GCO Golf League

1.1 TEE BOXES. The teeing area for all league play shall be the tees closest to 6700 yards.

1.2 ROLL OVER RULE. You may roll your ball up to six (6) inches, but no closer to the hole, to avoid poor lies, abnormal conditions, or because you just want to. This can be done any place in the fairway, but never in the rough, a hazard, bunker or on the green (unless the USGA otherwise provides.) You may not improve your lie to avoid trees, branches, roots or avoid hitting over bunkers, water and so on. You may not improve your lie in the woods, or to improve your lie from rough to fairway. You may lift and clean your ball of mud anytime it is in the fairway or your green, but you may only clean a muddy ball from the rough if it embedded. You must not clean an embedded ball or muddy ball which lies in a hazard nor unplug an embedded ball in a hazard.

1.3 WEATHER RULES. Scattered showers and light rain do not cancel golf. Cool, cold or windy weather does not cancel golf. Golf is only canceled by reason of thunderstorms that are ongoing at tee off, snow accumulation, tornado, ongoing heavy rain at tee off which has little hope of letup and the golf course being closed. If the weather situation is particularly threatening, please check you emails before heading to the golf course. We try to send out a last minute cancel / no-cancel notice, if possible.

1.4 USGA AND LOCAL RULES: USGA Rules apply except where local course rules apply and the listed GCO league rules. In all instances where GCO, local and USGA rules contradict or contravene each other, the GCO rules shall control, followed by local rules then USGA.

2.1 WEEKLY LEAGUE PLAY. There will be various game of golf played each week by the field. Scores are handicapped using established handicaps. The "GCO-Callaway Handicapping System" will be used for the first two rounds played by those without established handicaps, after which, regular GCO handicaps (based of USGA) will be used. Points will be awarded according to the "Prize Distribution Chart."

2.2 SEASON LENGTH AND SCHEDULE. The length of the schedule, shall in most cases, be determine by the length of the season. Should a week be cancelled due to inclement weather, course closure or a declared holiday layoff, the schedule shall resume by skipping the scheduled event and format until the next available event.

2.3 READY GOLF. Please play ready golf, that is, if you are ready to hit while your opponent is dinking around, go ahead. Ready golf also implies you should prepare yourself to hit as soon as possible, whether or not it is your turn. A good example of this is go to your ball with the correct club and figure out your shot while your opponent is preparing to hit and hitting. Don't wait for him to hit and then saunter over to your ball. This does not mean hit at the same time or be a distraction to your opponent or other golfers. Common Etiquette is still required. If a golfer feels that the order of play may effect the match, a golfer may, at his option, require his opponent to abide by the order of play.

3.1 GCO HANDICAPS. GCO Handicaps for this 18hole league (non-Callaway) will be calculated based on a minimum of two adjusted gross scores from the home course, and then at increments (usually weekly) throughout the season. The GCO Handicap system maxes out at your most recent 20 scores or two most recent seasons, whichever is shorter. The Handicap is the average of your best Adjusted Gross Scores which comprise of 1/2 of all your total Adjusted Gross Scores for the given period. For example, if you have eight total scores, your best four will be averaged. Handicaps will be calculated weekly. Handicaps will be rounded down for any number less than .7 and rounded up from .7 and above. No handicaps can exceed 18 or two strokes per hole. Handicaps are not effected by the Worst Score Drop Rule.

3.2 EQUITABLE STROKE CONTROL. For the purposes of calculating handicaps, not for calculating match or net points, only the Adjusted Scores will be used. A Weekly Gross Score gets adjusted downward for every stroke a player scores over twice par on any particular hole. For instance, if a player's final score is a 98, but such score includes a 9 on a par 4, his Adjusted Gross Score will be one less, or 97. No Adjusted Gross Score can exceed +18 for a single nine hole round. No Adjusted Gross Score can be lower than +0 or even par.

