Golf Greetings!
The Fore by Four is back and we prepared our 4 golf courses for you to have enjoy them. Our guests to stay at the nearby partner hotels like the Microtel or Bay leaf, where we have arranged special rates for you to stay and relax.
We thank all the committee members and sponsors for the unconditional support that they have given ERGCC for this annual event. We also thank our members who plays with us and gives their precious inputs to help us improve our services.
To our ERGCC staff, thank you again for all your help.
Welcome to Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club!
Antonio “Boy Blue” Ocampo
General Manager
EAGLE RIDGE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
Welcome to the 2024 Eagle Ridge Fore by Four Invitational Tournament!
It is again the time of the year when we stage the most sought-after and very unique Member-Guest Invitational Tournament in the country, wherein all the participants play 72 holes of tournament golf in the four championship golf courses of our Club.
The Fore by Four Committee, with the support of the Club’s Board of Directors, Management, and staff, is ensuring you will have an enjoyable golfing experience during this event. Aside from preparing the courses to be in top condition, three cars and other major prizes will be raffled off during the awarding ceremonies.
This unique tournament has become a tradition to showcase what the country’s biggest golf club has to offer. This is also our way of showing gratitude to our members for all the support they have given to their Club.
Please accept my humble appreciation to all of you for your participation, continuous patronage, support, and cooperation. Please enjoy the game with your friends, business partners, and the whole Eagle Ridge family. I wish everyone the best of luck.
RAMIL L. VILLANUEVA
Member of the Board of Directors
Chairman, Sports & Special Events Committee
EAGLE RIDGE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
Is an invitational tournament where a bonafide Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club member (or his spouse or dependent) invites a non-member to form a team.
This event is envisioned to be an annual event aimed at generating camaraderie among Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club members and their guests. It is also an expression of appreciation from Eagle Ridge Board of Directors and Officers to all its members for the cooperation and support they have given the year round. Lastly, this is an opportunity for our members to showcase their Club to their friends and guests.
The tournament shall be played according to the Rules of Golf as provided by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the Local Rules of the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club.
Eagle Ridge members (and their spouses and dependents) who are in good standing can invite guests to form a 2-man team. Sponsors are also eligible to participate. Players who are both non-members can form a team. Complimentary members can qualify as guest partners of members.
November 9, 10, 15 and 16
Mandatory “piligan” per day, one (1) in front 9 (holes 1-9) and one (1) in back 9 (holes 10-18). The “piligan” can be used anywhere except on the putting green.
August 1, 2024 | Generated August 2, 2024 morning |
August 16, 2024 | Generated August 17, 2024 morning |
September 1, 2024 | Generated September 2, 2024 morning |
September 16, 2024 | Generated September 17, 2024 morning |
October 1, 2024 | Generated October 2, 2024 morning |
October 16, 2024 | Generated October 17, 2024 morning |
Teams will be assigned to the following classes based on member’s average Handicap Index for the last three months (August 1 – October 16, 2024) will be used as the team handicap for the tournament classification, rounded down.
Division 1 | 0 to 10 |
Division 2 | 11 to 15 |
Division 3 | 16 to 21 |
Division 4 | 22 and Above |
Ladies Division | TBA |
Guest-Guest | Open (System 36 format) |
Sponsors | Open (System 36 format) |
Net Double Bogey | 0 |
Net Bogey | 1 |
Net Pair | 2 |
Net Birdie | 3 |
Net Eagle | 4 |
Net Double Eagle | 5 |
Net Triple Eagle (Natural Eagle w/ 2 strokes) | 6 |
Natural Hole in One | 7 |
Natural Hole in One (w/ one stroke) | 8 |
Natural Hole in One (w/ two strokes) | 9 |
The Isao Aoki course is for the SCRAMBLE format. Through the green, the chosen ball may be lifted, cleaned, and placed within one (1) club length; the second ball shall be placed within one (1) club length not nearer the hole and with the same condition as the chosen ball. On the putting green, players may play their shot within one putter head length, not closer to the hole, from the selected ball. A maximum of 46 points or 10 under per team in shall apply in Scramble format. The 30% of the average of the team’s handicap will be used.
The Andy Dye course is for the BEST BALL format, an 18-hole net four-ball stroke play competition. The better net score for the hole counts as the team’s score (RULE 31). A maximum of 46 points or 10 under shall apply in the BEST BALL format.
