SOUTHWEST TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Participants must be members of the USBC.

2. The Tournament will be sanctioned by the USBC and will be conducted under the rules and regulations of that organization.

3. The Tournament shall include competition in team, doubles, and singles events.  Bowlers entering all three events may participate in Handicap All Events prizes by paying a fee of $5.00.  Bowlers entering all three events and Handicap All Events may enter Scratch All Events by paying in an additional fee of $10.00.  A bowler's first score in the team event will count towards the All Events total.  Both All Events fees shall be returned 100% in the prize fund.  Bowlers must enter Handicap All Events to be eligible for Scratch All Events.

4. Any bowler who places first in the Handicap All Events but has not entered and paid the extra fee is eligible only for the championship trophy or medal.

5. There will be one cash prize for each eight entries in the team, doubles, and singles events, and one cash prize for each fifteen entries in the All Events.  Trophies will be awarded to the winners of each event.  The prize fund will be returned 100% in each event.

6. TEAM EVENT:  Shall not have more than two (2) Professional Bowlers entered on any one (1) entry.  Bowlers holding professional cards will be classified as Professional Bowlers. 
   DOUBLES:  Shall not have more than (1) professional bowler entered on any one entry. 
   SINGLES:  All Professional bowlers must furnish proof of entering average.

7. The winner in each of the events will be declared the Southwest Bowling Association, Inc. Champion.  Bowlers may enter the team event twice, providing not more than three members of the original team bowl on the second entry.  No bowler will be permitted to enter more than once in the singles and doubles events.  Event Fee will be $22.00 per event (Prize Fund $11.25-Bowling Fee $6.75-Expense Fee $3.00 & $1.00 Floating Fund).  Entry fee must accompany Entry Applications.  No entry fee will be refunded except when Entry Application is rejected.

8. Handicap for Team, Doubles, Singles, and All Events will be 80% of 220.  It shall be each bowler's responsibility to verify the accuracy of average.  Failure to use the proper average or make a correction prior to or at the time of bowling shall disqualify the score if the submitted average is lower than the actual average or base prize winnings on the submitted average if it is higher.

9. The entering average of contestants shall be their highest sanctioned Fall-Winter league average (minimum 21 games) for the immediately preceding season.  Bowlers without sanctioned Fall-Winter average may use their highest sanctioned immediatley preceding summer average, January 1 average, or current averange at time of bowling, in that order, providing it is based on a minimum of 21 games.  All others will bowl with a 220 average.  The Executive Director of the Southwest Bowling Association or the Designated Tournament Manager reserves the right to rerate the average of any bowler entering based upon information available to the Southwest Bowling Association.  Any rerating under this rule must be made prior to the time the bowler participated in the Tournament.  (USBC Rule 319C & 319E).  "10 Pin increase" (Rule 319 A-2) is in effect in this tournament.

10. No change in Team or Doubles line-ups will be permitted even though substitutions are involved.  Substitutions or any changes in the original entry or schedule must be reported to the Tournament Manager at least (1) hour prior to the time scheduled to bowl.

11. A substitute may not participate in the All Events prize money unless they bowl all three events as a substitute for the same person.

12. The Team Event will be bowled on  one (1) pair of lanes, with 5 minute practice allowed.  The Doubles Event will be bowled on one (1) pair of lanes, with 5 minute practice allowed.  The Singles Event will be bowled on one (1) pair of lanes, with no practice allowed.  The Doubles Event will be bowled before the Singles.

13. All Team Captains shall report to the Tournament Manager or his representative at least 30 minutes prior to the time the team is scheduled to bowl.

14. The tournament Official will rule on all alleged fouls after consultation with bowlers in the area.

15. In the event of a mechanical failure, it is hereby agreed that bowlers affected shall be moved to the next available pair of lanes.

16. Early reservations may be made in writing or by telephone; however, the entry deadline is January 23rd at midnight.  If payment for reserved entries has not been received on or before January 15th, the reservations will be declared void and will be used to accommodate the first request received.  No entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the entry fee.  No entry fee will be returned after February 1.

17. THE ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012, AT 8:00 A.M., AT THE NORTH ROCK LANES MEETING ROOM.  SOME LANES ON THE 2:00 P.M. TEAM SQUAD AND THE 12:01 P.M. DOUBLES SQUAD MAY BE RESERVED FOR BOARD MEMBERS.