THE WOMEN’S 9-HOLE LEAGUE OF
OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB
APPENDIX I
SPECIAL EVENTS
JUNE TROPHY
Everyone with a handicap qualifies by signing up on the sign up sheet in the ladies locker
room. You compete within your own class.
June Trophy is match play, hole by hole. Handicaps are used and the dot
system is applied.
PLEASE ENTER THIS COMPETITION ONLY IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO PLAY ALL MATCHES.
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A
tournament sheet will be posted on the bulletin board in the ladies locker
room. Contact your opponent and arrange to play your match within the
allotted time period. Upon completion of the match, enter the winner’s name
on the appropriate line on the tournament sheet.
Check your handicap before each round of play for changes.
Five participation points are awarded for each game played.
JULY TROPHY
Sign up sheet will be posted in the ladies locker room.
PLEASE ENTER THIS COMPETITION ONLY IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO PLAY ALL MATCHES.
July Trophy is stroke play. If there is a difference in handicaps, the lower
handicap player gives the appropriate number of strokes to the higher
handicap player at the end of the round.
A
tournament sheet is posted in the ladies locker room. Contact your opponent
and arrange to play your match within the allotted time period. Upon
completion of the match, enter the winner’s name on the appropriate line on
the tournament sheet.
Check your handicap before each round of play for changes.
Five participation points are awarded for each game played.
TEAM BEST BALL
This is a two person team competition in match play. Four (4) rounds of golf
are played throughout the golf season.
PLEASE ENTER THIS COMPETITION ONLY IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO PLAY ALL MATCHES
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME PERIODS.
Alternate players are available to substitute, in the case where one player
is unable to make a match. The player that is unable to make her match must
get her own alternate; it is best to get an alternate with a like handicap,
if possible
Play is within flights; Flight AB and Flight CD (established along handicap
lines.) There are first and second place winners in each of the two (2)
flights.
Play is based on handicaps and the dot system is applied. The lowest
handicap player (no dots) gives dots to all the other players. Dots are
taken consecutively on the most difficult holes. If you are not sure how to
do this, the Pro Shop will help.
Holes are won, halved or lost. Each team posts the number of holes won.
The teams with the highest number of accumulated holes won are the winners.
Five participation points are awarded for each game played.
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CHAMPIONSHIP
The tournament will consist of two (2) consecutive days of
play, nine holes each day. You compete within your own class. Everyone is eligible to play in this event, as long as you have:
Completed a minimum of ten (10) games in League play. May
include
Championship play.)
Five (5) games must be regular Tuesday play.
You must have an established handicap.
USGA Rules of Golf will govern all play, unless otherwise posted at the
starter board.
Starting times will be scheduled for the first day; check in the ladies
locker room of call the Pro Shop for start times. Start times for the
following day will be posted after the completion of the first day of play.
Observe strictly the rules of golf, the etiquette of golf and the tradition
of the game. It is each player's responsibility to abide by this. Play
quickly and avoid any unnecessary delays. Carry extra balls and be ready to
shoot when it is your turn.
The fourteen (14) club rule applies to this competition; no more than
fourteen (14) clubs are allowed in the player’s bag.
If the course becomes unplayable (lightening, thunder, flooding), a rain
date will be played. If this is not possible, the Championship committee shall make a
decision as to what will happen.
Ground under repair
~ marked by white lines. Player can lift the ball out and drop without
penalty within one (1) club length, from the nearest point of relief, not
nearer the hole.
You compete within your own class.
No practice rounds are allowed during
championship play. Handicaps are frozen and flight divisions are made after
the closing date, according to handicaps.
Each player will have an official score card. Players will exchange score
cards at the beginning of play; each player will keep her score and another
player’s score.
Upon completion of play
~ turn in your signed, dated and attested score card immediately at
the Starter desk.
In case of ties, sudden death will start on
the first (1st) hole.
There are winners for low gross and low
net in each class.
Attendance points will be given only to all finishers of this event.
SPECIAL PRIZES ~ END OF YEAR
Ringer ~ This is the lowest composite score front and back in each class.
Low Putts ~fewest number of putts for the season, only one prize awarded
(unless there is a tie).
To be eligible for low putts, you must have five (5) scores on
the front 9 holes and five (5) scores on the back nine holes.
All
cards must be signed and filled out properly and readable. If the card is
NOT marked correctly, you will not receive credit for the round.
Only Tuesday play is considered for this prize.
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SCRAMBLES
A team consisting of three or four players of varying handicaps, tees off
with the best ball being selected as the ball in play. The shooter of the
selected ball marks the spot, and takes her second shot. The other two or
three players each place a ball in approximately the same position and take
a second shot. The same procedure is used on all shots, including putts,
throughout the hole.
In case a bunker lie is chosen
as best ball, all players shoot from the bunker. Also, when selecting a ball
to be played on the fringe, the other balls must be played from the
fringe.
This is a GROSS event.
The Pro Shop will form the groups so as to distribute players with varied
handicaps fairly. The Pro Shop0 has been instructed not to honor special
requests.
OUR SCRAMBLE FORMAT: (4 player scramble)
Enter gross score on card
There is no limit on number of drives per player.
GOLFING GALS
The last Tuesday of each month of the season is designated as “Golfing
Gals.” Members sign up individually for play. Pairings are done by the Pro
Shop, according to the handicap index. The start time is a “shotgun,”
meaning that all players start at the same time on different holes of the
golf course. Therefore, all players finish at approximately the same time,
which allows an opportunity for socializing with more members and for league
communication of important information on upcoming events. The format for
this day will be determined by the League Chairperson and the Pro-Liaison.
BUTTERCUP
This event is played at Olympia Fields Country Club and at Flossmoor Country
Club in alternate years. It is an opportunity for members to visit another
clubin the area and to host visiting golfers at our own club, Format,
refreshments and prizes are the responsibility of whichever club is hosting
the event.
GUEST DAY
This is an event, played on Tuesday, that gives all league members the
opportunity to invite up to three non-league members to play with them at a
significantly reduced cost from normal “guest fee” rates. Members and guests
will gather for breakfast, 9 holes of golf, and then a luncheon with prizes
awarded. The format for this day will be determined by the Guest Day
Committee.
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