club sport GOLF LEAGUE RULES

This is a 2-person Scramble format. 9 holes, shotgun start.

1.  Men tee from the whites, women from the Reds.

2.  Spin a tee for honors on first tee, honors follows on each hole.

3.  Both players drive their own ball, decide which drive they want to hit their second shot from, and play their balls from that point.  Continue this pattern until the ball is holed (one score for team). If a single golfer is playing, they can only hit one ball unless agreed upon before the round by the opposing team.

4.  Players may move the ball one club length in any direction (no closer to the hole) except on the green (both players putt from same spot).  The ball must stay on the same surface (i.e. ball in rough must stay in rough, hazard in hazard, sand in sand, fairway in fairway, etc.).

5.  Each team must keep their own and their opponents score to ensure scores are accurate.  Turn in both cards after your round.

6.  Players must observe all local course rules found on scorecard.  Ball hit out of bounds, or lost, will incur a stroke and distance penalty, unless partners ball is being played (re-hit from same spot with a one stroke penalty).

7.  Substitutions: A team may use a substitution player during the first 5 weeks of the league without penalty.  If both players are substitutions, they will still be allowed to play, however it will not count as a win, or help the teams scoring average (forfeits will be counted as leagues highest score for scoring average purposes).  A team is not allowed to substitute a player during the last week (playoffs) and be eligible to win, however they may play for fun.  If a team is in need of a substitute for any of their matches, and can not find one, please call the office to request one (there is a sub list).  Please call the office if your team will be forfeiting.

8.  Playoffs: Seeding for last week tournament will be according to: 1.  League record, 2. Head to Head match up, 3. Scoring average, 4. Number of birdies, 5. Number of pars, 6. coin flip.  In the event of a tie score in the playoffs, if the next hole is open (and lit) teams may play the hole winner take all.  If not, proceed to putting green for a putt-off (both teams putt, scramble format, from an agreed distance), winner take all.

9.  Etiquette: Please follow course etiquette, which includes, raking traps, putting sand in divots, repairing ball marks, and refraining from throwing clubs and cursing.