MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 1 – GENERAL RULES:
GENERAL LEAGUE RULES
PRACTICE ROUNDS
BASIC RULES OF PLAY
MINEBROOK POLICIES
CAPTAIN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
LOCAL RULES
General League Rules:
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PLEASE NOTE: July 4th falls on a Tuesday this year play for July 4th will be rescheduled for
Wednesday July 5th.
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Players are expected to play within the “Spirit of the Game”. Berating or confronting club
employees or other players on the course will not be tolerated. All employees and players
should be treated with respect. If on course issues arise report them to club personnel or to the
league administrators. The League reserves the right to DQ any players whose behavior is
inappropriate.
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Pace of Play: This is a recreational league therefore 2:15 is the accepted pace of play. Most
teams should finish in between 2 hours and 2:15 when there are no cart restrictions. When
there are cart restrictions the acceptable pace of play is between 2:15 and 2:30. If a team
exceeds the accepted pace of play they will be put on the clock and given a warning. If a team
consistently cannot keep within the pace of place guidelines after two warnings they will be
moved to late tee times even if they have paid for a guaranteed tee time.
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There will be no transferring of registration fees during the season for any reason what so ever.
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All teams MUST have AT LEAST FOUR registered players by the first night of the league season.
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If a team DOES NOT show up with a FULL TEAM (four players) in AT LEAST 50 PERCENT of the
league events, the League Committee reserves the right to refuse that team entry in the
following season.
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League rounds may be scheduled any time after 12:00 PM. If you are scheduled for the back
nine tee you may play any time after 12 availability permitting. We cannot guarantee any back
nine tee times before 4:00. Rounds must be played on the scheduled day unless extenuating
circumstances prevent your team from playing. In such a case the team captain should contact
the course and the League Committee will determine if the exemption is granted. Team
vacations or other team commitments are not valid reasons for an exemption.
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The League Championship between Tuesday Night’s Champion and Thursday Night’s Champion
will be decided by 18 hole matches held at Minebrook October 7th (or 8th).
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The Tuesday Night Champion and Thursday Night Champion will both be invited to a “Weekend
of Golf”. This will be a weekend celebration of the season and teams can play with their
members without the stress of the League Championship.
PRACTICE ROUNDS
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Practice rounds played during the month of March may be submitted by players. Rounds
must be played at Minebrook. New players may submit up to 4 nines (2 full rounds) for
handicap purposes. Returning players may submit up to 2 nines (1 full rounds) for handicap
purposes. Scorecards must have the players’ full names and name of the team. Cards should
be turned into the golf shop.
BASIC RULES OF PLAY
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Advice From others: a player may not receive advice / information from anyone outside the
match. ONLY active/playing teammates during a Medal Round may provide advice During Match
Play a player may ONLY receive advice from their cart mate. Forecaddies/spotters, inactive
teammates and any other member of the gallery are NOT allowed to provide advice to the
active players. The penalty in medal play is 2 strokes and in match play the penalty is loss of
hole.
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Players 70 years of age or older may play from the gold tees. If they choose to do so they must
play from those tees for all events. Any Player who hasn’t turned 70 by the start of the league
but will turn 70 during the league season may also play from the gold tees. Any player eligible to
play from the gold tees must declare before their first round played what tees they will be
playing from for the entire season. Whatever tees an eligible senior player (70+) plays week 1,
those are the tees they must play for the season. Any scores submitted when not playing those
tees will not be recorded and result in a ghost sub score of a net 75.
MINEBROOK POLICIES
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Minebrook Golf Leagues reserves the right to disqualify any team or participant for
violations of the USGA Rules of Golf, Minebrook rules, any local rules of play, or unsportsmanlike conduct (Please remember we are here to be competitive, but our main
priority is to have fun).
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All rulings will be decided by the League Committee.
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Alcohol not purchased at Minebrook will not be permitted. Minebrook holds the right
to remove players from the course if this policy is violated.
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Absolutely No FIVESOMES at any time.
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If a team is not ready to go, in your carts and awaiting the starters okay 5 minutes prior
to their tee time they will be bumped back to the FIRST AVAILABLE NON-RESERVED
SLOT AT THE STARTERS DISCRETION. If players are missing the group will be sent out
and the missing players will be driven out to join their group. The un-played holes may
be finished at the completion of the round. During Match Play weeks the un-played
holes will be forfeited and the player will receive a score of double par for those holes.
HOLES MAY NOT BE MADE UP DURING MATCH PLAY.
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Minebrook Golf Club has a dress code of no jeans and a collar shirt must be worn at all
times. No one will be allowed to play unless properly dressed. This policy will take
effect starting May 1st.
CAPTAIN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
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All league communication will be via email.
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Tee times can be made a week in advance or a guaranteed tee time for the season can
be purchased for $100. Guaranteed tee time teams must still adhere to pace of play
rules.
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It is the team’s responsibility to schedule their play on alternating nines every week.
The league committee will monitor this component of the league.
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Each team captain will be responsible for their players arriving on time to the golf
course. making sure the rules of golf are being followed; and that the league scorecards
are filled out completely before handed in at the end of every round, match play, or
playoffs. In the event a scorecard is not handed in on the night of competition, you
have until noon the following day to hand in the scorecard or zero points will be
awarded for that night.
