2008 Faculty/Staff Golf League
The Faculty/Staff Golf League is a 9-hole doubles league with different ability groupings. The league is played on a handicap basis with 80% of the difference between a player's average and scratch used as the handicap. Players who were in the league last year will use their season's average to start out. New players will figure their handicap on the first day using their score from the first round.
Teams are made up of two golfers. Players are responsible for finding their own partner. However, if a player is unable to find their own partner, they may sign-up on the F/S Golf Free Agent list and get matched up with another player, if one is available, to form a team. The free agent list will be located at the Recreational Services Office, E 216 Field House.
Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday sections will be available. There are three different levels of leagues. The Intermediate Sections are recommended for teams that have a combined 9-hole average score of 52 or below. The Recreational Sections are recommended for the teams that have a combined 9-hole average of above 52. The Open Section on Sunday is for golfers of all ability ranges.
League Schedules
League schedules are available on www.finkbine.com/league. Please contact the team you are playing with each week and schedule a tee time that works for all four in the group. Tee times can be reserved one week in advance by calling the Finkbine starter at 335-9246.
The league will be 10 weeks long. Each section of the league will end on different weeks due to holidays and previously scheduled outings at Finkbine Golf Course.
League Dates & Contest Schedule (pdf)
Faculty/Staff 2-Person Best Shot Tournament
Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 Faculty/Staff Golf 2-person Best-Shot Tournament. The tournament is open to any U of I faculty or staff member or spouse. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PLAY IN THE FACUTLY/STAFF GOLF LEAGUE TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT.
Tee times will begin at 1:30 PM and be assigned in order of registrations received. All entry fee money goes for green fees, golf carts, prizes, and drink tickets. The tournament will be flighted and all ties will be broken with a card back from hole #18. Prizes will be awarded in each flight, plus there will be prizes for hole contests.
The tournament will be a two-person best-shot format and winter rules will govern all play. Each shot must be played within one club length of the original ball position, no closer to the hole. This position cannot improve your shot, e.g. laying out of a sand trap or from behind a tree, etc. Men will tee off from the gold tees and women from the red tees (men over 65 have the option to tee from the white tees).
Tournament Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008
Location: Finkbine Golf Course
Entry Fee: $70/team
Registration: Teams can register at Recreational Services Office, E216 Field House
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 15th at Noon
For more information, please contact Mike Widen at michael-widen@uiowa.edu.
Reserve a Tee Time
You can reserve tee times one week in advance by calling Finkbine at 335-9246.
Looking for a substitute? Want to be a substitute?
We maintain a list of e-mail addresses for people interested in substituting. Get the list and keep it handy in your e-mail address book. Click here for the sublist.
Additional Resources
Entry Form
Download a pdf entry form or pick one up in the Recreational Services office, E216 Field House. The 2008 registration deadline is Tuesday, May 6th at Noon. Sections are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so get your entry form in early!
Upon completion of registration, team schedules, results and player information will be available at: www.finkbine.com/league Each section will be restricted to tee times within a certain block of time. This allows for players with time conflicts to enter a league that fits within their time constraints. Exact times for each section will be determined after registration has been completed. The leagues will be set up as follows:
- Sunday Orange Section (Open) - approx. tee times: 5:00-5:50 PM
- Tuesday Blue Section (Recreational) - approx. tee times: 4:00 - 4:50 PM
- Tuesday Green Section (Intermediate) - approx. tee times: 5:00 - 5:50 PM
- Wednesday Red Section (Intermediate) - approx. tee times: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
- Wednesday Yellow Section (Recreational) - approx. tee times: 4:30 - 5:50 PM
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