Rules
Click here for rules prior to Feb 28, 2005

(Effective Feb 28, 2005 - Latest changes shown in blue)

• 1) RULES: U.S.G.A. Rules shall govern all play except as modified below and by local rules.  See scorecard.
• 2) FORMAT: The Stableford scoring system is used in accordance with USGA Rule 32-1b.  MSIS matches are  stroke play competitions where Stableford points rather than strokes determine the winners.  Points are earned using your NET HOLE SCORE as follows:
  • ONE OVER PAR    1 POINT
  • PAR             2 POINTS
  • ONE UNDER PAR   3 POINTS
  • TWO UNDER PAR   4 POINTS
  • THREE UNDER PAR 5 POINTS
  • FOUR UNDER PAR  6 POINTS

  NOTE: Your net score is figured by subtracting any handicap strokes you receive on the hole from your gross hole score PRIOR to applying Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) (see Equitable Stroke Control below).  Please note that that there are no points awarded for net double bogey or higher.  Therefore, for speed of play, once your attempt for net bogey is unsuccessful AND you have reached your maximum Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) score, pick your ball up.

• 3) SCORECARDS: For each hole, record your gross score (not to exceed your ESC score) and points earned on the official scorecard.  At the end of the round, total the Stableford points and gross score for each player and return the scorecard to the Golf Shop.  Scorekeeper and player must sign the applicable scorecard.

  The scoring staff will reject all scorecards that have not been signed by the scorer and the player and scorecards that do not have Stableford points totaled. If the missing information is not provided in a timely manner, the player will be disqualified and given zero points for the day.  If an error on a scorecard awards too many Stableford Points on any given hole or in the Stableford points total, (he) the player will be disqualified. If a card has an error on the scorecard that awards too few Stableford Points on any given hole or in the Stableford points total, the erroneous score will stand.
    

• 4) PRIZES: The team with the most total Stableford points (all 8 players) will be declared the winner.  Prizes are awarded for first, second and third place teams.  Winning merchandise certificate payoffs per player are as follows:

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• 5) TIE BREAKER:  Ties for the prizes will be broken as follows: When two or more teams have the same total Stableford points, the seven highest point totals for each team are used, the highest total being the winner.  If that fails to break the tie(s) then the six highest point totals for each team are used, winner will be the team with the highest total.  If the tie still exist then five scores are used in the same manner etc. until a winner is determined.

• 6) FEWER THAN EIGHT PLAYERS:

  • a) When a team has seven or fewer players the missing player(s) will be awarded the same score as the lowest player in the field scored that day.
  • b) The preceding also applies to member teams which have no players for a match.  For example, a member team does not play in a match.  The lowest score in the field that day is 21.  That team will get 21 x 8 points for a team score of 168.
  • c) Teams that have 5 or less players may play but they are excused from paying into the prize pool, are not eligible for prizes and their scores do not count for handicap purposes. These teams will be awarded points just like those with no players as described above.

• 7) RAIN: If you leave the course and the pro shop has not canceled the event, your team will not be able to post a score for you beyond the points already accumulated or you will receive points per rule 6b above (which ever is greater).  Lightning will stop the event, but the call if there is no lightning resides in the pro shop.

• 8) QUITTING IN MID ROUND: If any player(s) quits in mid-round when a match has not been officially canceled, that players will be awarded  Stableford points as follows: A quitting player will be awarded 27 (-9) Stableford points except if he is already at -9 or more he is awarded his actual score minus 3 more Stableford points.

• 9) TEES: All players will play from the designated tee markers (usually about 6000 yards).  
• 10) PACE OF PLAY: Each pairing is requested to maintain a steady pace of play and to keep up with the group in front of them.
• 11) ELIGIBILITY: MSIS participation is limited to men members from our member clubs.  If otherwise qualified a player is eligible to participate in MSIS events in the month he attains age 55.
• 12) ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM: The Championship team for each year is determined by the total of Stableford points earned each month plus the Stableford points scored in the the John Brady Cup match at the end of the season.  Standings will be published each month on this web site. If two or more teams tie for the Brady Cup, the team that was leading in the standings just prior to the Brady Cup match will be awarded the cup.
• 13) MEMBER CLUBS: The addition of any new member clubs must be approved by the Team Reps who will be notified by phone or email by the Scheduling Chairman.

Handicapping

In order to have a level playing field for our events, the Men's Senior Interclub Series uses our own handicap indexes.  These indexes are based solely on scores posted in our Men's Senior Interclub Series events. 

 Accordingly the following applies:

• Complete and legible score cards for each player are required:
  • Scorecards must include Equitable Stroke Controlled (ESC) scores for each hole and the total ESC score for the round for each player.  ESC maximum scores for each hole are:
    • Handicap 0-9, double bogey
    • Handicap 10-19, seven (7)
    • Handicap 20-29, eight (8)
    • Handicap 30-39, nine (9)
    • Handicap 40 and above, ten (10)
  • Scorecards must include the Stableford points earned on each hole as well as the total Stableford points for the round for each player.  Note: Stableford points are calculated prior to applying ESC.
  • Scorecards must include both first and last names for each player.
• A player will not have a Men's Senior Interclub Series handicap index until he has completed three rounds using this system.
• A player will continue to use his home course handicap index prior to establishing a Men's Senior Interclub Series handicap index.  While using a home course handicap index, a player is limited to a maximum of 38 Stableford points for any one event.
• The handicap index calculation method is shown here.