GPO Summer Golf League Rules

Golf Rules

The league will follow USGA Rules unless otherwise specified
The league will allow the movement of the ball up to one scorecard length, no closer to the hole, when the ball comes to rest in the fairway of the hole being played
Players are encouraged to use the “inside the leather” rule. This means that if the ball comes to rest on the green and if it is closer to the hole than the length of a normal putter shaft measured between the bottom of the grip to the top of the putter head, then the putt is conceded.

If a putt is conceded, the golfer should pick up the ball and count the stroke that would have been made to hole the ball.

Teams

Each team will consist of two players, one of which must be a current or former employee of Navy Federal Credit Union.
Each team is responsible for creating a name for their team.

Teams that do not provide a name by the first official week of the season, will be assigned a team name by the commissioner or scorekeeper for the league.

Attendance/Subs

If a player is unable to play in a match, they should attempt to find a substitute player to play in their place.
The league will publish a list of substitute players that may be available, but it is up to the player/team to notify their partner, the commissioner, their opponents, and find substitutes when they become aware that they will not be able to attend the scheduled match.
If no substitute can be found, the match can still be played with only one team member in attendance. Note that this means that the team will use the single player’s score as the team score on every hole.
Any amateur golfer may play as a substitute, however, utilizing substitutes with established league handicaps will be in the best interest of the team utilizing the substitute.
If a team cannot make it to the scheduled match:

A representative of the team must work with the commissioner, scorekeeper, and their scheduled opponent to reschedule the match sometime between the prior week’s match and prior to the following week’s match.
Obtaining the proper scorecards and providing them to the scorekeeper is the responsibility of the team requesting the change of schedule.
Failure to reschedule the match, provide subs, or provide the scorecard to the scorekeeper by the following week’s match will result in the team receiving 0 points and the scheduled opponent receiving all 20 of the match points.

Matches and Scoring

A match consists of nine holes of golf between two teams of two players each, for a total of four players per match

Each hole in the match is worth 2 points.

The team score on a hole is determined by whichever team member has the lowest score after applying any handicap strokes for the hole.
The team having the lowest score on the hole receives 2 points and the other team receives 0 points for the hole.
If the two teams tie for the lowest score, then each team will receive 1 point for the hole.

The maximum score a player can have on a given hole is three over par or triple bogey which is:

6 on a par 3 hole
7 on a par 4 hole
8 on a par 5 hole

If a player reaches triple bogey and has yet to hole the ball, the player will pick up his/her ball and receive an ‘X’ on the scorecard for that hole.

A player with an ‘X’ for a hole cannot win the hole

Any other player in the match holing the ball in triple bogey or less is considered to have a lower score than ‘X’.

If all four players in the match score an ‘X’ on a given hole, the hole is considered a tie and each team will receive one (1) point for that hole.
For handicapping purposes, a score of ‘X’ on the scorecard will be converted to triple bogey for the hole.

At the end of the match, the team with the highest score wins the match

The team that wins the match will receive an extra two points for winning the match
If the teams end up in a 9 to 9 tie, each team receives one extra point for the match

League and Scoring

Each week, the team adds the points scored in the match that week to their season total
At the end of the season, the teams that have the 8 highest scores will advance to the playoffs
In the case of a tie for the final position in the playoffs, the tie will be broken by following tiebreakers, in order of application:

Regular season head-to-head results
Regular season total scores against all common opponents
Regular season results of individual common opponents, starting with the common opponent that is rated highest in the end of season rankings

Playoffs

The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament of eight teams, with the top four teams receiving awards
Ties in Playoff Matches

There cannot be a tie in a playoff match
If, after 9 holes of a playoff match, the match is tied at 9:9, the match will proceed to the next hole and continue forward to subsequent holes until the match is decided or suspended
The tied match is not complete until one of the teams has won a hole by holing the ball with the lowest number of strokes. Note: Handicap points for holes will still be observed during the extra/overtime holes
If the match cannot continue (darkness, inclement weather, etc.) or if subsequent checking of the scorecards reveals a tie when the match was thought to be completed, the following order of tie-breakers will be applied:

