IMPORTANT

Please have the answers to all or most of these questions before starting the Wizard!!!

 

Course Questions

How many courses will this league play?                             ______

(Note: We define a golf course as one physical location, it could have 9, 18, 27, 36 or more holes.)

 

Is this a 9- or 18-hole league? (circle one)                         9 or 18

 

How many 9- or 18-hole courses will this league play?    ______

(Note: This is an example of how you answer the above question if you are playing at a 27- or 36-hole golf course.  If you play at a 27-hole golf course you could have 1, 2, or 3 9-hole courses for a 9-hole league and 1, 2 or 3 18-hole courses for a 18-hole league.  If you play at a 36 hole golf course you could have 1, 2, 3 or 4 9-hole courses for a 9-hole league and 1 or 2 18-hole courses for a 18-hole league.)

 

What is the Name and Address of the golf course(s) your league plays?

 

For each course, you will need the name, holes played (e.g. front nine, back nine) and the tees used.

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________

If the courses are not in the system, you will be asked to enter additional information.

To do this you will need the following :

Course name:      ________________________

Slope for each set of nine holes & each tee:_____________________   Slope:________________________

Course address:  ________________________

Rating for each set of nine holes & each tee:____________________   Rating:________________________

                                ________________________

 

Handicap, par, and distance for each tee of each hole

 

Course phone number:     _________________

 

Course fax number:           _________________

 

Course e-mail

address:        ___________________________

 

Course web site

address:        ___________________________

 

 

(Your golf course score card will give most of this information)

 

(Some courses do not display their 9-hole slope & rating, ask the course, or call your local USGA.  If you plan on using the USGA handicap index you must contact your regional USGA chapter to get revision dates. The revision dates are the dates used to calculate your handicap.  For example, if your dates are 3 weeks apart, then you will have the same USGA handicap index for 3 weeks.)

 

Handicap Questions (Players)

If you use the true USGA Handicap Calculation you will need to follow all the USGA club requirements that can be found at http://www.usga.com/handicap/establish/index.html. After accepting the club requirements you will need to know if you want to calculate 9- or 18-hole index. You will also need to know the golf course slope and rating for each set of nine holes and your revision dates, that can be found by contacting your regional USGA chapter.  The revision dates are the dates used to calculate your handicap.  For example, if your dates are 3 weeks apart, than you will have the same USGA handicap index for 3 weeks. 

Otherwise, you will need to know the following:

 

What is the maximum number of rounds you use to calculate your handicap before dropping rounds? _____

(If you enter 10, your handicap will be calculated using up to 10 previous rounds)

 

How many rounds do you need to play before you establish a handicap? ______

(If you enter 5, you would need to be playing your 6th round to have an established handicap that you can use for the current round.)

 

What is the minimum number of rounds you need to calculate handicap? ______

(If you enter 3, when you reach the 3rd round, your current round handicap would get calculated by using the current round plus the two previous rounds.  After the 3rd round your handicap would get calculated by using the three previous rounds.  This means that you must finish your current round before you can calculate any points.  Prior to the 3rd round, only current round’s scores are used to calculate the handicap for that round.)

 

What percent of the score do you use for calculation?   _________%

How many highest rounds do you throw out?                    _________

How many lowest rounds do you throw out?                      _________

How many highest holes per round do you throw out?    _________

How many lowest holes per round do you throw out?      _________

Are handicap decimals rounded or dropped? (circle one)     rounded     dropped

Are negative handicaps allowed? (circle one)                    yes     no

 

Handicap History:  If you want to use scores from a previous year to calculate your handicap, you can enter history scores and handicaps for each player and sub by going to the recap players & sub list, found in the players section of the wizard and in the configure area after the wizard has been complete. 

 

Handicap Questions (Substitutes)

Do substitute players use the same handicap method? (circle one)                   yes     no

 

What is the maximum number of points awarded to a sub per round?           _________

(For example, if you enter 5 and the sub actually takes 8 points, the final results will only show 5 points for that sub.)

 

What is the minimum number of points awarded to the opponent of a sub?    _________

(For example, if you enter 6 and the sub actually takes all of the points, the final results will show the opponent with 6 points.)

 

What is the sub handicap penalty?       _________

(This is used if you penalize your subs, for example; if you enter -1, it will subtract 1 from their handicap, if you enter 1, it will add 1 to the handicap and finally if you leave it blank it will not allocate any penalty.)

