7th ANNUAL ADULT CITY TOURNAMENT RULES
1. All members, in good standing, of the Southeast Alabama USBC Association are eligible to enter this tournament.
TEAM (Boland Lanes) SATURDAY 14 or 21 Feb 2015 1:00 PM
SINGLES/DOUBLES (Rucker Lanes) SUNDAY 15 or 22 Feb 2015 1:30 PM
2. USBC rules and regulations will govern this tournament.
3. Entry Fees in this tournament shall be $22.00 per event with Handicap All Events $5.00 (optional) and Scratch All Events $5.00 (optional). All prize fees will be returned 100% in the event collected. Prize ratio for Team, Doubles and Singles will be 1:6. Prize Ratio for All Events will be 1:10. In case of a tie for first place duplicate awards will be presented with the cash prizes combined and divided equally.
4. Handicap for this tournament will be ninety percent (90%) of two hundred and twenty (220).
5. Averages: Entrants shall use their highest 2013-14 USBC certified average based on a minimum of twenty one (21) games. If no 2013-14 averages, or an average cannot be verified, entrants shall use their highest current USBC average for 21 games or more in a certified league as of 22 Dec 2014. A bowler having a current season average for twenty-one (21) games or more in certified league play as of 22 Dec 2014, that is ten (10) pins or more higher than the previous season’s average must use current season’s average in this tournament (USBC Rule 319a-2). All others will bowl scratch. If an entrant carries a qualifying average in another Association, that average must be verified, in writing, by the Association Manager.
6. NO change in the scheduled time will be made except in case of an emergency. Entrants must bowl in the order in which they appear on the entry. Substitutions must be made thirty (30) minutes prior to schedule bowling time. Pacers are not permitted. Paid All Events are not transferable unless the substitute replaces entrant in all three (3) events and transfer must be made before the beginning of the first event.
7. Team will be comprised of four (4) bowlers. They may be all women, all men or a mix of both. There will be a Women’s Division and an Open Division, any mixed teams, or mixed doubles shall be designated to be under the Open Division.
8. Doubles will be bowled first, and then Singles on the same pair of lanes.
9. No smoking will be allowed in the bowling alley during tournament play except in a designated smoking room. No eating, drinking or children will be allowed in the bowler pit area during tournament play.
10. No rosin bags, hand conditioners, easy slide etc. will be allowed in the bowling pit area during the tournament.
11. ENTRY CLOSED: FINAL CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES POSTMARKED BY MIDNIGHT 11 FEBRUARY 2015.
12. DRESS CODE: Men and Women may wear casual slacks, trousers, jeans or shorts. Jeans should not have worn, cut, or tattered openings in inappropriate areas that show skin or underwear.
13. The tournament committee and Southeast Alabama USBC Association Board of Directors decide any question not covered by these tournament rules. The Board has the power to hear and act on all protests concerning the tournament.
THIS TOURNAMENT IS USBC CERTIFIED
