1. Each year, a league signup form will be
included in the club prior to the Annual Open House in March. A signup deadline will be included on the
form. Any male club member in good
standing with the club and the league can join by filling out the form and turning
it and their league fees in at the pro shop prior to the deadline. A pre-league meeting will be scheduled in
April, the date being included on the form.
2. An even number of teams consisting of four
or five golfers will be formed after the signup deadline. The number of teams and golfers on each team,
will depend on the number of members that sign up by the deadline. The league officers will make this
determination. The teams will be
balanced into A, B, C, D and, if needed, E flight players according to current
handicap. Any league member that does
not have a USGA handicap must provide an estimated average for use in initial
flighting. The teams will be split into
two divisions if there are ten or more teams.
3. Previous year league players will have
priority in the event the total number of golfers that sign up can’t be divided
as outlined in rule 2. Extra names will
be put on the sub list.
4. The ‘A’ player on each team is the
automatic captain unless the team chooses to select someone else the first
night of league play, which will be on the first Monday in May each year. Captains will act as liaisons between their
team and the officers. They will be
given information for their teams when posting it on the club bulletin board is
not appropriate.
5. League fees of $50 are due on the first
night of league play. This consists of $25
for league expenses, $5
each for the 3 league tournaments, $5 each for the mid-season BBQ and the final
night meal.
6. The league schedule will consist of 15
nights. The first and last night will be
team scrambles. The eighth night will be
a President’s Choice tournament. The
other 12 nights will be team matches.
One or more position rounds may be included in those 12 nights,
depending on the number of teams. The
league will alternate between the front nine and the back nine each week.
7. The $5 per person prize money for each
tournament will be returned to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
place finishers in a 50/30/20 split with the money adjusted to the nearest
value that would provide even dollar amounts for each player. In the event of a tie for 1st place, a
scorecard playoff will determine the winner.
The order of the holes will be drawn at random, one at a time, until one
team has a lower score. A tie for 2nd
place will result in the 2nd and 3rd place money being combined and split
equally between all teams tied for 2nd.
A tie for 3rd place will result in the 3rd place money being split
equally between all teams tied for 3rd.
8.
Team matches
are contested for 8 or 10 points (depending on team size) each week in the
following manner: 1 point per flight for
low net stroke score
1
point per flight for most holes won in handicapped match play
9. The club handicap will be the basis for
your league handicap. Since club
handicaps are for 18 holes and this is a 9 hole
league, the CDGA computer will automatically give you the correct 9 hole
handicap, depending on which nine you play.
10. Flight position within the team will not be
changed due to any handicap changes.
Initial flight assignments will stand for the entire season, with the exception of a new player replacing an old player
with a big difference in handicap (this is subject to the approval of all team
captains).
11. All matches must be played on Monday. Substitutes may be used. All male club members in good standing with
established handicaps are eligible to be a substitute. Failure to arrange for a substitute, when
unable to play, will result in forfeiture of the two individual points. (If opposing players both forfeit,
the individual points will be split between both teams.)
12. For scrambles, handicaps of substitutes
must not be lower than the lowest handicap in the regular player’s flight.
13. A substitute can only be playing against
one opponent. Regulars are not eligible
to substitute while they are playing as a regular.
14. Any league member that forfeits 3 or more
times will not be considered in good standing for the following year, with the exception of extenuating circumstances approved by
the officers. It is the responsibility
of the team to find a substitute for future matches if the absent member
is unable or unwilling to do it. No
refund of membership fees will be returned to any eliminated teammates.
15. There will be a 5:00 shotgun start for all
matches. If a golfer will not be able to be there for the 5:00 start, he must contact
his opponent and the golf shop by 4:00 p.m. with an expected arrival time, and
the golf shop will work them into play.
Failure to meet this rule will result in a forfeit.
16. A & B players will play from the purple
tees (age 70+ have the option of playing from the white tees). C, D & E
players will play from the white tees (age 70+ have the option of playing from
the red tees). Golfers must play from the same set of tees for the entire
round.
17. USGA and local club rules will prevail
during league play. Out-of-bounds is to be played as stroke & distance.
18. The ball can be played up as long as it’s not in a hazard. Hazards includes sand traps
and areas marked with red or yellow lines/stakes.
19. Score cards should be turned in at the golf
shop immediately after the conclusion of the match, so the golf shop can input
scores into the computer. Scores will be
posted by the golf shop each Monday night.
20. All disputes or questions are subject to
the decision of the club pro. All
decisions are final. Any protests must
be in written form and submitted within 24 hours of the event in dispute.