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Rules for League Play

            2021

 

 PLEASE NOTE:    Please read this information carefully.  

League Fees:

A $10 entry fee is charged each member of the league, and must be paid prior to the end of the season. Please send your entry fee thru campus mail to Kyle Banter, STDM.    Your entry fee will be used to keep tournament entry fees lower and to help purchase tournament prizes.  The league chairman, treasurer and scorekeeper shall not be charged the league entry fee.

Handicaps:

Handicaps will be calculated as follows:  You will start with last year’s ending handicap.  Then, we will use a running average of all of your scores to continually adjust your handicap.  That handicap will be 85% of the difference between your average score and par 36, up to a maximum of 20.  Fractional values in the handicap will be truncated.

Trophies:

The PPGA "Player of the Year" traveling trophy will be presented at the PPGA Open to the player who accumulates the most points for the season, based on weekly points as noted below. 

The PPGA "Sportsman of the Year" traveling trophy will be presented at the PPGA Open to the player chosen by the current sportsman of the year. 

The PPGA "Low Average Trophy" will be presented at the PPGA Open to the player who has the lowest stroke average for the season.  To qualify, a minimum of 13 rounds is required.

The PPGA "Putting Trophy" will be presented at the PPGA Open to the player who accumulates the most putting points for the season.

Scoring:

Scorecards must be signed, dated and left in the PPGA score box at the Purdue Pro Shop by Friday morning before 7:30 a.m. to be counted. Cards received after that time will not count.  Player’s names must be clearly legible with both first and last names used.  Only scores from the designated course will be accepted.  

When a league member will be out of town (e.g., vacation) or otherwise unable to play during a regular league week, the player may elect to submit a score for that week any time AFTER their previous week's round but before 7:30 AM on Friday of the week in question.  The round must be on the course scheduled that week to be accepted.  It must be signed and attested, and must show the date the round was actually played PLUS the league date for which the player wishes the round to count. 

In an effort to make our league competitive across all handicap levels, the league awards points based on the rules below:   In order to get credit for bonus points, you must circle the score for the hole where you think bonus points are applicable.

Low Net (weekly)

Low Putts (weekly) 

            Bonus Points (weekly)

 1st        10 points

12        or less5 points                                   

Handicap

12 and more

11 and less

 2nd       9  points

13     4 points

 Par 

2

0

 3rd        8 points

14     4 points

Birdie

3

2

 4th      7 points

15      3 points

Eagle

5

3

 5th      6 points

16      3 points

Double Eagle

7

5

6th         5 points  

17      2 points

Hole in one

7+ trophy

5 + trophy

7th         4 points

18      2 points

 

 

 

8th         3 points

19      1 points

 

 

 

9th         2 points

20      1 points

 

 

 

10th       1 point

 

 

 

 

Turn in completed score card and receive 3 participation points only if played on the designated Purdue course on Wednesday.  The date you play must be recorded on the card to receive participation points: no date = no points.

Participants in the first two tournaments will receive 5 points.  No points will be awarded for placement in the tournament.

 Tournaments:

Three tournaments are planned for this season. They are:

            Annual Pre-Season Tournament

            Mid-Season Scramble Tournament (site to be determined)

            PPGA Open (site to be determined)

 

Rules of play:

Rules of the USGA will govern all play with these exceptions:

No mulligans are allowed on the first tee or any other shot during your round.

Winter Rules will be observed only in the fairway.  Roll the ball over with your club within a 6" radius of the original position. Winter Rules do not apply in a hazard or the rough.

All putts must be holed out. No "gimmees" allowed.  There are just too many different thoughts on what a “gimmee” should be.   

 

Please communicate before rounds about the use of flagsticks with your playing partners. This will help avoid confusion while on the green when players are ready to play. Some may like it in, while others may not (Please discuss preference before round to help each other the best we can).

 

Play during rain or inclement weather at your own discretion. If the horn sounds on Wednesday and the course closes and issues rain checks, rounds may be completed following the last completed hole.  Turn in cards by Sunday evening.  Participation points will be awarded for those rained out.

 

In the event of a lost ball or a ball hit out-of-bounds during PPGA league play, the player will incur a one-stroke penalty.  To continue play, he/she must determine the last point at which the ball was seen (for a lost ball) and/or the spot where the ball went out-of-bounds.

 

For a lost ball, the player must drop the ball at a spot behind the point where it was last seen, keeping that point on a direct line between the hole and the spot where the ball is to be dropped, but with no limit as to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped (Note: this is NOT to be confused with the ball's original line of flight, which may not be used to determine the spot on which to drop the ball).  The only exception to this rule is that if the player wishes, he/she may drop the ball as close as possible to the exact spot from which their last shot was played, with one stroke penalty, which in essence becomes a stroke and distance penalty.

 

 

 

For a ball hit out-of-bounds, the player is allowed to establish the point of relief within two club lengths relief from the out-of-bounds, and then he/she must drop the ball at a spot behind that point, keeping that point on a direct line between the hole and the spot where the ball is to be dropped, but with no limit as to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped (Note: this is NOT to be confused with the ball's original line of flight, which may not be used to determine the spot on which to drop the ball). The only exception to this rule is that if the player wishes, he/she may drop the ball as close as possible to the exact spot from which their last shot was played, with one stroke penalty, which in essence becomes a stroke and distance penalty.

 

Playing by yourself on league night is strongly discouraged. Please avoid if possible.

 

Tees:
Handicaps will be used to determine which tee is used for players under 70 years old.

We will be using the same sets of tees on both courses. Gold – regular, silver – forward.

 

If your handicap is 12 or above at the beginning of the round, you may choose to play from the silver tees.  If your handicap is 11 or less you will play from the gold tees.

Those over 70 may play from the silver tees.

 

The use of distance measuring devices (DMDs) will be allowed during league play and tournaments.  Be a good sport and help your fellow league members if you have and use a distance measuring device.