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MEN’S CHRISTIAN GOLF LEAGUE 2019
THIS LEAGUE WILL ADHERE TO RULES OF THE USGA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCAL RULES OF THE GOLF ESTABLISHMENTS THAT WE PLAY AT ~ ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING LEAGUE RULES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BELOW.
1. WE WILL PLAY WINTER RULES THE ENTIRE SEASON. A BALL ANYWHERE IN YOUR FAIRWAY ONLY MAY BE MOVED A MAXIMUM [6] INCHES WITH THE CLUB ONLY, LEFT, RIGHT OR BACK. IT MAY NOT BE MOVED CLOSER TO THE HOLE. IF A BALL LANDS IN A WATER HAZARD OR STAKED OUT OF BOUNDS, THE BALL MUST BE DROPPED KEEPING THE HAZARD BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE GREEN. THE BALL CAN BE MOVED EITHER LATERALLY OR BACK. AT NO TIME CAN THE BALL BE PLACED OR PROPPED, UNLESS AFTER DROPPING 2 TIMES*, THE BALL CONTINUES TO LAND OUT-OF-BOUNDS OR IN A HAZARD, THEN IT CAN BE PLACED.
2. BALLS THAT COME TO REST INBOUNDS NEAR A MAN MADE OBSTACLE PREVENTING A NORMAL STANCE OR SWING MAY BE MOVED WITHOUT PENALTY. THIS INCLUDES, CART PATHS, STAKES, POST DESIGNATING DISTANCES TO THE GREEN, AND FENCES DESIGNATING OUT OF BOUNDS. THE BALL CAN BE MOVED 2 CLUB LENGTHS AND MUST BE DROPPED, NOT PLACED OR PROPPED. IT CANNOT BE DROPPED ANY CLOSER TO THE HOLE.
3. OUT-OF-BOUNDS WILL BE TREATED AS A [1] STROKE PENALTY. THE BALL WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY (TWO CLUB LENGTHS RELIEF) BUT NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE. THE OPPONENT WILL BE THE SPOTTER AND DETERMINE THE POINT OF RELIEF. AGAIN, THE BALL MUST BE DROPPED AND NOT PLACED OR PROPPED UNLESS AS NOTED IN #1*.
4. ANY PLAYER FAILING TO COMPLETE HIS ROUND WILL ONLY RECEIVE THOSE POINTS THAT HE HAS EARNED UP TO THAT POINT. HIS OPPONENT, WILL EARN THE BALANCE OF THE POINTS. IF THE WITHDRAWL IS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY OR INJURY, THE RULES COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW THE PLAYER LEAVING TO COMPLETE THE MATCH FROM LAST HOLE FINISHED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY WITH A LEAGUE MEMBER, AS SOON AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE. IF PLAY IS SUSPENDED BY THE LEAGUE OR THE COURSE, THEN THE PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE THE POINTS THEY EARNED UP TO LAST COMPLETED HOLE BY THE LAST GROUP ON THE COURSE. THE POINTS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE HOLES NOT FINISHED WILL BE CALCULATED BASED ON THE PLAYERS CURRENT HANDICAP.
5. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SLOW PLAY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. OTHERS WANT TO FINISH BEFORE DARK. THIS IS A FACTOR AT THE START OF THE LEAGUE AND AT THE END OF THE SEASON. 5 MINS IS THE MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED TO SEARCH FOR YOUR BALL WHEN YOU LEAVE THE TEE BOX. THE TEAM CAPTAINS WILL BE THE TIME KEEPERS. PLEASE PLAY READY GOLF. DROP OFF YOUR PARTNER AT HIS BALL AND GO TO YOUR BALL. HE SHOULD HIT IF NOBODY IS IN HIS WAY. EVERYONE WANTS TO FINISH IN THE LIGHT, SO PLEASE SPEED UP PLAY.
6. STANDARD GOLF ETIQUETTE MUST BE DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES. WE ARE A CHRISTIAN GOLF LEAGUE AND BEAR WITNESS TO OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST, SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ALL GOLFERS REFRAIN FROM USING PROFANE LANGUAGE AT ALL TIMES. WE PREFER TO BE A NON-ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE LEAGUE. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US ON THE PRACTICE GREEN PRIOR TO LEAGUE PLAY TO LISTEN TO THE WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS, A WORD OF WISDOM FROM THE SCRIPTURES, FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PRAYER ADDRESSING ALL NEEDS AS WELL AS PRAISE REPORTS FROM THE LEAGUE MEMBERS AND SUBS.
7. SCORING SYSTEM
7. SCORING HAS BEEN REVISED TO A MAXIMUM (2) POINTS POSSIBLE ON EACH HOLE PLAYED. THE MOST A PLAYER CAN EARN IS (18) POINTS IF HE WINS EVERY HOLE. ALL HOLES TIED WILL SPLIT THE POINTS. IF YOU HAVE WON THE HOLE, WHICH MUST INCLUDE ANY HANDICAP STROKES THAT ARE DUE TO YOUR OPPONENT, THEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OPPONENT PICK UP HIS BALL, ADD A STROKE TO HIS SCORE AND MOVE ON. WE ARE ASKING THE OPPONENTS TO INITIAL THEIR SCORE CARDS AFTER THEIR MATCH. THIS BECOMES THE OFFICIAL FINAL SCORE CARD FOR THE PLAYERS SCORE AND POINT CALCULATIONS. SO WHAT YOU TURN IN IS WHAT YOU WILL GET. SO, PLEASE REVIEW YOUR CARD BEFORE TURNING THEM IN. PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR CARDS COMPLETELY WITH SCORES AND POINTS. I WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE POINTS OR SCORE ONCE IT IS TURNED IN.