The league uses the ready golf rules, forget honors golf.

• Keep up to the group ahead of you. Do not just stay ahead of the group behind you.
• When in the fairway, If not in their line of flight, drop off your fellow cart player and drive to your ball. There is no need to watch him / her hit and then drive to your ball to get distance and choose a club. Be ready to hit.
• If not in another player’s line or sight, please clean your ball and read your putt when another player is putting. Again, be ready to take your shot.
• We wish to maintain a good pace of play but do not wish to harm any fellow competitors. For this reason, the following are always in effect:
  1. Do not hit into the group ahead you. The first time is a warning and the second is a 1-stroke penalty.
  2. At any time, if you hit a player in the group ahead of you, who is playing the same hole, you will received a two stroke penalty.

The league plays to the USGA Rules with a couple of exceptions. They are as follows:

• If you land in an un-repaired divot in the fairway you may take a drop no nearer the hole, without penalty. If a divot is sanded or otherwise repaired or not in the fairway, you must play it as it lies.
• You may tap down any spike marks in the line of your putt.
• If you hit a tee shot (or any shot) and there is any question as to whether it is OB or lost, immediately hit a provisional shot (with the appropriate penalty). If you do not and you find your ball is lost or OB, you must take a drop where the ball last crossed grass with a 2-stroke penalty. There is no lateral hazard for a desert rule. This rule supersedes any course local rule. There is no going back to the tee, as we wish to maintain the speed of play. If you go all the way back to the tee, it still counts as a two-stroke penalty because you chose not to hit your provisional when you had the opportunity.
• You may only look for a ball for five minutes. After that take a drop and the appropriate penalty.
• If there is a question about a rule, call your foursome together to get a ruling. If it is still in question, finish the hole with that ball and a second ball with the secondary rule application. Upon completion of play, you and at least one other from your foursome will explain the issue to the Tournament coordinator. He / She and the Head Pro will then make appropriate Rule Decision and count the applicable score.

Starting on 9/1/2009 (Season 2009 / 2010), the SGL handicap Indexes will be based on the following formula. A minimum of 3 completed tournament rounds during the last calendar year will be required to establish a calculated index. If any Active Member does not meet this requirement the SGL Handicap Index will be set by the SGL Handicap Committee.
 

# Completed Tournament Scores	Differential to be Used
3	Lowest 1
4 or 5	Lowest 2
6 or 7	Lowest 3
8 or 9	Lowest 4
Last 10	Lowest 5

The reason behind this change is to more accurately reflect a player's current ability and will adjust more quickly for anyone playing above or below his or her capability.

Handicap Differential = (Adjusted Gross Score - USGA Course Rating) x 113 / Slope Rating

Check out the USGA Handicap Formula to learn more about calculating handicaps.

Any Player may request a copy of their Tournament History by e-mailing Dave Dean (dave AT saturdaygolfleague DOT com)

Handicap Calculations for Tournament Play, Handicap Indexes, Course and Tournament Handicaps will be determined by the following guidelines:

1. Men’s Tee Box Ratings and Slopes will be from the AGA website.
2. Women’s Tee Box Ratings and Slopes will be from the AWGA website.
3. Course Hole by Hole Handicaps will be from the Score Card on the date of play.

Course Handicaps = (Handicap Index x Slope Rating)/113

Tournament Handicaps will be calculated by the difference in Course Ratings for a given tee box when Men and Women play from the same set of tees.

Flight and Handicap Standards Players will start the season in a flight and remain there until notified.
(We do not want sandbagging or handicap adjustments due to outside influence)

Flights	Handicap Index
1	Below 9.9
2	10.0 to 14.9
3	15.0 to 19.9
4	Above 20.0

Player turnout will not deem flight numbers ever!

Yardages per Flights w/ Variances
(Some courses are short and do not have this many Tee Boxes)

Flight Minumum / Maximum Distance (mens)
Flight	Yards
1	6500 to 6800
2	6100 to 6500
3	5800 to 6100
4	5500 to 5800

Women play forward tees unless Handicap Index is 10.0 or below. Then they will move back 1 tee box regardless!

Please look at this in a constructive manner with fair play and enjoyment in mind!
And of course there are exceptions to every rule.