STRATHMORE GOLF CLUB
COMPETITION FORMATS AND RULES
MEDAL PLAY / STROKEPLAY
White Monthly Medals are drawn in handicap
order of 2 divisions, Gold – +7.0 to 12.4,
Silver – 12.5 to 28.4.
All Saturday Medal competitions are
played from either White Tees or Yellow Tees. Saturday competitions are
played in three balls. (dependent on numbers) Each ballot is decided through a random draw from
the start sheet, except Monthly Medals which are drawn in handicap order. The prizes and sweeps on Saturday competitions outside the Monthly Medals will be decided in one
division (Plus to 28.4)
STABLEFORD
Stableford is a scoring system used
in the majority of the senior gents competitions and a few of the gents
competitions. Rather than counting the
number of strokes taken, it involves scoring points based on the number of
strokes taken at each hole. Under
Stableford rules, the objective is to have the highest score. The number of
points awarded on each hole is determined based on comparison of the number of
strokes taken to a fixed score, usually par. This fixed score is then adjusted
in relation to the player's handicap.
Once players have taken two strokes more than the adjusted fixed
score, they may abandon the hole and move on to the next, as it is then not
possible to score any points on that hole.
The fixed score would be adjusted as per the stroke indexes (SI) of the
holes, starting at the lowest stroke index 1 hole, through to the highest,
stroke index 18. For example, a 12 handicap golfer would increase the fixed
score on holes indexed 1 through 12, a 24 handicap player would increase the
score by two on holes indexed 1 through 6 and by one for the rest, and a plus
handicap player would reduce the fixed scores starting at the stroke index 18
hole.
|
Points Scored |
Strokes taken in
relation to the adjusted fixed score |
|
0 |
2 strokes or more
over (double nett bogey) or no score recorded |
|
1 |
1 stroke over (nett
bogey) |
|
2 |
Same number of
strokes (nett par) |
|
3 |
1 strokes under
(nett birdie) |
|
4 |
2 strokes under
(nett eagle) |
|
5 |
3 strokes under
(nett albatross) |
|
6 |
4 strokes under
(nett condor) |
LEITFIE LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
This competition is played over the 9-hole Leitfie Course on the week prior to the Captains Drive In. A trophy will be awarded in the Scratch and Handicap sections for the best scores over 18 holes. The handicap allowance for this competition is 50% of the current Handicap Index.
In this format the lowest handicap
player concedes strokes to the other three players
calculated on 90% of the difference between the playing handicaps.
MATCHPLAY – SINGLES
In this format the handicaps will be full
handicap difference.
MATCHPLAY FOURSOMES
In this format, handicaps are
calculated as, half the difference of the combined playing handicaps of each
side.
SUMMER LEAGUE (CATLAW TROPHY)
The Summer League is played as a Strokeplay Competition throughout the season. There is a White Tee League, and a Yellow Tee League. They run from April to September, from Sunday to Friday and is for your best 10 cards throughout the season. The four players with the best 10 cards will then go through to a Knockout Competition to decide the winners.
72 HOLE STROKEPLAY – Scratch &
Handicap Trophy
This competition is a strokeplay
competition and is played on four Saturdays, two in April and two in May. The Scratch and Handicap trophies will be
awarded to the players returning the lowest four aggregate scratch or handicap
rounds.
BALLANTYNE CUP
This competition is a mixed event and
is played as a Stableford format. Gents
will play from the White tees, receiving the full handicap allowance, the
Ladies will play from the Red tees and will receive their full handicap plus 1 stroke
as an adjustment for the difference in Course Rating. The winner of the trophy will be the player
with the highest Stableford score.
TEXAS SCRAMBLE
This is a team game for 4
players or sometimes 3 players. The
handicap allowance for this game is 1/10th of the combined playing handicaps
for 4 players and 1/8th of the combined handicaps for 3 players. All players tee off on all holes, the team
decide on which ball to play for the second shot. All players play a shot from with 12 inches
of where that ball lay. When the ball is
on the putting surface all players play from where the ball came to rest. A ball will be placed on the fairway and
putting surface and dropped in hazards and all other areas through the green. Where the team is 4 person a minimum of 3 tee
shots are required from each player, where the team is 3 players a minimum of 4
tee shots are required. Depending on the
competition specific rules it may require that 1 of the tee shots is at a par 3
hole.
BOGEY COMPETITION
A Bogey competition is a form of
strokeplay in which play is against a fixed score. The scoring is in effect playing matchplay
against the course. Players will take
their strokes at the allocated SI for the course. If a player scores better than nett par they
are 1 up, if they score a nett par the hole is halved, if they score more than
a nett par they lose the hole and is scored as 1 down. The winner of the competition is the player
who has scored the most up on the course.
