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TOURNAMENT RULES (NOT MADE TO BE BROKEN :) )

1. In order to enter the tournament, your USGA handicap index must be higher than 22. (Note, this is not a permanent rule. It changes based on Mr. Doermaet's handicap). You must provide proof of your handicap in your application and on the day of the tournament.
2. The Albert J. Doermaet, Jr. Average Man Invitational will use an unhandicapped “horse race” format.
3. 11 golfers will tee off of the tenth hole at Royal Melbourne Country Club in Long Grove, IL, at 1:00 PM on October 8, 2007.
4. The 11 golfers will be competing for a $300,000 prize. 
5. The golfers will tee off in an order determined by tournament director and rules official Peter deYoung.
6. The golfers will abide by the USGA Rules of Golf and the rules listed on the local rules sheet.
7. If the golfers do not abide by the Rules of Golf or the interpretations of the rules by Peter deYoung, the tournament’s rules director, they can and will be disqualified from the tournament.
8. Each player will complete the tenth hole.  The two players with the highest score on the tenth hole will be eliminated from the tournament.
9. In the event of a tie for the highest score, Peter deYoung, the tournament’s rules director, will ask the tied players to compete in either a chip off or putt off.
10. deYoung will place a golf ball somewhere on the putting surface or in the fairway within 50 yards of the green.  The tied players will each have one chance to hit a shot from that spot.  The player whose ball ends up farthest from the hole will be eliminated.
11. Nine players will tee off on the eleventh hole and will repeat the entire process.  On the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th holes, only one player will be eliminated.
12. The winner will be the only player not eliminated after nine holes. That player will receive the $300,000 cash prize.