EVENT DETAILS:

2024 STX Am Tour ~ Greater Hill Country Division:   Event #5 ~ The Bandit GC ~

18 Hole 2-Person Team BestBall

• July 27^th
• This event is an 12pm Progressive Tee Start
• This Event is Double Points + Double Bonuses

1st Notice To STX Am Tour Competitors:

07/27/24 ~ 2-person Team Best Ball @ The Bandit Golf Club

*Best Ball Holes  - Both players play their own ball from tee to green. Recording the one better score for the team per hole. Gross and Net.

 Thank you for your participation in The 2024 STX Am Tour ~ Greater Hill Country Division  @ The Bandit GC on SAT. JULY 27th!

Get ready to experience the thrill of competing on STX Am Tour ~ Greater Hill Country Division!

Modeled after the success of The STX Am Tour ~ Alamo City Golf Trail Division, the Greater Hill Country Division will maintain the same tried-and-true Gross/Net, Flighted format. This ensures that every golfer, regardless of skill level, has an equal opportunity to excel and claim victory at each event.

We are absolutely thrilled about the launch of this expansion, which aims to provide even more access to elite amateur golf competitions for the golfers of the greater San Antonio and Austin region.

 The Ultimate Goal: The Greater Hill Country Division will award two automatic team spots to this year’s South Texas Match Play Challenge Team. The 11^th annual South Texas Match Play Challenge will be held at the recently renovated RIVERSIDE GC in November. The STX Am Tour holds a 7-3 series advantage over The Houston Amateur Golf Association.

Your next golfing adventure & the trek to becoming A TOUR CHAMPION begins Now!

• 36 Golfers in 2 Flights 

* SATURDAY, JULY 27^th, 2024

• * FORMAT - 2 Person Team BestBall - Stroke Play - Gross and Net 100% Net allotment Best Ball)
• The 2nd Notice to Players email will be sent, no later than FRIDAY, July 26^th, 2024, with more tournament information, Including: Golf Genius Login Info, updated prize fund, points distro, Skins, etc....
• The Bandit Driving Range will be open for pre-tournament warm ups. Range Balls are included in your tournament entry.

DAY OF INFORMATION

• 12:00pm Progressive Tee START
• Event Check-in, Registration, Skins & To Pay List Opens @ 11:30am on the 1^st Tee
• Optional Team Skins will be available at Registration Area
• Optional Senior Tee Box Selection will be available at Registration Area
• Optional $20 GROSS ONLY CASH PAYOUT side game will be available at Registration Area. (Must Complete Every Hole)
• The Golf Genius Final Leaderboard will serve as THE OFFICIAL RESULTS of STX Am Tour ~ GHCD Event #5.
• TEAM COMBINED INDEXES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE FLIGHTS.

Every spot in the point standings reflects onto your starting position in the playoffs. The TOP 72 in GHCD Regular Season Point Standings will be invited to The Playoffs @ TPC San Antonio!

EVERY POINT MATTERS!!!

TEE BOXES ~ GHCD Event #5 - Team Best Ball @ The Bandit GC :

• CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT – Green TEES – 70.9/128
  •  Seniors 50+ Blue TEES – 68.6/124
  •  Women – Copper Tees
• FIRST FLIGHT - Green TEES – 70.9/128
  •   Seniors 50+ Blue TEES – 68.6/124
  •   Women – Copper Tees

GOLF GENIUS:

GOLF GENIUS EMAIL TO BE SENT at a LATER TIME.

The STX Am Tour is happy to have GOLF GENIUS LIVE MOBILE SCORING @ The Bandit GC.  Golf Genius is a real time scoring app to enhance the tournament atmosphere of The STX Am Tour. Each Golfer will receive a separate email with specific directions for Golf Genius. Please take the time, in advance of your tee time, to download the GOLF GENIUS APP from the app store on your smartphone. Each foursome will get a tutorial on how to use golf genius prior to your tee time.

The STX Am Tour will continue to use paper scorecards as THE OFFICIAL SCORECARD.

• The Golf Genius email will contain a GGID CODE for EACH FOURSOME.
• One player in the group will enter the scores for the foursome.
• This will populate REAL TIME LEADERBOARD and REAL TIME SKINS!

2024 STX Am TOUR ~ GHCD Division POINT DISTRIBUTION

(In partner events, distribution will be split between team unless DOUBLE POINT EVENT)

• 1st Place - 100pts (95pts Net)
• 2nd Place - 90pts (85pts Net)
• 3rd Place - 80pts (75pts Net)
• 4th Place - 70pts (65pts Net)
• 5th Place - 60pts (55pts Net)
• 6th Place - 50pts (45pts Net)
• 7th Place - 45pts (40pts Net)
• 8th Place - 40pts (35pts Net)
• 9th Place - 35pts (30pts Net)
• 10th Place - 30pts (25pts Net)

2024 STX AM TOUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

*STX AM TOUR - Facebook Link : Follow The STX Am Tour on FaceBook ~ facebook.com/stxamtour

*STX AM TOUR - 2024 SENIOR AGE :

For the 2024 Tour Seasons, the Senior Golfer category will be eligible at 50 years of age. This aligns with the USGA Senior golfer age. All golfers that meet the age requirement, will have the opportunity to play from a reduced yardage set of tees. (Approx. 8-12% reduction)

~ The STX AM Tour ~ GHCD requires a verifiable hcap to be eligible for NET Prizes

~ Please visit the FAQ Page in the main menu for more information

~ Registered Golfers will receive "FULL FIELD EMAILED,  NOTICE TO PLAYERS", as the event draws closer. These "NOTICE TO PLAYERS" emails will include Flights, Pairings, Tee Times/Hole Assignments, Skins Info, Tee Box Info & other pertinent information related to the specific event.