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The scores will be recorded and Minebrook Golf Club will post a new handicap prior to
the start of league play the following week. It is up to each individual team captain to
check the postings for correct scoring and handicapping. Tuesday Night League scores
will usually be posted by Thursday and Thursday Night League scores will usually be
posted by Tuesday.
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If any team wants more than four players from their team to play without their scores
counting, it is acceptable if an extra tee time is made. Please note that the four players
whose scores are counting must play together.
LOCAL RULES
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USGA rules will apply except for local rules as determined by the League Committee.
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Blue stakes alongside and behind #14 indicate an environmentally sensitive area.
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The cart enclosure and parking lots are out of bounds.
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The Fence along #10 and #9 are out of bounds.
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Unless otherwise noted the ball may be rolled in your own fairway. The Committee will make
the decision if this rule is to be modified based on the condition of the course.
MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 2 – NEW FOR 2017:
INTERLEAGUE MATCH PLAY EVENTS
MATCH PLAY MATCH-UPS
NEW FOR 2017
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Minebrook will be hosting “Interleague Match Play” Events. These events will take place
on Wednesday May 17th and Wednesday June 14th. Teams will be given the chance to
sign up, and spots will be reserved on a first come first serve basis. We are limited to 30
teams (15 from each night). 1st place team on Tuesday Night will play the 1st Place Team
from Thursday. 2nd place plays 2nd place and so on. The winning night will receive a prize
the following week. These are fun events and will not affect the standings.
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Match-ups for Match Play will be slightly different for 2017. For Match Plays #1,#3,#5 and #6 we
will be using the standard method to determining match- ups. I.E. 1st place will play 2nd place, 3rd
place will play 4th place, etc. For Match Plays #2 & #4 we will be introducing an Odd/Even
method for determining match-ups. I.E. 1st place will play 3rd place, 2nd place will play 4th place
etc. If you have any questions regarding the new method please contact Chad Kennedy or Jim
Gibson.
MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 3 – STROKE PLAY EVENTS:
STROKE PLAY FORMAT
GHOST SUBS
RAIN CHECKS
STROKE PLAY FORMAT
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Each week, four members of your team will play their own ball. All four total scores will
be added up and this will be called the gross score. At that point, all four handicaps will
then be subtracted from the total. This will give a team net score for the day. Your
team will earn two points for every team that has a higher net score and one point for
every team that you tie. The total amount of points to be earned will be determined by
the amount of teams that join the league multiplied by two. Non-registered
substitutes’ scores will not be accepted.
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Any player whose green fee is not paid prior to teeing off will be disqualified from
scoring on that day. The team will be given a ghost score of 75.
GHOST SUBS
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If less than four players play in a regular season round, ghost sub scores will be added
for each missing player. The ghost sub’s score is a 75 for nine holes and a zero
handicap.
RAIN CHECKS
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In the event of a rainstorm where the course is either closed, or it is determined that
it is unsuitable for league play, all matches for that day will be cancelled. There will
be no rescheduling of regular season play for rainouts.
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In the event of rain during a round a minimum of 50% of the teams must completely
finish their rounds for the round to count.
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If less than 50% of teams finish their rounds Rain Checks will be issued for the night.
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If 50% or more of the teams finish their round no Rain Checks will be issued.
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In the event 50% of teams finish the teams who have not finished will have the
remainder of their score prorated.
o The un-played holes will be scored based upon the average vs. par for the holes
which were played. (EX. Player A has a score of 33 for the 6 holes he completed.
Par on those holes is 23; therefore he is 10 over par. His average over par is 1.67
strokes per hole. The 3 remaining holes would be scored as 5 over par. His total
gross score for the round would then be a 50.).
MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 4 – MATCH PLAY EVENTS:
MATCH PLAY FORMAT
MATCH UP DETERMINATION
GHOST SUBS
RAIN CHECKS
MATCH PLAY FORMAT
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We will be hosting head-to-head match play events approximately once per month
throughout the season. There will be a shotgun start for everyone during these weeks.
These events will be handicapped as they have been in the past.
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Match Play Event: In this format, each hole will be worth 2 point to the winner of hole.
One point will be awarded to each player for halved holes. The winner of each match
will get an additional 6 points.
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The two lowest handicaps of each team will be playing against each other in the same
foursome. In addition to the match, we will also be scoring the teams using the
regular weekly format. Please finish out each hole and record the score. Match play
events will also utilize the double par rule except when both opposing players reach
double par.
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Regular scoring will also take place. Scores will be prorated for the un-played holes
based upon the average vs. par for the holes which were played. (EX. Player A has a
score of 33 for the 6 holes he completed. Par on those holes is 23, therefore he is 10
over par. His average over par is 1.67 strokes per hole. The 3 remaining holes would be
scored as 5 over par. His total gross score for the round would then be a 50.)