 

Are subs included in the games? (circle one)     yes     no

 

Scheduling Questions

League Begin Date: _________

How often do you play? (circle one)     weekly     every other week

Number of rounds league plays in a season (example: if weekly = # of weeks): _________

How many players per tee time (example: most golf courses require 4, but you can assign from 1-4): _________

Starting Tee Time (Time of day, example 4:02 PM): _________

How many tee times has the golf course given the league to play per round: _________

(example: # of players /# of players per tee time)

Tee Time Interval (example; 7.5 minutes): _________

Does your league play 2 sets of 9 holes at once (circle one)         yes     no
(i.e. 1/2 start on front nine, 1/2 start on back nine?)

How many periods compose your schedule (example; if you play a first half and second half of the season, enter “2”): __________

 

Player Questions

Number of Divisions & Names: _______________________________________________________________________________

(Example of 3 divisions would be like the NFL’s, Western division, Central division, Eastern division)

Number of Teams: ____________

(A team is a group of league members, made up of 1-2 people that accumulate points towards winning the league.  This is the lowest level that points are tallied.  In the above example, the Cleveland Browns would be a team)

Number of players per team (1 or 2): ______

Complete the following chart for all players and substitute players in your league :

These three columns

Plus these three columns

Player Name

E-mail

Phone
Number

Team
Number

Division

Tees for each course

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scoring Questions

Match Play: If you want to play match play for your league scoring method, in the individual scoring method section, select “1” for the points awarded each hole.  Next, select split points for a tie on a hole.  Finally, select “0” for total score points awarded. The difference between LeagueBoss’s stroke play is that we only play match with 2 players, rather than a total number of points (1-5) given to the winner. These points are used to calculate the league standings.

 

Definition: Match Play is played hole by hole and the winner of each hole is the player with the lowest score on that hole (with or with out handicap).  Each hole won counts as a plus, while each hole lost counts as a minus.  A hole that is tied is halved.  The player at the end of the round with the most holes is the winner.  The different between LeagueBoss’s match play is that everyone completes the round of 9 or 18 holes and each player receives all the points they won during the round.  These points are used to calculate the league standings. 

 

Stroke Play: If you want to play stroke play for your league scoring method, select the individual scoring method section, and then select “0” for the points awarded each hole.  Next, select (1-5) for total score points awarded. Finally, select split points for a tie on a hole.

 

Definition: Stroke play is the total number of strokes a player requires to complete a round of golf (9 or 18) versus the opponents and their total strokes.  The winner would be the person with lowest score (with or with out handicap).  This can be played with 2 to 150 golfers. 

 

NASSAU: If you want to play a NASSAU for your league scoring method, select the individual scoring method section, and then select “0” for the points awarded each hole.  Next, select (1-5) for total score points awarded. Finally, select split points for a tie on a hole.  The difference between LeagueBoss’s NASSAU play is that we only play against match with 2 players, rather than a total number of points (1-5) given to the winner.  These points are used to calculate the league standings.

 

Definition: NASSAU is one match for 9 holes and three matches for 18 holes played.  The first match is the player with lowest total number of strokes on the front nine (with or with out handicap) versus the opponents and their total strokes.  The second match is the player with lowest total number of strokes on the back nine (with or with out handicap) versus the opponents and their total strokes.  The third match is the player with lowest total number of strokes on all 18 holes (with or with out handicap) versus the opponents and their total strokes.   If you are playing a $2 NASSAU, the front is played for $2, the back for $2 and the total is worth $2

 

Best Ball: If you want to play Best Ball for your league scoring method, select Team scoring method, then select Team Lowest Score each hole.  Next, select the amount points you want to give the winning team for each hole (1-5).  Finally, select how you handle ties – whether points are not awarded, split, or carried over to the next hole. The differences between LeagueBoss’s Best Ball Match are that each hole receives points for the best ball match and we only play two teams in the match.  These points are used to calculate the league standings.

 

Definition: Best Ball requires a team of 2-4 players, and is played hole by hole.  Each player of each team is required to play his or her own ball to complete each hole.  After the completion of each hole the lowest score, minus handicap for the team is the best ball score for that team on that hole.  You repeat this process for 9 or 18 holes and add up the best ball score for each hole to get a total for the round for each team.  The team with the lowest score wins the Best Ball Match. 

