GOLF HANDBOOK

Revised: May 2025

 DISTRICT ONE GOLF        CHAMPIONSHIP HANDBOOK

 TURTLE CREEK GOLF COURSE

 RAVEN'S CLAW GOLF COURSE

 October 5-6, 2026

District One Golf Chairmen

Jake Serfass, AD Phoenixville SerfassJ@pasd.com

© 267-688-1887

Bobby Kurzweg, AD Upper Perkiomen rkurzweg@upsd.org

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Tournament Rules Officials: Philadelphia Section PGA

         David Mesina: dmessina@pgahq.com

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INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT ORGANIZATION/COACHES ASSIGNMENTS

Boys (2A/3A)

Ravens Claw Golf Course

Tournament Director

Peter Lovenguth - Bishop Shanahan 

Assistant Director

John Brittain - Upper Perkiomen 

Assistant Director

Dan Butterweck - Spring-Ford

Assistant Director

John Jones - Conestoga 

Girls (2A/3A)- 1st Round  

Turtle Creek Golf Course

Tournament Director

Matt Grinwis - Downingtown East 

Assistant Director

John Brennan - Spring-Ford

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Tournament Rules Officials- Philadelphia Section PGA 

Notes:

  • NO coaching or rulings by coaches are permitted

  • Assignments for Golf Coaches have been established for the purpose of providing an efficient and well-supervised tournament.  Your cooperation is appreciated. 

  • Coaches must register with player(s); at that time, coaches will be given an assignment.

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT COACHES ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS 

Assignments By Course Needed:

Ravens Claw (Day 1-Boys)  

  • Monitors with each group conducting Live Scoring and Spotters

  • Registration Personnel - Team Tournament Director and Assistants

Turtle Creek (Day 1 and 2)

  • There will be one monitor per group on day 1; They will be conducting live scoring. 

  • There will be a monitor per hole for a period of the day on day 2. Monitors will be responsible for recording the scores. 

  • Spotters will be needed on holes 5-6-8-10-12-18

  • There will be a local tournament rule that DOES NOT ALLOW listening devices or headphones during competition. 

Assignment Descriptions 

Forecaddie/Spotter - Has the responsibility to go out ahead of a group and spot tee shots and help find all errant shots. 

WILL CALL RULES OFFICIALS IF/WHEN REQUESTED. SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS

Marshall - Has the responsibility to monitor players/pace of play and spectators on the course.

WILL CALL RULES OFFICIALS IF/WHEN REQUESTED. SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS

Monitors - The responsibility of recording the score on the live scoring app is either following a specific group or at a specific hole. 

IF YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO BE A MONITOR, YOU ARE NOT TO MAKE ANY RULINGS WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE PGA RULES OFFICIALS ON SITE

 

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

Entry Qualifications

  • All players must qualify through a League Tournament, and/or a qualifying Tournament.  Players’ names must be typed and submitted by a League District I Committee Representative. 

  •  The number of teams competing in each League Tournament x 1.75 is the maximum number of qualifiers from your League. The girls' qualifiers will be determined by the number of schools represented at the league qualifier.

  •  If a league has mixed classifications (AA/AAA), the classification that has the larger number of teams will be the number used to multiply by 1.75. 

  •  Boys must shoot a score that is 16 strokes or lower over the men’s course rating for the tees they are playing from. (Ex. Course rating 70.0 = 86 or lower)

  • Girls must shoot a score that is 28 strokes or lower over the women’s course rating for the tees they are playing from. (Ex. Course rating 70.0 = 98 or lower)

  • Any independent school may participate in any league qualifier (but only one) and their players must shoot a score that is equal to or less than the highest posted qualifying score to be eligible for Districts. (Ex. 16 over the course rating is 84 but the highest score from the qualifiers was 79.  The independent school players must shoot 79 or better).

