City Tennis League

Ready to experience the thrill of match play competition? Looking for something new and exciting? City Tennis League is a four week net match play golf tennis where amateur golfers compete on an individual basis. This is not a fantasy golf league. You play your matches on the course. Organize matches around your schedule and compete against players of your skill level. Play four regular season matches and complete for your spot in the playoffs.

The City Golf League website has an interactive leader board, birdie tracking, message board and the completed scoring history of all players. Merchandise certificates are awarded for each level you advance in the playoffs. Based on a full field* payouts are awarded for each division as follows:

Compete for prizes every week in the weekly birdie contest (see WEEKLY WINNERS in the RULES section). Total the most net birdies in a week (for your division) and win a dozen Titleist Pro VI balls! There is a winner in each division every week during the regular season.

GETTING STARTED

Register online. Select your home course, enter your handicap and pay the $85 entry fee. City Golf League will provide you a home page, bracket you into the appropriate division and send you your schedule (schedules are available prior to the start of league play). For those that want a home page, but do not want to compete in league play, registration is free.

You contact your opponent via the online message system, schedule your match, pay the appropriate green fees and post your results online.

FORMAT

Format for the league is net match play. Match play is you vs. your opponent in head-to-head competition where each hole is contested. Net means a player will give or receive strokes based on handicaps.

The online scorecards indicate who receives strokes and on what holes strokes are taken.

League play scoring is similar to hockey where a match win is awarded two points (2), a tie is awarded (1) point and a loss zero (0).

Match standings are given as a certain number of holes up, a certain number of holes down, or all square (AS). Play continues until one player is down by more holes than remain. If the match ends all square (AS), the match is declared a draw and each player will receive one (1) point.

SCHEDULE

Schedules will be available prior to the start of the season. Players will have two home matches and two away matches. Some players may have a "bye" during the four week season.

It is the responsibility of the home course player to initiate contact with his/her opponent. If a player cannot play, the player who can play has the option of rescheduling or taking a default victory. Please make every effort to play each match - even if rescheduling is required.

ELIGIBILITY

City Golf League is open to both male and female players. The only requirement is an active USGA Handicap Index.

DIVISIONS

Player will be bracketed into divisions based on handicap, not gender (see rules regarding mixed gender matches). Divisions are limited to 96 players.

PLAYOFFS

Top 16 players from each division qualify for the playoffs. See Rules for tie-breaker information. City Champions for each division will be recognized in the Hall of Champions section of the City Golf League website.

WEEKLY PAYOUTS

Each week during the regular season, the player with the most net birdies per division will receive a dozen Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. See WEEKLY WINNERS in the RULES section for more information.

COST

Entry fee for City Golf League is $85 per season. Please register online.

ENTRY DEADLINE

Entry deadline will be clearly posted on the website.

City Golf League is an active supporter of The First Tee. One dollar of every registration fee will be donated to The First Tee.