Houston Intellectual Property Law Association

Tournament Committee:
Chair: Luke Culpepper

Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Lunch will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Quail Valley Golf Course Clubhouse, followed by a 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start for the Golf Tournament. Hors d'oeuvres, awards, and prizes will follow at 6:00 p.m. in the Quail Valley Golf Course Clubhouse.

Minimum Number of Players Needed (as per Quail Valley Golf Course):
32 players, open to the first 128 entrants (we have had 60-70 participants in the last few Tournaments)

Cost to Players:
GOLF TOURNAMENT, LUNCH, AND HORS D'OEUVRES (includes greens fee, cart, range balls, “goodie bag,” T-shirt, open beverage cart, Sandwich lunch, & hors d'oeuvres)

LUNCH, TOURNAMENT AND HORS D'OEUVRES:
$59.00 if registered by May 18
$79.00 if registered after May 18

HORS D'OEUVRES ONLY: $20

THE ABOVE REGISTRATIONS INCLUDE AN OPEN BEVERAGE/BEER BAR
Mulligans will be available at the door for $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00

Who Can Play:
Open to HIPLA members and their guests, any member of a firm or corporate legal department with a HIPLA member, and sponsor’s employees and guests.

Registration:
Please register through the HIPLA Secure Online Registration.

Sponsorship:
Please see the registration web page if you would like to sponsor a hole. Hole Sponsorship is $395, plus $59/player or $20/HORS D'OEUVRES only.

Tournament Format:

Four person best ball scramble, that is four people on a team, after each hit, the "best" ball is selected, and the other three pick up and play the next shots within a club length of the best ball.
"Bogie is your friend." Once the Team has hit its par attempts and any mulligans, pick up and record a bogie on the hole. To maintain pace of play, do not make any bogie attempts, but rather immediately pick up, record a bogie and move to the next hole.

Makeup of Teams:

To promote team diversification and encourage female participation, teams with at least one female player will have their gross score reduced by 1 stroke, and 1 additional stroke for each female member on the team, that is, 2 strokes for one female, 3 strokes for 2 female players, etc.
Everyone may pick their own team. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP IN A TEAM -- EMAIL LUKE CULPEPPER (LCulpepper@winston.com) WITH THE TEAM LIST AFTER THE MEMBERS HAVE REGISTERED
For each player with HDCP < 10 (i.e. average better than low 80’s), the team must have a player who routinely shoots in the 100’s. Please email your handicap to Luke Culpepper (LCulpepper@winston.com).
If you are not on a team when you sign up, the tournament director will assign you to a team.
Tournament director may move players between teams.

Prizes:

Closest to Pin, Men and Women Divisions.
Longest Drive, Men and Women Divisions.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, based on net score, i.e., gross score less strokes for teams with woman player(s).
Prizes for "Best Dressed," Men and Women Divisions (voted on by golfers).
There may be some restrictions on winning more than one prize. One person cannot win more than one of No. 1 or more than one of No. 2

Rules Decisions/Scoring:
All rules decisions/scoring for purposes of determining Prizes for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, will be made by Quail Valley Golf Course. In the event of a tie, a sudden-death scorecard playoff reviewing the holes from hardest to easiest handicap rating, will be used. The Tournament Director will determine winners of prize nos. 1-2.

Questions? Interested in a Hole Sponsorship? Please contact Luke Culpepper, Tournament Committee Chair, at LCulpepper@howrey.com or phone number (713) 651-2697