German Golf League
The German Golf League (DGL), official name KRAMSKI Deutsche Golf Liga presented by Audi , is the team competition system in German golf .
Building the league
In all leagues (from the men's Bundesliga to the regional league; from the women's Bundesliga to the upper league), five teams with eight players (men) or six players (women) play on the positions of the teams involved in the respective league group. In the five top leagues alone (1st Bundesliga to regional league) around 3380 players from 320 golf clubs take part in 92 competitions across the country on a regular game day. The DGL comprises a total of 460 teams.
Game mode
In the course of five match days in the 1st Bundesliga, 2nd Bundesliga, regional league, upper league, regional league and group league, players fight for promotion and against relegation.
Game days 1 to 5 are played as stroke play.
Ladies
- 1. Bundesliga: Saturday morning 18 holes foursome with a minimum of two and a maximum of three foursome; Sunday mornings 18 holes singles with a minimum of five and a maximum of six players per team; the best five individual results and the best two four-part results are counted.
- 2. Bundesliga: 18 holes singles in the mornings with at least five and no more than six players per team; 18 holes foursome in the afternoon with a minimum of two and a maximum of three foursome; the best five individual results and the best two four-person results are counted (if the game day is shortened for an important reason to 18 holes singles, the best five results from six singles are counted).
- Regional and Oberliga: 18 holes singles with a minimum of five and a maximum of six players per team; the five best results of a team are evaluated
Men's
- 1. Bundesliga to regional league: 18 holes singles in the mornings with at least seven and no more than eight players per team; in the afternoon 18 holes of four with at least three and at most four four; the best seven individual results and the best three four-person results are counted (if the game day is shortened for an important reason to 18 holes singles, the best seven results from eight singles are counted.)
- Ober- and Landesliga: 18 holes singles with a minimum of seven and a maximum of eight players per team; the seven best results of a team are counted
Final Four
The Final Four is the final of the DGL, in which the teams that take first or second place in the North or South division of the 1st Bundesliga after all league games have finished fighting for the title of "German Team Champion". The Final Four always takes place on a neutral golf course.
The Final Four is played as a match game.
Ladies
- Saturday: semi-finals (winner 1st Bundesliga South against second-placed 1st Bundesliga North; winner 1st Bundesliga North against second-placed 1st Bundesliga South)
- Sunday: Final (winner 1st semifinals against winners 2nd semifinals), game for 3rd place (losers 1st semifinals against losers 2nd semifinals)
- each morning 18 holes match game foursome with 3 foursome per team; In the afternoon, 18 holes match play single with 6 players per team
Men's
- Saturday: semi-finals (winner 1st Bundesliga South against second-placed 1st Bundesliga North; winner 1st Bundesliga North against second-placed 1st Bundesliga South)
- Sunday: Final (winner 1st semifinals against winners 2nd semifinals), game for 3rd place (losers 1st semifinals against losers 2nd semifinals)
- 18 holes match play foursome with 4 foursome per team in the mornings; In the afternoon, 18 holes match play single with 8 players per team
Results and German team champions
Ladies
| season | master | Final opponent | Result | third place | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Munich GC | GC St. Leon-Rot | 6: 6 (Munich GC wins in the jump-off) | G&LC Berlin-Wannsee | WINSTONlinks |
| 2014 | GC St. Leon-Rot | GC Hubbelrath | 5: 4 | Hamburg GC | Licher GC |
| 2015 | G&LC Berlin-Wannsee | Munich GC | 5.5: 3.5 | GC St. Leon-Rot | Licher GC |
| 2016 | GC St. Leon-Rot | GC am Reichswald | 6.5: 2.5 | G&LC Berlin-Wannsee | Licher GC |
| 2017 | GC St. Leon-Rot | Hamburg GC | 5.5: 3.5 | G&LC Berlin-Wannsee | Cologne GC |
| 2018 | Hamburg GC | G&LC Berlin-Wannsee | 6: 3 | GC St. Leon-Rot | Cologne GC |
