Nine at Five Golf Club
Member’s
Manual Updated: January 1, 2012 |
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1.0. |
Membership
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New
members will be invited to join after being recommended by an existing
member, or a representative of the Hyatt Hills Golf Complex. |
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2.0. |
Committees |
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2.1. |
Competition
Committee |
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The
Competition Committee will decide the format for league competition and
implement any rule changes. A quorum of active members is required to
hold an official committee meeting. All active players are committee
members. A quorum is reached when fifty (50) percent of the active
members are together at any given time. |
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2.2. |
Rules
Committee |
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The Rules
Committee will decide the rules for league competition. A quorum of
active members is required to hold an official committee meeting. All
active players are committee members. A quorum is reached when fifty
(50) percent of the active members are together at any given time. A simple majority vote is necessary to
pass any changes onto the Competition Committee for implementation. |
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3.0. |
Club
Season |
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The
club shall meet on the first Monday in April after the Start of Daylight
Savings Time for a (1) practice round, weather permitting. League
competition shall start on the next Monday in April as long as there are no
weather issues and will end twenty four (24) weeks later towards the end of
September. If necessary, the season opener will be delayed and we will
still get in the twenty four (24) weeks by extending the end of the season
accordingly. The Competition Committee
Chairperson shall reschedule midseason dates as necessary. Rainouts, or any
other make up dates, must be rescheduled and completed during the same week.
The "league week" is defined as Monday thru Friday. In order for any league round to be
official; at least two (2) members must play together. |
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4.0. |
League
Play |
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4.1. |
Overall
League Championship |
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Each
week is an individual nine (9) hole stroke play
tournament with full league handicaps allowed. The individual who has
the highest net score shall receive one (1) point; the player with the next
highest net score shall receive two (2) points, and so on. The member
who has the lowest net score will be awarded a point total equal to the
number of players that week. Each week the points accumulate and the
results of the member’s fifteen (15) highest valued finishes comprise
their final score. |
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4.2. |
Official
League Season |
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The
number of rounds required for an official season is fifteen (15) as decided
by the Competition Committee. |
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4.3. |
League
Phase Play |
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Concurrently,
there will be three (3) "mini seasons" called Phases, which will
each be eight (8) weeks long. Each Phase shall start
all members off with no points, and only points that are earned during that
eight (8) week Phase will count towards winning those individual events.
Points are awarded in the same fashion as indicated above in section
4.1. Each week the points accumulate and the results of the five (5)
highest valued finishes during that eight (8) week Phase will comprise the
member's Phase score. There are three (3)
Phases that will be played during the League's twenty-four (24) week Season. |
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5.0. |
League
Handicap System |
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5.1. |
Handicap
Index Formula |
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Determine
the handicap differential by applying the same formula used by the U.S.G.A.,
including Course Rating and Slope, for the layout played using the adjusted
score posted by the members, see Rule 5.3. |
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5.2. |
Fewer
Than 20 Scores Available |
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A
league handicap will be assigned to the new member by the Competition Committee
Chairperson until there are five (5) scores posted. When five (5) or more scores have been
posted refer to the following table to determine the number of differentials
that are used in the handicap formula.
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5.3. |
Equitable
Stroke Control |
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A score
for any hole will be reduced to a specified number of strokes for handicap purposes
only, as follows:
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5.4. |
Maximum
9 Hole Handicap Index |
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We have
adopted the U.S.G.A. rule which limits the nine (9) hole
handicap index to 18.2 for men and 20.2 for women. |
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6.0. |
Match
Play |
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6.1. |
Individual
Match Play Format |
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The
Match Play Competition begins on the first Monday in May and shall follow a
double elimination format, with the schedule published prior to the first
match. Members may settle their scheduled matches prior to the official
starting date, but only if agreed to by both competitors. All matches, except the
final playoff round, are played at full handicap for nine (9) holes allowing
strokes as they fall on the card. In the event of a tie, the players will
continue on to play additional holes allowing strokes as they fall on the
card. The members do not have
to play at any particular course in order to complete their match as long as
both members are in agreement. Members may also
mutually agree to have their match decided by other means. I have been advised by legal counsel
that it constitutes an Employment Related Liability Action if a manager
pressures a subordinate to submit in this fashion. There is insurance available for your
organization to protect you against such allegations, see Pat if you have any
questions, or require a ruling on this matter. |
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6.2. |
Match
Play Concession |
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Any
member that misses two (2) scheduled matches, after the first Monday in May,
will have been deemed to concede that match. Members will not be assessed a miss
when we do not have a Monday session, whether due to weather conditions, or
the course is closed for an outing. |
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6.3. |
Individual
Match Play Seedings |
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We have
a drawing each year to determine the seeding for the current year’s
Match play schedule. |
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7.0. |
Membership
Dues |
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There
is a fixed annual membership fee that has been set at $185.00 for the season
for Full Members, and $25.00 for Associate Members.
