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JOIN A Crane Field Golf Association.

Associations will be formed depending on interest. Typically it takes at least 12 players to start a Men’s, Women’s, Seniors, or other type of association.

Each new season we have sign-ups. The exact dates will be posted on the events calendar and in the newspaper. New members may join through the first of July.

Weekly contests challenge your skills while providing a nice break from the daily grind. It is a great way to golf with your friends or meet new people.

Annual Membership Fee: $20

Weekly Contests: Green Fee plus $7 for the pot

UGA Membership ($25 in 2010)

Day of the week play is held: Wednesday and/or Thursday

Season: Late March through the End of October

Winners are posted on the News blog and credited on Fridays.

Scores must be attested by another golfer.

Game schedules on the front or back determined weekly.

We host monthly Saturday tournaments in addition to the weekly play each month.

You will be issued a reusable prize card to be credited automatically with your winnings.

We attempt to resolve handicap issues and modify events calendar according to player feedback.

A typical Games Schedule. (Current Calendar To Be Determined.)

Other Instructions

Association membership and UGA membership must be current if required.

The entry fee must be paid before playing each week, winning credits may not be used for competition green fee or entry fee pot. 

Play on the designated side (front or back nine) printed on the calendar.

Play at the specified time and day of the week and have a second person attest your score.

Only the round played immediately after paying the entry fee will count as your score for the week.

Play from the tees specified on the calendar.

Turn your attested scorecard in to the front desk. That score may be entered for you in the UGA computer. (If so do not enter it yourself a second time.)

Course handicaps are calculated by the UGA system. It is typically lower than your USGA handicap.

Scores will be tallied and posted no later than the following Monday.

Prize cards will automatically be credited for the winners. Pick up your prize card at the front desk after you have paid your membership fee.

Use your prize card like a gift card in the golf shop or snack bar. Use it for anything except for the weekly entry fee. (The golf shop can also mail order equipment for most name brand golf equipment. Check out the catalogs.)

Have fun and invite any friends who may want to join!

Typical Winnings breakdown:

First - 55% of the pot

Second - 30% of the pot

Third - 15% of the pot

These winnings are then divided by the amount of flights in the event.

Typical Nine Hole Handicap flights:

(These vary depending on the mix of players during the week.)

First flight: 0-6

Second 6.1-10

Third: 10.1 and up

Typical Games that might be played in a given week:

“Chicago”

Definition: Chicago is a golf game whose format is based on golfers beginning their rounds with negative points. In Chicago, players start with a negative amount of points, based on handicaps, then add positive points during the round. The idea is to get from the negative to the positive, clearing your "hurdle" (the term used for your starting total of negative points) by as much as possible.

Negative points begin at -39 for scratch golfers. A 1-handicapper starts with -38, a 2-handicapper with -37, and so on up to a 36-handicapper who starts with -3 points. During a nine hole round the negative hurdle is halved to -18.5.

During the round, positive points are added on this basis:

• Bogeys are worth l point

• Pars are worth 2 points

• Birdies are worth 4 points

• Eagles are worth 8 points

“Low Net”

Definition: A player's gross score minus the strokes his or her course handicap allows to be taken during the course of the round. A golfer may have a gross score of 92, but during the round was allowed to take 9 strokes. That player's net score is 83.

“Low Gross”

Definition: Gross score is, of course, every stroke a golfer has taken during a round, added up to a total score.

“Alternating Tees”

Definition: Low net or low gross scoring. Golfers play a different color tee box at each hole, from closest to furthest away. E.g. yellow, white, blue, black, yellow, white blue, black, yellow.

“Mulligan a Hole”

Definition: Low net or low gross scoring. Each player is granted one mulligan each hole. Use it on the tee box or save it for later at the putting green, it’s up to you.

“Beat the Pro”

Definition: Low net or low gross scoring, plus a bonus each hole you beat the gross score of the pro. Occasionally a bonus if you beat the net score of the Pro.

“2-Man Best Ball”

Definition: You will need a partner for this event. Each golfer plays a hole and the lowest of the two scores is recorded on a hole by hole basis. Only one line of the scorecard is needed. The two-some is treated as one person for calculating a low net or gross score. The two golfers handicaps will be averaged together.

“2-Man Scramble”

Definition: You will need a partner for this event. Each golfer plays a shot and the best shot is played after that. In this way hits are tallied for each hole. Only one line of the scorecard is needed. The two-some is treated as one person for calculating a low net or gross score. The two golfers handicaps will be averaged together.

“Three Ring Circus”

Definition: 2-man event. First three holes are played “best ball” format. Next three holes are played “scramble” format. Last three holes are played “alternating shot” format.

“Club Championship”

Definition: The Club Championship is two days of play. The pairing is done by handicaps the first day and by first-day-finishing order for the second day. Players must play both days to be eligible for prizes.

Typically you have all week to play the first 18 holes before Saturday. Who ever posts and turns in there score card before Saturday will be qualified for the last 18 holes. Tee times are scheduled in the morning, and you are grouped on how you scored the first 18 holes. Low Handicaps are playing for gross, and the high Handicaps are playing for net. The club champion will be the winner of low gross.