44th Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship University of Texas Golf Club Austin, TX August 7 – 10, 2012 Player Information
Championship Schedule Sun, Aug 5 Registration, UT Clubhouse, 12:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Practice Round, UT Golf Course, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mon, Aug 6 Registration, UT Clubhouse, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Practice Round, Goilf Course, 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (no fee) Long Drive Qualifying during the practice round. Welcome Player Dinner, Location to be determined, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (players and families, host families, committee members, sponsors, state chairs) Tue, Aug 7 First round, morning and afternoon waves from 1st and 10th tees beginning at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wed, Aug 8 Second round, morning and afternoon waves from 1st and 10th tees beginning at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Player Party, location to be determined Thu, Aug 9 Third round, 7:30 a.m. from 1st and 10th tees. Long Drive Championship, 3:00 p.m. State Chair’s Meeting, 4:00 pm. Fri, Aug 10 Final round, 7:30 a.m. from 1st and 10th tees. Awards ceremony, Scoreboard, immediately following the round. Registration To be eligible to compete, all players must register in-person prior to 2:00 p.m. Monday in the UT Clubhouse registration area.Should the occasion arise that weather or some unexpected emergency occurs, contact Mr. Carriker at (210) 710-7744 for authorization to extend the mandatory registration.
Practice Rounds Practice rounds on Sunday (Aug 5) and Monday (Aug 6) have been made available for participants in this year’s Championship.Tee-times are the player’s responsibility and may be made after a date and time has been coordinated with the UT Pro Shop.There is no charge for the Monday round with starting times between 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.There will be a fee (TBD) for the Sunday round and those times will only be allowed after 2:00 p.m. Long Drive Contest The 16th annual Patrick Cannon Memorial Long Drive contest will be held during the Championship with the qualifying attempts held during the Monday practice round and the championship held upon completion of the third round, Thursday.Five boys and five girls will advance to the long drive championship.
Dress Code The Big I adheres to a strict dress code for its golfers which will be enforced throughout the week of the Championship.Players are expected to wear traditional golf attire in good taste.All changes of attire are to be made in the locker rooms.The Committee and Host venue reserve the right to ask any player not conforming to the following dress code to change or leave the facility.
Required Dress includes: - Men must wear collared shirts, turtlenecks or mock turtlenecks, and those shirts must be tucked-in at all times. - Hats or visors must be worn with the brim forward - Women’s fashion shirts without a collar must have sleeves. - Women’s fashion shirts must not rise above the belt line at anytime during the golf swing. - Women’s shorts must be no more than 5” above the knee or the inseam of the shortsmust measure at least 5”.
The Following Are Not Permitted: - Tee shirts or collarless shirts (men) - Tank tops, jeans, denim shorts, cut-off shorts, gym shorts or short-shorts. - Cargo pants or cargo shorts.
Spectators are asked to dress appropriately while at our host venue.Again, the committee and host venue reserve the right to ask anyone dressed offensively or inappropriately to change or depart the premises.Denim is not allowed in any of the Country Club facilities. Carts As a general rule, carts are not allowed on the course during Championship Week, however they will be authorized for spectators during the Monday practice round. Carts will only be allowed on the course during the Championship supported by a doctor’s certified medical reason for a player’s relative.This authorization must be requested from Mr. Carriker at Championship Operations. Caddies Caddies may be used during the practice rounds and rounds three and four during the Championship.The caddie may not be a parent or professional golf coach.The UT Goilf Club Proshop will help obtain a local caddy upon request. Player’s Lounge Complimentary breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided to the players in the Player’s Lounge between the hours of 6:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Practice Range The Practice range will be in operation between the hours of 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 pm. Monday through Friday.Player services will be positioned Tuesday through Friday. Hotels Host hotels will be identified with contact information posted after January 1st.
Transportation Transportation will be provided to players by the Host Committee from the Austin airport on Sunday (only), August 5th to ReunUT Golf Club.Return transportation on Friday (only), August 10th will also be made available to the Austin airport.When booking return flights, please consider the travel time between the UT Golf Club and the Austin airport is approximately 33 minutes, with the final round being completed at approximately 2:30 p.m., followed by the Awards ceremony.This transportation is only available to players staying with host families.It is strongly suggested that return flights home not be made prior to 6:00 p.m. due to play times and traffic.
Insure all transportation information is provided during on-line registration, and feel free to contact the Host Committee Transportation Chairman for additional information or specific needs.
Host Family Housing The Trusted Choice Big “I” is famous for its host / private housing.The Host Committee provides housing for two players in each house, provided by club members and residents of the local community.Cut-off for private housing requests will be July 27th , 2012.Host families will house two players of like ages and gender, and will provide transportation for their players during their stay.
Insure all housing information is provided during on-line registration, and feel free to contactthe Host Committee Host Family Chairman for additional information of special needs. On-Line Registration All players must register on-line by accessing the bigigolf.com website.Players advancing to the National Championship will receive contact information from the State Chairs upon completion of their State Qualifying Tournament, while all exempt players will receive the same information from Mr. Carriker.Please be complete with this registration as the type of support provided by the National and Host Committees is determined by these entries.
Other Information Soft spikes only are allowed on the course. Range finders (no wind or slope capability) may be used during the practice and Championship rounds.