2026 North / South Cup
Format:
Day 1: Front 9
- Two player Best Ball (Better Ball.) of partners, Net. Each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower net score of the two partners on that hole. Team Match Play vs. your opponent
- Earn 1 point for each hole won.
- 9 holes each worth 1 point + 2 bonus points for a match won, 1 point for a match tied = Front 9 team match is worth 11 points.
Day 1: Back 9
- 1 Best Ball SHAMBLE of partners, Net. (Each player tees off, pick the best drive. Play your own ball from there.)
- Team Match Play vs. your opponent
- Earn 1 point for each hole won.
- 9 holes each worth 1 point + 2 bonus points for a match won, 1 point for a match tied = Front 9 team match is worth 11 points.
Day 2: Front 9
- Two player Best Ball (Four-ball) of partners, Net. Each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower net score of the two partners on that hole. Team Match Play vs. your opponent
- Earn 1 point for each hole won.
- 9 holes each worth 1 point + 2 bonus points for a match won, 1 point for a match tied = Front 9 team match is worth 11 points.
Day 2: Back 9
- Individual Match play vs. your opponent.
- 9 holes each worth 1 point + 2 bonus points for a match won, 1 point for a match tied = Back 9 team match is worth 11 points.
Handicaps:
- GHIN indexes used to create playing handicaps.
- Each Player receives 100% of their
individual course handicap for the back 9 individual matches & Best Ball Matches. 75% of their individual course handicap for the Back 9 Shamble. - Scorecards are dotted as strokes would fall on an 18-hole card.
- On the scorecard, PH stands for 18 hole Playing handicap. STRK stands for the strokes you receive in a 9-hole match based on dotting off the lower player.
- Front 9 Two Best ball matches will be dotted off the low player in the foursome.
- Back 9 team Shamble match is dotted off the low player in the foursome.
- Back 9 individual matches are dotted off the low player in the match (twosome).
Tees:
- Men will play the single black diamond tees unless arrangements have been made to play a forward tee. Playing a forward tee will result in an adjustment to your handicap based on GHIN.
Skins / Pins:
- Individual Net & Gross Skins Game
- Closest to the Pins on all par 3’s
Rules of Play:
1) The 2026 USGA rules govern all play.
2) Summer Rules
HOLIDAY VALLEY LOCAL RULES
USGA rules govern all play except when amended by the following local rules:
Any ball striking any ski lift, lift building, tower, wire, support or chair must be replayed from the original spot.
Any additional ski equipment maybe treated as an Immovable Obstruction (Rule 16.1), No relief is given for line of sight.
White lines or white flags define all ground under repair.
All flowerbeds are considered ground under repair and are mandatory relief. Free relief must be taken within 2 club lengths from the nearest point of relief from the flowerbed, no closer to the hole. These areas must not be hit out of.
If your ball is outside of a Penalty Area and a fence is within the boundaries of a Penalty area, the fence is played as an immovable obstruction. However, your ball is in the Penalty Area there is no relief.
You may take relief without penalty from all trees that are either staked or are under two club lengths in height, if it affects your stance, ball position or swing path.
White stakes define out of bounds except on #9 which is defined and marked by the inside edge of the light poles.
Hole #18 – Behind the green if your ball comes to rest on the sidewalk, Find the nearest point of relief, No Penalty.
Penalty for breach of local rules:
- Stroke Play – 2 Stroke penalty
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