Last year, the Cove View Men’s Golf Association, in conjunction with the Cove View Golf Course introduced the American National Insurance Cove View Cup. Patterned after the PGA Tours Fed Ex Cup, members of the Association can play in a season long competition earning points, and culminating in the crowning of a Cove View Cup Champion. After a successful first year the American National Insurance Cove View Cup will resume with a few changes to the format. The changes being made are:

• Participants will now be limited to a maximum of three rounds per week.
• Due to issues involving the handicap system, you must complete and submit your score before you start another round.
• When money has been paid, you must immediately start your round on hole 1 or 10. No practice on holes of the cup after money is paid per USGA and local rules.

Points will be earned over a span of 29 events (24 weekly play events and five tournament). Local handicaps will be established after participants have played one local 9-hole round. A player’s local handicap will use the lowest four of your last eight 9-hole rounds. This local handicap will be used in all five-association tournaments. Players will retain their handicaps from the previous season.

Weekly play will take place at the player’s convenience on Monday afternoon, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday of each week. Play will begin on March 26^th. All players will be required to play USGA rules and must be accompanied by another Association member to verify their score. If there is a question as to the rules, members will play a provisional ball and golf course management will issue a ruling. Scorecards must be signed by you, and attested by another and turned in immediately after completion of the round. You may play a maximum of three rounds, but only your best score will be counted.

Tee boxes are determined by age. Association members 70 and over may play from the yellow tee boxes. Ages 60-69 have the option to play from the white tee boxes and those under 60 will play from the blue tee boxes. It is suggested that tee boxes be a minimum 20 yards apart on all par 4 and par 5 holes and where possible on par 3 holes. A player beginning the year will stay on a Tee-box they start on for the whole year, based on the individual’s age.

Cost is minimal with $5 paid to participate each round. $4 will be returned in prize money each week and $1 will be added to the purse for the Cove View Cup at the end of the year. For those who would want to participate, there is an option to pay and additional $2 for a skins game. Participation in each of the five tournaments will cost $20 and $100 from each tournament’s entry fees will go to the Cup. The cost for membership in the association is $20 with money used to increase payouts at tournaments and help with projects around the Cove View Golf Course. All participants will need to pay their association fees before their first round of the American National Insurance Cove View Cup.

            *The Association will sponsor a monthly Wednesday night activity beginning on May 16^th and continuing until September 19^th for those who enjoy the association with other golfers of the community. The first activity will be a Derby. Cost for the Wednesday night activity will be $10 total with closest to the hole included in the entry fee.

As stated, weekly golf will begin on March 26^th and continue until September 6^th. The first tournament will be on March 24^th. This will be the “Jones and Demille Chicago Tournament”. This is a new tournament format this year and will use the Chicago scoring system. Participants earn points for bogey, par, birdie, and eagle. Quotas will be determined based on player’s local handicap. Those that do not have a local handicap will receive one from the Association Committee before the Tournament.

Another tournament has been added to the American National Cove View Cup this year. This tournament will be held on May 5^th and will be the Blake Electric Two-Man Best Ball Tournament. Players who sign up will be assigned a partner based on standings the American National Cove View Cup standings prior to the tournament. Payout will be paid to teams depending on the amount in the pot. Points will be assigned to each person based on their team’s tournament results.

The next tournament will be held June 29^th and will be called the Cove View Amateur Tournament. This will be an individual tournament and combined with the Cove View Amateur. Participants will have the option to pay for one or both of the tournaments before the start of the tournament. Payout will be separate from the Amateur. You can receive a payout from both if you chose to pay for both tournaments before hand.

Our next tournament will be the popular “State Bank of Southern Utah Match Play Tournament” which will be played from Aug 6^th-11^th.. All who want to participate will be seeded based on their standings at the time of the tournament. Local handicaps will be used and strokes will be determined according to each individual handicap. Payout and points will be based on which round you complete during the tournament.

The last tournament will be the “Jorgensen’s Cove View Club Championship” which will be held on September 7^th and 8^th. It will have the same net and gross payouts as in the past. The top 10 net and gross performers will receive points towards the Cove View Cup.

The top points earners will receive a payout according to their standing in the American National Insurance Cove View Cup. The Association will have a dinner at the end to award the American National Cove View Cup Champion. Elections for new committee members will also take place at the dinner.

Point Allocation

Chicago Tournament Point Allocation

Match Play Tournament

Based on income projections, the association should have over $5,000 for payout of the American National Cove View Cup. This could mean $400 or more to the winner.

Payout will go to the top 40 winners.

You can follow the Cup Standings at coveviewgolf.com/coveviewgolfcup

Income for the season:

Sponsors:                    $2700

Individual Play:           $1500

5 Tournaments:           $500

Association Added:    $300  

Total:                          $5000