1. The league is under the direction of the Utah Golf Association (UGA).
2. All teams shall return a $50 entry fee no later than April 1st to the UGA office.
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: uga@uga.org, and provide us with his contact information (i.e. phone, e-mail address, street address, etc.)
4. The league will be divided into two divisions with all teams playing a home-and-home schedule within the division.
5. The 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.
6. The division champions will playoff for the league title on October 17th, 2002 at a site to-be-determined.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. All team members must be equity members of the club, or junior members. All players must be 21 years of age or older.
11. The home team waives the green fees for the visiting team, but cart fees are not waived. Each individual pays for his own cart.
12. The host club is encouraged to host a brief social after each match, but each member of both teams shall pay $7 for the refreshments. Please do not overdo the costs of the social. We encourage all team members to participate in the social. It is one of the purposes of the matches.
13. The home team captain shall mail, phone, e-mail or fax the results of all matches as soon as possible after the match. The UGA fax number is (801) 563-0632 and e-mail is uga@uga.org.
14. 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.
15. Play shall be by USGA rules, including USGA approved golf clubs. The four-ball match, not the individual matches, shall determine honor of play.
16. The official time of each match is at 1:30 p.m. as per the enclosed printed 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. If one of your better players can't make the match you are requested to substitute a player rather than change the date.
17. 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.
18. The visiting team captain is responsible for contacting the home team captain one day prior to the match to confirm the schedule and to avoid any misunderstandings.
19. 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.
20. The match is considered a forfeit if any team fails to have at least seven players.
21. A player may not play on more than ONE 8-man team during the season; this includes Country Club, Country Club Senior, Public Links and Public Links Senior teams.
22. All matches should begin in reverse order, i. e. the 7th and 8th players should be in the first foursome.
23. The visiting team has the honor on the first hole.
24. 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.
Senior League Addendum
1. All players must be 50 years of age or older at the time of the match and two of the players must be 65 or over.
2. The two players on each team who are 65 or over may be paired as per captain's choice.
Please send in your $50 entry fee as soon as possible with the name and phone
numbers of the team captain.