1. The league is under the direction of the Utah Golf Association.
2. All teams shall return a $75 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. The
entire match is 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 own green fees and cart fees.
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 should mail, phone, e-mail or fax the results of all
matches as soon as possible after the match. The report should include the gross
score of each player. The UGA fax number is (801) 563-0632 and e-mail is uga@uga.org.
The home team captain is responsible for results getting to the UGA.
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 and golf
balls. The four-ball match, not the individual matches, shall determine honor
of play.
14. The official time of each match is at 2:00 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 two days 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, except that if a player leaves an equity position in a country club he
may switch 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 top team in each division will earn spots in the
playoff and the other playoff spots will be selected by the committee and are
determined based on overall season performance.
24. 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.
25. 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. If a player turns 50 during the playing
season (October 1st) he is eligible to play from the beginning of the season.
2. Teams will consist of eight players.