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How to run a golf league

 

Golf leagues run the gamut. One league might be highly competitive while another is casual and concentrating on fellowship and fun. A league might have mostly players in their 30's and 40's or have a whole range of ages. There are men's leagues, women's leagues and mixed leagues. Some leagues will have beginners and others will have highly skilled golfers while others will have a mix. What's your league like?

If you're puzzled about how to start or run your golf league, our 22-minute video, How Best to Run a Golf League, might be just what you need. The video will help you...

  • determine your league type
  • games or playing format recommended for each league type
  • a case study
  • handling seasonal challenges encountered by leagues (golfer absences, incomplete rounds, change in number of players / teams, rain-outs)

The video will help you figure out what kind of league you have using the League Quadrant tool. The League Quadrant tool helps you decide if your league is a high or low competition league. Additionally the tool will help you conclude whether your league is a high or low diversity league in terms of skill levels. Determining your golf league's type leads you to the next step of deciding which golfing play formats most appropriately fit your league type.

Play formats include team-based individual match play, team match play, Stableford, best ball, skins and more. In addition to solving a problem through the case study, the video will walk you through solutions for some of the challenges leagues face during their season.

Find our video at How Best to Run a Golf League, and fine-tune your league.