Entry Submission 

All submissions need to be entered into the Google sheet sent by the District One Golf Chairs. DO NOT EMAIL

*Every effort will be made to pair league champions together 

Entry Deadline- Wednesday, September 30, 2026 by the end of the day


INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT DATES & TIMES

1ST ROUND (qualifying): 

Boys (2A/3A) at Raven’s Claw Golf Course

  • Registration – 8:00 am Players and Coaches must register upon arrival

  • Range at Turtle Creek open - 7:30 am

  • Shotgun start at 9:30 am 

Girls Individual and Girls Teams (2A/3A) at Turtle Creek Golf Course 

  • Registration – 8:00 am Players and Coaches must register upon arrival

  • Range at Turtle Creek open - 7:30 am

  • Shotgun start at 9:30 am

CRITERIA FOR CUTTING THE FIELD FROM DAY 1 TO DAY 2

3A Boys:  30 and ties. 

3A Girls:  15 and ties

 2A Boys:  25% x the number of AA boys in the field (or no less than 4). 

2A Girls:  30% x the number of AA girls in the field (or no less than 3).

FINAL ROUND AT TURTLE CREEK GOLF COURSE

  • Registration – 8:00 am Players and Coaches must register upon arrival

  • Range at Turtle Creek open - 7:30 am

  • Tee times beginning at 9:00 am

NOTES

  • The sum of the two rounds will determine the district’s top 17 3A Boys and top 9 3A Girls.

  • The sum of the two rounds will determine the district's top (2) 2A Boys and  (1) 2A Girl.

  • 2A Girls & Boys will play in the sub-regional

PLAYOFFS

 A playoff will be used to determine 1st Place and the Final Regional Qualifying spot in the event of a tie. The individual tournament will take precedence over the team event in the event of multiple playoffs. Holes for the playoff will be determined by the tournament committee

Note: A player who is competing in both an individual playoff and a team playoff must compete in both. His/her score from the individual playoff will NOT be used toward the team.

Turtle Creek Golf Course:

Playoff will start on hole # 1. If after the first playoff hole the teams are still tied, we will proceed to hole # 8, then #9 and back to #1, etc until a champion is determined.

Raven’s Claw Golf Course:

Playoff will start on hole (TBD) dependent on course and will keep playing forward until a champion is determined.

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT STARTING TIMES & HOLE ASSIGNMENTS

Tee Times and hole assignments will be posted on the District One Website and the PGA Philadelphia Section Website

The Golf Co-Chairs will provide information by 5:00 pm on Friday by the end of the day. 

SUPERVISION

The supervision of golfers is the responsibility of the school, which they represent.  A school faculty member or a school-designated representative must accompany them.  Coaches and/or school representatives will be assigned responsibilities throughout the Tournament.  If a school does not send a representative, or if the representative leaves early, the District Committee will call the school and have it pick up its players.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS 

BOYS

3A – The Top 17 finishers

2A – 1st and 2nd Place finishers

GIRLS

3A – The Top 9 girls

2A – 1st Place finisher

TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION INFORMATION

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

  • The team champion from each League or Division (Ches-Mont and S.O.L.) qualifies for the District One Team Championship.

  • In addition, a LEAGUE maysend (1) additional team. 

    • To do so, a request must be submitted to the District Chairperson with supporting arguments. From there, the steering committee will convene and vote on whether to allow the additional team to enter the field.

      • BOYS (2A / 3A) - Each team will bring 5 golfers, and score 4.

      • GIRLS (2A / 3A) - Each team will bring 3 to 5 golfers, and score 3.

ENTRY SUBMISSION

All submissions need to be entered into the Google sheet sent by the District One Golf Chairs.  DO NOT EMAIL

INFORMATION REQUIRED DURING SUBMISSION 

All District One Individual and Team Tournament entries must include: 

  • Player’s Names 

  • School Name 

  • Grade 

ENTRY DEADLINE

Wednesday, September 30, 2026, by the end of the day.

ADDITIONAL TEAM TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

  • All District Boys Team Champions must have an aggregate score of 400 or less in order to advance on to the Sub-Regional or PIAA Tournament.

  • All District Girls Team Champions must have an aggregate score of 300 or less in order to advance on to the Sub-Regional or the PIAA Tournament.

