ADJUSTED PER CHAPTER V, USBC RULES.

F.) ALL OTHERS MUST BOWL SCRATCH. ENTRANTS MAY BE ASSIGNED AN AVERAGE (USBC 319b).

7.) OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GREATER GARDNER USBC ASSOCIATION INC. ONLY.

8.) THE TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTIFYING THE AVERAGES FOR THEIR TEAM. FAILURE TO USE PROPER AVERAGES OR MAKE A CORRECTION PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST GAME OF A SERIES MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF THE SCORE IF THE SUBMITTED AVERAGE IS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL AVERAGE. IF SUBMITTED AVERAGE IS HIGHER, STANDINGS MAY BE ADJUSTED ACCCORDINGLY.

9.) SUBSTITUTES MUST PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR 15 MIN. PRIOR TO BOWLING.

10.) TARDY PLAYERS WILL START IN THE FRAME BEING BOWLED, WITH A SCORE OF (0) FOR FRAMES MISSED.

11.) THE TOURNAMENT PLAYERS WILL DRAW LANE ASSIGNMENTS FROM A POOL OF LANES ASSIGNED BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS.

12.) THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY EVENT BOWLED DURING ANY SQUAD BASED ON LANE AVAILABILITY.

13.) ALL SCORES BECOME OFFICIAL ONCE THE SCORE SHEET IS INITIALED AND TELESCORES ARE ERASED.

14.) RE-ENTRIES WILL BE PERMITTED UNDER USBC RULE NO. 317. MULTIPLE RE-ENTRIES WILL BE PERMITTED IN TEAMS, DOUBLES AND SINGLES. NOT MORE THAN 3 BOWLERS ON THE SAME TEAM CAN BE PLACED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE PRIZE LISTS FOR POSITION STANDINGS.

15.) ENTRANTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ARE GRADE OR HIGH SCOOL STUDENTS AS OF NOV. 1 2008 MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMITT WITH THEIR APPLICATION A PARENTAL CONSENT FORM (USBC 13).

16.) NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WILL BE PERMITTED ON THE LANES DURING TOURNAMENT PLAY.