3.3 GCO-CALLAWAY SYSTEM. The Callaway system is used to give new players a handicap which is then calculated at the end of a round based on a certain formula based on your score. At the end of each round for the first 2 weeks, you will calculate your handicap, with a league coordinator if necessary, and factor it into that days scoring. While the Callaway system is not perfect, neither is a regular handicap system. New players will have regular handicaps after playing two rounds and use that handicap until such time as handicaps are recalculated. The GCO-Callaway System handicap will be calculated using the below GCO-Callaway Handicap Table from a players adjusted gross score. Worst hole means highest number of strokes regardless of par, however, no hole may be scored at more than twice its par for this purposes. If the final hole is used in the Callaway worst hole calculation, it will be limited to a double bogey for Callaway handicapping purposes. Half-stroke entitlements are rounded up

4.1 DUES. League dues shall be $10.00. Dues will be divided equally between all schedule events and serve as the base compensation for each event.

4.2 ENTRANCE FEE. For each event a golf attends, there shall be a $5.00 entrance fee if the golfer desires to compete for the prize pool. Entrance fees are not required to merely play golf.

4.3. WINNINGS. Winnings shall be calculated each week based upon the "Prize Distribution Chart" which summarized the proportions of prizes based upon the number of player entered. The Prize Pool is the sum of the pro-rata proportion of the League Dues plus the Entrance Fee of that week's golfers.

5.1 RULE ARBITRATOR. In the event of a good faith ruling dispute, you may play out the hole and continue to conclusion upon agreement with your opponent. If the ruling is still in dispute by the time you reach the club house, and after consulting the rules, consult with a Commissioner who will settle the dispute and determine the scoring for that particular hole. An appeal of said ruling may be made to the Board of Commissioners and any such ruling from the Board of Commissioners shall be final.

5.2 PROCEDURE WHEN RULING UNKNOWN. In the event of a good faith ruling dispute, you may play out the hole and continue to conclusion upon agreement with your opponent. If there is a good faith dispute as to whether a golfer can or should play out a hole with a particular ball, a second ball may be played, without penalty, as an alternative, along with the first ball, and the score with each ball must be recorded. In either instance, following the match, upon consultation with the Commissioner or Vice Commissioner and the Rules of Golf, the correct score shall be determined for that hole. A party may appeal the ruling to a the Board of Commissioners and any such ruling from the Board shall be final.

5.3 FINAL SCORES. All scores become final on the week following the week in question at 10:30 p.m. unless a formal protest is filed with the Commissioner or Vice-Commissioner.

5.4 OBLIGATION TO REVIEW. All GCO members are required to review their own scores and points and the posting of those scores and points. It is the obligation of the individual member to insure that the league and Commissioner's office has recorded and calculated said scores and points correctly.

6.1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The league shall have an executive committee, called The Board of Commissioners, which shall consist of two or three positions, a Commissioner and Vice Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners shall:

a. Hear all appeals;

b. Consider and create new rules;

c. Amend or abolish old rules;

d. Provide information and assistance to league members as required; and

e. Issues sanctions against league members when appropriate.

6.2 BOARD VOTING. The Board of Commissioners shall vote on all issue put to it, by a majority vote. The Commissioner shall have veto power over all votes.

6.3. VOIDS AND AMBIGUITIES. In rare instances where a situation or occurrence cannot be resolved by the rules and the Commissioner has determined there is a void or ambiguity in said rules, the Commissioner shall issue a ruling and resolve such void or ambiguity in the best interest of the league.

PAR 72		ADJUSTED	GROSS	SCORES	HANDICAP	PAR 71		ADJUSTED	GROSS	SCORES
70	71	72	73	74	no handicap	69	70	71	72	73
75	-	-	76	77	½ of worst hole	74	-	-	75	76
78	79	80	81	82	worst hole	77	78	79	80	81
83	84	85	86	87	1½ worst hole	82	83	84	85	86
88	89	90	91	92	2 worst holes	87	88	89	90	91
93	94	95	96	97	2½ worst hole	92	93	94	95	96
98	99	100	101	102	3 worst holes	97	98	99	100	101
103	104	105	106	107	3½ worst holes	102	103	104	105	106
108	109	110	111	112	4 worst holes	107	108	109	110	111
-2	-1	0	+1	+2	HDCP ADJUSTM	-2	-1	0	+1	+2