CLINTON COUNTRY CLUB

2-MAN MEN’S LEAGUE

  1. LEAGUE OVERVIEW
  • 12-week season
  • Starts: May 24
  • Weekly play window: Sunday through Saturday
  • Format: 2-man pre-formed teams
  • Competition type: Stroke Play Field competition
  • Each week = 9-hole round
  • Standings: Season-long points system determines champion
  • End-of-season event: TBD
  1. FORMAT SCHEDULE
Week Dates Format Type Notes
1 May 24–30 Better Ball Net (85%) Opening week
2 May 31–June 6 Shamble Gross
3 June 7–13 Chapman Net (60/40)
4 June 14–20 Aggregate Gross MAJOR – Double Points
5 June 21–27 Better Ball Gross
6 June 28–July 4 Scramble Net (35/15)
7 July 5–11 Alternate Shot Gross
8 July 12–18 Aggregate Gross MAJOR – Double Points
9 July 19–25 Aggregate Net (95%)
10 July 26–Aug 1 Chapman Gross
11 Aug 2–8 Shamble Gross
12 Aug 9–15 Better Ball Gross Final week
  1. POINTS SYSTEM

Standard Weeks

  • 1st: 10
  • 2nd: 9
  • 3rd: 8
  • 4th: 7
  • 5th: 6
  • 6th: 5
  • 7th: 4
  • 8th and lower: 3

Major Weeks (Weeks 4 & 8)

  • Points are doubled

Special Cases

  • DQ (played but invalid) = 3 points
  • No-show = 0 points
  • DQ teams are excluded from ranking but still receive 3 points
  1. TIEBREAKING (WEEKLY)

Applied in order:

  1. Total score
  2. Last 6 holes (holes 4–9)
  3. Last 3 holes (holes 7–9)
  4. Last hole (hole 9)
  5. If still tied → manual coin flip
  1. HANDICAP REQUIREMENTS
  • Must have:
    • GHIN handicap OR
    • 5 submitted scorecards
  • Handicaps pulled from:
    • Saturday prior to each week
  • Handicaps are locked for the entire week
  • Maximum handicap: 30
  • Committee may manually adjust for sandbagging
  1. HANDICAP APPLICATION BY FORMAT
  • Better Ball Net: 85%
  • Aggregate Net: 95%
  • Scramble: 35% low / 15% high
  • Shamble: 75%
  • Chapman: 60% low / 40% high
  • Alternate Shot: 50% combined
  • Stableford (if used): 85%
  • Gross formats: no handicap
  1. TEES
  • Default: White tees
  • Gold tees eligibility:
    • Age + handicap ≥ 75 (Minimum age: 50)
  • Players on same team may play different tees
  • USGA course handicap adjustments apply
  1. PLAY RULES
  • 9-hole rounds
  • Must play as a team
  • Must play with:
    • another team OR
    • approved marker (contact Brady Williams)
  • If not → round must be replayed
  • All putts must be holed (no gimmies)
  • USGA Rules apply + weekly local rules
  1. SUBSTITUTES
  • Maximum 4 substitute weeks
  • At least one original player must be present
  • Both original players cannot be replaced

5th Substitute Week

  • Team may still play
  • Automatically DQ’d for the week
  • Receives 3 points

 

 

Additional Rules

  • Net events: substitute = +1 stroke penalty
  • Gross events: no penalty
  • Substitutes:
    • eligible for weekly prizes
    • NOT eligible for season prizes
  • Substitutes can be anyone
  • No substitutes allowed in majors
  1. SCORING & SUBMISSION
  • Scores submitted via CCC App
  • Must be submitted immediately after round
  • Opposing team verifies score
  • Players sign log sheet attesting scores
  1. DQ / NO-SHOW RULES
  • Played but invalid (DQ) = 3 points
  • No-show = 0 points
  • No score submission = DQ (3 points)
  • Player leaves mid-round = team DQ (3 points)
  • DQ teams:
    • not ranked
    • still receive 3 points
  • No-shows:
    • not entered into weekly sheet
  1. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
  • Must play 8 of 12 weeks to qualify for season prizes
  1. TEE TIME / SCHEDULING
  • Tee times are self-booked
  • No reserved league blocks
  • Players must:
    • declare round as a league round before play
  • Rounds:
    • cannot be replayed
  1. WEEKLY PAYOUT STRUCTURE
  • Entry fee: $15 per player
    • Entry fee does not include cart and greens fees
  • Substitute fee: $20 per player
  • Prize pool:
    • $6 of each player goes to weekly prizes
    • $6 of each player goes to season long prizes
    • $3 of each player goes to the season long gross ringer board