  •  District One will award Team Championships to 2A Boys and Girls / 3A Boys and Girls Teams.

  • 3A Boys and 3A Girls Team Champions will advance straight to the PIAA Team Tournament

    • There will be 2 additional team qualifiers per classification and gender, based on the tie-breaking formula

    • Only one additional team from a district can be eligible for this additional entry.

 

  • 2A Boys and 2A Girls Team Champions may have to participate in a PIAA Sub-Regional Tournament with DXI and DXII.

    • If DXI and DXII do not have 2A teams, the District One 2A Team Champion will advance to the PIAA Team Tournament.

  • GIRLS - If the only 2A girls’ teams are from the same league, the league will determine the 2A Girls District One Team Champion.

  •  BOYS - a league composed of 2A schools will determine their league champion and come to Day 2 of districts and compete for the 2A title against other 2A schools from other leagues. If there are no other 2A schools, that league will determine the District I 2A team champion. (same as 2A girls)

  • If a school is the sole 3A or 2A school in its league and shoots the qualifying score (400 team aggregate), it will advance to day 2 of districts and compete for the District 1 Team Championship.

  • If an independent school wants to compete in the District Team Championship, it must enter its team (4 or 5 players) in a league qualifier, and its players must achieve a team aggregate score of 400 (for 4 players).

  •  GIRLS Team must shoot a qualifying score of 300 (3 players) or better during league championship.

TEAM TOURNAMENT DATES & TIMES 

Boys Team Tournament at Turtle Creek Golf Course 

Date: Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 (Day 2 of the individual tournament)

Time: Determined by the tee sheet created by the PGA, shared by the District One Golf Chair

The format for the Boys Tournament is 18 holes of stroke play, with the lowest team total counting 4 players’ scores determining the District One Team Champion.

Girls Team Tournament at Turtle Creek Golf Course 

Date: Monday, October 5th, 2026 (Day 1 of individual tournament) 

Time: Determined by the tee sheet created by the PGA, shared by the District One Golf Chair

The format for the Girls Tournament is 18 holes of stroke play with the lowest team total counting 3 players’ scores determining the District One Team Champion.

PLAYOFFS

**Turtle Creek:  Playoff will start on hole # 1. If after the first playoff hole the teams are still tied, we will proceed to hole # 8, then #9 and back to #1, etc until a champion is determined.

**Raven’s Claw: Playoff  will start on (TBD) dependent on course and will keep playing forward until a champion is determined.

Individual and Team Consolation Spots (2nd, Alternate, etc): Determined by hole rating based on Handicap for the course. Compare scores on hardest through easiest handicap to break the tie. 

Boys

If teams are tied the following procedure will occur in order to break a team tie: 

  • Since each team brought 5 golfers and scored 4, the score of the 5th golfer will be the first tiebreaker.

  •  If the 5th golfer from each school tied, then we will remove the 4th and 5th scores and add the top 3.

  •  If a tie still exists then the 3rd score is removed

  • If a tie still exists then the 2nd score is removed

  • If a tie still exists then a team stroke playoff occurs

The coaches will select the 4 golfers they wish to participate in the playoff. They will send out players 3 and 4 first, and then players 1 and 2.

Girls

Since each team only scores 3 and the amount of athletes per team does fluctuate the same playoff procedure will occur that has in the past.

If one girls’ team only has 3 or 4 players, they will send their 3 or 4 out against the other team’s 5. 

** The committee may adjust the playoff holes if there are circumstances that are beyond their control.

Notes

  • In the event of a suspension of play, the teams will be asked to return on another date TBD to complete the game. 

  • The holes that will be played will be dictated by course availability. 

    •  In the event that the two teams are from a similar location and they can secure a golf course closer to themselves, they will have that option.

  • A player who is competing in both an individual playoff and a team playoff must compete in both. His/her score from the individual playoff will NOT be used toward the team. 

  • The USGA tiebreaker rule will be used to break the tie for second-place team medals.

