Individual Chicago

Each player receives a preliminary number of points based on their individual handicap. 39 = Players MVMGA Handicap. For example, a 1-handicapper starts with 38 points, a 2-handicapper 37 points, a 3-handicapper 36 points, and so forth. Playing points are awarded based on the score a competitor receives on each hole. A bogey wins one point, a par two points, a birdie four points, an eagle eight points and a double eagle or hole-in-one is 16 points. The winner is the player who earns the most playing points in excess of his preliminary point allotment.

Stroke play rules apply. There are no mulligans, gimmies, exceptions or moving the ball. The ball is played where it lies unless it enters a hazard or becomes unplayable. Each golfer plays his own ball throughout the round.