The Nick Faldo and the Greg Norman courses are for the AGGREGATE format. A maximum of 44 points per player per day shall apply in the Aggregate format.
The Guest-Guest Division and Sponsors Division shall play the System 36 format.
Each player starts with a handicap of 36. For every gross score of par or lower that the player makes, 2 strokes are removed from his initial handicap of 36. For a bogey, 1 stroke is removed and for every double bogey or higher, no strokes are removed from his initial handicap.
ANDY DYE | BEST BALL |
ISAO AOKI | SCRAMBLE |
GREG NORMAN | AGGREGATE |
NICK FALDO | AGGREGATE |
Pairings and Golf course assignments per class shall be announced 5 days before the tournament.
NOTE: The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes in course assignments to ensure that golf course usage is optimized during the tournament.
There is a mandatory pick-up if a player is already playing for a net double bogey. If a player proceeds to play after the net double bogey is achieved the team shall be penalized with a two (2) point deduction on their final team score for the day. This does not apply to the Guest-Guest Division and Sponsors Division and they should record the actual number of strokes until they hole out. For Guest-Guest and Sponsor division, double par pick up.
Each team shall serve as the “marker” for the other team within the same flight. The marker shall be responsible for recording the gross scores of the players. Both markers shall sign the scorecards.
Players are reminded to:
Put their gross scores on the scorecards as long as it is not worse than a net double bogey (this does not apply to the Guest-Guest Division and Sponsor Division, and they should record the actual number of strokes until they hole out). The Committee shall take care of computing your net scores.
Day 1 to 4 (November 9,10, 15, and 16) – 8:00 AM Shotgun
Men – White
Ladies – Red
If a player is late, the game shall start without him/her. The player will not be disqualified and he/she shall be given zero (0) points on the holes that he/she missed. The player shall join his/her flight on the tee of the next hole to be played.
If an open hole exists in front of a flight, they may be warned by a marshal/official. They are then mandated to catch up with the fight ahead. If the flight fails to catch up after the warning, they will be asked to pick up their balls and forgo playing the hole and proceed to the next tee. Zero “0” points shall be given to the forgone hole or holes. For Guest-Guest and Sponsor division, double par.
Ties will be broken by:
A guest will be given four (4) free practice rounds on any weekday OR two (2) practice rounds on a weekend beginning August 16 – November 14, 2024.
There will be a prize for hole-in-one in designated par 3s during the tournament. In the event that there is more than one person that makes a hole-in-one in the same hole, the winners shall share the prize amongst themselves. Taxes (i.e. VAT) and other fees required shall be on the account of the winner/s.
The winners of the major and minor raffles will be notified by telephone through the winning participant’s registered number. All prizes for major and minor raffles must be claimed by the corresponding winner within sixty (60) days from the date of the raffle, regardless of the date of notification or absence of effective notification, through no fault of the Club. Failure to claim the prizes within the period provided will result in a waiver thereof by the winning participant and such unclaimed prizes shall then become the exclusive property of the Club.
Cars and other prizes will be raffled during the awarding ceremonies. Taxes (i.e. VAT) and other fees (i.e. registration, insurance, etc.) required from the winners/s of the raffle shall be on the account of the winner/s. Presence is required in order to win a raffle prize, except for the 3rd car wherein raffle tickets will be sold to any participants, their family members, or their friends. For the 3rd car, a maximum of 500 tickets will be sold. A car with a price worth Php 1,000,000.00 will be raffled. If the Club fails to sell the 500 tickets, the Club has the option not to raffle the 3rd car and return the money to the buyers of the raffle tickets.
All participants are eligible to attend the Awarding Ceremonies. Food and drinks will be served.
Attire during the Awarding Ceremonies is smart casual. Shorts and sandals are not acceptable attire. Those who are wearing shorts, slippers and/or sleeveless shirts will not be allowed to enter the Awarding Ceremonies venue.
The competition shall be deemed closed after the trophies have been awarded to the winners.
Questions and disputes on the Rules and the conduct of the tournament should be referred to the Committee whose decision on the matter shall be final. The committee reserves the right to change the tournament rules, pairings and prizes as it deems fit and fair.
NOVEMBER 9, 10, 15 AND 16, 2024
Start of Registration : 6:00 AM
BREAKFAST : 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM
SHOTGUN : 8:00 AM
LUNCH : 1:30 PM
Awarding ceremonies shall start at approximately 4:00 PM on 16 November 2024.
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