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Print version of the Dixie 2005 Tournament entry form with rules and application is currently being developed. It will be posted here soon. Please check back. For your information, we have included this year's tournament rules for your review.

DIXIE 2005 TOURNAMENT RULES

1. The 2005 Dixie Invitational Bowling Tournament will be held by invitation over the weekend of March 24-27, 2005. The tournament is ABC/WIBC-sanctioned and will be conducted under their jurisdiction. Proof of ABC-WIBC membership must be provided by means of a current sanction card (or the entrant's receipt of sanction application). The tournament is also open to members of the FIQ. If any entrant is not a member of ABC or WIBC, he/she must pay a $5.00 ABC/WIBC participation fee and become concurrently subject to the ABC/WIBC rules and jurisdiction for the duration of the tournament.
2. The tournament Co-Directors reserve the right to decline any team or individual application at their discretion. That team or individual will be notified prior to the start of the tournament and will be eligible for a refund of applicable fees. Dixie 2005 can accommodate a maximum of 360 bowlers.
3. Applications for entry must be accompanied by full payment of fees. For mailed-in entries, certified checks and money orders only should be made payable to "Dixie 2005." CASH AND PERSONAL CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!! If you choose to pay your Dixie 2005 entry online, your team entry application must be submitted online at www.dixiebowl.org and ALL team members must pay online using the Dixiebowl.org secure credit card payment system. Your team cannot pay partially online and partially via mailed certified checks and money orders. No exceptions will be allowed!
4. The tournament events shall be handicap events and are: Singles, Doubles and Team. Optional Individual Scratch Divisions, Scratch Masters and a Thursday night No-Tap Tournament will also be offered. Each participant shall bowl three games per event and must enter all three events. Bowlers are permitted to bowl only one time in each event.
5. Men and women will compete on an equal basis in each event. Teams and doubles partnerships may be made up of any combination of men and women. Teams will consist of four bowlers. EACH MEMBER OF A DOUBLES PAIR MUST BOWL ON THE SAME TEAM. Singles, doubles and team applications for entry will be accepted. Every effort will be made to complete partial team entries.
6. Priority in team scheduling will be based on the order of entry postmark date(s) or complete online payment date(s). All efforts will be made to honor scheduling preferences; however, remember that if you are not entering a full team, your team shift scheduling will be based on the latest entry postmark date of all the members assigned to your team. Final scheduling is at the discretion of the tournament Co-Directors. Shift B will usually fill up first! Final scheduling will be confirmed as soon as possible after entry is accepted.
7. The following will apply to entering averages:
1. Five-pin and candle-pin averages cannot be used.
2. For Dixie 2005 purposes only, the following qualifications will apply to ABC/WIBC-sanctioned leagues, FIQ-sanctioned leagues or IGBO leagues not sanctioned by ABC/WIBC.
3. Bowler ten-pin averages (as either a rostered team member or as a team/league substitute) used to determine handicaps will be:
1. The HIGHEST of any of the following: a qualified Fall league (minimum of 21 games) average as of 12/31/04 or the highest season-end average from a 2003-2004 qualified league (minimum 21 games). You must submit copies of league standing sheets AND a copy of your ABC/WIBC sanction card with your application. You also will be required to present your ABC/WIBC card at time of registration.
2. If a bowler does not qualify under any of the above, an established average in a qualified league (minimum 21 games) as of February 28, 2005 may be used. Proof of average as described above must be submitted at time of registration.
3. If no established average under any of the above conditions exists, a bowler must enter at a scratch average of 225.
8. A bowler who has qualified for a prize of $300.00 or more in any event, including scratch events, in a tournament within the previous 12-month period must report the actual score(s), position(s) and amount(s) won to the tournament Co-Directors at the time of entry. This information along with IGBO database averages will be used for possible re-rating purposes. Such re-rating must be completed before entrant bowls. If the assigned average is not acceptable to the bowler, the entry fee shall be refunded. ABC rules 319C, 319D and 319E will be enforced regarding reporting of tournament winnings and tournament averages.
9. Each bowler must submit verification of all averages existing under Tournament Rule 7.C. above. All leagues in which the bowler has 21 games are subject to this rule. Failure to use the proper average will disqualify the scores if the submitted average is lower than the actual average. The entering average of any bowler may be adjusted by the tournament Co-Directors before tournament bowling begins upon consultation with the local bowling association of the bowler in question.
10. No PBA or PWBA members are permitted to enter the tournament.
11. Handicap will be calculated as 80% of the difference between 225 scratch and the entering average. Negative handicaps will apply.
12. No substitutes will be permitted to bowl in the Dixie Tournament. In the event a bowler is unable to bowl, the team may replace that bowler for the entire tournament at any time prior to thirty (30) minutes before the start of the first event in which the bowler to be replaced is scheduled to bowl. In case of injury, ABC/WIBC rules shall apply. All average verifications shall be provided to tournament officials at that time.
13. It is solely and entirely the bowler's responsibility to be present at the assigned lanes at the time of bowling. Late bowlers may start bowling in the frame in which they are ready, provided however, that no bowler may bowl in a game in which the third frame has been completed. All frames not bowled will be scored as zero.
14. All bowlers must check in with their teams at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled shift. All team members must be present for team check-in. Individuals must check in for Singles/Doubles at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their shift. Registration must be completed 30 minutes prior to a bowler's first shift of bowling. Bowlers are required to verify entering information at registration.
15. Each bowler shall conduct himself/herself in a courteous and sportsmanlike manner at all times. Failure to act appropriately may result in disqualification from the Tournament with no refund.
16. Two practice balls per lane will be allowed at the beginning of each shift. Late bowlers are not allowed practice balls.
17. All claims of error/dispute must be submitted in writing to the tournament Co-Directors or Shift Captains within one hour of the error/dispute.
18. Each event has its own prize list. There is 100% cash return on all prize fees. Payout ratio will not be less than 1:10. In addition to regular bowling events, bowlers may choose to enter the following optional events with 100% cash return of prize funds collected from entry fees from each event respectively. Bowlers may enter any optional event at time of application or until check-in prior to the start of his/her first, scheduled Event.
1. Optional Scratch Divisions in each category are open to all bowlers at an additional fee. Scratch scores will be obtained from regular bowling events. Monetary prizes will be given in individual scratch all-events, high scratch series and high scratch games.
2. Bowlers may participate in a Scratch Masters event based on his/her entering average. The top six (6) bowlers from each division will participate in a roll-off. Scratch Masters bowlers will be determined by the total scores based on the six games that constitute the Singles and Doubles Events. Entry fee for Scratch Masters is: $25.00 for division A; $30.00 for division B; $35.00 for division C; $40.00 for division D; and $50.00 for Division E. The Scratch Masters Event will take place at Express Lanes at 8:00 a.m., Sunday, March 27, 2005.
3. Womens' Optional event is open to female bowlers only for an additional fee. Handicap scores will be obtained from regular bowling events. Monetary prizes will be given in individual all-events, high series, and high games for both handicap and scratch.
19. Non-participant packages (includes registration packet and banquet ticket) are $40.00 per person.
20. Photocopies of entry forms are acceptable.
21. Entry fees will not be refunded after acceptance by the tournament Co-Directors.
22. Prize payouts will occur within 30 days of the tournament's completion.
23. All mailed Early-Bird entries must be postmarked or submitted online at www.dixiebowl.org no later than midnight, February 4, 2005. All printed entry forms (local and out-of-town; handwritten or electronically completed online and locally printed) MUST be postmarked no later than midnight, March 11, 2005. Postmark dates will determine the date of tournament entry. Mailed entries must be sent by United States Postal Service (or the international equivalent) via certified mail to:

