Golf

How to book and pay
Handicaps and grades
Scoring
Competitions
Rules
Policies
Etiquette

How to book and pay

Tee times are booked and paid for through Sandy Golf Links, bookings open at 8pm ten days prior. 18 holes are available first on the booking sheet, followed by 9 holes from 8:52am. Please do not leave gaps in the booking sheet. Once you have booked a tee time, you need to enter the competition at the same time in our Club management system OneGolf. You will receive a confirmation email of your booking from OneGolf the night before the competition.

Members are requested to book in their grades for Club Championships and Monthly Medal competitions only. From 7:24am, rows 1-3 for A Grade, rows 4-7 for B Grade, rows 8-11 for C Grade. Tee times from 9:08am are for the 9 hole competition.

Cancellations can be made in the My Account page on Sandy Golf Links web site. If you cancel more than 24 hours before your booking, you will receive a credit to your card. If you need to cancel within 24 hours call the Pro Shop 0477 774 633 and inform the Captain. Also remove your name from the competition in OneGolf.

Mentone Golf Club Program 2025

Handicaps and grades

The World Handicap System is in use in 70 countries with more to come.

GOLF Link is the Australian national computerised handicapping service provided by Golf Australia (GA). To play in competitions every Member needs a GOLF Link number with a Golf Australia (GA) Handicap. To obtain a handicap, three cards need to be submitted for games played with a partner who already has a GOLF Link number. Each member is responsible for their own handicap and can access Golf Australia to ascertain current handicap prior to each competition. If you register your GOLF Link number with another Club, please advise the Captain.

Your current GA Handicap will be displayed on the OneGolf booking page. Your Daily Handicap will be applied once the Captain has registered everyone to play in the competition. Daily Handicaps will be displayed on the Club’s whiteboard in the Pro Shop.

Grades are organised by Daily Handicaps:

  • A GRADE:   0 – 29
  • B GRADE:  30 – 36
  • C GRADE:  37 – 45 (maximum)

The Committee has the right at all times to vary the Handicap Divisions according to entries received.

Scoring

Using the MiScore app

MiScore provides Australian golfers with a method of digital scoring for a range of competitions. Look for this in your App Store:

BENEFITS

  • easy to use
  • can be used at over 500 courses around Australia, for competition and social golf
  • supports most competition types
  • saves time every week keying in scorecards

BE AWARE

  • use of the app can sometimes drain the battery of your mobile (you might carry a mobile portable power bank with you)
  • annual subscription is $19.50 per year after a 2 week free trial
  • if a club paid for your subscription to Miscore, it can only be used at that club
  • if you purchase an annual subscription you can use it at the registered venues

Competitions

We play a variety of 18 hole competitions, the rules for each competition can be found here:

Eligibility for 18 Hole Competitions

  • Enter at least one 18-hole card per month between February and November, unless a Leave of Absence has been granted.

  • For Club Championships, Trophy events and Monthly medals, members must have entered one 18 hole card in each of the two competition months immediately preceding the competition.

  • In weekly competitions, a minimum of 4 players per grade is required for prizes.

Eligibility for 9 Hole Competitions

  • Player must be 70 years or above AND be a longstanding current member of MGC to be eligible to play in a 9 Hole competition.
  • The Match Committee at its discretion can, under the following circumstances, allow an 18 Hole player who is below 70 years of age to play in a 9 Hole competition provided that a doctor’s certificate has been submitted:
  • If returning from surgery/illess/injury/caring for an immediate family member or close relative
  • The doctor’s certificate is to be re-submitted after 6 months.
  •  Trophy – For a 9 Hole competition to be viable there must be a minimum of 4 eligible players.  However, during the winter months of June, July and August, a minimum of 3 eligible players will constitute a competition.
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Leave of Absence

A Leave of Absence can be granted for:

  • Surgery / illness / injury.
  • Compassionate care for an immediate family member / close relative.
  • Holidays that extend over a whole calendar month.

Applications must be submitted to mentonegolfclub@gmail.com stating Name, Dates, Reason.

Retrospective Leave of Absence may only be granted by the Match Committee for a whole month if no opportunity was available to enter a competition in that calendar month.

A Leave of Absence is invalid if a Member plays at a private club or metropolitan golf course during the leave period.

The 2023 Victorian Golf League events for women can be found here.

Rules

Together with the USGA, The R&A governs the sport of golf worldwide, operating in separate jurisdictions while sharing a commitment to a single code for the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status and Equipment Standards. The Official Rules of Golf are comprehensive and provide answers to the many issues that arise in a game that is played worldwide on many different types of courses by players of all abilities.

Changes to the Rules of Golf will come into effect worldwide on 1 January 2023.  Click here for all you need to know about the changes.