All dues are allocated to the Bonus Pool, see Rule 8.0. |
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7.1. |
Annual
Dues Payment Plan |
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The
Treasurer (R.J. Peason) will accept any payment plan, but all dues must
be paid in full by May 1st. |
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8.0. |
Bonus
Pool |
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All
membership fees are distributed based on the following percentages of the Full
Member's annual dues:
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8.1. |
Skins
Game |
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During
the course of the entire season, each week will have a NET "Skins
Game" where any member who wins a hole outright in a match of cards
against all players, after allowing strokes based on eighty percent (80%) of
each member's "Official League Handicap", wins "Skins
Points". There are no carryovers, one tie, all tie.
"Skin Points"
are weighted with a value equal to the number of players that week. If
ten (10) members are playing, a skin is worth 10 "Skin Points", and
so on. At the end of the season, the amount ascribed to the Skins Game
in the Bonus Pool, see Rule 8.0., will be divided by the total "Skins
Points" won during the year, and proportionately distributed among
members who have accumulated any "Skins Points". |
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8.2. |
League
Play |
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These
awards are based on the member's final positions as of the end of the season
based on their accumulated point totals. While unlikely, it is possible
to reach one of these positions without competing in the minimum fifteen (15)
rounds that comprise an official season. |
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8.3. |
Match
Play |
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These
awards are based on the outcome of the Match Play playoff rounds. |
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8.4. |
Low
Net Game |
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Low
individual game score with full handicap allowance applied and compared to
PAR of the individual course played. |
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8.5. |
Low
Net Average |
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Season
average score adjusted to reflect the member's full handicap, a minimum of
fifteen (15) rounds are required. |
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8.6. |
Low
Gross Game |
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Low
individual game score compared to PAR of the individual course played. |
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8.7. |
Low
Gross Average |
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Season
average gross score, a minimum of fifteen (15) rounds is required. |
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8.8. |
Phases
I, II, & III |
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The
positions that are attained during those individual eight (8) week events. |
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8.9. |
Putting
Leaders |
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Season
putting averages for all holes, and separately for Greens that are reached in
regulation. A minimum of fifteen (15) rounds is required. |
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8.10. |
Statistical
Leaders |
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Season
averages for all fairways hit, and for Greens that are reached in regulation.
A minimum of fifteen (15) rounds is required. |
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8.11. |
Carryover
Fund |
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An
amount to be determined each year shall be held aside to fund any shortages
in subsequent seasons, or to cover any unforeseen expenses of the Club. |
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8.12. |
Year
End Outing & Awards Banquet |
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The
balance left in the treasury, after funding the Bonus Pool, and the Carryover
Fund, as outlined above, shall be used to subsidize a golf outing to be held
at the end of the year, or otherwise established by the Competition Committee.
If a member does not attend the outing that subsidy is retained by the Club
and will carried over to the next year’s funds.. |
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9.0. |
Local
Rules & Interpretations |
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"Local
Rules" as stated on the scorecard for the layout in play will be accepted
as the only exceptions to the United States Golf Association Rules, unless
otherwise amended by additional "Local Rules" adopted here by the Club.
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9.1. |
Taking
a Drop |
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When it
is necessary for you to touch your ball, we do not ascribe to a shoulder
height drop. As this adds another
area of review and will further slow play, it is acceptable to lift, clean, and
place whenever this situation arises. |
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9.2. |
Bunkers |
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It is
acceptable to lift, clean, smooth and place in the hazard, with no penalty, no
nearer the hole, ONLY if you find your ball in an unnatural condition
(footprint, divot, etc.). You are required to alert your fellow
competitors prior to touching your ball. Please remember to leave
the bunker in better condition then you found it. |
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9.3. |
Winter
Rules |
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Due to
the conditions of some parts of this course, it is acceptable to improve your
lie in your fairway, or on the green, by moving your ball to the nearest
point of relief, no nearer to the hole. |
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9.4. |
Lost
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Unless
you have a reasonable belief that your ball is lost in a hazard, you should
always hit a Provisional Ball when it is apparent that you may have
difficulty locating your original ball. The Provisional Ball taken
after an errant tee shot is lying three (3), as the
penalty is stroke and distance. Lost balls occur on shots after the tee
shot, again, play a Provisional Ball under the penalty of stroke and
distance. |
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9.5. |
Hyatt
Hills Golf Course – 8th Hole |
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Playing
from the Blue Tees is tough enough, but on this hole the challenge is
multiplied by the trouble located everywhere. The
water along the right side is a LATERAL WATER HAZARD. You
have five (5) options available: 1.
You may play the shot as it lies; or 2.
You may re-tee the ball, take a one stroke penalty and hit
your third shot; or 3.
You must identify the point at which the ball entered the
hazard, then walk back keeping that point AND the hole in a straight line,
placing the ball on that line, taking a one stroke penalty. This will
place you somewhere between the 8th tee and the 7th green, not a great
option; or 4.
You must identify the point at which your ball last crossed
the margin of the hazard, and you may place your ball outside of the hazard
within two club lengths of that point, take your one stroke penalty and hit
three; or the final option, which is also impractical is that 5.