MID SUMMER STROKEPLAY
This competition is a Stroke play
Competition and is played on the Saturday between the two rounds of
qualification for the Club Championship / Tankard Trophy. The draw will be random. The winner will be the player with the lowest
nett score.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP / TANKARD
QUALIFICATION
The Club Championship and Tankard Trophy are a qualification competition over two rounds, on two consecutive Saturdays. Following the two rounds of
qualification the top 6 Scratch scores will go forward for the Club
Championship seeded draw with the top 2 receiving byes to the Semi-Finals. The top 8 Net scores (not including the top 6 Gross scores) will go forward to the
Tankard Trophy seeded draw. From the two
draws the players will play Matchplay in the concluding rounds. The Club Championship Final will be played over 36
holes from the Blue Tees and the Tankard Trophy Final over 18 holes from the White
Tees.
The best 8 Net scores from the Yellow Tee Championship Saturday Qualifiers will go forward to the seeded draw to play Matchplay in the concluding rounds. Yellow Club Championship Final will be played over 18 holes.
INTER CLUB MATCHES
Inter club matches can range is size from 8 person teams to 12 person teams. The match will take the form of a 4 Ball Better Ball Matchplay, whereby the lowest handicap player concedes strokes to the other three players calculated on 90% of the difference between the playing handicaps.
The Ronnie Stephenson Memorial Trophy is a Stableford Competition. Play will be from the Yellow
Tees and all players receiving their full handicap. The winner of the trophy will be the person
with the highest stableford score.
GEORGE BLACK MEMORIAL TROPHY
The George Black Memorial Trophy is a Strokeplay Competition. The draw will be
random from the start sheet. The winner
of the competition will be the player with the lowest nett score.
PETER TINKER TROPHY – SENIOR'S TROPHY
The Peter Tinker Trophy is competed
for by the senior golfers. The format
will be a Strokeplay competition and played from the Yellow Tees. The playing groups will be decided by a
random draw. The winner of the trophy
will be the player returning the lowest nett score.
NICK FARR TROPHY – SENIOR'S TROPHY
The Nick Farr Trophy is a competition
for senior gentlemen and is played as a strokeplay event. All players will play from the Yellow
Tees. The scratch and handicap trophies
will be awarded to the players returning the best scratch and nett scores.
TAM BENNETT TROPHY – SENIOR'S TROPHY
The Tam Bennett Trophy is a
competition for members of the senior section.
The format for the competition will be Strokeplay and play will be from
the Yellow Tees. The winner of the
trophy will be the player with the lowest nett score.
CAPTAIN'S CHARITY SWEEP
Each year the Gent's Captain chooses a charity to promote for the year. The competition is Strokeplay and played from the White or Yellow Tees. The playing groups will be decided by a random draw. The entry to the competition requires an additional fee of £1.00. The winner of the competition will be the player returning the lowest nett score.
The President's
Cup is a mixed event and is played as a Stableford competition. Gents will play from the White tees,
receiving the full handicap allowance, the Ladies will play from the Red tees
and will receive their full handicap plus 2 strokes as
an adjustment for the difference in CSS. The winner of
the trophy will be the player with the highest Stableford score. Following
completion of the golf a two-course meal will be served to all competitors
ENDURANCE TROPHY
The Endurance Trophy is a competition
which is played over 36 holes, one round teeing off in the morning and the
second round teeing off in the afternoon.
The competition is a strokeplay event and played from the White Tees. The draw for the competition will be by
handicap order. The winners of the
trophies will be the players returning the lowest scratch and nett scores. Players can opt to play one round for
handicap purposes, they can elect to play either in the morning draw or the
afternoon draw. Should they opt to play
in the afternoon the pairings in the draw will be changed to reflect the
handicap order rule.
LOCAL CHARITY MEDAL
Each year the committee chooses a
local charity in which to support. The
proceeds from the competition will be presented to the local charity. Entry into the competition will require an
extra £1.00 from all competitors as a donation to support the charity. The winner of the competition will be the
player returning the lowest nett score.
CAPTAIN'S DAY
Captains Day is a Strokeplay event
with one tee priority. The winner of the competition will be the
player with the lowest nett score. Following
completion of the golf a meal will be served to all competitors.
GENT'S INVITATION DAY
This event is where members are
encouraged to bring along a fellow gent as a guest to play as a pair in a Strokeplay event. Players will play as a
pair under the 4 Ball Better Ball format, all players will receive their full
handicap. The winners of the day will be
the pair with the lowest nett score.
Following the round of golf players are encouraged to stay and enjoy a
two course meal. Guests will receive
courtesy use of the course for the day.
The Spring Meeting is a Strokeplay
competition which offers a trophy for both the best scratch and handicap
score. Play will be from the Blue tees
and a random draw will decide the groupings for the tee times. The winners of the trophies will be the players
returning the best scratch and nett scores.
