League advice

[Sandtrapp220]

HI guys, I'm just looking for some ideas here.

I was voted into the Presidency of my Golf league last year,( lucky me) .

!st question: In your leagues ,do ask for a treasury report and if so, how often.

2nd : How long do you give the guys to pay their dues. !st half , and 2nd half. ( 32 rounds)  We  had guys finish paying at the end of the year outing. Which I will not stand for ,What can I do.

3Rd :What do you guys do for no shows and no calls ,as far as points go.

4th Do you guys recommend subs. and if so how do you work handicaps. If you don't get a sub how would the points work.

I'm sure I'll have more ,

Thanx in advance

[dave s]

Boy, that's a laundry list of questions.  I've been assisting our league leader for the past few years.

We have a golf league software package that does planning, scheduling, hdcps, scoring and probably a bunch of other things I don't know about.  It even figures out who won skin money and on what holes, based on league hdcp.

Everyone in our league has to be paid by a certain date, or you don't have a spot on the league.  Pretty simple, pay to play.  Some of the stragglers show up with payment first league day.

Subs:  Golf is already paid for so subs play for cart fee only.  The way most 2-man teams work subs is like this:  I tell my partner I'm traveling for work and won't make league night.  He gets a sub, usually a buddy of his or from a pool of subs who will always show up and play free golf that night. 

Subs:  If your partner doesn't show up, the software package has a way to include a 'ghost' score for a no-show.  It's somehow based on something like 80% of an A or B player league-wide score for that particular evening.

Treasury Report:  We get a balance forward statement at the start of the year and we spend pretty much everything on a few food and beer event nights throughout the season.  Nobody makes anything off our league.  The president still has to pay his annual league fee.

Prize money:  Everyone throws in $5 for skins and pin shots.  We have 32 guys.  If you expect to win money, play better!

Our league is a bunch of guys who have known one another for the better part of 30 years.  I don't know one guy who shows up expecting to win money or beat so-and-so.  It's supposed to be fun so we try to keep it that way.  No sand-bagging to 'win the league' or anything like that.  No cheaters, no scammers, etc.  We just show up, throw back a few pops and have fun for 3-4 hours each Thursday night.  Winning the league gets your name on our league's plaque in the clubhouse.  That's it.  No big money paid out.  Again, want to win back your $5 bucks on a regular basis, play better!

Oh, and our league president's favorite line is simple:  "You don't like it, I can make you league president RIGHT NOW!"  It's not that he's a jerk in any way, it's just that league president is a thankless job.  Someone always complaining about something for the sake of complaining.

Enjoy your league this summer.

dave

[WUTiger]

We have a more informal golf league. The majority are retirees, and we play at least twice a week when the weather is decent.

We have a phone list, and the organizers send out a schedule of tee times available for the following week. People who want to play on a day e-mail back and grab a slot. We have about three "away" trips a month when the home course has an outside tournament..

The game is a four-person best ball, with a $5 buy-in per person. You have a team winner and skins winners. The winnings are lean, but the braggin' rights are grand! It's cash and carry, so there's no need for a treasurer.