Regular season head-to-head results
Regular season total scores against all common opponents
Regular season results of individual common opponents, starting with the common opponent that is rated highest in the end of season rankings

The first week of the playoffs, starting with the first seed, each of the top four seeds will play the lowest seed available

Top seed will play the 8th seed
2nd seed will play the 7th seed
3rd seed will play the 6th seed
4th seed will play the 5th seed

The teams that lose on week 1 are eliminated from the playoffs.
The second week of the playoffs, the highest seed that won in week 1 will play the lowest seed that won in week 1 and the two other teams will play each other.
The third week of the playoffs, the two winning teams from week 2 of the playoffs will play to determine the champion and the 2nd place team, while the teams that lost their match on week 2 of the playoffs will play to determine 3rd an 4th place.
In the case of scheduling conflicts during the playoffs, it is at the commissioner’s discretion to declare any combination of the following:

Reschedule the match/matches
Declare the match forfeit
Penalize the team causing the issue by awarding their opponent extra strokes or removing strokes from them

Handicapping

All players enter the league with no handicap
There will be at least one handicapping week at the beginning of the season to create a base handicap for the new players and subs that do not have a handicap
Players returning to the league will be handicapped based on their prior league scores/handicaps
Subs who have not played with the league before, will not have a handicap and, for handicapping purposes, will play as a scratch golfer (handicap of zero) the first time they compete.
Strokes Given

The strokes given to a player on a hole is dependent upon several factors, including, but not limited to:

The lowest handicap of the foursome, which will automatically receive no handicap strokes
The handicap of the player in question
The difficulty of the hole being played

A player may receive zero, one or more handicap strokes on a given hole based on the factors listed above
Handicapping is the sole purview of the scorekeeper and any questions related to handicaps should be directed toward the scorekeeper.

Subs

Do not have to be current or prior Navy Federal Credit Union employees
Are not required to pay league dues
Are responsible for paying for their weekly green fees

Golf Rules

The league will follow USGA Rules unless otherwise specified

The league will allow the movement of the ball up to one scorecard length, no closer to the hole, when the ball comes to rest in the fairway of the hole being played

Players are encouraged to use the “inside the leather” rule. This means that if the ball comes to rest on the green and if it is closer to the hole than the length of a normal putter shaft measured between the bottom of the grip to the top of the putter head, then the putt is conceded.

If a putt is conceded, the golfer should pick up the ball and count the stroke that would have been made to hole the ball.

Teams

Each team will consist of two players, one of which must be a current or former employee of Navy Federal Credit Union.

Each team is responsible for creating a name for their team.

Teams that do not provide a name by the first official week of the season, will be assigned a team name by the commissioner or scorekeeper for the league.

Attendance/Subs

If a player is unable to play in a match, they should attempt to find a substitute player to play in their place.

The league will publish a list of substitute players that may be available, but it is up to the player/team to notify their partner, the commissioner, their opponents, and find substitutes when they become aware that they will not be able to attend the scheduled match.

If no substitute can be found, the match can still be played with only one team member in attendance. Note that this means that the team will use the single player’s score as the team score on every hole.

Any amateur golfer may play as a substitute, however, utilizing substitutes with established league handicaps will be in the best interest of the team utilizing the substitute.

If a team cannot make it to the scheduled match:

A representative of the team must work with the commissioner, scorekeeper, and their scheduled opponent to reschedule the match sometime between the prior week’s match and prior to the following week’s match.

Obtaining the proper scorecards and providing them to the scorekeeper is the responsibility of the team requesting the change of schedule.

Failure to reschedule the match, provide subs, or provide the scorecard to the scorekeeper by the following week’s match will result in the team receiving 0 points and the scheduled opponent receiving all 20 of the match points.

Matches and Scoring

A match consists of nine holes of golf between two teams of two players each, for a total of four players per match

Each hole in the match is worth 2 points.

