BLUE RIVER FESTIVAL GOLFTROUT Tournament

September 12-14, 2008

On Friday, September 12, 2008, there will be a fly casting contest combined with a golf chip shot contest for accuracy. Each team shall be present, and shall designate at least one member for each contest. It is acceptable to have to the same team member compete in both contests. The casting and chipping contests will determine pick of private water on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 8 p.m. at the Silverthorne Pavilion. Participation is mandatory per team; those teams not present will automatically accept water (on a first come / first serve basis) that is left over from those who participated in the competition.

Casting Contest: Five (5) rings will be placed at different intervals in differing directions and assigned a point value: 25 feet = 1 point; 30 feet = 2 points; 35 feet = 3 points; 40 feet = 5 points; 50 feet = 10 points. Event organizers will call out the name of each team. After the team name is announced, members have three (3) minutes in which to make as many practice casts to a sixth "practice ring", and four (4) pointed casts. Each team will have unlimited practice casts to the sixth ring designed as a “practice ring.” Casting at the practice ring must be done within the three (3) minutes. Once a cast is made to a point ring, the four scored casts have begun. A point cast is completed when the fly touches the ground. If the fly strikes inside a ring, points are gained. If the fly strikes outside of a ring, no points are scored. No team may score points in the same ring twice. No single team member may score points in more than two rings. If a team member scores points in two rings, and still has casts left, that person must pass the rod to a second member of the team. Time will not be reset, and the replacement member will not be permitted a practice cast.

Scoring for the cast contest will be the accumulation of points acquired according to the rings accurately hit in each of the four attempts. Organizers of the event will provide all participants with the same, five weight rod with a strike indicator.

Chipping Contest: The team member who participates in the chipping contest does not have to be the same member who casts. This person will have three chip shots on the Pavilion's North Lawn from a distance of 100 feet. They will chip to five circles spaced between 10, 5, 3, 2, and 1 that earn from one to five points, respectively.

The total from the three casts and three chips will determine team standing. The winning team, as determined by total points scored, will have first pick of private waters to fish on the following day. A Guide will be pre-assigned to each fishing location.

Should there be a tie in total points between teams, those designated chippers shall participate in a Chip Off, involving only one chip shot where the distance from which the line to chip is moved back by 10 feet to increase the level of difficulty. This process will continue until all ties for first place are broken. The person who has consistently earned the most points from the farthest distance shall be declared the winner, and will have first pick of water, and so on. If ties exist in several point categories, the elimination round shall be completed for each tie. For example, if three teams each accumulate 15 points, an elimination round shall be conducted between those three players until the tie is broken. Based on the results of that elimination, those three teams will have the first three choices of water based on the results of the distance elimination. If there is a tie between another three players who each accumulated 12 points, those players will then compete in the same distance competition (moving the chipping point back 10 feet) until that tie is broken.
Breakfast will be available Saturday, September 13, 2008, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Teams should coordinate a departure time with their assigned guides Friday evening, September 12. Five (5) hours of fishing will take place Saturday: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. There is a mandatory break for lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each member of the four person team will be required to submit one fish for measuring. The judge assigned to the team will measure and release the fish (noting team member, species and inches). New this year, each fish caught will earn the team 1(one) point (e.g. 20 total fish caught = 20 points added to the team's final score).A maximum of eight (8) fish from each team will be submitted for scoring. Sizes will be recorded rounding up to the nearest quarter, half, or three-quarter inch. All team members may contribute to the fish total after the required one fish per member is met. If a member does not catch a fish, then the total that may be submitted is seven (7). If two members do not catch a fish, the total becomes six (6). Total inches of the fish submitted will be added up and divided by two, then deducted from the score.

For $50, teams may purchase one Grand Slam Gamble at registration. Each Grand Slam Gamble requires a combination of a Brown, Rainbow, Brook and Cutthroat trout worth 25 points (only if all four fish are caught). If the private water the team is fishing on does not contain these additional species of fish, the entire team and judge may move to public water to attempt their capture. The Grand Slam points will not be divided by two.

For $75, each team may also purchase the right (in advance) to submit three (3) additional fish (to the original eight (8)) for scoring. The Grand Slam Gamble can be achieved without all four members of the team catching a fish. However, each member of the team must catch at least one fish before the additional three will be counted (those inches will be divided by two).

Judges must return score sheets to the Silverthorne Pavilion by 5 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008 for their team to be included in the overall tournament ranking.

On Sunday, September 14, 2008, a shotgun start will begin at the Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks at 9 a.m. Guides from the fishing tournament will not participate in the golf tournament. The golf format is a 4-person scramble. Each team must count at least two drives from each player. After the best drive is selected, all team members hit a second shot from that location. Then the best second shot is selected an all team members hit from that spot. This format continues until the ball is holed. Prior to the shotgun start, each team member will have the opportunity to purchase two (2) mulligans for $20.00 from the Organizers in the Club House. Additionally, each team will also be allowed to purchase 10 feet of ribbon for $50.00. The ribbon is used to advance the ball. For example, if the final team putt is four (4) feet from the hole, the team can cut four (4) feet from its 10-foot ribbon and call the ball holed without using additional strokes. When the ribbon is used up, the privileges end. Ribbon can be used at any time, and in any combination.

Scoring: Each team will be assigned 250 points. Your team golf score of the best ball format will be added to the 250 points. In addition, team placement (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd...) shall be added to the score to achieve your team's base score. In case of identical team placements, more than one team can and will be awarded that place (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd...). When the total golf team scores are submitted, the fishing points are deducted to render a net tournament score. The team with the lowest score wins the tournament. In case of a tie, each team will select one representative to compete in a putting face off.

RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.