7th Annual Ladies of the Lanes Tournament Rules
1. The
Tournament is open to any bowler providing proof of a 2020 or 2021 USBC
Membership and 2019-2020 book average, or a final 2020-2021 league standings
sheet.
2. Bowlers must present a USBC membership card and
confirm lineup as shown on entry form
in the tournament office 45 minutes prior to scheduled start time. Teams or bowlers failing to appear on the
lanes, prepared to bowl at the scheduled time, shall forfeit their entry unless
sufficient reason is given to warrant postponement.
3. Bowlers entered in the singles event must also enter
the doubles event and visa-versa.
4. The Team captain, or her legal representative, has
the privilege of substituting other bowlers for those originally entered. In the doubles event, the
names of both entrants must be given.
Entries with the word “PARTNER”
will not be accepted. Each Team MUST
consist of 4 Women. The Doubles event
will be held immediately following the Singles event. SINGLES is Bowled First.
5. All entrants will bowl 3 games on one pair of lanes
in each event, unless mechanical failures dictate otherwise. No entry money will be refunded if it is
discovered that a team or individual has failed to comply with all rules of the
United States Bowling Congress and all rules and requirements of this
tournament.
6.
Handicap will be 90% of the difference between the
bowler’s highest yearbook average for the 2019-2020 bowling season and a
scratch figure of 230 All handicaps will be calculated on a 3 game basis. It shall be the responsibility of each bowler
to verify her average. Failure to use proper average shall disqualify scores
bowled if submitted average is lower than actual average. Prize winnings will be based on submitted
average if it is higher than the actual average. Average corrections must be made prior to the
completion of the FIRST GAME.
7.
There will only be ONE division of Team, Doubles, and
Singles. USBC RULE 319a(2) WILL APPLY. 10 PIN RULE
If your average this
season is 10 or more pins higher than last season, this year’s average will be
used.
8. If a bowler does not have a 2019-2020 yearbook
average, the bowler may use the highest current certified summer average (of 21
or more games) as of the closing date for entries of the tournament (Aug 7, 2021), otherwise they must
enter with an average of 230. If using
current average, a league sheet showing average as of Aug 7, 2021 must be
provided to Tournament Officials at check-in.
If bowler does not have a yearbook
or current average and competed in a summer league, that average, of at least
21 games, may be used provided it is verified at the tournament office. USBC
Rules 319 c, d, & e will apply.
9. The prize ratio for each event will be one prize for
each five entries. Lineage and Expense =
$12.50, Prize Money = $12.50 per bowler per handicap event. PRIZE MONEY WILL BE RETURNED 100%.
10.
In the event
of a tie for first place (team, doubles, singles) the tied contestants will
bowl 3 games in accordance with the rules of the tournament at such time and
place as decided by the Tournament Manager.
Total pins, including handicap, for the 3 games will determine the
winner. In the event of a tie for first
place in the All Events, USBC Rule 326a will apply. When there is a tie for any
championship in a tournament, it is optional with tournament management to have
a playoff or declare co-champions.
11. Entrants must report any previous tournament prize
winnings in the last year of $500.00 or more in total. If entrant has won $500.00 or more in total
prize winnings for a tournament, he/she must submit all his/her tournament
scores and winnings PRIOR TO BOWLING.
USBC Rule 319e
12.
PARTICIPATION & DRESS CODE RULES
a.
All Bowlers must wear shirts with collars NO
EXCEPTIONS.
b.
Bowlers may enter doubles 2 times as long as partners change. Bowlers may only cash once in scratch singles,
(Highest Score). Bowlers may enter the team event 3 times, as long as 2 members
of the team change.
c.
Only one professional (PBA or
PWBA) member allowed per doubles pair, and only 2 per team.
d.
NO
T-SHIRTS, JEANS WITH HOLES or Short Shorts may be worn on the lanes.
13. Scores lost due to malfunction of automatic scorers
shall be re-bowled.
14. Scores for ALL-EVENTS will be taken from the FIRST
series bowled in each event. (Team, Doubles, & Singles)
15. USBC Rule 330 will apply. (A bowler must use the same
hand to deliver the bowling ball throughout the tournament).
16. USBC Rule 329, a protest or appeal involving
eligibility or playing rules must be filed with Tournament Management, the
Local Association or USBC up to 5 Days before tournament prizes are paid. The protest or appeal must be in writing and
the grounds for the protest or appeal briefly stated.
17.
A $ 20.00 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, PLUS BANK CHARGES WILL
BE LEVIED ON ANY RETURNED CHECKS.
18.
SCRATCH EVENTS; Bowlers must compete in regular tournament to
enter scratch event. Scores from
handicap event will be used to determine winners of the scratch event.
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