League Rules

1. Pace of Play

Please be aware of your pace of play and keep up with the group in front of you.
Please keep ball searches to 3 minutes.

2. Gimmes

Gimmes are allowed again this year.
Any putt will be deemed "good" as long as they are "Inside the Leather".
“Inside the Leather” will be defined as the length of the putter as measured up from the clubhead to the bottom edge of the grip on the other end of the shaft using a standard putter length.
Please be gentlemen when using this rule.

3. Tee Markers

Players under 65 play from the blue tees.
Players 65 and older may decide to play the combo tees.
Even if you have in the past, please let the League Director know if you want to play the combo tees this year.

4. Use of Lift, Clean, and Place

5. Maximum Score Per Hole

The MAXIMUM SCORE on any hole is 4 over par (gross score).
A player may pick up their ball on any hole once they are already 4 strokes over par before their handicap.

6. Natural Areas

- If a ball goes into an area marked as a “Natural Area”, you must drop where it entered, no closer to the hole without penalty.
- Please see the "Natural Areas Map" on the website which shows where these areas are.
- The areas are determined where the grass is significantly longer than the normal rough height.
- Please note the long grass adjacent to Meadowbrook Creek on Holes 5 and 7 are not Natural Areas.

7. Handicaps

- Handicaps will be calculated using the golfleaguenetwork.com software.
- The first 2 weeks will be used to generate a new handicap for this season.
- These new handicaps will be a continuation of your handicap from last year if you're a returning member.
- Team and Individual Net Leagues results and standings for the first week of the regular season will not be posted until these handicaps are set after the second week of the regular season.

8. Weekly Payouts

- Top 3 finishers in each division will earn "Shop Credit" each week.
- Tiebreakers to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be by using the hardest to easiest handicapped holes.
- Weekly proxies will also be paid out in "Shop Credit".

9. Year-Long Points Race

- Top 15 finishers "make the cut" and earn points each week. (For example, on a single point week, 1st place receives 15 points, and 15th place receives 1 point.)
- Any ties will split the points available.

10. Substitutes Rule

- A substitute player must be an amateur golfer at least 18 years old, male, and abide by all league rules. Securing a sub is the responsibility of the absent league member or his partner. Any player who is not a league member is considered a substitute. Substitutes will play as a “scratch” player until they have recorded enough rounds to establish a league handicap or they may provide an official USGA Handicap.

Only substitutes who have registered for the league may compete for weekly proxies and within individual leagues. All other substitutes' scores will only count toward their team's score.

11. Weather Cancellations

- Weather Cancellations will be determined by the course. Take cover if you hear an air horn blown by the Meadowbrook staff. If you hear a horn that goes produces a high/low tone, that is Interlachen's and not Meadowbrook's horn.
- Play will not be cancelled due to rain unless the course becomes unplayable.
- You will be notified if the round is canceled via email by 3:00 and will be updated on the league website. If you don't hear anything, play will go on as planned.

12. NEW in 2023! League Play-Offs