Dixie 2005 Tournament P.O. Box 14086 Atlanta, GA 30324-1086

Alternative carriers (such as, but not limited to, Airborne Express, FedEx, UPS, etc.) are not acceptable.

All online entry forms submitted at www.dixiebowl.org MUST be submitted no later than midnight, March 11, 2005. If paying online, ALL team members must submit authorized, online payments no later than midnight, March 11, 2005. Date online team entry is paid in FULL and online payment(s) are verified as described in Rule 3 will determine the date of tournament entry. Please Note: If paying online, you are still required to mail copies of league standing sheets AND a copy of your ABC/WIBC sanction card as described in Rule 7.C.i. You can mail these documents First Class to above address.

24. Early-Bird entries are defined as entries with COMPLETE information postmarked by the date specified in Rule 23 and include full payment as described in Rule 3. Each participant who qualifies will be eligible for the Early-Bird drawing. The winner of the drawing will have his/her entry fee of $90.00 refunded within thirty (30) days of the drawing.
25. Only applications with complete information will be accepted. The entry package MUST include:
1. Completed entry forms (individual, doubles pair and team entries will be accepted);
2. Appropriate fees in certified U.S. funds; and
3. Average verification for all qualifying averages, including signed copies of all league average sheets ABC/WIBC sanction cards. ALL PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LOCAL BOWLERS) MUST SUBMIT AVERAGE VERIFICATION(S) WITH THEIR ENTRIES.

PLEASE NOTE RULE 7.C.!

PLEASE NOTE: INCOMPLETE ENTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO RETURN!!