2024 Hackers League
Website: http://www.metrowestgolfing.com
This year, the 2024
Hackers league will play all four
courses at Juniper Hills Golf and Country Club in Northborough, MA. We will
alternate playing
Lakeside Front and Back and Riverside Front and Back with the other Tuesday
night leagues.
Dues: $75.00 CHECK (NO cash), no later than April 15th payable
to Carl Sussman (purpose of
check is for “2024 Hackers League”). Carl’s
PayPal account is
carlsussman5@gmail.com . Carl’s Venmo account @Carl-Sussman-2
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Weekly
green fees are $ 30.00
·
Cart
fees (9 holes ) are $ 16.00 (per player)
1
LEAGUE GUIDELINES:
1.0 Our
first and most important rule is to HAVE
1.1
The 2024
league will tee off PROMPTLY at 4:10PM with subsequent tees at 10 minute
intervals thru 5:20. Please be at the
first tee and ready to go 10 minutes before your appointed time.
1.2
Play
will begin Tuesday April 23rd and will run for 15 weeks. There will be no
league play July 4th week.
1.3
DRUG/ALCOHOL
POLICY: Alcohol is now allowed on the
Course. It may be purchased at the Snack bar between the 1st and 10th
holes on
2.1
USGA
Maximum Handicap Rules will be in effect.
Men 18, Women 20.
2.2
Handicaps
will be updated and posted weekly. League handicaps will be calculated using
each player’s best 5 rounds out of his/her previous 8 rounds.
It is each player’s
responsibility to know his or her correct handicap for scoring purposes. No
player may receive more than 1 STROKE on any Par 3 hole regardless of handicap.
Any strokes not used on the Par 3 may not be used on another hole.
2.3
All
new Players without established league handicap or GHIN will use their first
round score as their initial handicap. This
handicap will be calculated as follows:
Score – 35(Par) -
.5 (largest differential over par on any hole), rounded up
For Example: Player X shoots 48, with
an 8 on a par 4. His/her initial
handicap would be 11 (48 – 35
– 2).
Subsequently, the following formula will be
used to calculate the new player’s
handicap.
Number of Scores Number of Scores Used
2 lowest 1
3 or 4 lowest 2
5 or 6 lowest 3
7 lowest 4
8 lowest 5
3.1
The
format of play is a modified Four-ball stroke play.
3.1.1 Match scoring: There are a total of 20
points per match available. 2
points will be awarded to the team winning a hole. 2 points will be awarded to the team winning
the match. Tied holes or matches will be
worth 1 point.
3.1.2 All player handicaps for the match will be
calculated relative to the lowest handicap in the foursome, with strokes
granted based on the difficulty of each hole. Men and women will use their respective Handicaps to determine where
strokes are given.
Example:
Player 1 – Handicap. 5
Player 2 – Handicap. 7
Player
3 – Handicap. 9
Player
4 – Handicap. 14
Player 2 would
receive a stroke on each of the two hardest holes
Player 3 would
receive a stroke on each of the four hardest holes
Player 4 would
receive a stroke on every hole
3.1.3 The player with the low net score on a hole wins that hole for
their team.
The team with the most holes won overall
for the match will
receive (2) points. If there is a tie for total holes won, each
team will receive one (1) point.
3.2
Single
Player Rule: If only one team player shows for his or her team, he/she will
play against the opposing team members using his/her handicap.
3.3
No-Show
Rule: The team that is present will play against Par (i.e. the Course) and will
automatically receive 2 points for the overall match. The team that does not
show will receive zero (0) points for that match.
3.4
Bye
Week: If there is a Bye week, the team
with the Bye will play against Par (i.e. the Course) for the 20 available
points. The team must play or they will
be awarded 0 points for the week.
3.5
Course
Shutdown: If Juniper closes the course due to lightning, etc.
a.
If ALL
matches have NOT completed 5 holes, the week will be a RAIN-OUT and rescheduled
at the end of the year, space permitting.
b.
If ALL
matches have completed 5 holes, matches still on the course will split the
remaining holes and the team leading the match will be
awarded the 2 match points; if tied 1 point
each.
3.6
All
matches will tee off at their appointed times.
Players arriving late may join the match in progress at the next
available tee.
3.7
Men
will play from the Blue tees. Women will
play from the Red tees.
3.8
Tee Shot Drop Areas:
To speed up play, use the following drop zones when your tee shot is
lost.
Lakeside
#6 Forward Tee Box
Lakeside
#8 Forward Tee Box
Lakeside
#14 Designated Drop Zone
Riverside
#12 Forward Tee Box
3.9
All players are REQUIRED to Play READY
BALLS LOST / OUT OF BOUNDS - If
you do not find your ball after 3 minutes
then your ball is considered lost! All
lost and/or out of bounds balls
should be played as if they have
entered a “lateral” hazard.
One
Stroke Penalty – Drop within 2 club lengths of point of entry, but no
closer to the hole.
3.10
You
may play “preferred lie” at all
times, IN THE FAIRWAY ONLY.
3.10 Since the Rules committee “plays” in the league, they cannot vote on any ruling if their team is involved. Again the President/Vice President of the league is then drafted to assist in the ruling.
4.1
The
top 4 teams with the highest number of points for the overall season will compete in the Playoffs. There
will not be a first and second half
winner. In the event of a tie for
overall points, the team with the most ‘Holes Won’ will advance. Every
hole counts !!
4.1.1 Semi-finals: Team 1 will play Team 4; Team
2 will play Team 3.
4.1.2 Finals:
Winner 1/4 will play winner 2/3
4.1.3 Playoffs will be held on a course TBD
4.2
There
will be no substitutes allowed in
the Playoffs unless the player has substituted on the team 4 or more times.
4.3
Tie-Breaker. In the event of a tie after 9 holes, the
match will be decided by matching cards.