AUTUMN MEETING
The Autumn Meeting is a Strokeplay
competition which offers a trophy for both the best scratch and handicap
score. Play will be from the Blue tees
and a random draw will decide the groupings for the tee times. The winners of the trophies will be the
players returning the best scratch and nett scores.
4 CLUB CHALLENGE
The 4 Club Challenge is a competition
which is non-counting towards handicap. There is a competition listed on the gent's fixture list which will be
played from the White Tees and played as a strokeplay format.
The competition for the Senior
golfers will be played from the Yellow Tees and played under the Stableford
format. The common theme in the
competitions is that players can only use 4 clubs of their choice in which to
complete the round. If a player chooses
a putter it will be considered as one of their four clubs.
TRANSCO CUP
The Transco Cup is only open to the
players who have won a monthly medal during the season. This competition will be played along side
the DWAM and played as a strokeplay event from the White Tees. The winner of the trophy will be the player
returning the lowest nett score.
DWAM (Didn’t Win A Medal)
The DWAM is played in conjunction
with the Transco Cup and is open to all players who failed to win a monthly
medal throughout the year. The DWAM will
be a strokeplay competition and played from the White Tees. The winner will be the player returning the
lowest nett score and will receive a bottle of malt whisky as the prize for the
competition.
SUMMER ECLECTIC
The Summer Eclectic is a season long
competition and is taken from each player who completes a round from the White
Tees. The competition is a scratch event
with the best score for each hole being recorded. The player with the lowest gross eclectic
score will be the winner.
ORDER OF MERIT
The Order of Merit is a points based competition played for over the season. Points are awarded for the finishing position of a player in the qualifying competitions. The competitions are, All Monthly Medals – April to October, Spring Meeting, Mid Summer Strokeplay, Club Championship Qualifying Rd 1 & Rd 2, President's Day, Endurance Trophy Rounds 1&2, Autumn Meeting and October White Tee Bogey.
The points will be awarded as follows, 10 points for 1st down to 1 point for 10th . The player with the highest number of points at the end of these competitions will be the winner.
RACE TO STRATHMORE
The Race to Strathmore is a points based competition played for over the season. Points are awarded for the finishing position of a player in the qualifying competitions. The competitions are, Monthly Medals – April to October, Ballantyne Cup, 72 Hole Strokeplay Rounds 1-4, Ronnie Stephenson Memorial Trophy, Club Championship Qualifying Rd 1 & Rd 2, Captain's Charity Medal, Local Charity Medal, George Black Memorial Trophy.
The points will be awarded as follows, 20 points for 1st down to 1 point for 20th . The player with the highest number of points at the end of these competitions will be the winner.
Slow play
in golf is a common complaint across the country with some rounds taking more
than 4½ hours to play. All players have
the responsibility to challenge slow play both within their group and on the
course. Players should keep up with the
group in front and NOT just ahead of the game behind. If a group loses a clear hole they should
invite the following group through. A
two ball would have priority over a three ball and they have priority over a four
ball.
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOUR GOLF AND
PLEASE LOOK AFTER THE COURSE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OTHERS BY REPAIRING PITCH
MARKS AND RAKING BUNKERS
PLAYERS SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER PLAYING READY GOLF
“Ready golf” is not appropriate in match play due to the strategy
involved between opponents and the need to have a set method for determining
which player plays first. However, in stroke play formats it is only the act of
agreeing to play out of turn to give one of the players an advantage that is
prohibited. On this basis, it is permissible for administrators to encourage
“ready golf” in stroke play, and there is strong evidence to suggest that
playing “ready golf” does improve the pace of play.
When “ready golf” is being encouraged, players must act sensibly to
ensure that playing out of turn does not endanger other players.
“Ready golf” should not be confused with being ready to play. The term “ready golf” has been adopted by many
as a catch-all phrase for a number of actions that separately and collectively
can improve pace of play. There is no official definition of the term, but
examples of “ready golf” in action are:
- Hitting a shot when safe to do so if a player farther away faces a
challenging shot and is taking time to assess their options.
- Shorter hitters playing first from the tee or fairway if longer
hitters have to wait.
- Hitting a tee shot if the person with the honour is delayed in
being ready to play.
- Hitting a shot before helping someone to look for a lost ball.
- Putting out even if it means standing close to someone else’s line.
- Hitting a shot if a person who has just played from a greenside
bunker is still farthest from the hole but is delayed due to raking the bunker.
- When a player’s ball has gone over the back of a green, any player
closer to the hole but chipping from the front of the green should play
while the other player is having to walk to their ball and assess their
shot.
- Marking scores upon immediate arrival at the next tee, except that
the first player to tee off marks their card immediately after teeing off.