| 2019 | GC St. Leon-Rot | Frankfurt GC | 5: 4 | Hamburg GC | Good Kaden |
Men's
| season | master | Final opponent | Result | third place | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GC Hubbelrath | GC St. Leon-Rot | 6: 6 (GC Hubbelrath wins in the jump-off) | Frankfurt GC | WINSTONlinks |
| 2014 | GC Mannheim-Viernheim | GC St. Leon-Rot | 6.5: 5.5 | GC Hubbelrath | Licher GC |
| 2015 | GC Hubbelrath | Hamburg GC | 6: 6 (GC Hubbelrath wins in the jump-off) | GC Mannheim-Viernheim | Licher GC |
| 2016 | GC Hubbelrath | GC St. Leon-Rot | 6.5: 5.5 | Hamburg GC | Licher GC |
| 2017 | GC Hubbelrath | Hamburg GC | 6.5: 5.5 | GC Mannheim-Viernheim | Cologne GC |
| 2018 | GC Mannheim-Viernheim | Frankfurt GC | 8.5: 3.5 | GC Hösel | Cologne GC |
| 2019 | Stuttgart GC Solitude | GC Hubbelrath | 8: 4 | GC Hösel | Good Kaden |
particularities
- Playing professionals
In the DGL, one playing professional (tour player) or one pro (golf instructor) in training who has been a member or authorized player of the participating DGV member since January 1 of the relevant calendar year at the latest, and for a continuous period of was eligible to play as an amateur for this DGV member for at least three years.
- Individual ranking
In the league rankings, all individual counting game results per matchday of the DGL from the 1st Bundesliga to the regional league are recorded separately for women and men. The qualification for the German Championship (DM) for women and men is based on the placement in this league ranking. The league rankings for women and men are rated after strokes over / under Course Rating (CR). Results above CR are evaluated according to the following calculation mode: The initial value is 0.0 above CR. This result is rated with 100 points. For every 0.1 CR above or below this initial value, 1 point is deducted or added. Players with the same score above or below CR will receive the same number of points.
Determination of the league ranking list points: The mean value is calculated from the ranking list points for each individual counting game result. A prerequisite for the evaluation of a player in the final ranking list is that he has included at least three game results in the evaluation.
Web links
- German Golf League. official website. In: deutschegolfliga.de.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Munich Golf Club eV In: mgc-golf.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e The Golf and Country Club Berlin-Wannsee eV In: wannsee.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ WINSTONgolf: Start. In: winstongolf.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Welcome to the Golf Club Hubbelrath Düsseldorf. In: gc-hubbelrath.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Home. In: licher-golf-club.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ Golfclub am Reichswald Nürnberg - The Golfclub Nürnberg is one of the most successful German golf clubs in team sport. In: golfclub-nuernberg.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Cologne Golf Club: Golfing. In: koelner-golfclub.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ ladies. In: deutschegolfliga.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Final Four also in 2018 at the Cologne Golf Club. (PDF; 541 kB) In: deutschegolfliga.de. German Golf Association, January 17, 2018, accessed December 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Golf Club St. Leon-Rot: gc-slr.de. In: gc-slr.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ A b c Frankfurter Golf Club. In: fgc.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Home - Hamburg Golf Club Falkenstein. In: golfclub-falkenstein.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Home - Hamburg Golf Club Falkenstein. Final Four 2019 in Gut Kaden. In: golfclub-falkenstein.de. January 28, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Home. Mannheim-Viernheim Golf Club 1930. In: gcmv.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Gentlemen | Final Four | 1. Bundesliga | German Golf League. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Hösel Golf Club. In: golfclubhoesel.de. Accessed December 1, 2019 .
- ^ Stuttgart Golf Club Solitude eV In: golfclub-stuttgart.com. Accessed December 1, 2019 .