2010  Saturday Team Play Summary

Costa Mesa Men’s Club has 2 Team Play Team’s. We have a Thursday Team Play team and Saturday Team Play team.

Team play is a very competitive and challenging event. The regular season is 6 consecutive weeks with playoffs following after the 6 regular weeks. This year the first Team Play match is scheduled on January 23, 2010. Please click HERE for the rest of the 2010 Team Play schedule.

Costa Mesa’s Saturday Team Play Team will be play our matches against Mile Square, San Juan Hills, and Strawberry Farms. Please click HERE for the 2010 Saturday Team Play schedule.

The format of the event is as follows. There are 2 teams in each foursome. There is one individual match and one team match per foursome. Each match is worth 2 points for a total of 6 points per match. There are 8 matches for a total of 48 points per event. In the event of a tie…..

This is a match play event. The individual match is match play against your opponent and the team match is a best ball against the opposing team.

We hope to have a great year and see you in the playoffs.

Meet the team here…(need to add a link to roster)

Abbreviated Description of Team Play Rules

For full details please click on this link ……

Pace of play - playing out of turn not permitted. There is “no ready golf”. Be ready to play when it’s your turn.

No cell phones - cell phones are not permitted during team play matches. Both players will be disqualified for breach of rule by either partner.

Distance measuring devices - distance measuring devices are permitted if they measure only distance. Both players will be disqualified for breach of rule by either partner.  Balls - only balls in USGA latest conforming golf ball list are allowed. Player who breaches rule will be disqualified for both the individual and team match, and his partner will be disqualified for the team match. The one ball rule will not be in effect. However, the 14 club rule will be in effect.

Posting - record net par on holes not finished or not played. When match is closed out, the round is deemed completed. Play is discontinued, and net par is recorded for the remaining holes. If a hole is not finished, or a stroke is conceded, record the score that “would have likely been made”. The team captain is responsible for posting adjusted gross score for each player. Individuals cannot post scores.

Handicap strokes - the lowest handicap player, in 4 ball (foursome), will not receive any strokes. The other 3 players will receive the full difference in strokes as they fall on the score card.

Individual play - the highest handicap player of the two will receive the full difference in strokes as they fall on the score card. Handicaps will still be played off the low player’s handicap even if that player is absent. If absent player joins on a later hole, he must maintain the handicap sequence on the score card, and he forfeits his individual match. Before the start of each match, it is each player’s responsibility to ensure that his correct course handicap is accurate based on 100% of his low index and inform his opponent on which holes he gets or gives a stroke. If a player begins a match having declared a handicap higher than entitled, and it affects the number of strokes given or taken, that player is disqualified. Otherwise, that player must play off the declared handicap

The rules of golf may not be waived at any time. Disqualification for breach of this rule

Match play claims - if a dispute occurs a player may make a claim. If no official is available within reasonable time, continue the match without delay after notifying your opponent that you are making a claim, and that you want a ruling. The claim must be made before any player in the match reaches the next tee, or if on the last hole, before leaving the green. A claim will not be allowed later, unless the claim is based on previously unknown facts to the player making the claim, and that he was given the wrong information by his opponent.

Advice - when both players remain in the match, they may exchange advice. If the team match is over but both matches continue, players cannot exchange advice. If the team match is over, and one of the individual matches is still going, you can either:

A.      Return to the club house

B.      Continue to play, but you cannot advise your partner

C.      Stop playing and declare yourself a caddie to your partner in order to give him advice. If you declare yourself a caddie, you cannot make a stroke at a ball until the other individual match is over.