League Rules
PARK HILLS MENS GOLF LEAGUE
2016 Men’s League begins May 3RD FOR Tuesday nights, May 5th for Thursday night.
We currently have two 10 teams divisions for Tuesday and one 10 team division for Thursday. Tuesday’s divisions will be split by team handicaps. We will not play between divisions. On Tuesday, two groups will begin on Hole #1. We will have 16 weeks of league. We will begin May 3rd and May 5th. We end on and end on August 16th and the 18th, with the playoffs the next week. Rainout weeks will beskipped and regularly scheduled play will continue still ending on the original dates.
Cost: League is $25 per person (part is for covering the league software cost, balance for prize money)
Egg Game. The eggs will again be paid on net score, not gross within your division. This will help even out the playing field for everyone within their division. The eggs will be awarded the following week. This year your voluntary cost to participate in the Egg Game is $15.00. Subs will be allowed to participate in the egg game but they must alsopay the entire $15 fee regardless of the number of weeks they substitute.
We will begin play 5:30 sharp
Tees played: Seniors age 70 and over can play the reds tees, but they must declare that intention prior to league beginning. (Must be 70 at the time league begins). All other members will play the white tees. We will not rotate tees during the season.
The ball will be played up everywhere within 1 card length. Do not change cuts of grass or remove an obstacle from your line.
Substitute and Forfeit Rule:
We want to emphasize that we would like all matches played on Tuesday & Thursday evenings if possible.
-We will have a list of subs available to fill in and we have handicaps established for them. Each team can have one player and a sub as often as needed. Both players may get substitutes twice during the season. If substitutes are not available, we have a ghost player “Casper” who can play with one regular member twice during the season. Casper plays at your handicap plus 3 strokes.
- Make up games: The makeup match Must be played prior to your regular Tuesday or Thursday match. This will allow scores to be updated and eggs awarded in a timely manner.
-If a makeup match cannot be completed or scheduled, the team that could not be there on Tuesday shall forfeit that match. They will not receive any points for that week. The team receiving the forfeit shall be awarded 14 points.
Handicaps:
Your initial handicap is your handicap you ended league with in 2015. Those without 2015 handicaps will provide league officer with five game scores and the league officers will assign the initial handicap. (Leave in box by the Ghin computer)
-The last 5 scores are used to figure your handicaps. (We will use the last two scores from last year to start the yearfor existing players or for new members scores turned in this year. If we have no scores, the committee will assign a handicap.) Leave your score cards by the Ghin computer.
- We will use a quadruple bogie as a maximum score on a hole. Once you are 4 over par pick up you ball and record score.
-The maximum handicap is 18.
Scoring:
Scoring is as follows: Two points available for each hole, low net team score wins. Split if a tie. A total of 18 points for the 9 holes, then 4 points for low net team score. 22 points total.
This year playoffs will be within each division. The top 4 teams in each division will have a playoff. The final total scores will determine first through fourth in each division. Fourth could win the league in this matchup scenario.
Rule on lost ball or out of bounds:
While not proper Golf etiquette, we strongly encourage playing “READY GOLF” due to the large number of teams on Tuesday. We need to keep things moving.
Lost Ball: After looking the allotted amount of time of 3 minutes, you should drop in the vicinity where the ball was lost, take a one stroke penalty. Drop on the line where the ball was lost.
Out of Bounds: You may take a drop where the ball last was in bounds, take a one stroke penalty and go on. The player may elect to play per the normal rule though. Example: If you hit your drive out of bounds, you may hit your 3rd shot from the tee, but you must play this shot. If you again hit this shot out of bounds, you are not allowed to take the drop on the original drive. You must declare your intentions ON THE TEE prior to hitting the second shot to your competitors. You may play a provisional, but again declare. If you locate the original drive, you must play from that point out of bounds with a one penalty stroke.
The old bunkers on #1, 5 and 6 are to be played as ground under repair for now. You may elect to play from them or move to a spot no closer to the hole.
#3, the west side of the hole is marked as a hazard (red stakes). You may drop on the line your ball entered the hazard, assess a one stroke penalty. The area behind the hole is not a hazard.
League website. Scores are posted, schedule, egg results and Sub list all included.