1. The league is under the direction of the Utah Golf Association.
2. All teams shall return a $50 entry fee no later than April 15th 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. Where possible, the league will be divided into four-team divisions with all teams playing a double round robin schedule. The UGA determines division alignments.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The professional, or one of the assistants, must 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 officially affiliated with that course are eligible to compete on the team.
8. All team members must be members or multi-club members of the club and have their UGA membership dues paid for current year before a match begins. Matches are subject to disqualification if all players are not current paid members of the UGA. All players must be 18 years of age or older.
9. Each player pays for his golf.
10. The host club is encouraged to host a brief social after each match, and each player should pay the cost of their own food and drinks.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Play shall be by USGA rules, including USGA approved golf clubs. The four-ball match, not the individual matches, shall determine honor of play.
14. 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 required to substitute a player rather than change the date.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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. A team forfeiting may result in the team not being eligible for play next season.
18. The match is considered a forfeit if any team fails to have at least seven players.
19. 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.
20. All matches should begin in reverse order; i. e. the 7th and 8th players should be in the first foursome.
21. The visiting team shall have the honor on the first hole.
22. A club may enter two teams in the league, but the rosters cannot be interchangeable. Once a player, including the professionals, plays for one of the club's teams he cannot play for the other club team.
23. There will be a 16-team single elimination playoff to determine the champion at the end of the season. The 16-teams will be selected by the UGA seeding committee. The top two teams in each division will earn spots in the playoff and the committee. If there are less than 8 divisions the other two playoff spots will be selected by the committee and are determined based on overall season performance.
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.
2. The Senior League will also have a single elimination playoff to determine the champion for the year. The top two teams in each division will be included in the playoff and the committee will select the other teams based on season performance.