Courtesy of Bermuda Dept. of Tourism.

TOURNAMENT PACKAGES:
Choice of accommodations (based upon space availability):

• $1645 for an oceanview superior room
• $1674 for an oceanview one-bedroom suite
• $1818 for an oceanfront deluxe room

NOTE: the above rates are per person, based upon double occupancy

EXTRA NIGHT RATES (which are available both before and after the tournament dates), inclusive of breakfast & dinner daily, the resort's nightly service charge and the Bermuda government's daily occupancy tax, are as follows:

• superior room: $535/night/couple
• one-bedroom suite: $545/night/couple
• deluxe room: $595/night/couple
  

TOURNAMENT PACKAGES INCLUDE:

• five night stay at the Pompano Beach Club in an oceanview room
• full breakfast & five-course dinner daily at the Pompano Beach Club
• 7 ¼% Bermuda government occupancy tax
• 10% nightly hotel service charge
• one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Riddell's Bay Golf Club
• one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Tucker's Point Golf Club
• one round of golf (green fee & golf cart included) at Belmont Hills Golf Club
• opening night Rum Swizzle party (with complimentary drinks & hors' d'oeuvres)
• final night cocktail party and prize ceremony (co-sponsored by Links Magazine and the Pompano Beach Club) - with complimentary drinks & hors d'oeuvres
  

TOURNAMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Accommodations are subject to space availability. Participants must stay at the Pompano Beach Club in order to play in the tournament. Call the resort's U.S. sales office toll-free (from the U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-343-4155 to reserve accommodations. A $990 per couple advance deposit is required to reserve accommodations and a place in the tournament. Deposits are payable by credit card or check (made payable to the "Pompano Beach Club"). The resort accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards.

Entry forms (which can be found inside the tournament brochure) should be faxed (508-358-7711) or mailed to the resort's Boston area sales office, c/o Bermuda Hotel Representatives, 231 Boston Post Road, P.O. Box 78, Wayland, MA 01778 (telephone: 1-800-343-4155 or 508-358-7737). Advance deposits are non-refundable if a cancellation is received within twenty-one days of the scheduled arrival date.

POMPANO BEACH CLUB'S
4th Annual Fall Couples Golf Classic
OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 1, 2008
[PRINTER-FRIENDLY VERSION]

The Pompano Beach Club will be hosting its 4th Annual Fall Couples Golf Classic from October 27 - November 1, 2008. Twenty-two couples competed in the October 2006 classic and twenty-five couples participated last October. Tournament slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• participants maximum handicap: ladies 36, gentlemen 24 (team handicap will be half of the two combined handicaps). Proof of handicap index is required upon registration. Handicaps will be used in all three tournament rounds.
• each team will consist of one lady and one gentleman
• rules of the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association will apply.
• the event consists of three individual tournament rounds, with golf to take place at three of Bermuda's top courses - Riddell's Bay, Belmont Hills and Tucker's Point.
• tournament round formats (with handicaps used in all three tournaments):
  • the tournament's first round will be a best ball format.
  • the tournament's second round will be a modified best ball format.
  • the tournament's final round will be a two-person scramble format.
  • prizes will be awarded to the overall winners in the low gross and low net divisions and to the winners of each individual tournament round.
  • longest drive and closest to the pin contests will be held on each of the tournament days.
• the golf tournament will be run by Alex Madeiros, who currently oversees the Bermuda Goodwill Golf Tournament (Bermuda's most prestigious annual golf event). Alex has run Pompano's Couples Tournaments the past several years.
• in the event of a tie for first place, a sudden death playoff will determine the winner.
  

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT ROUND FORMATS:

1) The tournament's first round (to be played at Belmont Hills Golf Course) will be a best ball format. Both players will each play their own shots all the way through. Their team score for each hole will be the lower of their two scores on that particular hole. The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular tournament round.

2) The tournament's second round (to be played at Tucker's Point Golf Course) will be a modified best ball format. Both players will hit drives from their respective tees and will choose the better of their two drives to hit their next shots from. They will then play their own shots all the way through. Each couple must use the lady's drive on at least two holes on each nine. Also, each player will play their own ball from drive to finish on each of the par threes. Their team score for each hole will be the lower of their two scores on that particular hole. The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular tournament round.

3) The tournament's final round (to be played at Riddell's Bay Golf Course) will be a two person scramble format. Both players will hit drives from their respective tees. They will choose the better of their two drives and hit their next shots from that particular lie (continuing the same procedure until their balls are holed). The team with the lowest net total score after eighteen holes will be declared the winner of this particular tournament round.

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