Notice Board

Course Conditions:

From Saturday 2nd of May the ball must be played as it lies.

If the player lifts or deliberately touches their ball at rest or causes it to move, the player gets one penalty stroke.

Saturday

2nd of May – Campbell McCleave – 18 Hole Better Ball competition – see information below

9th of May – Edgar Scratch Cup – 18 Hole Stroke Play competition – NOT Maximum score.

Campbell McCleave

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.

Entry Fee

Competition Entry Fee is £5 per member,

Computer Sign In

  • Members wishing to enter the pairs should sign into the Campbell McCleave competition ONLY.
  • All other members should sign into the Singles Stableford competition ONLY.
  • When the first person ‘signs into’ the Campbell McCleave they will be asked to select their other member of the team. Once selected you will be asked to sign your team into the competition.

Scores Cards

  • All members playing in the pair’s competition, write the names of both players and record the gross scores for each player. Rules of Golf 23.2 – Scoring in Four-Ball applies.
  • All members playing in the singles’ competition should complete a score card as you would do normally.

Score Return / Results

  • Players returning scores for in the pairs need to be careful what order you enter your scores.
  • Prizes will be awarded for top five pairs and overall winner of the singles.
  • The Pairs scores, if match the criteria, will be acceptable for handicapping.

36 Hole Club Champion 2026
All Members are invited to enter the 36 Hole Club Championship which will take place on Saturday 25th of July 2026. Tee times for the first round will be allocated to entrants from 8:00 and the first tee time for the second round will be from 14:00.

If you want to play in the competition please register using this Zoho Form

Bunkers

The bunkers being reshaped are ground under repair in the general area. They are also no play zones.

If a player’s ball lies in this no play zone, or if this no play zone interferes with the player’s area of intended stance or area of intended swing, the player must take free relief.

Reference Point: The nearest point of complete relief in the general area.

Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits:

  • Must be in the general area,
  • Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
  • There must be complete relief from all interference by the abnormal course condition.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.

Acceptable Scoring Conditions

From Sunday 5th of April the course will be in acceptable scoring conditions based on Model Local Rules E-12 and E-2 being in play. Members must read the course condition notes above.

Saturday Tee Times

Members who are unable to use the Club’s allocated Saturday tee times booked through HowDidiDo or the touchscreen may still enter the scheduled Club Competition by booking an alternative tee time through BRS.

All standard competition requirements continue to apply:

  • The score must be entered on the computer after the round.
  • The entry fee must be paid before starting the round.
  • You must sign into the competition before commencing play.
  • A physical scorecard must be returned.

Exceptions:
This provision does not apply on Captain’s Day, President’s Day, or Members’ Day.

Changes for 2026

The Club are making a number of changes for the 2026 season. Full details can be found on the 2026 Changes post.

Club Membership Fees

Membership of Greenacres Golf Club is separate to Greenacres Golf Centre. Membership forms are available on the Club Website and in the Members Room.

PAYMENTS are due by 30th March 2026.

Match Play Competitions 2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 25th of APRIL

2026 Match Play Competitions

Pairs Competition – £5 per person (£10 per pair)
Singles Competition – £5 per person

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 12th of April 2026

HowDidiDo

We would like to make members aware that the new HowDidiDo mobile app carries a subscription charge of £2.99 per year.

Please note that the previous mobile app and the website remain fully available and continue to function as normal.

If you have registered for the new app, please be aware that the “Subscription” balance shown relates to the outstanding amount on your Club Membership fee. Once your Club Membership has been paid in full, this balance will show as £0.

The “Competition” balance reflects the value of prize vouchers currently held in your Members account.

Winter League 2025 – 2026

Follow the link for full details of all Winter Competitions

Follow this link for the latest Winter League tables

Inter Club Competitions

Team sheets for the Inter Club competitions will be on the Club notice board from Saturday 14th of March 2026.

Pace of Play

Our pace of play policy as defined in our local rules is:

Model Local Rule K-1 Maximum Time for All or Part of Round If a group finishes the round more than the starting interval behind the group in front and 4 hours 10 minutes from the time of starting, all players in the group are subject to a penalty of one stroke.

We would also remind members…

Good Golf Etiquette states players should play at a good pace. It is a group’s responsibility to keep up with the group in front. If it loses a clear hole and it is delaying the group behind, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group. Where a group has not lost a clear hole, but it is apparent that the group behind can play faster, it should invite the faster group to play through.

“Ready golf” is a commonly used term which indicates that players should play when they are ready to do so, rather than adhering strictly to the “farthest from the hole plays first” stipulation in the Rules of Golf.

Members should also consider this advice from the Drop Zone Email newsletter
Given that pace of play is such a contentious and sensitive topic, there is a small thing you can do to help with other players in the group. 

It is important to keep an eye on the play of other players in the group.  This can assist with ball searches, which helps with pace of play.  Especially, if your tee shot is directly into the sun, different people should stand in slightly different spots to ensure the best chance of determining where the tee shot has gone.  Sometimes you think you have hit your ball straight down the middle of the fairway, and it is nowhere to be found. 

If a player is playing from among trees, when they have no visibility of where their ball may head, it is important for at least one other person to stop what they are doing and keep an eye for the ball to exit the trees. 

Always in the interest of pace of play, if you believe your ball could be lost outside a penalty area, announce and play a provisional ball in accordance with Rule 18.3.

Model Local Rule A-4 [New definition in place from Sunday 5th of May 2024]

  • During the play of the 14th hole, the left-hand side of the hole as defined by the White Stakes is out of bounds.
  • During the play of the 15th hole, the left-hand side of the holes as defined by the White Stakes is out of bounds.
  • These stakes are boundary objects during the play of both holes, and there is no free relief.
  • For all other holes, they are immovable obstructions.

Maximum Score is a form of stroke play where a player’s score for a hole is capped at a maximum number of strokes as set by the Committee at Greenacres to 5 over par.

To help pace of play, players are encouraged to stop playing a hole when their score has reached the maximum, as per the table below. If you stop playing the hole or do not complete it then the score to be recorded on your card is in the hole score column.

Par of HoleMaximum StrokesHole Score
388
499
51010

New Members
When the course is in acceptable scoring conditions

For members who have never had a WHS handicap, you must submit a required number of nine and/or eighteen cards played over a measured course. Any permutation of nine and eighteen cards may be submitted but must total a minimum of 54 holes. At Greenacres the Men’s measured courses are the full eighteen holes, the front nine and back nine played of the Blue or White tee markers.

As tee markers are rated by gender and not age. Junior Boys can NOT submit cards from the RED tee markers as they have not been rated for male golfers.

For the score cards to be accepted for handicapping.

  • You must preregister your intent to submit a score card, by completing the preregistration sheet in the member’s room.
  • Please indicate which tees were used and the date the round was played.
  • The cards must be signed by a marker who already has an official WHS Handicap.

Cards will be accepted from other courses, provided the round was pre-registered before commencement of play.

Once the required number of cards have been completed, please place them into the Match & Handicap Slot of the cabinet in the members room and brief note of any playing experience. Examples:

  • Was a member of X Golf Club Y years ago and played of Z handicap
  • I’m member of a society and play X times a year; society handicap is
  • I’m just starting to play golf

Until the cards and accompanying information have been submitted and a handicap has been allocated new members can play with another member in any club competition from the competition tees. When your membership payment has been processed the Match & Handicap Committee will enter the score cards into Clubhouse and your initial handicap index will be automatically calculated.

Other Important Information

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WhatsApp Community

The Golf Club have decided to setup a WhatsApp Community as another way of getting important information out to members. To join the Community click the link below and join the chat.

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