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How
do the Rankings work? |
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It's real simple
- you move up for playing games
and winning. You move down for
not playing games and losing.
You're placed at the bottom when
you sign-up. You choose who and
when you want to challenge. Our
system will automatically calculate
your ranking as you enter your
results. It's that easy - the
more you play and win, the higher
your rank. |
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How do I determine
my skill level and division? |
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Whether you're
a beginner or a pro, we're committed
to ensuring matched you're evenly
in your division. The league is
composed of the following divisions: |
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Beginner |
Handicap
Open (20.0 & higher) |
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Intermediate: |
Handicap
10 - 19.9 |
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Advanced: |
Handicap
3.8 - 9.9 |
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Pro: |
Handicap
Scratch - 3.7 |
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Intermediate, Advanced
and Pro players allocate strokes
based on handicap (beginners simply
compete straight up without allocating
strokes).
Click here for more details on
handicap scoring. |
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Don't worry if
you don't know your handicap as
you don't need it to join. We're
in the process of developing a
free handicap service. In the
meantime, you can use Yahoo. |
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| 3. |
How much does
it cost to play? |
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It is 100% FREE
to play as we do NOT charge any
fees to our members. |
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| 4. |
When can I
join? |
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You may join at
any time as we are running continuously
throughout the year. You may also
pause your membership for 45 days
throughout the year without the
fear of dropping in the rankings.
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| 5. |
How do I move
up the rankings? |
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It's real simple
- you move up for playing matches
and winning. You move down for
not playing matches and losing.
You're placed at the bottom of
the Rankings when you join and
you may challenge anyone from
Day 1. You move up a maximum of
3 spots if you win your challenge.
If you are challenged and lose,
you move down one spot. No ranking
change occurs if a challenge is
unsuccessful. You can also move
up and down the ladder simply
by the number of matches you play
(see Four Week Rule below). |
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| 6. |
How do I challenge
an opponent? |
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Challenging opponents
is easy! Just challenge anyone
in the rankings to a match using
our friendly system. If your opponent
accepts your challenge, you will
pick the time and location of
your match at any of the local
courses in your area. After your
match, you will enter the result
in your profile and our system
will automatically adjust your
standings. |
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What do I
do when I am challenged? |
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When you are challenged
you will receive an email from
your opponent through our system.
You will then respond to the email
with your preferred time and location
of play AND login to your Home
Court to accept or reject the
challenge. Failure to accept or
reject the challenge in the system
will result in an automatic drop
in the rankings. |
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| 8. |
What is the
4-Week Rule? |
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You can move up
the rankings quickly by simply
playing games regardless of whether
you win or lose. At the end of
every four-weeks, players that
have played a match are moved
up the Rankings until they bump
into another player that has played
a game. Then the player that was
bumped into is moved up the Rankings
until that player bumps into another
player that has played a game.
The same movement happens down
the Rankings for not playing games.
Our system does all the calculations
for you. |
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| 9. |
What is Holiday
Status and can I pause my membership? |
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You may turn your
Holiday Status on for a total
of 45 days per year. When your
holiday status is on, opponents
cannot contact you for matches
and you will not lose your spot
in the Rankings. |
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| 10. |
How often
and where do we play? |
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You may play as
often as you like, and you and
your opponents choose the location
of your matches. Challenger attempts
to play at the higher-ranking
player's chosen golf course but
both players must ultimately agree
on a location. |
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| 11. |
Do I need
a handicap index? |
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If you're a beginner
you do not need a handicap index.
For Intermediate, Advanced and
Pro divisions, we allocate strokes
based on handicap. If you don't
have an official handicap index,
we recommend you use Yahoo's
free handicap tracking service
to estimate your handicap until
we finish development of a free
handicap service for our members. |
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| 12. |
How do we
allocate strokes for the Intermediate,
Advanced and Pro Divisions? |
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You allocate strokes
based on handicaps ONLY for the
Intermediate and Advanced divisions.
Therefore, beginners play straight
up and do not need to worry about
allocating strokes. |
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Say Jack and Sally
are going head-to-head in match
play. Jack has a course handicap
of 15 and Sally has a course handicap
of 11. |
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The Wrong
Way |
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Contrary to the
practice of many golfers, Jack
does NOT receive strokes on the
15 highest-ranked handicap holes
while Sally receives strokes on
11. |
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The Correct
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The correct way
to allocate storkes in one-on-one
match play is to subtract the
lower handicap from the higher,
then assign the difference to
the weaker player. In our our
example, Sally's 11 is subtracted
from Jack's 14, leaving 4. Jack
now receives strokes on the top
4 handicap holes, while Sally
plays from scratch. |
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If you don't have
an official handicap index, we
recommend you use
Yahoo's free handicap tracking
service to estimate your handicap
until we finish development of
a free handicap service for our
members. |
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| 13. |
How do create
a profile? |
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Your profile is
created when you register for
the league. You may edit your
profile and add a picture at any
time by hitting the "edit
profile" link on the menu
bar. |
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| 14. |
What happens
when I select the wrong winner
for a match? |
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If you accidentally
select the wrong winner for a
match, please click the "Reset
Winner" button and a confirmation
email will be sent to your opponent.
When your opponent also clicks
the "Reset Winner" button,
the match will be reset so you
can then select the correct winner. |
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| 15. |
What are the
keys to success on the Rankings? |
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| a. |
Accept
or reject ALL match requests
from your My Ladder page. |
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Enter
a result as soon as possible
after the match is played,
win or lose. |
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Play
regularly or put your account
on Holiday Status. |
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Be
responsive to challenges
and show up on time for
all scheduled matches.. |
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When in doubt, the higher
ranking player/team gets
to make the decision. |
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