THE GOLDEN CLUBS GOLF LEAGUE

 

It will cost $25 to be a member. Which will put you in every event. (or you can pay $5.00 per event)

Drawing out the pairings at 20 minutes before tee time.

There will be 10 events + League Championship  

 

 

There will be 2 events going on, at the same time each event.

1. A stroke play tournament against the entire field.

               A. GROSS winners  ( Win points for the league + prizes for the 1st place GROSS winner )

               B. and HANDICAP NET winners  ( Win money )

2. An individual BOXING match against your random opponent.

THE BOXING MATCH

From everyone that signs up to play on a given Sunday. There will be a  random draw as to who plays who.

The match against your opponent will be a 3 rounds of match play

Round 1 Holes 1 to 6 – Round 2 Holes 7 to 12 – Round 3 Holes 13 to 18

or if you start on back 9 Round 1 Holes 10 to 15 – Round 2 Holes 16 to 3 – Round 3 Holes 4 to 9

You start over at ALL SQUARE for each 6 hole round.

POINTS AWARDED or SUBTRACTED in the BOXING MATCH  + a SPARING 1 point for participating in an event

If you WIN all 3 rounds, that would be a KNOCKOUT, KO=6 points

If you WIN 2 MORE rounds than your opponent, that would be TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT, TKO=3 points

If you WIN 1 MORE round than your opponent did, that would be a win by DECISION =1.5 points

Otherwise it would be a TIE, or DRAW= 0 points

 

If you LOSE by KO = -3 points

If you LOSE by TKO = -1.5 points

If you LOSE by DECISION = -.75 points

 

For each event you participate in, you get a SPARING POINT of 1

 

SPECIAL RULE – If you are the higher ranked (favorite) player and beat a player with a ranking difference of 9 or MORE then a KO=4.5 points, TKO=2.25 points, DECISION= .75 points, DRAW = -1 point, instead of the normal points for a win.

 

BONUS POINTS FOR AN UPSET WIN or TIE ,in addition to regular points for a win !

If a lower ranked player beats a higher ranked player, then BONUS POINTS will be awarded as follows, for an upset victory or tie;

If by KO = The DIFFERENCE in rankings  (Example – 9th rank beats 3rd ranked would = 6 bonus points + 6 points for a KO)

If by TKO = The DIFFERENCE in rankings divided by 2 (Example – 10th rank beats 2nd ranked =4 bonus points + 3 points for a TKO)

If by DECISION = The DIFFERENCE in rankings divided by 3 (Example- 12th rank beats 5th ranked =2.33 bonus points + 1.5 points for a DECISION)

If a NO DECISION = The DIFFERENCE in rankings divided by 4 (Example- 14th rank plays 2nd ranked to a tie= 3 bonus points + 0 points for DRAW)

 

ALSO A STROKE PLAY (Gross score & Handicap score) TOURNAMENT

Each event against the entire field. So putt out each hole and no gimmies, even though in part you are playing match play.

LEAGUE POINTS AWARDED as follows

The NUMBER of players multiplied by 2 = the points to be played for in GROSS stroke play

1st place 40% of the points

2nd place 25% of the points

3rd place 17% of the points

4th place 10% of the points

5th place 5% of the points

6th place 3% of the points

Ties for 1st place will be broken by scorecard playoff (Gross Score), starting on hole 18 and going backwards. (Only to determine the winner of the event) points will be divided amongst tied playes, even for first place

HANDICAP STROKE PLAY WINNERS ( NET SCORE )

Prize money will be paid $1 for 1 point using the percentage scale as above,but by NET score. Your money will accumulate and will be paid at the end of the league season in the form of a gift certificate to Hidden Hills

Your handicap will be the average (rounded up) of your HOME USGA handicap+ 70 and or your GOLF LEAGUE AVERAGE from last season

TEE’s and playing the ball DOWN

Blue tee's - 55 and over can play the WHITE tee’s -70 and over can play the RED tee’s

MAJORS play the GOLD tee's - 55-59 BLUE tee's - 60 -69 play the WHITE tee's - 70 and over the Red tee's

In the event there is an ODD number of players. Then 1 player, at random, will play against a fictional Muhammad Ali. Ali’s score will be drawn randomly from a possible;

1- Double Bogey

4- Bogeys

11- Par’s

2- Birdies

For a score of 76

Everyone will accumulate points each week that will determine the rankings each week.

The first week rankings will be determined by your USGA handicap INDEX, and the first time you play in an event you will be ranked that week based on your USGA handicap index relative to the initial first rankings based on the indexes.

TROPHY for the HEAVYWIEGHT CHAMPION

The top 12 at the end of the league will be invited to play for the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. 1vs4 and 2vs3 and the winners play each other.

The next 4 will play for the WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 5vs8 and 6vs7. And the next 4 will play for the LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 9vs12 and 10vs11.