You may cross over the pond and play your ball from the
point equidistant from the hole as the point determined in option # 4, take
your one stroke medicine, and play your shot from the 7th teeing ground. Another
option not recognized by the USGA but allowed by our rules is to take an
eight, claim a 2 putt, and walk directly to the 9th tee. Option
# 4 is the one that grants the most equitable relief so you should be aware
of it. Everyone
in a foursome should be alert and watch the ball on all tees, but it
is even more important when facing this situation that
we are helping each other. Remember, it is not where the ball
splashes, but where it crosses the edge of the pond that you are trying
to determine. Before you leave the tee, work with your playing partners
and develop a consensus in deeming the point that the ball entered the
hazard. Pick the closest light post or the red stake while you are
still on the tee and stick with the choice. No one knows exactly
where THE point is, be reasonable and there will not be any room for
complaints. The
fence along the left side defines OUT OF BOUNDS. The golf course
side fence is not out of bounds. If you put your ball into or over
the trees and toward the fence, unless you see the ball on the golf course
side, you must hit a provisional (under the penalty of stroke and
distance). If you find your ball in bounds, the provisional is
immediately out of play and you must play the original ball as it lies.
A ball stuck in the fence, or lying under it is out of bounds. If you
did not play a provisional ball, drop a ball here and take a two (2)
shot penalty. If
the fence is in the way of your intended swing, or stance, you are entitled
to free relief under this Local Rule, as under the USGA, the fences that mark
the boundaries of the course are not subject to the obstruction rule, while
the net, support wires, and poles are obstructions. Establish where you
can play your shot without interference from the fence, no nearer to the
hole, and place your ball within one (1) club length of that spot.
You are not entitled to line of sight relief, only from stance or swing. The
opportunity for trouble does not only exist on the tee shot. A
lost ball is a two (2) shot penalty if you did not play a provisional
(under penalty of stroke and distance). Where the ball entered the
tree line is the point for the drop, not where you think it finished. |
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9.6. |
Immovable
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a. Interference Interference by an immovable obstruction occurs when a ball lies in or on the obstruction, or when the obstruction interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing. All fences, staked trees, flower beds,
cart paths, and any man-made objects on this course are to be considered
immovable obstructions. If the
player’s ball lies on the putting
green, interference also occurs if an immovable obstruction on the putting
green intervenes on his line
of putt. Otherwise, intervention on
the line of play is not, of itself,
interference under this Rule. b. Relief Except when the ball is in a water hazard or a lateral water hazard, a player may take relief from interference by an immovable obstruction as follows: (i) Through
the Green: If the ball lies through the green, the player must lift the ball and place it without penalty within one
club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The nearest point of complete relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green. (ii) In a Bunker: If the ball is in a bunker, the player must lift the ball and place it either: (a) Without penalty, in
accordance with Clause (i) above, except that the nearest point of relief must be in the bunker and the ball must be placed in the bunker; or (b) Under penalty of one stroke, outside the bunker keeping the point where the ball lay directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is placed, with no limit to how far
behind the bunker the ball may be placed. (iii) On the Putting Green: If the ball lies on the putting green, the player must lift the ball and place it without penalty at the nearest point of relief that is not in a hazard. The nearest
point of relief may be off the putting green. (iv) On the Teeing Ground: If the ball lies on the teeing ground, the player must lift the ball
and place it without penalty in accordance with Clause (i)
above. The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule. Exception: A player may not take relief under this Rule if (a) it is clearly
unreasonable for him to make a stroke because of interference by
anything other than an immovable obstruction or (b) interference by an
immovable obstruction would occur only through use of an unnecessarily abnormal stance, swing or direction of play. Note: If a ball is in a water hazard (including a lateral water hazard), the player may not take relief
from interference by an immovable obstruction. The player must play the ball as it lies
or proceed under the various water hazard rules. |
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Tall
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The tall grass that is
found between almost all of the holes on the course is to be considered a
hazard. If a ball lands in one of
these areas, it is the member’s option to play the ball as it lies, or
to drop outside of the hazard where it entered and take a one (1) stroke
penalty. A ball lost in these
areas is to be considered lost in a lateral hazard and play accordingly with
only a one (1) stroke penalty and not stroke and distance. |
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10.0. |
Ready
Golf |
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10.1. |
Teeing
Ground |
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The
order of play has not been altered, but if for any reason the player who has
the honor is unable to take his place, the honor is lost, and the next player
ready to play must tee off. This also applies when a player must wait
for the group in front to reach safety, when that group is clearly out of
range of any of the other players on the tee. |
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10.2. |
Through
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The
ball furthest from the hole shall be played first whenever possible. When in
doubt, the first player ready to hit shall play first. If a player is
faced with a "lay up" or a "punch out", and is not a
threat to the safety of the group in front, that competitor must play his
ball as soon as practical, regardless of who is away. |
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10.3. |
Putting
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The
player who is away plays first. That individual must hole out, unless
he would be standing in the line of play of any other fellow competitor.
Under those circumstances, the player must immediately mark his ball and wait
until he is away before finishing the hole. |
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