2019 Men’s Wednesday Night Rules

 

  • The first night of league will be Wednesday, April 10th.  The last night of the Regular Season will be on June 5th. Playoffs will start on June 12th.
  • The Regular Season runs for 9-weeks. At the end of Regular Season, the top 8 teams in each flight advance into the Playoffs. If you advance to the finals, you could potentially play a total of 12 weeks.
  • ALL members of the league must have their IGA dues paid for their current handicap card.
  • HANDICAP - Play your current handicap.  A current USGA handicap is mandatory.
  • LEAGUE FORMAT!  – 9 Hole Two Person Team Best Ball Match Play.  In fourball match play, a team of two play their better ball against the better ball of two other players. Allowance, The course handicap of all four players will be reduced by the course handicap of the player with the lowest handicap, who then plays from scratch. Each of the 3 other players is allowed 100 percent of the difference. Example: Player A, B, C, D have course handicaps of 5, 10, 15, 20 respectively. Player A plays his league match at scratch (zero strokes), B receives 5 strokes, C receives 10 strokes and D receives 15 strokes for the league match.
  • Partners’ handicaps will be no more than 7 strokes apart.  Strokes for your handicap will be marked on your scorecard.  We will start play at 5:30 p.m. for the month of April and start at 6:00 p.m. in May and June. We will pay 60% of the purse to the Regular Season top 3 and we will pay 40% of the purse to the top 2 finishing teams of the Playoffs.
  • STARTING: The lower division groups tee off first in the shotgun start.
  • FLIGHTS: Flights are broken up into 3 even flights. 3 flights of 10 teams for a full field.
  • TEES: All flights will play from the BLACK Tees with the exception of the Rule of 85. If your handicap index and age equals 85, then you have the option to move up and play the WHITE Tees. Rule of 85 player’s handicaps will be adjusted for the white tee stroke handicap allocation and reduced by 2 strokes on the front 9 and 1 stroke on the back 9.
  • ADDED MONEY: If the league fills with 30 teams, the BanBury Men’s Association will add $750

 

  • SCORING:                       Eleven (11) points will be awarded for each match.

                                    1 point for low NET best ball on each hole

                                    2 points for the best GROSS team best ball total

                                    ½ point for halved holes

No-shows will be awarded zero points and the other team will automatically

                         win 2 points for gross and net points are played against par for the course

                                    Net birdie or better = 1 point; net par = ½ point; net bogey or more = 0 points.

All scores are based on the honor system

 

             Failure to turn in card will result in forfeiture of ALL points earned that night.

              *ALL 9 hole scores MUST be POSTED on the GHIN handicap computer!

 

  • PLAYOFF: The top 8 teams in each flight will advance to the playoffs. Playoffs start in week 10. You will be seeded by your regular season rank.                

                                                         June 12th     June 19th    June 26th     

 

               

  • SUBS: – SUBS CANNOT BE LOWER THAN THE LOWEST HANDICAP IN YOUR FLIGHT! One original team member must be present each night to receive points. Subs must have a VALID HANDICAP CARD. The sub must be within 7 strokes of the team mate he is playing with. You are responsible for finding your own sub. If you cannot find one, we can sometimes assist you. If we are unable to find a sub, the remaining team member may play the opponents by themselves.  Please call the golf shop (939-3600) as soon as possible with sub name & handicap so cards will be accurate at start of play each night.
  • Make Up Matches: Both teams must agree in order to do a make-up match. All make up matches MUST be played prior to their original scheduled date.
  • Please do not drive through our neighbor’s yards to get out to your starting hole!
  • WEATHER – In the event there is a question of league play due to weather and/or course conditions the decision to “call” play will be determined by the golf shop staff and your league manager.  If play is “called” every effort will be made to make it up. Teams will not be awarded points for matches they do not play.
  • LEAGUE WEBSITE: We are using Golf Genius Software that we think everyone will enjoy. The website is www.golfgenius.com. After we get 30 full teams, you will receive an email with the league GGID number. This software will ensure that results, pairings, schedules, finding subs and communication will be better throughout our league. It is important that you and your partner give us an accurate and legible email address at the time of registration. Also, this software offers a smart phone app for those tech savvy players. Search for Golf Genius in your App Store.