Louisiana Senior Amateur Tour
    Q:  Who is qualified to play on the LA Senior Amateur Tour?  How long has there been a Senior Tour in LA?

    A:  If you are at least 50 years old, or your 50th birthday occurs during our scheduled season, you may start playing at
             the beginning of the season.  This is our 5th year in Louisiana.
    Q:  I am a 15 handicap, I can't compete with the scratch golfers, where do I fit in?

    A:  We have 4-different flights.  No matter what your skill level, we have a place for you.  Within your flight, you will compete
            heads-up against everyone else in your flight.
    Q:  I don't carry a handicap, how will you place me in a flight?

    A:  A majority of our members have a history with me and this tour or the Golfweek Tour, we will use their handicap from last
            year.  New players will be contacted by the Director, Eric Simmons, prior to the first event to discuss skill level and flight .
    Q:  What do you win?

    A:  The top 2 or 3 places in each flight will receive Gift Certificates from Golfballs.com.  The winner will always receive a trophy
            with their name engraved on it.  Points are awarded to every person in the tournament that accumulate during the season.
            The seasons points winner in each flight will receive their Tour Championship Entry at Pinehurst paid.  Season
            points winners also receive a year end trophy.  
    Q:  Do I have to know all the rules of golf to play on this tour?

    A:  The immediate answer is "No!".  However, As a golfer, you should want to be knowledgeable about this great game, We all
            should be students of the game, always seeking to learn the rules that govern it.  Asking a player in your
            group about a rule is not seeking advice, and therefore not a penalty.  There is a provision in the rules about proceeding
            during a stipulated round when you are not sure of a ruling.  A player should declare that they are playing two-balls.
            They should also declare which ball they want to count if the rules allow.  That is the ball that they should hit first.
    Q:  I was told that we will be required to follow all the rules of golf, what about when you find your ball against a root, or
            in a divot, or in a hole that some animal dug?

    A:  All of those situations are covered in the Decisions of the Rules of Golf.  There are two rules that cover all three of the
            above issues.  (1) Play the ball as it lies; (2) Leave the course as you found it.  If you don't want to play the ball off the
            root or the divot, you may move it, but it will always carry a penalty.  The hole dug by an animal, you get
            relief without penalty.  As a member of the Senior Tour, you will receive a rule book at the first event you attend.  
    Q:  What is the Scoring Challenge?

    A:  This is an optional game.  It is played within your flight against other players at your skill level.  You will put up $15 at the
            beginning of the season, we will track one par four from each tournament.  There will be a sponsor sign on the hole that
            we are tracking at each event.  At the end of the season, we will count the best six scores and drop the rest.  The player
            with the lowest total score takes the pot.  Ties split.
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