$130 Registration Fee (72 Players max per division)
*Player must register no later than 2/19/24
-If refund is needed, you will be charged a $10 processing fee.
-No refunds after 1st event of Season.
*Player is responsible for Event Green Fees (Due 1-week before each round)
*Player understands that the Average Joe Tour is not a USGA Sanctioned event.
Collecting Prize Money will cause loss of Amateur status and you will forfeit your right to play in any future USGA Sanctioned events.
Please visit www.usga.org/amateurstatus for more understanding.
This Tour is for Average Joes with no plans of turning pro.
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-Prize Contest each round are never Mandatory (Prize Pool Entry, Closest to Pin & Long Drive)
Player may only win Closest to Pin two-times per season.
Player may only win Long Drive two-times per season
- All registered players are automatically eligible for end of season performance-based prizes
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*Players that earn more than $599 per fiscal year will receive 1099 form from Average Joe Tour LLC
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*Player understands that the AJT committee has the right to revoke any players Tournament Status for the following.
-Foul Behavior
-Knowingly Cheating
Refunds will not be given if Players Tournament status is revoked.
All Prizes paid out via PAYPAL(No Cash app, Venmo, Zelle, etc)
Prizes paid out within 48 hours of round completion.
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*Handicaps are given after player has played in one event.
-Handicaps will change after every event from then, moving forward. Highest Round is thrown out.
-Handicaps carry over from previous season.
- All players in Polk County will play their 1st round with no handicap.​
- New players joining Nature Coast and Suncoast Divisions will play with no handicap, unless able to provide a legitimate one the A.J.T. Committee can review and confirm eligible. (18 birdies, GHIN, etc)
​- MAX HANDICAP IS 36
***Every player is guaranteed the first 8 Rounds***
-Top 25% from each division thru 8 rounds will move on to Championship Weekend(subject to change)
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND (Plantation Palms, Land O’ Lakes, FL September 21st & 22nd)
*Multi Round Scoring
*Flighted
*Top 5 of each flight win prize money.
**TIE BREAKERS ARE DONE ON THE PUTT PUTT COURSE AT PLANTATION PALMS**
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Average Joe Rules
*Breakfast Ball allowed on 1st Tee (Must use 2nd shot if taken)
*1 Mulligan per 9 holes
- Mulligans must be used on 1st stroke
- Extra Mulligans purchased are to be used on Contest Holes Only.
- Contest Mulligans are played as best ball (Choose your favorite tee shot)
- 1 Mulligan per hole (No combining 9-hole mulligan with Contest Mulligan)
*Must putt for Bogey or less. Club length "gimmies" are allowed for double bogey or higher. Don’t forget to add the stroke
*Cap out at Double-Par
Par 3 - 6 Strokes max
Par 4 - 8 Strokes max
Par 5 - 10 Strokes max
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*LIVE SCORING WILL BE IN FULL EFFECT
- One player in each group will be designated for Live Scoring
- One player in each group will be designated for Paper Scorecard
- AJT will do our best to rotate designations
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*GROUPINGS
Round 1 - Based off order of round registration(Pay 1st, go 1st, Pay last, go last) - Will group with friends or family
Round 2 - Based off handicaps (Lower handicaps tee off 1st)
Round 3 - Based off handicaps (Lower handicaps tee off 1st)
Round 4 - Based off order of round registration(Pay 1st, go 1st, Pay last, go last) - Will group with friends or family
Round 5 - Based off handicaps (Lower handicaps tee off 1st)
Round 6 - Based off standings (Higher rankings tee off 1st)
Round 7 - Based off standings (Higher rankings tee off 1st)
Round 8 - Based off standings (Higher rankings tee off 1st)
Championship Weekend - Based off standings(Shotgun Start)
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"RELAX AND HAVE FUN, ITS NOT THAT SERIOUS"
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Out of Bounds: Stroke and Distance
- Player loses one stroke and receives distance for the shot. Player must hit shot from agreed upon area with grouping partners.
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- If you think that your ball might be out bounds or that you might not find it, you can play a provisional ball to save time. You must announce that you are playing a provisional ball before doing so. If you are then unable to find your original ball, or you find it out of bounds, your mulligan will be accounted for. If a mulligan is unavailable, you must take stroke and distance of where the ball entered out of bounds.
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- Maximum amount of time to look for ball is 3 minutes with all players in group assisting on the search.
After 3 minutes, you must take a drop and 1 stroke penalty.
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Unplayable lies: No Penalty
*When there is an immovable obstruction that hinders your stance or swing, or a manmade obstruction between your ball and the hole
impeding the possible ball flight, the ball can be moved without penalty. For example, your ball may have come to rest on a grate or a sprinkler head, necessitating a drop. If your ball lies near a hazard stake that impacts your stance or swing, and the stake can’t be temporarily removed, then it’s deemed an immovable object and you gain relief — no closer to the hole.
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*Average Joe allows you to move ball from cart path without receiving Penalty. We are here for fun. Do not mess up your clubs.
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*Casual water on the course enables you to move the ball without penalty.
Generally, if your ball finishes there or your stance is affected (visible underfoot), then move your ball to the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole. If water is on the green, come to an agreement with playing partners on where to putt from.
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READY GOLF: MUST KEEP UP WITH PACE OF PLAY - Use your discretion, but it is not always mandatory to have further ball play 1st.
