Tuesday
Golf League
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Tuesday
Golf League
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League Fee – A
$35per player is required to participate in the golf league payable before July
4th. A $10 late fee will be imposed for any team member that has not
paid their league fee by the due date. Also, a team will forfeit the 3 points
awarded for a match win if a team member is not paid in full by the due date.
Any player who has not paid the league fee by the end of the regular scheduled
season (prior to the playoffs) is considered out the league.
Handicap –
The league handicap will be 85% and based
on the last 20 rounds
No
more than one stroke per hole handicap can be giving during play. The FULL
handicap is used for the round total score.
New
golfer will be based on their first round and will be as follow:
1st round – 65% / 2nd round – 70% /
3rd round – 75% / 4th round – 80% / 5th
round – 85%
Winter Rules – Winter
Rules apply. Improve lie, but not position, within 3”
Out of Bounds Rule
– Ball will be dropped at the point
of going out of bounds and take a one-stroke penalty. Opposing team member must
approve drop location.
ALL Other Rules - U.S.G.A. apply
Rain out / Six hole completion
– In the event of inclement weather to
which carts are NOT allowed, the match is canceled.
If
carts are permitted, play will proceed as scheduled.
If
any team cannot complete a minimum of six holes, the day’s match will be
considered a rain out.
If
the last group has finished at least six holes, the points up to the final hole
completed of the last group will be counted for all teams. (NOTE: No 3-point
match points will be awarded for that week.)
Scoring: Teams
will play 9 holes matches and score as follow:
1-point
for individual low net score per hole (Only 1-point handicap per hole
limit)
1-point
for total net score per hole
3-points
per match for low team net score (Full handicap used for adding
total team net score)
(21
total points per match)
Teams – Each
team will consist of 2 players each week.
In the event only
one player is able to play, it is the responsibility of that team to line up a
substitute. (A sub list will be posted at MeadowBrook and on-line).
If a team fails to
get or use a substitute, that team will forfeit the match 3-points to the
opposing team. If no substitute is available, the player’s team score is
doubled and the single player still forfeits the 3-points for the match. If a
substitute is available, the substitute must be used or that team will forfeit
for that week.
If a player or team
fails to show for 4 weeks, that player or team is considered out of the league.
To get back in the league the player or team goes to the rear of the waiting
list is one exists.
Forfeit
– If a team is unable to play a match
as scheduled they will forfeit the match and received “0” points for that
week. The opposing team must play the round and will receive 13 points for
finishing. In the case of the six-hole rule, the unopposed team will receive 10
points.
If
both teams cannot play, the match is forfeited and neither team will receive any
points for that week.
Pre-Golf
– A match (not a single team) can pre-golf prior to the Tuesday match
or no later than the following Sunday evening.
Tee Time Limit – The
tee time limit is 5 PM.
If both players of
a team are not on location and ready to tee off, the opposing team will start
play. (As if a forfeit has been established) If the players of the missing team
show up later that 5 PM, they may join the match but will forfeit any holes
already completed and forfeit the 3 points for the match. If the unopposed team
finishes, a forfeit is established and they will get the 13 points for the
forfeit.
If
only one player is ready at the 5 PM tee time limit, the team with one player
may start the match. (Substitute rules apply
*It
is suggested that if there is a backup on the 1st tee, teams should
start on a different hole.
Substitutes – A
substitute list will be maintained for all available substitutes, with handicap.
Each new substitute’s handicap will start as a new golfer (See Handicap).
Substitute handicaps or 5 or more rounds will be carried over from year-to-year.
A new substitute can begin at any time during the regular season.
Schedule – A
schedule will be posted after the last of the practice week(s). The total weeks
for the league play may be changed each year depending on holidays,
starting/ending dates total number of teams etc. There will be a 3-week playoff
at the end of the regular schedule.
1st week of playoffs - Match
1 Team 1 VS Team 8
Match 2 Team 2 VS
Team 7
Match
3
Team 3 VS Team 6
Match 3 Team 4 VS
Team 5
2nd week of playoffs - Match
1 Winner of 1and 8 VS
Winner of 2 and 7
Match 2 Winner of 3
and 6 VS Winner of 4 and 5
3rd week of playoff - Championship
Round – 18 holes played during golf outing.
*Substitutes For
Playoffs Rule – A regular league member may play as a substitute during
the league playoffs.
A
regular substitute may be used as long as the substitute has an established
handicap of at least 5 rounds.
Protests – If
a team is going to protest a MeadowBrook League rule or a U.S.G.A. rule during
match play, the protesting team MUST notify the opposing team of the
protest and the grounds for it, before the next hole tee-off. In the case of
protest on the last hole, the opposing team MUST be notified as soon as the last
put is made.
The
protest will go in front of the Rules Committee. The committee’s decision is
final.
If
the protesting team fails to notify, No protest will be considered.
Let’s
All Remember,
Good
Luck and Good Golfing!!