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| 2012 League Information ... |
- League play begins May 10th and will run until
September 16th. The Rally for the Cure Scramble year-end tournament will
be a shotgun start on September 23rd. Banquet, awards and election of
officers will follow.
- League play will take place each Thursday. From 3:30 - 5:00
P.M. the section of the course being played will be closed to
non-league members. League members may not play a current league round
prior to 3:30 P.M. Play prior to 3:30 P.M. will be considered a make-up
round and will count towards the 4 make-up rounds allowed each season.
Play is allowed after 5:00 P.M. but non-league members will also be
allowed onto the course starting at 5:00 P.M. The league will try to
stay on a front 9/back 9 rotation and
make-ups should be made accordingly.
- If you are going to miss league play on Thursday and
would like to make it up, you may make it up the week prior to, and no
later than 3:30 P.M on Thursday of the following week. This gives you a two week
window for make up play. Exception to this is that you have two weeks
prior to the last day of play of the season to make it up if you plan to miss it. More on
this will be explained at the League Kick-off meeting.
- You may make up four weeks of league play.
- Fun nights DO NOT count as league nights for scoring
purposes. Fun Nights are scheduled for July 5th and September 20th.
- Notice of cancellation of league play will be sent by email from the course by 2:00 pm. It may also be posted to the
web-site on the banner on the front page and on Facebook but this is not a guarantee. If you are unsure,
call the club for further information.
- Before heading to the tee each week, please sign in
at the Pro Shop. The reason you must check in is so that there is a
record of golfers on the course, not for head count, but also for
safety reasons.
- Sign up for weekly Pro Shop games such as closest to
the pin, lucky birdie net and skins - net and gross. Winning are paid
in Pro Shop credits. If you sign up for the game, it is your
responsibility to report your results after play.
- Pay your greens fees.
- The pro shop will tell you whether we are playing the
front or back nine for the week.
- Pair up with other members to make up a foursome. This
helps in the speed of play. A threesome is okay if no one is available
at the tee to make up the forth.
- Please note that all U.S.G.A. rules apply to play,
with local rules superseding. If you are unsure about a ruling, please
ask at the Pro Shop for help.
- Play 'Ready' Golf. Please refer to the following
suggestions which avoid slow play...
- Park all bags and carts to the side or back of
the green toward next tee box.
- Record scores at the next tee box. Do not record scores
immediately after finishing the hole. You should record scores at the
next tee while the other members are
teeing off.
- The shortest hitter in the group should not tee
off last. This puts undue pressure on her to put her club away,
keep up with the group that has started down the fairway, and be ready
to hit first.
- Putt out all short putts. Indecision and
marking slows down play.
- Carry two balls at all times – one to play and
one as a spare. If a shot is hit out-of-bounds, you will be
immediately ready to take your next shot (hint: don’t carry two balls
of the same make and number…how will you tell them apart?
- Your responsibility is not to stay ahead of the
group behind you, but to keep up with the group ahead of you.
This will keep play moving.
- Don’t bother to “fish for balls” unless your
group is waiting on every shot. Look a reasonable amount of time
for your ball, and then move.
- Two score cards are required for each round.
- HAVE FUN!!!!
- Sign, attest and date your scorecard.
- Turn one card
into Rick with the game player's names noted with an *; deposit
the second card into the League box located in the grill
room.
- If it is a makeup round, be sure to indicate "Makeup"
clearly on the card and the date the makeup is for, and circle your name clearly highlighting who is making up the game.
- Enter your score into the GHIN system on the
computer located in the Pro Shop or online (see instructions on the
Home page of the website) within 3 days of play. Failure to enter your
scores into the GHIN system results in an inaccurate GHIN and
Stableford points. If a player fails to input scores into the GHIN on a
regular basis, the course pro may enter a default score of the course
pro's determination on the player's behalf. This score may adversely
affect the player's GHIN, so it is important to enter all scores at the
course or online within 3 days of play.
- Purchase 50 / 50 tickets to help support our league.
- Sign up for any upcoming events, and pay applicable
fees as required.
- GCCWTL
requires all league
members to have a USGA handicap. A handicap is necessary in order
to create
league divisions and calculate Stableford points and to
make the game of golf more enjoyable by enabling golfers of differing
abilities to compete on an equitable basis.
- New
members who do not yet
have a handicap when joining the league will receive one in one of the
following ways:
- A
maximum default 9 hole handicap of 27 and 18 hole handicap of 54 will
be
assigned to new members who demonstrate (after three or four 9-hole
rounds) a
clear trend that they are eligible for a 27/54 handicap. This will be
determined by the scorekeeper.
- A new
member not eligible for a default handicap of 27/54 will have a
handicap manually calculated for her by the course pro. This will be
done after
she has submitted the equivalent of four 9 hole rounds.
- Once
a
player falling into
either of the 2 categories described above has logged enough rounds
into the
GHIN system for her to receive a GHIN calculated handicap, her GHIN
handicap
will become her official handicap but will not exceed a handicap of 27
for 9
holes and 54 for 18 holes.
- New
members are strongly
encouraged to submit cards from rounds played on other than league
night (even
if played prior to the league start date) but these rounds must be
within the
same league calendar year. Since new members will not be assigned to a
division
until they have a handicap, it is to the new member's advantage to
submit
rounds as soon as possible in order to be placed into the appropriate
division
as soon possible.
- Stableford
points will be
calculated retroactively for the new member once she has a handicap
(assigned
or manually calculated). If divisions are formed prior to the new
member
receiving a handicap, the new member will be placed into a division
after she
receives her handicap.
- These rounds may be dated before or
after the beginning of the league start date but must be dated within
the league calendar year.
- Scorecards
for rounds played on other
than league night and rounds played at other courses must be dated,
signed by the player and witnessed and signed by an accompanying player.
- The
scorecard should be clearly marked
HANDICAP to identify it as other than a league round and should be put
into the regular league scorecard box in the snack bar.
- Scorecards
will be tracked by the scorekeeper who will
forward the cards to the golf pro for manual handicap calculation after
the
required number of rounds have been collected.
- A player’s Handicap Index
determines the number
of
strokes a player receives. For the record, during League, you
will be playing stroke play. Enter your total strokes on the
score card. Please see Equitable Stroke Control on the Home page for
the maximum number of strokes you can take on a hole.
- It is expected that your score is entered each
time
you play golf regardless of club played.. You may enter scores for
other clubs on the Gorham Country Club GHIN system or online as
explained on the Home page. Please ask for assistance is you are unsure
of how to enter an away score for another club.
- Gorham
Country Club Women’s Twilight League
uses the
Stableford Scoring system to award points for each outcome. This
is a good basis for fairness. The Stableford Scoring awards one
point for a bogey, two for a par, three for a birdie, etc. Please refer
to the Stableford scoring tab on the website for more detailed
information.
- The Score Keeper is responsible for
calculating
your
Stableford points each week of regular play. These points will be
added to your total point score for each week. This Stableford format
is
good for
a wide range of golf ability.
- The goal is to improve your own
golf game and get as many points for yourself for competition in your
division. This will also allow each person to play with anyone in
the golf league.
- After approximately 6 weeks of play, our league will be
divided
into 4 divisions. These divisions will be based upon your handicap. At
the year end banquet, prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place winners in each division.
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