Rules
1. The tournament is open to all USBC Youth certified bowlers. You must bring your certification card to check in. Stubs are not proof. Failure to provide absolute proof of certification is grounds for disqualifiqation. .
2. Scholarship awards will be determined on site based on number of entries in each division and continued fund raising and donations. At least one award for each 10 entries or major fraction thereof in each division will receive scholarship.All scholarship funds will be deposited into SMART account # 10738.
3. Dress code. All entrants must wear a shirt with a collar. Shirts with bowlers name are preferred. Boys and girls are asked to wear slacks or shorts (no jeans). Attire for all bowlers must be neat, clean and proper fitting. No attire advertising liquor or tobacco products and no attire with inappropriate language or sexual content will be permitted.
4. All divisions are bowled scratch, no handicap. Multiple entries not accepted.
5. Pins from qualifying carry over into match play.
6. If a tie results for the last qualifying position, for match play or for the step ladder finals, there will be a one game roll off. If there is still a tie in the roll off game, a 9th and 10th frame will be bowled. For a tie in any game of the step ladder roll off, a 9th and 10th frame will be bowled as a tie breaker.
7. In match play competition the bowler winning the match will receive 30 bonus pins. If there's a tie in a match play game, bowlers will split the 30 bonus pins and receive 15 bonus pins each.
8. If a bowler does not show up for match play or a bowler must quit during match play, the tournament committee will go through the list of alternates to take that bowlers place. The first alternate will be the first bowler not to make it into match play. Alternates will use his/her own pin totals as of the last game he/she bowled - he/she will not take over the absent bowlers pin totals. If there are no alternates available to bowl, then all matches bowled against this open spot will receive the score they bowled plus 30 bonus pins for the win.
9. Bowlers not present at check in may be dropped from the starting field at the discretion of the tournament committee.
10. 2009 Junior Gold Qualifier - $30.00 membership if you are not already a member. Divisions 1 & 2 will conducted 3 qualifiers. Division 3 will conduct 2 qualifiers. Divisions may be combined if there are not enough entries in a division. Participants will have the option to withdraw if divisions are combined. Participation is $30.00 per 6 game block and must be paid prior to the start of each block. 1:5 will advance. If a girls division is conducted 1:4 (once 8 or more sign up) will advance. If boys and girls combine 1:6 will advance
11. Any changes are at the discretion of the tournament committee.Any and all rules not covered herein shall be governed by USBC.