March 14, 2023

CHOCOWINITY, NC — The #1 amateur golf tournament in the United States, Carl Spackler Open, began its new Roster Acceptance process back on January 1. The Captains Club added registered golfers listed in Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3. Rosters are built using familiar contribution until it reaches maximum tee time availability or the registration deadline.

"We are slowly building our roster for Chocowinity," said Chairman of the Captains Club Greg Long. "Unpaid registered golfers listed as 'pending' on the website have until the 21st of March to pay their $150 deposit. Golfers without a paid deposit will be 'unregistered' at the end of March."

There were 51 registrants granted a pending roster spot on January 1. Then another 23 added on February 1. Then another 15 on March 1. The majority of registrants were already paid, in which automatically became official participants. Unpaid participants on March 30-31 will be unregistered.

"The Carl Spackler Open requires $150 deposits," says Captains Club Chief Financial Officer Rick Dosky. "Deposits for accepted participants are non-refundable and non-transferrable starting 5 months prior to each event."

A Roster Worksheet, which is a list of past participants and registered rookies, is provided during the registration process and the order in which we build each event roster. It is also published in the website notebook.

"Unregistered participants who missed any deadline can be accepted in early April 2023 if registered by March 30 and space is available," says Captains Club member Matt Pritchard.

The third phase occurs throughout March 2023. Each of the three phases has three administrative actions. (1) Start each month (or phase) by adding a group of registrants as pending participants with or without payment. (2) Process received payments. (3) Unregister unpaid participants at the end of each month (or phase).

"Pending participants with unpaid deposit are identified on the participants' webpage," says Captains Club Dave Osborne. "The vast majority of registrants paid upon registration eliminating the need to manage the calendar."

The 2023 Carl Spackler Open is scheduled to be played in approximately 3 months in North Carolina. There are 84 or 88 golfers expected to participate in the 22nd annual event. The first set of participant options remain open until April 5, 2023.