BAYARD MEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION LEAGUE RULES 2017
The league follows USGA rules and
local Chimney Rock Golf Course rules.
In addition, the members have voted
on the following rules.
League Dues
League Dues: $65.00 for Team Members, $30.00 for Substitutes, plus $5.00 for steak
League members are responsible to pay
for their league dues. League members are responsible for their course
membership or green fees when playing on the men’s league. Dues should be paid
by the first night of league play. Members with dues not paid prior to start of
the third night will not receive points until dues are paid. Their competition
will play against par* to earn their points. Dues for substitutes should be
paid within two weeks of the first day that they play.
League General
The league will be limited to 28 teams.
The league will start on April 27, 2017 and run 16 weeks with an extra week for rain outs to August 17, 2017. The extra week would be used for a fun night or to make up a rain out date. The championships round is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, Thursday, August 24, 2017, and Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Steak night for
members will be on the last night of the first half and a make up night the
following week.
General Play
All members will start play establishing their handicap on the first night.
Play can start at 4:00 PM and must
start by 5:45 PM.
Senior players 70 years of age and older may play from the red tees. Senior players must make this choice at the beginning of the season and must continue through the end of the season.
To help keep play moving the
following rule applies. If a group is approaching the green or on the green, do
not start your play in front of them. You may start your play after they tee
off or else find another hole which is not backed up.
To help keep play moving the
following rule applies. If a player hits two consecutive balls out of bounds,
he must drop a ball at the point that the last ball went out of bounds and
continue play from that point with a 4 stroke penalty.
To help keep play moving the
following rule applies. A ball hit into the creek on holes 5, 6 and 8, will be
played from the designated drop zone after taking the appropriate penalty. The
creek on all other holes will be played by USGA rules.
To help keep play moving the
following rule applies. There shall be no more than 5 players in a group.
If a team does not show up by the
5:45 deadline, the present team may play on as a twosome to compete for day
money and points. Points are earned by playing against par*.
If a team can't play on league night and wish to compete for points, they must notify the other team by the Wednesday before league play. Competition is by mutual agreement. These teams do not compete for day money. Teams may play a makeup round on any other night up to the following Monday night for posting purposes and if one team forfeits the remaining team plays against par* to receive the points.
Any un-gentlemanly conduct by a team member will result in the immediate suspension of the team for that day and the league officers will meet to vote on length of suspension.
Scoring System
The league will use a 5 point scoring
system. The A players will play for 2 points, one for Low Net for Match
(Stroke) and one for Most Holes Won for Match (Net). The B players will play
for 2 points, one for Low Net for Match (Stroke) and one for Most Holes Won for
Match (Net). The final point will be 1 point for Team Most Holes Won for Match
(Net), for a 5 point total.
When an individual or team does not show up, the present individual or team plays against par*. Par* for this scoring will be 38 for individuals and 76 for teams.
Play During Inclement Weather
Rain outs will be called by 3:30 PM
by the golf course superintendant. If a weather warning arises after the start
of play, the golf course superintendant and clubhouse will call off play. If
the weather warning passes in time, play may resume and the round finished.
If play is called off by the superintendant and clubhouse during league and play cannot resume after the weather warning, the following rules apply. If you stop play before you have completed 4 holes you can play the match on another day. A substitute is allowed if the round is played over. If you have played 4 or more holes and have to stop you must finish the round from that point on another day. There can be no substituting players on the remaining round. If one or the other team cannot finish the round on another day, the team that shows up plays against par* to earn the points.
Teams may play a make up round on any other night up to the following Monday night for posting purposes and if one team forfeits the remaining team plays against par* to receive the points.
Day Money – Championship Money
Payouts of the money will be as follows. There will be day money each week for the top 3 teams starting the third week of league play. There will be prize money paid to the top 4 teams, for each of the eight week sessions of play. There will also be prize money paid to the top 4 teams in championship finals. For championship playoffs, the top 4 teams in the first half will play against the top 4 teams in the second half. If a team places in both halves, their position is established in the first half and they earn the place money for the second half. For competition, the next team(s) in line will move up in the second half to play in the championship finals.
Day money on rain outs go back into the league coffers.
Day money to top three teams each week is only available to those teams playing on Thursday night. (Rainouts can be re-scheduled prior to the next Tuesday; however rain-out day money goes to league coffers)
Day money can only be won by a two
member team or one team member and a substitute, not by a lone team member. A
substitute playing for a team will receive his share of any day money earned.
Day money tie breaker in a league
match – Score card playoff of team net strokes starting with the most difficult
hole, the next most difficult hole, the next most difficult hole, etc.