TEAM AWARDS

  • Team trophy and medals will be awarded to the coach and players of the District One Team Champions

  • Medals will be awarded to the second-place team.

DISTRICT ONE GOLF INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PLAYERS INFORMATION

(Please distribute)

PARTICIPANT DRESS CODE 

All participants must wear proper golfing attire (i.e. all shirts must be tailored for golf and golf slacks or golf shorts are permitted).

PRACTICE ROUND

Starting in the 2026 season, a local rule has been adopted to allow for golfers to have a practice round at the golf course where the championship will be played. This rule only allows the practice round to take place between rounds (after round one). No practice rounds are allowed on the same day as the championship round. This applies to both individual and team competition.

Turtle Creek Golf Course will be allowing practice rounds 

  • Monday through Sunday any timeafter 1:00 p.m. 

  • Rates are determined by the golf course for students, coaches and adults.

  • Turtle Creek Golf Course: 610-489-5133

Ravens Claw rates are attached:  https://www.ravensclawgolfclub.com/rates/

  • Raven’s Claw Golf Club: 610-495-4710

INCLEMENT WEATHER

If weather conditions do not allow us to conduct a safe and reasonable Tournament we will postpone. We have a rain date reserved (Wednesday, October 16th, 2026) in case of inclement weather.  If two days are postponed, we will then conduct an 18-hole tournament. The decision will be made to postpone by 7:00 am and will be posted on the  District One and PGA Philadelphia Section 

FINAL DAY INFORMATION

Information covering the PIAA State Golf Championships will be distributed to those schools involved at the conclusion of the final day’s competition.

RULES

All rules that pertain to the Individual Tournament will apply to the Team Tournament.

The following players will advance to the State Championships:

3A BOYS – Top 17 District finishers 

3A GIRLS – Top 9 District finishers

2A BOYS – Top 2 District One finishers

2A GIRLS – Top 1 District One finisher

DISTRICT ONE COMMITTEE RULE CLARIFICATION

  1. Players may not use any type of tobacco product while competing.

  2. Unsportsmanlike conduct, such as club throwing, using profanity, or damaging the course, is prohibited.

  3. Players who miss their assigned starting time without notifying the District One Committee Representative.

  4. Failure to hole out on any hole during a stipulated round.

  5. Soliciting coaching or advice from outside parties: Removal from group- 2 Stroke penalty- Disqualification                                                     

  6. Failure to sign the score card or signing for a lower hole score than was actually shot.

2026 PIAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

Individual Championships @ Penn State Blue and White Course:

Monday and Tuesday, October 19-20:

  • (AA) - Blue Course

  • (AAA) -White Course 

Team Championships @ Penn State Blue and White Course:

Wednesday, October 21:

  • (AA) - Blue Course

  • (AAA) -White Course 

SPECTATOR RULES

Spectators must stay on cart paths or in the rough, and stay OFF fairways, greens and tees.

Spectators should remain one shot ahead of the group they are following. This will allow spectators to follow errant shots and help identify where a ball may come to rest.

Spectators are encouraged to assist players and staff in searching for golf balls.

PGA Rules officials are the only individuals who give rulings to players.  

Carts are not permitted for spectators (unless hcp placard is shown).

No caddies are permitted. Spectators are asked to stay on the cart paths and at least 25 feet away.  

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS

Forecaddie/Spotter

Has the responsibility to go out ahead of a group and spot tee shots and help find all errant shots. 

WILL CALL RULES OFFICIALS IF/WHEN REQUESTED. SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS

Marshall

Has the responsibility to monitor players/pace of play and spectators on the course.

WILL CALL RULES OFFICIALS IF/WHEN REQUESTED. SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS

Monitors

The responsibility of recording the score on the live scoring app is either following a specific group or at a specific hole. 

IF YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO BE A MONITOR, YOU ARE NOT TO MAKE ANY RULINGS WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE PGA RULES OFFICIALS ON SITE

QUESTIONS AND RULINGS

Call the Chairperson on site. (Bobby Kurzweg or Jake Serfass)

They will send the PGA Rules Official to the location and site for a ruling