May Day Trophy

The May Day Trophy in 2022 will be awarded to the overall winner of the Sunday Competition which runs from Sunday 1st May to Tuesday 3rd May.

Saturday Competition

07th May – Golf Ireland Gold Medals Competition
As Golf Ireland have not confirmed the format for the 2022 competition, we have decided to change the competition to Maximum Score. Competition prizes will be awarded based on our ‘normal’ sections BUT the members who will represent at the Club at the Ulster final will be determined when the competition bands have been released.

14th May – Club Members Day
Due to the change to the Golf Medals format we have changed this to a stableford competition. In addition to the ‘normal’ sections prizes there will be additional prizes per hole.

21st May – Mary Peter’s Trust Golf Finals Qualifier
Eighteen hole stableford competition with the overall winner representing the club at the Mary Peter’s Trust Finals. In 2022 the Club will cover the cost of the additional entry fee per member.

28th May – Davidson Cup and Club Championship Qualifier
Eighteen hole maximum score competition which is the second qualifying round for the Davidson Cup and the Club Championship.

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 2022: 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 2022: 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.

Midweek Competitions

The Sunday, Midweek and 60 Plus competitions will continue as scheduled with Sunday 29th May the monthly maximum score competition.

The 60 Plus and Sunday Summer Leagues scores to date will be published within the next couple of weeks.

Match play Competitions

Draw for the match play competitions will be made published on Monday 2nd May with details posted on the match play page.

Advanced Information

Members are asked to read the post about the prompt that appears on screen when entering a score – Hole not Completed / Played

Captains Day Friday Night
On Friday 29th July we plan to hold a knock out competition on the Par 3. If the match is tied going into the final hole then it will be decided with a single shot closest to the pin. Winner progresses to the next round until we have an overall winner. More details to follow.

Captains & Presidents Day
Based on a recommendation from Match & Handicap the Council have agreed members must have eight competitions on their scoring record in 2022 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.

Ladies AIG Challenge Cup
1st Round against Cairndhu to be played by 8th May; we are away team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index on 1 January in the year of the event and was not lower than 28.0 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022.
ii) Each player uses their lowest handicap index in the period 1st July 2021 – 1st January 2022 OR their current handicap index on the day of the match – whichever is lower – to determine their course handicap for the allocation of shots.
iii) The maximum Handicap Index a player can have in this competition is 36.0. A player whose Handicap Index is higher than this figure (both for eligibility and playing purposes) is still eligible to play, but must step down to 36.0 when determining their Course Handicap and Playing Handicap.

Ladies AIG Minor Cup
2nd Round against Cliftonville to be played by 29th May; we are the home team.

i) To be eligible, players must have had a Handicap Index on 1 January in the year of the event and a Handicap Index not lower than 21.0 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022.
ii) Each player uses their lowest handicap index in the period 1st July 2021 – 1st January 2022 OR their current handicap index on the day of the match – whichever is lower – to determine their course handicap for the allocation of shots.
iii) The maximum Handicap Index a player can have in this competition is 27.9. A player whose Handicap Index is higher than this figure (both for eligibility and playing purposes) is still eligible to play, but must step down to 27.9 when determining their Course Handicap and Playing Handicap.

Men’s Ulster Cup
2nd Round against either Dungannon or Dunfanaghy to be played by 29th May; we are the away team.

i) To be eligible to compete, a player must have a Handicap Index that was no lower than 9.5 in the period 1 July 2021 until 1 January 2022 inclusive. The Inter-Club team members report will be updated to provide this verification.
ii) All matches played off scratch

Men’s Fred Perry
1st Round against Greenisland to be played by 21st May; we are the home team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index that was active on 1 January in the year of the event and a lowest Handicap Index of no higher than 28.0 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022 (no dropping down allowed). A player with an index of 28.1 or higher for these purposes is not eligible.
ii) For a pair to be eligible, their lowest combined Handicap Index in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022, when added together, must not be higher than 42.0.
iii) Players’ current Handicap Indexes will be used to determine their Course Handicap, from which Playing Handicaps and strokes in matches will be based, unless their current handicap index exceeds their eligibility handicap index (le, lowest from 1″ July 21 – 1″ January 22). If this is the case, the player uses their eligibility handicap index to determine their Course Handicap and Playing Handicap.

Men’s Fourball
1st Round against City of Belfast to be played by 30th April; we are the home team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a lowest Handicap Index that was active on 1 January in the year of the event and of no less than 14.5 in the period 1st July 2021 1st January 2022.
ii) For a pair to be eligible, their lowest combined Handicap Index in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022, when added together, must not be lower than 34.0.
iii) All matches are played off scratch.

Men’s Pierce Purcell
1st Round against Newtownstewart to be played by 15th May; we are the away team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index that was active on 1 January in the year of the event and of no less than 10.5 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022.
ii) For a pair to be eligible, their lowest Handicap Indexes in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022, when added together, must not be lower than 25.0.
iii) All matches are played off scratch.

Men’s Jimmy Bruen
1st Round against Galgorm to be played by 7th May; we are the home team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a handicap Index that was active on 1 January in the year of the event and no less than 3.5 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022.
ii) For a pair to be eligible, their lowest Handicap Indexes in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022, when added together, must not be lower than 14.0.
iii) All matches are played off scratch.

Men’s Junior Cup
1st Round against Bushfoot to be played by 15th May, we are the away team.

i) To be eligible, players must have a Handicap Index that was active on 1 January in the year of the event and not lower than 2.5 in the period 1st July 2021 –1st January 2022.
ii) All matches are played off scratch.