Town & Country League Rules

2026-2027 Bowling Year

The Town & Country League will start warm-up at 6:30pm and start bowling at 6:45pm. The league is 30 weeks long and will bowl a split season with a position night the 15th and 30th week with a roll-off of the first-place winners of each half.

•       Each team will consist of 4 to 6 members with the nightly bowling strength of 2 males and 2 females or 3 males and 1 female or 3 females and 1 male. If the team does not have 4 bowlers present the absent bowler shall get a score of the regular bowler average less 10 pins, handicap will stay the same. Two regular bowlers with a legal line up with two subs or two blinds. Regular bowlers will pay the bowling fee for the substitute bowlers unless other arrangements have been made.

•       No person under the age of 18 is permitted to bowl in this league.

•         Please remember bowling courtesy and keep all children and visitors on the carpeted areas only, not on the bowling tiles.

•       A Bowler who arrives late may enter the game prior to the 4^th frame. With the frames missing being made up. A Bowler arriving after the 4^th frame has started must wait until the next game.

•       Each bowler's average will be carried over from the preceding season for 6 games. This rule shall apply equally to regular bowlers and subs that had established an average on the first night they bowl. Absent scores for the first night of bowling will be as follows men-150 and women-120.

•       Individual Handicap will be total of 100% of 210, and Team Handicap will be a total of 100% of 640.

•       Bowling fees are $16.00 per person. The big Apple Lineage Fee is $13.50. The Secretary fee will be .25 cents and $2.25 will go to the prize fund. The Big Apple will be serving as the bank for the league with their house banking program. So please make checks payable to Town & Country. Two signatures will be required for withdrawals of league funds. Team captains are responsible for having the full $64.00 required per team per week in their envelope each night. Bowlers must pay bowling fees whether they bowl or not.

•         It will be the responsibility of the team captain to see that all persons who bowl with their team for the first time fill out a sanction card and pay sanction fees, unless the bowler has sanctioned through another league association.

•        Team sponsor fees are $40.00 which will go into the prize fund. The prize committee will use it for prizes, along with the prize fund money. The Sponsor fees are due 4^th week of the new Season.

•         League standings and scoring. Points per night: A maximum of 4 points are available each night. One point for each game won and one point for winning overall series (total pinfall). Tie-Breakers: If teams are tied in total points at the end of a half-season, they will have a one-game roll-off. If the teams are still tied after that game, they will go to a frame-by-frame roll-off until a winner is determined.

•         To bowl in the position round and roll-off matches, all team members must have an established average in the league. Playoff matches are head-to-head between two teams. Captains of the teams must agree on a date and time for the match. The match must be bowled within one week of the end of the season or when the playoff teams are decided, whichever comes first. If the captains cannot agree on a time, the league secretary will set a date and time and notify both captains at least three days in advanced. Any team that is not present or is late on the determined date and time will forfeit the match.

•        It is the responsibility of the team captain to contact the League Secretary about any postponements or cancellations if your team is going to be late or gone. All fees must be paid.

•        Make-up games must be made up to one week prior and up to one week after the absence, unless prior arrangements have been made. Except at the end of the bowling season.  All games are to be made up before position night.

•        If we have a vacant team (the bye team), the opposing team making 40 pins within their team average will determine wins and losses.

•        All league awards will be figured on a handicap basis.  All bowlers must have bowled in 12 games to qualify for USBC awards and 1/3 of the total games (30 games) to qualify for Town & Country recognition awards.

•        The league will determine the holidays off in the fall meeting. Labor Day, Christmas, New Years and Easter.