Scoring and Rules For The Sportsman Golf League

Teams

There are twenty 2 man teams. Each team will be scheduled to play a different team each week. There are no tee times this year. Teams will be paired by having the carts lined up at the tee box. Garry Hicks Rule: You MUST play with the team you are scheduled to play with if both teams are present! You may only play with the same team once every 3 weeks. Your team is required to play the team you are scheduled to play if they are there even if you are on the tee box getting ready to tee off. Gimme puts (usually within "the leather" can only be given by the opponent you are scheduled to play. Score cards will be exchanged on the first tee and the team you are paired with will keep your score. Please write your team number on the card your team is keeping score for next to “Attest Team #.”

Averages

Averages are kept based upon the scores from the previous 5 weeks. The average used the first week is the season ending average from last year. If the player has no average(new player) t he average you will be based on the score from the first week adusted arbitrarily based on nothing over a double bogey for an A player and nothing over a triple bogey for a B player. The score new player shoots the first night will be adjusted this way to obtain the average. The difference between the averages will be determined and them multiplied by 80 % to determine how many strokes will be given to the player with the higher average. Strokes will be awarded starting with the hardest hole and working down to the easiest hole. Par 3 holes are excluded from this rule and are awarded only after strokes have been awarded on all other holes.

The averages will be used to prepare your scorecard for the following week. I will prepare your card every week. Please turn in the card I have prepared for you. If you have a substitute please make sure to write in the substitutes full name and phone #. In the past, substitutes names have been left off the score card resulting in an incorrect average being calculated the following week for the player absent the previous week. This situation results in incorrect scoring and averages. Also, be sure to write in your total score and your adjusted score. Your score should be adjusted as follows:

If your average is......

38 or less No more than 2 double bogeys are allowed. The 3rd and subsequent double bogeys become bogeys.

39 to 44 Nothing more than a double bogey is allowed.

45 to 52 No more than 2 triple bogeys are allowed. The 3rd and subsequent triple bogeys become double bogeys.

53 or more Nothing higher than a triple bogey is allowed.

I will post a copy of this letter on the board for you to refer to.

Scoring is as follows: The A players play against each other and the B players play against each other. I will prepare your cards showing which player gets a stroke on which hole. A point is awarded to the A player with the lowest score on the hole after subtracting any points given on that hole. The same applies to the B players. The third point is awarded to the team with the lowest total score on the hole after applying the strokes given. There will be a total of 3 points awarded per hole. Ties will get you a half point. There are a total of 27 points awarded per 9 holes. Cards may be turned in to me or to the desk in the Pro Shop.