Competitions

Summer Competitions

CompetitionPlayed OverFormatHolesTeesEntry Fee
Sunday CompetitionSunday to TuesdayStableford / Stroke18White£5
60 Plus LeagueTBCStableford18Blue£5
Midweek CompetitionWednesday to FridayStableford18White£5
Main Competition DaySaturdaySee Schedule18WhiteAs published

Winter Competitions

CompetitionPlayed OverFormatHolesTeesEntry Fee
Sunday CompetitionSunday to TuesdayStableford18White£5
60 Plus LeagueMonday to FridayStableford14Blue£5
Midweek CompetitionMonday to FridayStableford18White£5
Winter LeagueSaturdayStableford9WhiteAs published

Saturday Competitions

Captains Day & Presidents Day
Full details of these competitions will be announced closer to the date. 

Members must have eight competitions on their scoring record in 2023 to be eligible to win one of the main prizes * on both Captains Day and Presidents Day. General Play score will not be accepted.

The only exception will be for a valid medical reason BUT members must notify Match & Handicap at least one week in advance to be granted this exemption.

* Includes the section prizes

Charity Day / Members Day
Charity Day – Stableford competition with competition fees being donated to the Captains chosen charity.

Members Day
A full list of additional prizes will be announced prior to the competition.

Stableford Competitions

Stableford Competitions
The Pollock Shield, Millennium Cup, May Day Trophy, Varnamo Superseal Cup, Galbraith Cup and the Ronnie McCay Perpetual Trophy.  The Cup or Shield is awarded to the member with the highest stableford points.

External Qualifying Competitions
Mary Peter Trust Golf Finals, and the PGA Tankard
The member with the highest stableford points will progress to the relevant competition final.

Seniors and Super Senior Competitions

36 Hole Seniors and Super Senior Competition
Members aged 50 and over qualify to compete in the Seniors and members aged 60 and over qualify to compete in the Super Seniors competition.  

May 2023: 36 Hole Seniors
Winner will have the highest two stableford scores submitted in a competition played from the WHITE tee boxes during these dates from members aged 50 or over. In the event of a tie the better second round will be used.

May 2023: 36 Hole Super Seniors
Winner will have the highest two stableford scores submitted in a competition played from the BLUE tee boxes during May from members aged 60 or over. In the event of a tie the better second round will be used.

36 Hole Club Champion
The twenty four members with the lowest nett scores from two of the three rounds will qualify for the 36 Hole Club Competition. The lowest nett score for the 36 holes wins the Club Champion Trophy.

Format for the final to be confirmed.

Stroke Competitions

Davidson Cup
The member with the lowest nett score from four of the six Davidson Cup rounds wins the trophy. These will be setup as Maximum Score.

Walker Cups
The Walker Cups will be awarded to the lowest nett score in each section/division. This competition will be setup as a Stroke Play with no maximum score.

Edgar Scratch Cup
The Edgar Scratch Cup will be awarded to the lowest gross score for today’s competition. This competition will be setup as a Stroke Play with no maximum score.

Season Championship – Sam Heslip Memorial
The top twenty five members on the season long Order of Merit after the previous Midweek competition will compete for the ‘Season Championship’. The qualifier with the lowest nett score will win the trophy.

Sunday Stroke Competition
The member with the lowest nett score from four of the six competitions rounds wins the trophy

Scratch Series
Order of Merit point will be allocated for placing in all the Saturday Stroke competitions based on gross scores for the round plus Captains & Presidents Day.

Team Competitions

Campbell McCleave [Change for 2023]
This will be played as better ball competition with the top eight Stableford points and ties qualifying for a Four Ball Match Play competition. The draw for the Match Play will be seeded and Match Play rules will apply for each match.

Tom Brown Fourman Team Stableford
In addition to the Stableford competition each fourball is given an addition score card to record their team’s points as follows below.  The winners are the team with the highest stableford points

Holes 1-6: 2 best scores are recorded on the additional score
Holes 7-12: 3 best scores are recorded on the additional score
Holes 13-18: All 4 scores are recorded on the additional score

Yellow Ball
In addition to the Stableford competition each fourball is given an addition score card to record their team’s points and a yellow ball; with members taking in sequence to play with the yellow ball and record their score for that hole on the additional score card. Once the yellow ball is lost the team cannot score any more points.

The winners are the team with the highest stableford points.

If playing as a fourball members will play with the yellow ball at
Player 1 – Holes 1, 5, 9 , 13 and 17
Player 2 Holes 2, 6, 10, 14 and 18
Player 3 Holes 3, 7, 11 and 15
Player 4 Holes 4, 8, 12, and 16

Club Masters / Champion of Champion

Club Masters
In addition to the competitions identified on the competition schedule the winners of the following competitions will compete for the Club Masters Trophy: Davidson Cup; Matchplay Singles; Scratch Matchplay Cup; Order of Merit; 36 Hole Club Champion; May Day Trophy; Sunday Trophy; 5 Day Members Trophy and the 60 Plus Members Trophy. The qualifier with the best stableford score will win the trophy.

Order of Merit / Golfer of the Year
Order of Merit points are awarded for each identified Saturday competition for the top forty ‘best’ scores across all sections/divisions. Additional points will be awarded for the for placing in the top three of the 18 hole stableford competitions.

The member with the highest points total at the end of the season wins ‘Golfer of the Year’