MATCH UP DETERMINATION
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NEW FOR 2017 - Match-ups for Match Play will be slightly different for 2017. For
Match Plays #1,#3,#5 and #6 we will be using the standard method to determining
match- ups. I.E. 1st place will play 2nd place, 3rd place will play 4th place, etc. For Match
Plays #2 & #4 we will be introducing a Odd/Even method for determining match-ups. I.E.
1st place will play 3rd place, 2nd place will play 4th place etc. If you have any questions
regarding the new method please contact Chad Kennedy or Jim Gibson.
GHOST TEAMS/SUBS
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In the event that there are an odd number of teams in the league the last place team
will play as a foursome and be scored against the ghost team. The ghost team players
will shoot the league average for each hole on that nine with a pre-determined. Points
will be awarded as in normal match play.
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In the event a team is short a player for the entire nine, the missing player will be scored
as ghost substitute scoring as cited above.
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When a ghost substitute is used an additional score of 75 will be added to the team’s
net score.
RAIN CHECKS
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In the event that severe weather causes a suspension of play or a cancellation of play
during match play event the following rule will be utilized:
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If all matches have completed 5 holes, Match Points will be awarded to the player
leading after the completion of 5 holes.
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No match points will be awarded even if a match has been closed out if ANY MATCH
HAS NOT COMPLETED 5 HOLES. If all matches have completed 5 holes, points earned by
winning a hole or halving a hole shall be awarded to the respective team.
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The number of holes scored will be equal to the lowest number of holes completed by a team
that evening. (EX. If 12 matches finish 8 holes, 4 matches finish 7 holes and 2 matches finish 6
holes, then all matches will be scored on only the first 6 holes played.)
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If the matches count Rain Checks will not be issued
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If the matches do not count, full rain checks will be issued.
MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 5 – HANDICAPS:
HANDICAP SCORING
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Handicap scoring will be done using a program called League Manager. Information
about this system is available at www.golfsoftware.com.
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Handicaps ending with .49 or less are rounded down, .5 or higher are rounded up.
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Players who have played in the league in 2016 will automatically have their last 10
scores carried over to form the basis of their 2017 handicap.
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Players who did not play in the league in 2016 but played in the league in prior years
will have their scores carried over if their play was in the past 3 yrs.
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The handicap for the league will consist of only league play and a maximum of 2 league
practice rounds. In order for practice rounds to be counted they must be shot at
Minebrook during the practice round period (the 3 weeks prior to the start of the
season).
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The maximum handicap allowed for the weekly team scoring for any player in the
league is 18.
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A maximum score of double par will instituted for all league rounds. For example, if a
player lies 8 from the fairway on a par 4, that player will pick up their ball and their
score will be recorded as an 8. This rule does not apply to match play when both
players reach double par.
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A sample handicap calculation sheet may be found by clicking on the link found on
the league page.
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If anyone would like more information about how their handicap is being calculated,
please see Chad Kennedy for details. We can provide a statistics packet from 2016 that
will explain everyone’s handicap.
MINEBROOK GOLF LEAGUE RULES
SECTION 6 – PLAYOFFS:
TIEBREAKERS
ELIGIBILITY
FORMAT
CHAMPIONSHIP
END OF YEAR TRIP
TIEBREAKERS
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Upon completion of the regular season, the top 12 teams will make the playoffs. In the
event of a tie for a playoff spot, the tiebreak procedure will be as follows:
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Player Points Earned (Total points earned during match play events)
Team’s Average Net Score
Coin Toss
ELIGIBILITY
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Each player must have played a minimum of five league rounds, (not including practice
rounds), including one Match Play (head to head) event in order to be eligible for the
playoffs.
FORMAT
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The playoffs will be in bracket form with the top four teams receiving byes in the first
round. The team playoffs will be head-to-head match play where the lowest handicap
players from each team will play against each other, the second lowest will play against
each other and so on. Each individual match will be worth one point. A tie will be worth
½ point.
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In the event there is a team tie at the completion of play, the matches will be restarted
from holes number #1 or #10 depending on which nine was being played. Matches on
the front will restart on #1, matches on the back will restart on #10. Handicap strokes
will fall as indicated by the scorecard.
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In the event of darkness preventing the completion of a round during the playoffs the
dates for completion of the match shall be the following Monday for Tuesday League
Matches and the following Wednesday for Thursday League Matches unless completion
of the match can be scheduled earlier by mutual consent of the teams and availability at
the course. If a player cannot play in the match on the prescribed day his team will
forfeit the individual match for that player. NO SUBSTITUTIONS MAY BE MADE FOR
PLAYERS.
CHAMPIONSHIP
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The League Championship between Tuesday Night’s Champion and Thursday Night’s
Champion will be decided by 18 hole matches held at Minebrook October 7 TH (or 8TH).
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Teams not making the Championship will be invited for 1 final Interleague Match Play
on the same date as the Championship
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Teams not making the Championship will be invited for 1 final 18 Hole Interleague
Match Play.
END OF THE SEASON TRIP
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After each league (Tuesday and Thursday) has a year-end champion, we would like to
invite those two teams to a weekend golf event. Date and venue will be determined by
mid season. In addition, there is a trophy with the winning team name on it and it will
be left in the clubhouse to be added to every year.