The Basics v $10/Person (excluding green fees); 9 Holes - Gross & Net v MGA Members Only; Non-MGA members can play as a Guest of an MGA member one (1) time only but MUST be a member of Eagle Watch.
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MUST be Male, 18 years or older to play
(including Guests). Sign-Up ..... EWMGA Website (updated on WEEKDAYS only) OPENS @ 6:00 p.m. on Thursday nights CLOSES @ 2:00 p.m. every Thursday 80+ guys each week (84 max) Sign Up Early! No Guests Allowed Welcome 2025 Sponsors!!! o Kavadellas (Platinum), Parks (Gold), Kolowich (Silver) Changes? Submit via website (NO TEXTS). Lose your partner, 24 hours to replace else Waiting List Penalty for no-shows ΰ $10 idiot fee, waiting list next time you play Singles will be listed on the site but are responsible for contacting other singles You CANNOT reserve a Hole unless you have a partner
Format & Rules Formats & rules CAN CHANGE up to 4:00 pm on Thursday N/G Handicap Rule: o You choose ΰ NET or GROSS points o Switching IS allowed once (1st Half only) if desired all points will transfer over o 5.0 or Less Index, you compete for GROSS MONEY & POINTS the rest of the season o If not in the money, points will (or can be) split between N/G Points always follow the money Use INDEX to calculate HANDICAP for the tees you play; your handicap is used to calculate your team score Will play Best Ball whenever possible (85%). All 9-hole BB scores MUST be posted. WE WILL CHECK! Caught moving the ball when we play it DOWN .. automatic DQ + banned the following week
Handicaps & Scoring Teams will be required to switch cards and sign them. This should result in more accurate scoring and create more accountability; if teams do not do this, ZERO TOLERANCE: o 1st offense ....... Verbal warning o 2nd offense ...... Automatically put on waitlist for the following week o 3rd offense ....... No points & No payout If SCORES are NOT POSTED (Best Ball only Gross & Net), we will use the same system: o 1st offense ....... Verbal warning o 2nd offense ...... Automatically put on waitlist for the following week o 3rd offense ....... No points & No payout Scoring Audit; NET Score Cards should be turned into Audit Table at end of round MGA Scorecards MANDATORY for ALL NET Players . No card, No money, No points 8:30 cutoff to hand cards in; must be legible & SIGNED; do the Math & give Totals
Two (2) Wildcard Nights The last night of each "Half" will be "Double Your Points" night; if you are on the bubble in points, this is catch-up night!
v In the Money that week? Points always follow the money. θ Example: If you normally play GROSS and happen to win NET dollars, you will get NET points if you choose to go that way. θ Use your INDEX to calculate your HANDICAP for the tees you play; your handicap is used to calculate your team score. v IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO SCORE IT THAT NIGHT, PLEASE ASK! v Payouts (1st / 2nd Gross & Net); we will randomly pay 3rd Net depending on turnout (no points however).
v Payouts: TIES get paid out. Two (2) first place ties split 1st & 2nd place money. Two (2) second place ties split 2nd & 3rd place money. Two (2) third place NET split ONLY 3rd place net money, NO POINTS.
Extra Stuff!
v Integrated Home Solutions (IHS) Generac Generator Specialists - are once again a proud PLATINUM sponsor! v Bright Day Moving - PLATINUM sponsor! v Parks Truck Center - are once again a proud GOLD sponsor! v TK Homes & Remodelers - proud SILVER sponsor! v Two Halves .... There are approximately 25-27 weeks total in the league - each half has "locks": o HALF #1: At the end of the first half, the Top 4 Gross and Top 8 Net point-getters get an automatic LOCK for the end-of-year Shootout, regardless how they do in the 2nd half. Position # may and could vary after the 2nd half, but those players are "locked". o HALF #2: At the end of the second half (only) and excluding the Top 12 Gross and Top 24 Net, the Top 1 Gross and Top 4 Net point-getters get an automatic LOCK for the end-of-year Shootout (2nd half only), regardless of how they do in the 1st half. v Rainouts: if the FINAL night of the 1st Half (June 26) or 2nd Half (Oct 9) is rained out - rainouts WILL NOT be rescheduled. Points will be totaled up to that point as they are. v Team Mix-up: 3 or more times we will break up foursomes; Chairman will randomly assign new foursomes; Gross & Net teams will stay together. v Front/Back: we will randomly play both the Front & Back nines this year. v Breaking Ties during the Season & to get in the Shootout all ties will be broken in this order: θ # of TIMES PLAYED - It's all about participation, NOT WINS alone!! θ # of WINS θ # of TIMES IN THE MONEY (1st and 2nd) θ SUM OF ALL MONEY POINTS θ Highest overall points accumulated by week, match of weeks going backwards from Oct 12th θ Alphabetical order (last name) θ Using a random Digital Number Generator
The Year-end Final Shootout !!!
The Top 4 Gross point leaders from the 1st Half only, AND The Top 1 Gross point leaders from the 2nd Half only, AND The Top 7 Gross point leaders after 2nd Half (excluding 1st & 2nd half locks)
NET Division 24 Players Total (Top 24 overall) The Top 8 Net point leaders from the 1st Half only, AND The Top 4 Net point leaders from the 2nd Half only, AND The Top 12 Net point leaders after 2nd Half (excluding 1st & 2nd half locks) v Ties will be broken as defined above to qualify for the Shootout v Everyone will be encouraged to grab some beer, go out and heckle! v Beer & Light Appetizers will be provided compliments of the MGA ($10/player will still be collected to tip the Staff and thank them for a GREAT year!) v MGA will supplement the Prize pot and all Winners will be paid the night of the Shootout v Shootout will replace the normal Thursday Night play for that night v Format is a Modified Alternate Shot but is subject to change at the discretion of the MGA Board and even possibly the weather v Ties in the Shootout will be broken by matching cards going backwards from Hole #9
The formats & rules defined above are geared towards a greater emphasis on showing up to play each week as 2 points are awarded just for playing. It will encourage guys to come out week-after-week for the camaraderie and not get discouraged by those folks that win every week and are too far in the lead to catch it will bring the field closer together! 2024 is going to be a great year come out and join us!!!
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