DCGUJ LEAGUE RULES:

 

1.         EACH TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF 5 PLAYERS.

 

2.         WHITE TEES ARE TO BE USED FOR BOYS AND RED (LADIES) TEES ARE TO BE USED FOR GIRLS

 

3.         ALL JUNIORS WHO ARE UNDER 21 ON THE 1ST JANUARY OF THE COMPETITION YEAR AND WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING CLUB SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE.  CADDIES MUST BE UNDER 21 ON THE 1ST JANUARY OF THE COMPETITION YEAR.

 

4.         HANDICAP : BOYS WILL PLAY OFF A MAXIMUM HANDICAP INDEX OF 28, GIRLS OFF A MAXIMUM OF 36.  ALL GAMES SHALL BE PLAYED OVER 18 HOLES UNDER MATCH PLAY RULES OF GOLF. IN SINGLES GAMES PLAYERS WILL PLAY IN HANDICAP ORDER AND HANDICAP ALLOWANCE SHALL BE FULL PLAYING HANDICAP DIFFERENCES. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CONGU EXAMPLE UNDER WHS:

 

5.   From Congu

Singles Matchplay Competitions 18-Hole Matchplay

White tee C/R 67.2 Slope 113 

Red Tee C/R 72.0 Slope 129 

Norman and Norma both have a Handicap Index of 15.0. Their Course Handicaps are 15 and 17 respectively.

For singles match play the stroke allowance is 100% of the Course Handicap. In addition, because the players are playing from tees with different Course Ratings, the competitor playing over the higher rated course receives the difference in the CR values added to the Course Handicap after the application of the stroke allowance.

In this case Norma receives an upward adjustment of 4.8 strokes (72.0 – 67.2) after the stroke allowance is applied (Rule 6.2b (i)).

Norman’s Playing Handicap = Course Handicap = 15

Norma’s Playing Handicap = Course Handicap + Difference in CR = 17 + 4.8= 21.8 rounded to 22 Therefore Norma receives 7 strokes for the match.

 

 

6.         OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. BALL SPOTTING IS PERMITTED. RULES ADVICE MAY SOUGHT BY PLAYERS FROM THE NOMINATED JLO'S OF EITHER TEAM ON THE MATCH DAY IF REQUIRED. ALL SPECTATORS MUST REMAIN AT LEAST 20 METRES AWAY FROM JUNIOR COMPETITORS EXCEPT IN A MEDICAL OR OTHER EMERGENCY.  JLOs ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ADVISE ON CLUB CHOICE, SHOT TO TAKE OR OTHER DIRECT INTERFERENCE WITH THE MATCH. 

 

 

7.         THE SCORING WILL BE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 POINTS, TWO POINTS FOR EACH WIN AND ONE POINT FOR A HALF.

 

8.         THE HOME CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING THE RESULT TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY BY 11PM ON THE NIGHT OF THE MATCH VIA EMAIL OR TEXT

 

9.         ALL GAMES MUST BE STARTED BY 6PM AND JLO'S EXCHANGE THE TEAM SHEET PRIOR TO THE FIRST GAME. IDEALLY, PLAYERS SHOULD START THEIR MATCHES IN ORDER OF THE LOWEST TO HIGHEST HANDICAP. IF A TEAM FIELDS LESS THAN 5 PLAYERS, THE FIRST MATCH TO DROP OUT IS THE 5TH, THEN THE 4TH etc.  i.e. ALL PLAYERS AFTER THE MISSING PLAYER’S SLOT MOVE UP A TEAM POSITION AND THE UNPLAYED MATCH IS AWARDED TO THE TEAM WITH A PLAYER AVAILABLE

 

 

10.       ANY POSTPONED MATCHES MUST BE REPLAYED NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY OF THE PENULTIMATE WEEK FOR MATCHES AND THE LEAGUE SECRETARY MUST BE KEPT INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ANY CHANGES TO THE FIXTURES. FAILURE TO PLAY CANCELLED MATCHES BEFORE THIS DATE WILL RESULT IN BOTH TEAMS RECEIVING NO POINTS.

 

11.       PRE-ARRANGED FIXTURES CAN ONLY BE CANCELLED IN THE EVENT OF COURSE CLOSURE. THE MATCH MUST BE REPLAYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 10. FAILURE PLAY THE MATCH FOR ANY OTHER REASON WILL RESULT IN A 10 - 0 DEFEAT.

 

12.       SHOULD THERE BE A TIE AT THE END OF THE SEASON IT WILL BE DECIDED

(1ST)   OVERALL TEAM POINTS

(2ND)  TOTAL TEAM MATCH POINTS

(3RD)  TEAM GAMES WON

(4TH)   HEAD TO HEAD TEAM POINTS WON

 

13.        PLAYERS SHALL WALK AT ALL TIMES DURING THE STIPULATED ROUND UNLESS PERMISSION TO RIDE A GOLF BUGGY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DCGUJ AND THE GOLF COURSE ALLOWS USE OF GOLF BUGGIES.

 

14.       DELIBERATE AND / OR PERSISTENT FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE RULES BY PLAYERS OR SUPPORTERS MAY RESULT IN THE HOLE OR MATCH BEING FORFEIT OR THE PLAYER BEING DISQUALIFIED. THE DCGUJ COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE ON ANY ISSUES ARISING AND THEIR DECISION IS FINAL.

 

15.       A PLAYER STARTING THE LEAGUE SEASON WITH ONE CLUB MAY NOT PLAY FOR ANOTHER CLUB IN ANY OF THE DCGUJ THREE LEAGUES DURING THE SAME SEASON.

 

16.       PLAYERS AND CADDIES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO  DURING THE MATCHES. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO DURING THE MATCH WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF THE GAME.

 

17.           THE 3 WAY PLAY OFFS WILL BE HELD ON THE THREE COURSES WINNING THEIR LEAGUES. TEAM A v TEAM B AT COURSE C etc

 

18.       SHOULD THERE BE A TIE AT THE END OF THE PLAY OFFS SEASON IT WILL BE DECIDED (1ST)   OVERALL TEAM POINTS

(2ND)  CUMULATIVE HOLES WON ACROSS THE TWO MATCHES.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more details regarding the Southern league please contact:

CHRIS LAWSON - 07973796982