 

 

How do you play / keep score? (circle one)     Individual     Team     Both individual and team scoring

 

Individual League Play Method is a combination of a modified Match, Stroke and NASSAU play within a team of 1-4 players using handicap.  Points are earned by one league player playing another league player, hole by hole and total round by total round.  The definition of an individual match is when one league player, plays against another league player.  If your league is a 9 hole league and chooses to play 2 points per hole, there could be a possible 2 points x 9 holes = 18 total individual match points possible.  If your league also chooses to play 4 points for the total round, you would have 18 + 4 = 22 individual match points possible.  If your league is a 18 hole league and chooses to play 2 points per hole, there could be a possible 2 points x 18 holes = 36 total individual match points possible.  If your league also chooses to play 4 points for the total round, you would have 36 + 4 front nine points + 4 back nine points + 4 eighteen hole points = 48 individual match points possible.  This can be played with 1-4 person teams.

 

(if individual scoring method is used, answer these questions)

 

Type Points   # Points          Ties             Select the team scoring methods you use :

Each Hole

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Points Awarded for Each Hole:  This allows you to play another person hole by hole for points on you net score.  This is also a modified Match Play.

Total Score

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Points Awarded for Total Score:  This allows you to play another person for points on your net total score.  This is also a modified NASSAU.

 

(EA = Each, T = Total, B = Both, NA = Not Awarded, SP = Split, CO = Carry over the points to next hole)

 

 

Team League Play Method: is a combination of any or all of Team Highest Score, Team Lowest Score and Team Total Score. The points are scored for each team hole by hole and total scores on 9 or 8 hole leagues.

 

(if team scoring method is used, answer these questions)

 

Type Points   # Points          Ties           Select the team scoring methods you use :

 

Each Hole

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Team Highest Score Each Hole: Points lost for the team with the highest individual score, minus handicap for each hole.

Each Hole

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Team Lowest Score Each Hole: Points awarded to the team with the lowest individual score, minus handicap for each hole.  This is a type of Best Ball.

Each Hole

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Team Total Score Each Hole: Points awarded to the team with the lowest total team score, minus handicap for each hole.

Total Score

(0-5)

(NA, SP, CO)

Team Total Score Total Round:  Points awarded to the team with the lowest total

round score for 9 or 18 holes, minus handicap.

 

(EA = Each, T = Total, B = Both, NA = Not Awarded, SP = Split, CO = Carry over the points to next hole)

 

Other Scoring Method:

 

If someone doesn’t play a round and no sub shows up to play the round, whom does the opponent play for points?

 

All points for that round are awarded to the opponent?  (circle one)  Yes     No

 

If "No", the administrator will select a person that the opponent will score points against:

(Note: phantom player will not receive any points and must have played a round the same day that the league player did not show)

 

What is the maximum number of points awarded to a no-show player per round? ________

 

What is the minimum number of points awarded to the opponent of a no-show player per round? ________

 

What is the score received when a player forfeits a hole?

(Note: no points can be received if a hole is forfeited.  We take the average strokes above PAR of all other hole for that round, plus or minus 1-3 strokes or take double PAR, plus or minus 1-3.  When entering this into a score card you would enter "F".)

 

What is the score received when a player picks up the ball after having the maximum strokes on that hole?

(Note:  that it is possible for points to be received if both players pick up or forfeit the hole.  When entering this into a scorecard you would enter "X".)

Par 3 holes? (6-9)_____________                  Par 4 holes? (8-11)__________         Par 5 holes? (10-13)__________

 

What is the maximum number of strokes a player can receive per hole?

Par 3 holes? (0-unlimited)___________       Par 4 holes? (0-unlimited)_______   Par 5 holes? (0-unlimited)________

 

What happens to the extra strokes? Not Awarded

 

 

Select the individual statistics you want to record and display on each scorecard :

 

 

Putts: Number of Putts each hole

 

Green: Whether the green was hit in regulation each hole

 

Fairway: Whether the tee shot was in the fairway each hole

 

Sand Save: Whether a sand save was made

 

Driving Distance: Driving distance in yards

 

All Methods

 

***After finishing the wizard, you can always edit information by entering the league site as an administrator and going to the configure screen on the league home page.  Additional information can be entered in the configure area that are not part of the wizard; Games, 19th Hole, Officers, Documents, and Security.