Thursday, May 23, 2019

TUESDAY MEN'S LEAGUE 2019 RULES


Tuesday Men’s League 2019

A two-person, team handicap league, playing 9 holes each Tuesday. Play any time during the scheduled date. All players will play from the Blue tees, except for those over 60, will have the options to play from the White tees. Whichever you decide, you must play from the same all season.

1.      Pre-Season Mixed League Scramble: 2 person, 18 hole scramble, over a two week period starting the week of April 1st : Play with partner or other league member; must play with same partner for each of the two nine hole rounds. Participants may play anytime during each week. Join one team only.

2.      Regular season starts: April 16th and runs through Sept. 10th.

3.      Team Handicapped Tournament: May 7th, May14th, May 21st, and May 28th.

4.      Individual Handicapped tournament: June 4th, June 11th, June 18th, and June 25th.

5.      Mid-Season Mixed League Independence Week Challenge: 2 person scramble: Week of July 1st, 9 holes with partner, other league member or substitute. You may join one team only. ( No regular season league play this week)

6.      Team Match Play Tournament: The 4 weeks of July 9th, July 16th, July 23rd, July 30th. (Must Play With Designated Opponent. It is the Team’s responsibility to find a mutually agreed upon time. You will be allowed a full week to get these rounds in, but they must be done prior to the scheduled date)

7.      Individual Flight Tournament: August 6th, August 13th, August 20th, and August 27th.

8.      Post-Season Mixed League September Challenge: 2 person, 27 hole handicapped game over a three week period starting the week of September 15th. Play with partner or other league member or substitute. (Subs must have played in a minimum of 5 events) Must play with same partner for each of the three nine hole events. Participants may play anytime during each week. May join multiple teams; $10 fee for each entry.

Awards & Prizes

·         Season Most Points: Teams and Individual

·         Individual Low Average Score, 1) Net and 2) Gross: (must play in 60% of outings to qualify)

·         Weekly Hole Prize competitions.

·         Tournament Champions.

·         Hole-in-One.

Scoring

·         Individuals and teams play against the field and receive 2 points for each golfer/team beat, and one point for each golfer/team tied (net score).

·         The sum of each player’s net score equals team net score.

·         Twice par is maximum score. To speed play, individuals should pick up after reaching twice par.

Substitutes and No-Shows

·         Substitutes are allowed during regular season play. Team points earned go to the team; individual points earned go to the substitute. (If both team members are not present for a team tournament, it will be an automatic forfeit for the tournament, but scores will still count for regular season play.)

·         When only one team member shows for play a ‘ghost’ substitute will be used. ‘Ghost’ substitute have a handicap of zero and score bogeys on every hole. (Suggest you fine a sub. Sub list will be posted on bulletin board.)

Weather Event

·         Players already finished with their rounds, rounds entered and counted.

·         Players who have completed part of their round, finish their round within the next seven days starting on hole following last completed hole.

·         Players who have not started their rounds, play their round within the next seven days.

·         Hole prizes will not be given out for the affected date but will be doubled on the next event.

·         USGA rules apply and players improperly completing a scorecard will be disqualified for the event.

Schedule Conflict

Tuesday League players may complete their weekly round on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, prior to the scheduled event, when they cannot make their regular Tuesday outing due to travel or other conflicting business, medical, or family events. Other than for declared weather event, all league play will be completed by the scheduled date.

Entry Fee

$50 per individual payable 1st day of play. Fee includes league tournaments, hole prizes, season end awards, and two mixed league scrambles. Fee does not include September Challenge whose entry fee is $10 per player, $20 per team. All league players eligible for hole prizes but only during scheduled day of play.

 Handicaps

 

For those new players that do not have an established handicap with us, you must submit 3 or more, nine-hole scores to get a handicap established before the season starts. (Scorecards from previous season are ok). For those players submitting fewer than 3 scores, a score of 35 may be entered in the handicap calculator.