The Beebys
Chez Nous
Cottage Drive
Bellaire, Michigan
GOLDEN MALLET RULES
- PLAY IS OPEN TO ALL, WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX RESIDENCE OR BLOOD LINE. MINIMUM AGE 10 YEARS.
- PARTNERSHIP GAMES DO NOT APPLY.
- ALL GAMES MUST BE PLAYED ON THE BEEBY COTTAGE COURSE (ALTHOUGH AFFILIATED COURSES MAY BE APPROVED FOR PRACTICE PURPOSES).
- PLAYER SCORING BASED ON LAST WICKET MADE WHEN WINNER COMPLETES COURSE. WINNER SCORES 9 POINT BONUS. ALL OTHERS SCORED AS FOLLOWS
- A MINIMUM OF FIVE GAMES (AMENDED PS (1)) MUST BE PLAYED TO QUALIFY. AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OPPONENTS MUST BE ENGAGED. (See amendment).
- THE GOLDEN MALLET WILL ONLY BE AWARDED AFTER OCTOBER 1, WHEN SCORES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED AND CERTIFIED BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE COLFAX ORGANIZATION.
- QUESTIONS OF RULES MAY BE DECIDED BY AN IMPROMPTU BOARD OF INQUIRY, COMPOSED OF ANY TWO COLFAX MEMBERS. THEIR DECISIONS WILL BE FINAL.
- A SPECIAL “HERO OF THE GOLDEN MALLET” AWARD SHALL BE BESTOWED UPON ANY PLAYER WHO, IN THE COURSE OF REGULAR PLAY, HITS THE BALL OF THE GRAND MATRON OF COLFAX IN THE LAKE.
- A BLAST ON THE “HORN OF THE GOLDEN MALLET” SHALL SIGNAL THE CALL TO PLAY. SIMILAR BLASTS SHALL BE SOUNDED DURING PLAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE EXCEPTIONAL SHOTS. A BLOAST WILL ALSO BE SOUNDED BY THE WINNER OF THE GAME TO SIGNAL THE CLOSE OF PLAY.
- A WINNER SHALL NOT AUTHENTICATE HIS OWN VICTORY.
“IT IS NOT HOW YOU PLAYED THE GAME THAT COUNTS, IT’S WHETHER YOU WON OR LOST”