The Men’s Golf Club have entered the following competitions for the 2023 season.

Golf Ireland

All participants must be a member of the Club they wish to represent on 30 April in the year of the event.

AIG Men’s Junior Cup

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 previous calendar year.

Players must have 20 scores recorded on their handicap record as of 31 December 2022.

AIG Men’s Jimmy Bruen Shield

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 previous calendar year.

Players must have 20 scores recorded on their handicap record as of 31 December 2022.

For a pair to be eligible, their lowest Handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year, when added together, must not be lower than 16.0.

AIG Men’s Pierce Purcell Shield

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 12.5 in the previous calendar year.

Players must have 20 scores recorded on their handicap record as of 31 December 2022.

For a pair to be eligible, their lowest Handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year, when added together, must not be lower than 25.0.

Shots will be given in accordance with allowance specified by WHS (ie, 50% of the pair’s combined course handicap). If a pair’s lowest Handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year, when added together, exceed 34.0, they must use 34.0 to determine their playing handicap on the day of the match.

Men’s Four-Ball [Withdrawn by Golf Ireland]

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Fred Perry Trophy

55 years and over as specified in Section A of the Golf Ireland General Regulations.

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 24.0 in the previous calendar year. A player with an Handicap Index of 24.1 or higher in the previous calendar year may still compete, but must use a Handicap Index of 24.0 to determine Course and Playing Handicaps in matches.

Players must have 20 scores recorded on their handicap record as of 31 December 2022.

For a pair to be eligible, their lowest Handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year, when added together, must not be higher than 36.0. Other than provided for in the first paragraph above, dropping down of players to meet the combined limit of 36.0 is not permitted. I.E. Two players with Handicap Indexes of 24.0 or lower cannot drop down in handicap to meet the combined Handicap limit.

Strokes will be given in matches based on the players’ lowest Handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year.

Ulster Cup

Over 30 as specified in Section A of the Golf Ireland General Regulations.

To be eligible to compete, a player must have a Handicap Index that was no lower than 9.5 in the period 1 Jan 2022 until 1 January 2023 inclusive.

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External Competitions

Holt Shield

Handicap Index of 4.5 or higher at 1st January 2023 *

A player whose Handicap Index is reduced to 4.0, even before he has played a match, is still eligible to compete. A player is no longer eligible to compete in 2023 if his Handicap Index is reduced at any time below 4.0.

* Subject to confirmation from the organisers

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Inter Club Draws

Women’s Minor Cup
Round 2 by 28th May – Home to Fortwilliam

Women’s Challenge Cup
Round 1 by 21st May – Home to Greenisland

Women’s Austrialian Spoons
No Draw

Junior Cup
Round 1 by 7th May – Home to Hilton Templepatrick

Jimmy Bruen
Round 1 by 30th April – Away to Colin Valley

Pierce Purcell
Round 2 by 28th May – Home to Ballyclare

Fred Perry
Round 2 by 7th May – Home to Carrickfergus

Boys Foursomes
Monday 17th July @ Cairndhu
8:50 tee time with Greenisland and Carrick

Boys Fred Daly
Round 1 by 7th May – Home to Malone

Boys Inter Club
Monday 10th July @ Tandragee
14:20 tee time with Ballycastle and Ballyclare

Women’s Peggy Nelson
Monday 3rd July @ Dunmurray
10:29 tee time with Blackwood Mahee and Moyola

Women’s Dasiy Ferguson
Monday 31st July @ RCD Ladies
11:50 tee time with Portadown

Ulster Cup
Round 1 by 23rd April – Away to Cliftonville

Boy’s Peter O’Hara
Round 1 by 14th May – Home to Whitehead