The team score on a hole is determined by whichever team member has the lowest score after applying any handicap strokes for the hole.

The team having the lowest score on the hole receives 2 points and the other team receives 0 points for the hole.

If the two teams tie for the lowest score, then each team will receive 1 point for the hole.

The maximum score a player can have on a given hole is three over par or triple bogey which is:

6 on a par 3 hole

7 on a par 4 hole

8 on a par 5 hole

If a player reaches triple bogey and has yet to hole the ball, the player will pick up his/her ball and receive an ‘X’ on the scorecard for that hole.

A player with an ‘X’ for a hole cannot win the hole

Any other player in the match holing the ball in triple bogey or less is considered to have a lower score than ‘X’.

If all four players in the match score an ‘X’ on a given hole, the hole is considered a tie and each team will receive one (1) point for that hole.

For handicapping purposes, a score of ‘X’ on the scorecard will be converted to triple bogey for the hole.

At the end of the match, the team with the highest score wins the match

The team that wins the match will receive an extra two points for winning the match

If the teams end up in a 9 to 9 tie, each team receives one extra point for the match

League and Scoring

Each week, the team adds the points scored in the match that week to their season total

At the end of the season, the teams that have the 8 highest scores will advance to the playoffs

In the case of a tie for the final position in the playoffs, the tie will be broken by following tiebreakers, in order of application:

Regular season head-to-head results

Regular season total scores against all common opponents

Regular season results of individual common opponents, starting with the common opponent that is rated highest in the end of season rankings

Playoffs

The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament of eight teams, with the top four teams receiving awards

Ties in Playoff Matches

There cannot be a tie in a playoff match

If, after 9 holes of a playoff match, the match is tied at 9:9, the match will proceed to the next hole and continue forward to subsequent holes until the match is decided or suspended

The tied match is not complete until one of the teams has won a hole by holing the ball with the lowest number of strokes. Note: Handicap points for holes will still be observed during the extra/overtime holes

If the match cannot continue (darkness, inclement weather, etc.) or if subsequent checking of the scorecards reveals a tie when the match was thought to be completed, the following order of tie-breakers will be applied:

Regular season head-to-head results

Regular season total scores against all common opponents

Regular season results of individual common opponents, starting with the common opponent that is rated highest in the end of season rankings

The first week of the playoffs, starting with the first seed, each of the top four seeds will play the lowest seed available

Top seed will play the 8th seed

2nd seed will play the 7th seed

3rd seed will play the 6th seed

4th seed will play the 5th seed

The teams that lose on week 1 are eliminated from the playoffs.

The second week of the playoffs, the highest seed that won in week 1 will play the lowest seed that won in week 1 and the two other teams will play each other.

The third week of the playoffs, the two winning teams from week 2 of the playoffs will play to determine the champion and the 2nd place team, while the teams that lost their match on week 2 of the playoffs will play to determine 3rd an 4th place.

In the case of scheduling conflicts during the playoffs, it is at the commissioner’s discretion to declare any combination of the following:

Reschedule the match/matches

Declare the match forfeit

Penalize the team causing the issue by awarding their opponent extra strokes or removing strokes from them

Handicapping

All players enter the league with no handicap

There will be at least one handicapping week at the beginning of the season to create a base handicap for the new players and subs that do not have a handicap

Players returning to the league will be handicapped based on their prior league scores/handicaps

Subs who have not played with the league before, will not have a handicap and, for handicapping purposes, will play as a scratch golfer (handicap of zero) the first time they compete.

Strokes Given

The strokes given to a player on a hole is dependent upon several factors, including, but not limited to:

The lowest handicap of the foursome, which will automatically receive no handicap strokes

The handicap of the player in question

The difficulty of the hole being played

A player may receive zero, one or more handicap strokes on a given hole based on the factors listed above

Handicapping is the sole purview of the scorekeeper and any questions related to handicaps should be directed toward the scorekeeper.

Subs

Do not have to be current or prior Navy Federal Credit Union employees

Are not required to pay league dues