Raccoon Creek Player’s Club Concept

The Raccoon Creek Players Club is a competitive and social golf organization that plays a season-long event schedule. Events run from April through October. There are generally 2 events per month. There are individual and team events. Some team events are assigned partners and others are pick your own partner. Events are primarily on Sunday mornings. See schedule of events for complete details.

 

Governance and Fees

The Club is governed by a Board of Players Club Members. Players are invited to seek out the Board Members to provide suggestions and feedback or to ask any questions they may have.

 

General Club Rules

  • USGA rules apply except as specified by the Raccoon Creek local rules by the event rules sheet. The local rules will be posted on the league web page.
  • A Rules Sheet will be available online and at the 1st tee for all players prior to each event. Conditions of competition, format, side-game and tee designations, and the rules committee for the event will be outlined on the rules sheet. Players will be responsible for correctly reading and applying the rules. Any questions about the event rules should be directed to the rules committee members listed on the rules sheet for the event. 
  • A rules committee will be designated for each event to make a final decision on any rules questions that arise
  • Players must hole out on every hole during individual events and any ball being counted in a team event must also be holed out to count toward the team score
  • Fivesomes will not be utilized in Players Club events unless specified by the committed as part of the format 
  • Only Players Club Members will be permitted in Players Club Tournaments. Guests will not be allowed except, in designated Member-Guest Events
  • All groups in Players Club Events are expected to complete play in 4 hours 15 minutes or less and/or to maintain contact with the group ahead of them. It is the responsibility off all players in every group to make any necessary adjustments to maintain this pace or close the gap with the group in front of them to regain their position on the course should they fall behind
  • The Players Club enjoys preferred Sunday morning starting times and maintaining a proper pace of play is necessary to continue to enjoy these preferred times

 

Club Member Perks

  • Players Club Members receive discounted “Club Rates” when they play golf at Raccoon Creek outside of Players Club events
  • Players Club Members receive 20% off selected stock merchandise in the golf shop
  • Players Club Members receive 10% off food and soft drinks in the farmhouse Restaurant (no discounts on alcohol)

Flights

  • All the events are played gross
  • The club has two flights
  • Flight and Tee assignments are made by the Players Club Tournament Committee
  • Players may be reassigned to the other flight at any time by the Committee
  • Individual events will be flighted. Team events will generally be full-field

Tees

  • A Flight is typically assigned to the Black Tees with up to 4 holes typically designated weekly where A players will move up to the Blue tees
  • A Flight Players aged 55 and over are typically assigned to the Black/Blue Combo tees
  • B Flight is typically assigned to the Blue Tees
  • When we have an imbalance of A and B players during a partner event, the A players playing as B players for that week will play from the Blue tees
  • All players in each flight will play from the same tees during the Club Championship regardless of age
  • The Committee will make all final decisions on tee designations.

 

Dues, Fees and Payouts

Annual club fees and benefits:

  • $125 Annual Club Dues
  • In addition to the $150 annual club dues fee, a $50 buy-in to the Players Club Ace Pot is due upon initial club entry. The Ace Pot requires an additional $50 re-buy each time a qualifying ace is made. When a qualifying ace is made, everyone in the Players Club will be notified of the requirement to rebuy. If payment is not made within 30 days, your account will be considered delinquent.   
  • Players who are delinquent in payment of Annual Dues or Ace Pot may be suspended from entry into further events and from eligibility to win the ace pot until their Player’s club account is current
  • Players will pay an additional fee online or in the golf shop on tournament days to cover green fees, cart fees and supplemental tournament entry
  • On tournament days a cash mandatory side game of $20 will also take place. This Cash payout of the side game will be as follows:
    • $2 for Powerball
    • $4 for proxies
    • $14 for skins
      • During individual flighted events, the skins will be by flight
      • During team events, the skins will be full field

Payouts

    • Separate payouts for each Flight in individual events or the full field in full field team events
    • Payout for Event Purse is in the form of Shop Credit
    • Payout for the cash side games is in cash

 

Ace Pot Rules

  • To be eligible to win the ace pot you will need to make a hole in one with all of the following conditions present:
    • You must be playing in a Players Club event from the tees specified for the event
    • Ace Pot will be paid out 50% in cash and 50% in golf shop merchandise credit
    • The celebratory bar tab will be capped at $500 unless otherwise specified by the Ace Pot winner
    • The Ace Pot requires an additional $50 re-buy each time a qualifying ace is made. When a qualifying ace is made, everyone in the Players Club will be notified of the requirement to rebuy. If payment is not made within 30 days, your account will be considered delinquent.   

 

Scoring

  • Scoring will be done electronically via the Raccoon Creek app in conjunction with Golf Genius
  • Live leaderboards will be visible within the app
  • Golfers will need an event id number to enter scores for their group. This event ID number will be visible on the pairings emailed to the players
  • Players/Groups are encouraged to keep a back-up paper scorecard to compare to the digital scores after play. All groups must review and edit the scores entered digitally upon completion of the round without undue delay
  • After scores are agreed to by the players, the electronic scorecard will be submitted. Currently, all players are attesting that the scoring is correct
  • All results on the live scoring leaderboards are provisional until the committee deems the round complete

League and Event Registrations

  • All registrations for the season and for individual events will be conducted solely through the Players Club Event Page. The Event page will also contain club rules, Event Rules sheets, Event results and the schedule of events
  • All Events will open for registration approximately 10 days in advance
  • All registered Players Club members will receive an automated email invitation sent to the email address they provided during registration. Players will need to respond to the invitation to register
  • Players will receive an auto generated registration confirmation.
  • Registration will close at 11pm on the Thursday the week of the event. Players who wish to enter the event after that time will be placed on a wait list, and will be entered into the event only if there are openings to complete an existing group within the appropriate flight
  • Any players who need to withdraw after they register are expected to cancel immediately so players on the waitlist can be added to the field
  • Players are reminded that some team event formats rely on the participation from all players on the assigned team so no-show in these events will spoil the experience for the other players on the team. It is expected that all players who enter an event will show up to play
  • Pairings will be sent out to the field via email one day prior to the event
  • Text message notifications will be sent to the players in the field as warranted

 

Dues, Fees and Payouts

Annual club fees and benefits:

  • $125 Annual Club Dues
  • In addition to the $150 annual club dues fee, a $50 buy-in to the Players Club Ace Pot is due upon initial club entry. The Ace Pot requires an additional $50 re-buy each time a qualifying ace is made. When a qualifying ace is made, everyone in the Players Club will be notified of the requirement to rebuy. If payment is not made within 30 days, your account will be considered delinquent.   
  • Players who are delinquent in payment of Annual Dues or Ace Pot may be suspended from entry into further events and from eligibility to win the ace pot until their Player’s club account is current
  • Players will pay an additional fee online or in the golf shop on tournament days to cover green fees, cart fees and supplemental tournament entry
  • On tournament days a cash mandatory side game of $20 will also take place. This Cash payout of the side game will be as follows:
    • $2 for Powerball
    • $4 for proxies
    • $14 for skins
      • During individual flighted events, the skins will be by flight
      • During team events, the skins will be full field

Payouts

    • Separate payouts for each Flight in individual events or the full field in full field team events
    • Payout for Event Purse is in the form of Shop Credit
    • Payout for the cash side games is in cash