Weekly Payout

  • 1st: 40%
  • 2nd: 30%
  • 3rd: 20%
  • 4th: 10%
  • Prize type: Gift cards
  • Substitute surcharge ($5 extra) goes to club
  • Prizes will be paid out at the end of the season (including weekly prizes)
  1. SEASON PAYOUT STRUCTURE (TOP 8)
  • 1st: 22%
  • 2nd: 17%
  • 3rd: 14%
  • 4th: 12%
  • 5th: 11%
  • 6th: 10%
  • 7th: 8%
  • 8th: 6%
  1. STANDINGS & TIEBREAKERS (SEASON)

Champion determined by:

  • Total points across all 12 weeks

Tiebreakers:

  1. Most weekly wins
  2. Lowest round
  3. Best highest round
  4. Average score
  1. RINGER BOARD
  • Format: Gross
  • Included in league
  • Ties broken using USGA tiebreak method 
  1. DISCIPLINE / ENFORCEMENT

Score Manipulation

  • 1st offense: DQ + review (can be overturned if a mistake was made)
  • 2nd offense: 1 Week League Suspension
  • 3rd offense: Expulsion from League

Authority

  • All rulings are final
  • Committee review only if escalated

Additional Rule

  • Failure to follow league procedures:
    • may result in DQ at committee discretion
  1. COMMUNICATION
  • Weekly updates via:
    • Email
    • CCC App
  • Weekly standings:
    • posted publicly
    • displayed in shop
  • Weekly recap emails

 

 

  1. BETTER BALL OF PARTNERS (GROSS & NET)

Each player plays their own ball for the entire round.
The team score on each hole is the lower of the two scores.

  • Gross: no handicap applied
  • Net: handicap applied, then lower net score counts

Example:
Player A = 5, Player B = 6 → Team score = 5

  1. AGGREGATE (GROSS & NET)

Both players play their own ball.
The team score is the combined total of both players’ scores.

  • Gross: raw scores added together
  • Net: both players’ net scores are added together

Example:
Player A = 5, Player B = 6 → Team score = 11

  1. SCRAMBLE (NET)

Both players hit tee shots.
The team selects the best position for their second shot, and both players hit from that spot.
This process continues until the ball is holed.

  • Only one ball is in play at all times
  1. SHAMBLE (GROSS & NET)

Both players hit tee shots.
The team selects the best drive.
From that point, each player plays their own ball to the hole.

  • Score is determined by the lower of the two scores on the hole

Example:
Player A = 5, Player B = 6 → Team score = 5

  1. CHAPMAN (GROSS & NET)

Both players hit tee shots.
Players then switch balls and hit their partner’s ball for the second shot.
After the second shot, the team chooses one ball and plays alternate shot until the hole is completed.

Summary flow:

  1. Both tee off
  2. Switch balls and hit second shots
  3. Choose best ball
  4. Alternate shot to finish
  1. ALTERNATE SHOT (GROSS)

One ball per team.

  • Player A tees off on odd holes (or assigned holes)
  • Player B tees off on even holes
  • Players alternate shots until the ball is holed
  1. STABLEFORD

Players earn points on each hole based on score relative to par.

Point Structure

  • Bogey = 1 point
  • Par = 2 points
  • Birdie = 4 points
  • Eagle = 6 points

Team score = total points accumulated.