Answer: For our first season, we present to you the Beehive Golf League (BGL), which is played on five different courses throughout north Utah County, the Ranches GC, Cedar Hills GC, Fox Hollow GC, Talons Cove CG, and the LInks at Sleepy Ridge. If you ever wanted to be on a tour, this will fill like it. Why play on only course when you can play on five of Utah's best?

Answer: We want to make our league accessible to more golfers. Do you feel priced out of every 4-person scramble that is double or triple the cost of a typical round of golf? We charge a very modest premium to help us cover the cost of operating the league, which will include give-a-ways, weekly prizes, and an end-of-season banquet for our players. For our 8-week league, it amounts to the cost of one box of ProV1s.

Answer: Our format is unique and brings competitive juice every time. Each 9 holes is split into three 3-hole matches against the other two-some in your tee time. The first 3 hole match is Best Ball. After the 3 holes whichever team has the best score, gains 1 point for the season. Next 3 holes are played in Alternative shot. These 3 holes are played in match play so the team that wins 2/3 holes, gains 1 point for the season. The last 3 holes are played in scramble format, again in match play. So any team that wins 2/3 holes, earns 1 point for the season. Points are accumulated throughout the season until we have a regular season champ. It's essentially everything great about the Ryder Cup squeezed into 9 holes. Each 3 holes you can mentally reset even if you had a rough patch as a team. The worst is when you are 14 holes into a tournament and you know, today isn't the day. That's not the case with Duo Golf.

Additionally, we modified rules of play. 1) No penalty strokes. Why do we want to feel penalizes for playing the game we love? So, if you hit it out of bounds, just take a lateral drop and play on. This keeps the game moving along. 2) Preferred lies. We all want to hit a hightlight reel shot everytime, so let's give ourselves the best chance. All shots can be dropped no more than two clubs lengths away from where the ball came to rest, but no closer to the hole.

Finally, we have the Duo-Over. This game play advantage allows the team you are competing against on the round to force you to rehit one of your shots during the round. For example, if you stick on approach shot to within 3 feet for a birdie putt, they could play their Duo-Over and force you to rehit it. Don't worry, your team can do the same to them. Each team only has one Duo-Over per round. Use it or lose it, but use it wisely.

Answer: To keep things simple and fun, we don't use a formal handicap system or separate flights. Instead, we ask teams to play from the tees that best match their typical game. This is a recreational league where teams of all skill levels compete together. While some teams will be more experienced than others, the Duo format ensures everyone has a shot at a great round and a better time. We're less about the math of a scorecard and more aobut the match play experience on the course.

Answer: You play against the two-some in your tee time. This promotes our Duo Golf community and provides some checks and balances on the leaderboard. We hate playing in a four-person scramble only to see other teams inflate their scores.

Your team is your team for the entire season and be made up of the people you know you want to partner with. Teams can have up to four people registered, but only two of you play during the match. This can help with making the over all schedule more flexible for individuals, while maintaining our weekly league experience.

You can customize your team name and create friendships and rivalries with other teams. Think rec basketball in terms of the consistency of relationships between players and other teams.