The 2012 Men’s Interclub Team Matches will begin in January.  The Interclub season includes a six-week regular season, two rounds of play-offs, and a State Championship held in early April at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando. The Interclub Matches are a state-wide competition between clubs, This year there are 114 teams competing. 

There is a $50 per team entry fee for Interclub, there are no greens fees for matches.  The most you will pay will be a $30 cart fee.  Interclub allows players of a variety of skill levels to get together with friends and enjoy a fun and challenging competition at different courses around the state for a minimal cost.  Registration is closed for this season, but be sure to sign up for next year's matches.

ENTRY FEE & ELIGIBILITY

• $50 per team to enter
• Amateur men with an active GHIN Handicap Index of 18.4 or less
• 18 years or older
• FSGA-GHIN member clubs only
• Only one team per club
• Each team needs at least one team captain
• Must be on club's official handicap roster as of December 15, 2011
• No green fees--cart fees only
• Head and Assistant Golf Professionals are welcome to participate (professionals must have a handicap index to participate!)

TEAM SIZE

• Eight players from your team play in each match
• Unlimited team size

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

• Six weekly matches -- January 5th - February 9th
• Four clubs per local group -- home and away match against each club
• Thursday Afternoons
• Play-offs -- February 23rd -March 15th
• State Championship -- March 31st-April 1st 2012 at Grand Cypress Resort

YOUR CLUBS RESPONSIBILITY

• Agree to host three home matches (and potential two play-offs) for cart fee only
• Practice Rounds - at Club's discretion
• Golf Professional must approve Team Captain

QUITTING

In past seasons we have regrettably experienced teams that forfeit their season with one match remaining.  These forfeitures have a huge impact on the outcome of the season, and can unfortunately cost an innocent team their chance at making the playoffs.  The FSGA views quitting as completely unacceptable, no matter the reason or excuse.  If your club and teammates make a commitment to play for the entire season, then you should honor your commitment and play the entire season, even if you are in last place with one match remaining.  Do you ever see a MLB team, in last place in the pennant race, quit their season early because they have no chance at the playoffs?  Quitting is an easy way out, and it is also incredibly rude to the other teams in your group.  If you are going to make the commitment to sign up for the season, then we expect your team to compete in every match you have scheduled.  The FSGA has made the decision to take action against the teams who quit last season.  If the teams want to play in the 2013 season of Interclub, they must donate $250 to our Future of Golf Foundation, funding junior golf across the state.  If the teams do not chose to donate the $250 they will not be allowed to participate for the following season.

FORMING YOUR OWN GROUP OF CLUBS FOR THE REGULAR SEASON

• Your club can form its own group of four clubs to compete against one another during the regular season.  All you need to do is find three (3) other clubs from your area and have them all agree to form a "group" for the regular season.  The FSGA will honor your request.  Please email or call the FSGA office with your group.

GROUPS WITH THREE TEAMS

• In some cases a group will only have three teams.  The teams in a group of three will play only four matches instead of six.

REGIONS FULL AND ALTERNATE TEAMS

• Once an area has 16 teams (four groups with four teams each) the region will be full.  Additional "regions" may be added to accommodate more teams, but this will not always be possible.  Teams will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

CAPTAINS

• Each team must have at least one captain who is not an employee of the club.  Golf professionals are often too busy to be ideal captains.