8-Man Team Country Club Rules and Regulations

UGA 8-Man Team Leagues
Rules and Regulations (2013 Season)
Country Club Regular, Senior and Super Senior

1. The leagues are under the direction of the Utah Golf   Association (UGA). The Country Club league is open to all equity and junior   dues paying members, but must be at least 21 years of age. The Senior league   is open to those 55 and older. The Super Senior league is open to those 65 and   older. Refer to Rule 18 for team eligibility and age requirements.

2. The Regular and Senior teams shall each return a $100 entry fee no later   than April 26th to the UGA office. There is no charge for the Super Senior teams.

3. Each team shall designate a team captain for all communications and the team   captain must make contact with the UGA, (801) 563-0400 or e-mail: ryan@uga.org,  and provide us with his contact information (i.e. phone, e-mail address, etc.)

4. Each league will be divided into two divisions with all teams playing a home-and-home   schedule within the division. The UGA determines division alignments. Division   alignments will be changed each year with the primary objective to see that   all clubs play in the same division within a three-year period.

5. The division champions will playoff for the league titles at a neutral site   to-be-determined.

6. Won-loss records will determine the division champions. In case of ties the   team scoring the most points during the year will be declared the winner. If   there is still a tie the team with the best record against each other will be   declared the winner, first by wins, and then by points.

7. The scoring in the matches will be nine points per foursome. Player A1 plays   Player B1 for one point for the front, one point for the back, and one point   for the 18. Player A2 plays player B2 for the same, and Player A1 and A2 play   players B1 and B2 in a four-ball match for one point for the front, one point   for the back, and one point for the 18. All other foursomes play under the same   point system.

8. The professional, or one of the assistants, will play in the number one position   unless they cannot play, in which case an amateur will fill the number one position.  Only professionals that are affiliated with that course are eligible to compete   on the team. A professional who is an equity member of the club may also play,  but only one professional can play in each match. A professional may compete   in the leagues according to his age, but only on one team during the season.

9. The home team waives the green fees for the visiting team, but cart fees   are not waived. Each individual pays for his own cart. The host club is encouraged   to host a brief social after each match, but each member of both teams shall   pay for the refreshments. Please do not overdo the costs of the social. We encourage   all team members to participate in the social.

10. The home team captain will be in charge of posting results of the matches online. A step-by-step process on how to post the results online will be provided to the captain before the start of the season. If the team captain does not have acccess to the internet, he will need to contact the UGA to make the necessary arrangements.

11. The captains shall determine the playing positions and are encouraged to   determine the order of play by skill level, but that is not mandatory. The captains   shall exchange lineups simultaneously prior to the start of the match.

12. Play shall be governed by the current UGA Local Rules and Conditions of   Competition (UGA Hard Card). You may access the UGA Hard Card by clicking here.  The four-ball match, not the individual matches, shall determine order of play.

13. The official time of each match is at 2:00 p.m. on the date scheduled. Any   team that desires to make a change may do so with the consent of the other team.  Please make schedule changes prior to the start of the year, and don’t make   changes just to accommodate a player or two who can’t be there. There are many   players interested in participating. All schedule changes must be scheduled   and played BEFORE the official start time of the original match. If two teams   can not agree on a schedule change, then the time and date of the original match   stand.

14. Once a match has been scheduled it should not be postponed because of minor   weather problems. If serious weather problems seem likely the home team captain   is urged to re-schedule the match more than 24 hours ahead.

15. The visiting team captain is responsible for contacting the home team captain   two days prior to the match to confirm the schedule.

16. Forfeits are intolerable, but if one happens the scoring will be as follows:  the team forfeiting will score 0 points. The team winning will be granted its   average score in its other matches, or the average score of the opponents of   the forfeiting team, whichever is higher. The calculation will include all matches   for the year.

17. The match is considered a forfeit if any team fails to have at least seven   players.

18. A player may not play on more than ONE 8-man team during the season; this   includes Country Club, Country Club Senior, Country Club Super Senior, Public   Links and Public Links Senior teams. If a player is to become eligible for the   older age group during the season (prior to October 1st) he may play on the   team at the beginning of the season. He must choose at the beginning of the   season. However, if a player sells or buys an equity country club membership   he may switch teams.

19. All matches should begin in reverse order, i.e. the 7th and 8th players   should be in the first foursome. The visiting team has the honor on the first   hole.

20. The UGA will be the arbiter of any disagreements on rules and forfeits.  In determining disagreements on forfeits, the UGA will lean heavily to the originally   scheduled match.

21. All players should post theirs scores for handicapping purposes. On holes   that a player does not finish he should record the score he most likely would   have made.

Super Senior League Addendum
1. The Super Senior League will consist of a four-man team.

2. A team forfeits if it has fewer than three players to begin the match.