2023 Updated Strokers Senior League information

The Strokers is a weekly golf league offering an opportunity for like-minded people to play golf in a fun and friendly environment while offering equitable formats for all to participate in competitive golf.

Yearly Dues

• $75 fee includes the annual USGA handicap dues and 2023 League dues. Pay Now ($75) >
• If you already have a USGA handicap from the Coal Creek Men’s Club or another course or club your fee will only be $40 Pay Now ($40) >

• Flights will be determined weekly by creating 3 flights of an equal number of players in each flight based upon handicap. **NEW** The first stroke play event of every month will have 3 flights
• Weekly points will be awarded based on your results within your flight.
• Payout in shop credit for the top 3 NET  in each flight and top 3 GROSS in the entire field.
• New players who join the league will be assigned to a flight by handicap
• Points will be awarded each week to the top 10 finishers
  • 5,4,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,1
  • Ties will not be broken but awarded similar points.
  • Double points added for tournament rounds
  • Triple points for the end of year championship ***
  • As your handicap changes through the year or by the handicap ranges on a given day, you may be reassigned to a different flight.
  • Points, regardless of flight, are combined to one leaderboard for the yearlong point competition.

Tees in play  

• Will have a choice between Coal Car (5756 yards) and Lantern (4825)
• Changes in tee will be reflected in your playing handicap
  • Tees must be declared before the first event you play.

Weekly Format of play

Team events pairings

• All team events will be paired utilizing the tournament software to achieve the following:
  • As equitable as possible handicap dispersion
  • Foster more member interaction with fellow Strokers.
• Yearly point system and Year end awards
  • There is only one flight and leaderboard for yearly point awards.
  • Gross point winners are paying three spots in 2023
  • Net point winners are paying ten spots in 2023
  • An individual cannot receive awards in both categories. Their best finish will be awarded.
• The $10 weekly entry fee is mandatory for 2023 and the price remains the same.
  • Breakout of the $10 fee
    • $5 to top 3 net winners per flight
    • $2 for net skins per flight
    • $2 for skill games combined flights
    • $1 allocated and saved for end of the year point total award.

Skill games

• Available to all flights
  • Skill Games will rotate between additional formats this year.
    • Individual events will feature the same four games as previous years. (Four closets to the pins, two longs drives, and two long putts.)
  • Skins game is unique to each flight and are NET (Canadian) skins.
• Starting times at the beginning and end of the season are moved to a later time.
• Individual score cards will be produced for five events.
  1. The Four Majors and the League Championship
  2. Tournament Rounds
  3. Four Majors will post as Tournament (T) rounds.
  4. End of year Championship will post as a (T) round.
  5. All other rounds will post as regular rounds.

Pace of play procedures

The expectation is to play 18-holes in 4 hours and 30 minutes

• 1^stoccurrence: Marshal will address the group. 
• 2^ndoccurrence, A member of the professional staff will address the issue.
• 3^rdoccurrence, a 1 stroke penalty is imposed on each player within the 4some.

Sign up procedures change for 2023

• **The Deadline for event signups is 5:00pm every Monday.**
• If you sign up for an event and then no-show without a no-call to inform us, $20 will be charged to your account.

Club Championship 2023

The club championship is a separate event from the yearlong Net and Gross Champions.  The results of the club championship are calculated into the yearlong competition.

The Club Championship will now be the premier Strokers event of the year August 21&22,  Monday - Tuesday.

• The normal $10 weekly Strokers fee will be converted into a $20 (2 days x $10) tournament entry fee.
  • There will be 2 closest to the pin challenges each day
• Everyone playing in the Club Championship will be playing in one flight.
  • In the event of a tie for first place, a sudden-death playoff will occur.
    • A gift will be given to each contestant to commemorate the year and the event.
  • This will be a 36 hole, two-day, Club Championship Tournament.
    • • The Winner will get his name engraved on a plaque that will be updated yearly going forward.
    • There will be payouts for the Club Championship Winner and top 10 finishers. (Pool TBD by field size.)
      • • There are *no* payouts for Day 1 standings.
    • The Club Championship will award triple the points to the yearly leaderboard.

 

NEW: 2023 Local Rule for Strokers 

Any ankle high grass to be played as a penalty area ( lateral hazard ) 

A ball lost off the tee on holes 5 & 15 can be dropped and played from the forward tees hitting 3. 

Maximum of 8 strokes per hole.

2023 Strokers’ Calendar of Events

22 -Mar 12 noon              Spring Gathering @ The Grill at Coal Creek 29-Mar 8:50 am              Opening Day Fun Scramble 5-Apr    8:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 12-Apr  7:50 am              Greens Aerification       April 10, 11              19-Apr  7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 26-April 7:50 am              Two-Man Chapman Alternate Shot 3-May   7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 10-May 7:50 am              Two-Man Scramble 17-May 7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 24-May 7:50 am*            May Major 31-May 7:50 am              Four Man Scramble 7-June  7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 14-June 7:50 am              Two-Man One Best Ball Net 21-June 7:50 am*            June Major 28-June 7:50 am              Individual Modified Stableford 5-July    7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 12-July  7:50 am              Two-Man Scramble 19-July  7:50 am*            July Major 26-July  7:50 am              Two-man One Best Ball Net 2-Aug    7:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 9- Aug   7:50 am              Four Man all birdies count 16-Aug  9:50 am              Individual Stroke Play 21,22-Aug 7:50 am         Two Day Club Championship 30-Aug 7:50 am               Two Man One Best Ball 6-Sep    7:50 am              Green Aerification 13-Sep  7:50 am              Individual stroke play 20-Sep  8:00 am              Two-Man Scramble 27 Sep  8:00 am*            Ryder Cup 6-Oct     9:00 am              League ends play continues