There will be 5 Regional Invitational events spread out across the US. Each Regional Invitational will be capped at 90 per event. For the 2022 season any player that finished in the Top 3 at a Regional in 2021 will automatically be exempt into the 2022 Regional. Top 5 at each Regional Invitational from the Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, and Girls 14-18, and the top 3 from the Boys U10, Boys 11-13 and Girls U13 divisions will qualify to play for free the Grand Final, and be featured on National TV on CBS Sports.

The Grand Final will feature 144 of the top players from the FHS and will comprised of 30 players in each of the following divisions; Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, and Girls 14-18 and 18 players in each of the following divisions: Boys 11-13, Boys U10, and Girls U13. The Grand Final is FREE for all qualifiers and it will be a full hour-long feature on National TV on CBS Sports.  Participants in the Grand Final will also get to meet and interact with 6-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo during the event.  Grand Final winners will also get invited to participate in other Faldo Series Grand Finals in Europe and Asia.

If you are on the Waitlist, you will be contacted if/when there is availability for you to sign up to be in the tournament.

Sectional Qualifiers are $279, Regional Invitationals are $299, and the Grand Final is $199. Champions from the 2021 Grand Final will be exempted for the 2022 Grand Final. 

The FHS has a NO refund policy on all Event Registrations purchased.  The following Account Credit policy has been issued for Event Registrations.  Before withdrawing from a tournament please review our policies.  All WD requests must be submitted via email to info@hjgt.org. Your email will be returned within 48 hours. In the email please include the player’s name, reason for WD, and which option below you would like to choose. Please note that WD’s cannot be accepted over the phone and must be in writing. No exceptions will be made for any reason.  Account credit never expires, can be rolled over to the next year, and can only be used on the Faldo Hurricane Series events.

• Requests for Account Credit that are received prior to 13 days before the first round will be honored the full entry fee.
• Requests for Account Credit that are received between 12 – 7 days before the first round will be honored minus 50% of the entry fee.
• No credits will be issued if a participant cancels their entry 6 days or less prior to the first round. No exceptions will be made.

In the event the field is not full 10 days before the 1st round, the FHS may allow late addition players after the deadline. This is solely at the discretion of the FHS staff and the FHS reserves the right to add any player after the deadline. We highly encourage players to register as soon as they can as all FHS events will sell out.

Summary

When the first player in a group has begun play on their 1st hole all players in the group are deemed to be on the clock and subject to timing. Additional info:

• All 18 holes on the golf course will be considered a checkpoint.
• The FHS will utilize a color-coded card system (Green cards and Red cards).
• An FHS staff member, inside the scoring area, will confirm penalties with groups.
• It’s the players responsibility to know what color cards they receive throughout the round.
• The 1st group of the day is measured against time par until they get into position with any group in front of them.

Timing Cards

Green Card: Your group is in position AND/OR under the allotted time through that checkpoint
Red Card: Your group is out of position AND over the allotted time par (BOTH conditions MUST be met).

• 1st missed checkpoint – warning* (warning remains for duration of the round)
• 2nd missed checkpoint – liable to a penalty of one stroke
• 3rd missed checkpoint – liable to an additional penalty of two strokes
• 4th missed checkpoint – liable to disqualification

*Once a group receives a red card, they will have 2 holes to get either back in position OR under time par. If after 2 holes the group is still out of position AND over time par the group is liable to receive another red card.

• When the group is back in position ORunder time par they will receive a green card.

*When a group falls behind- regardless of the reason it must regain its position. Time for ball searches, rulings and walking time between holes is included in all maximum allowable times

*The group will be liable to penalties if in the Committee’s view a reasonable effort was not made by the players to complete their round within the allotted time. Any penalties will be confirmed and issued in the scoring area. No conversation or issuing of penalties will take place on the course.

Definitions

Overall time par: is the allotted time expected that all groups will complete a round based on golf course and weather conditions, setup, forced walks and quality of field.

• A player is allowed 40 seconds to play a shot. A competitor’s time begins when the competitor has had a reasonable opportunity to reach his or her ball, can do so without interference or distraction. Play ready golf.
• In position times are measured from “Flagstick to Flagstick”. Your group time begins when the group in front of you replaces their flagstick and ends when your group replaces the flagstick.

Out of Position: When the group falls more than 15 minutes behind the group in front of them (flagstick to flagstick time).

The FHS encourages ready golf and strives for rounds under 4-hours and 30-minutes. 

All players in all age divisions are allowed to use a caddie for all FHS events. Parents are allowed to caddie for their own kids for sectional and regional events.

Along with the use of caddies comes strict guidelines and policies that all players and caddies will be held to. 

Policies: 

• Caddies will be allowed to transport the player’s clubs and equipment. 
• Caddies will be allowed to search for a player’s golf ball 
• Caddies will be allowed to clean a player’s golf ball 
• Caddies will be able to give players advice (Pace of Play Policy will be strictly enforced) 
• Caddies will be allowed to transport a player only when shuttle holes have been designated on the Notice to Competitors, during evacuation/restart or back to a previous spot in order play in accordance with Rule 20-5 and then back to where the player was picked up. Penalty for breach of the Transportation Condition is: Two strokes for each hole at which the breach occurred; maximum penalty per round is four strokes. 

Monday-Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm. After hours please email us at Hector@hjgt.org 

Under the tournaments tab on our website, you will see the schedule. That will redirect you to ShotStat where you will find all of our upcoming events. If you’re still having trouble, you can call the office at 407-614-2962 and register over the phone.

Once you finish registering for an event, you will find yourself on the active players list. The FHS also sends you an email notification of your registration status.

Yes. We have coaches come from all of the country that come out to our events. They also actively email us for results and ask about upcoming events and their respective field. We provide coaches with player info regularly.