Berea Elks Lodge #1815 Golf League

Members of the best run golf league (headquartered in Berea, Ohio),

Welcome back returning players and welcome any new players that sign up for the Berea Elks 2024 Golf League.

Happy first full day of spring, the trees are budding, the birds are chirping and the snow is falling...Ah got to Love NE Ohio Weather!  Hopefully it decides to be spring sometime soon, we are planning on starting Tuesday April 30th with the first two weeks planned as practice weeks.  It is mandatory for all new golfers(that do not have a handicap) to play in both practice rounds to help establish a handicap for league play. If you are planning on NOT joining this season please reply ASAP so that I have sufficient time to fill your spot.  Equally important, if you know of anyone who would like to join the league please send me their contact information (name, phone and email) and I will send them an email invitation.

Website and Login Information.

You can find all sorts of information on our league website, including but not limited to; matchups, handicaps, contest winners and even breakdowns of average score per hole.  It is very informative once you dive into it.  We will also use this for live scoring during our rounds.  I know it can be rough to remember or use(I'm virtually pointing my finger at our "older" golfers), but it helps make running the league a bit easier.   

https://www.golfleaguetracker.com/glthome/security/login
Login:         BPOE1815
Password:  Elks1815

Once logged in there should be a link that states begin live scoring, click then put in the names of your group and score. Rinse and Repeat EVERY WEEK. Always keep a paper back up for the first few weeks in case of an error or it wasn't working properly.  New golfers feel free to ask for assistance from veteran members on how to use live scoring.

Dues

The total for the whole season is $80 which does not include participation in Skins and Skill Shot contest.  If you choose to participate in Skins or Skill Shot they are each $20.

League Dues     $80
Skins                   $20
Skill Shot            $20
Total                $120

Mix and Match all you want but the Dues are mandatory.

To participate in Skins and Skill Shot I must have your money in order for you to be eligible for the season contests. Once payment is received your are in from that point on for the rest of the season.

Missing rounds and Make Ups

Life happens and things come up sometimes which prevents us from playing our rounds, I have always been fair when it comes to making up any missed rounds. Missed rounds must be played with another member of the league on the corresponding 9 that was missed. Rounds can always be played ahead of time if you know you are going to miss that week(still adhering to make up rules).  All missed rounds from the first half must be made up by JULY 15th, second half by August 26th and turned into me  Any rounds missing will be a forfeit of that week. 

Rain Outs

If Mother Nature decides to be all pissy, rainouts will be added to the end of the season.  If we have multiple rainouts it could extend the season to the point where it might conflict with members Fall plans, if it becomes a problem we will vote on if we should make all the missing rounds up or set a hard date for the season to end.

Playoffs

Will be held the week after the regular season ends. We will have two flights this year to allow for more evenly matched competition and also separate playoff brackets for each flight. The top 8(possibly 10) players from each flight will compete in a knock out tourney.  Players who do not make the playoffs are still encouraged to play(every year we golf until the weather starts to go all Cleveland on us).

Any Questions feel free to ask.

As always have a good time and remember this is a fun league but we still play by the rules and count our strokes and take our penalties. 

Fraternally,
Matt "Best Dressed Commish" Williams