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Competition Rules of the Ladies Section

 

 

1. No player shall enter any competitions unless she has paid her Annual Subscription due by 1st April.  No reminders are sent out to members by the Club Secretary.

2.   See the Competition Book for details of individual Competitions – are you eligible to play?

3.   Enter your name in the Competition Book and put the entry fee in the Competition Box BEFORE you play or you will be disqualified from the competition.  Your score, however, will still count towards your handicap.

4.  Competitors must play with other Lady Members. Saturday Players may mark the cards for Alternative Day Players (Friday Players) by permission of the Committee but may not compete on that day unless the Committee has granted her permission to do so. 

5.  To be eligible to enter some of the Trophy Competitions, a player must have at least 4 Qualifying Competition Score Cards returned during the previous 12 months since the Trophy Competition you are entering was last played.  The 4 Qualifying Scores may be played on either Home or Away courses.  LADIES’ SECTION RULE ONLY:  In the event of a Lady Member completing 17 holes but being unable to clear the Water Hazard on the 18th after a minimum of THREE attempts, the card will count towards the 4 Cards required for entry into Ladies’ Trophy Competitions for the following year.  However, these incomplete cards will not be eligible for the LGU or CONGU Qualifying Competitions.  Please write on your card by the 18th hole - ‘3 tries’.

 a)      Exemption from the ‘Trophy Eligibility’ Rule applies to all Ladies during their first season with Southsea Golf Club but comes into effect from 1st February after their joining date. 

b)      If Exceptional Circumstances have prevented a Member from returning 4 Qualifying Cards as above, that member may, at the Committee’s discretion, be eligible to compete in Trophy Competitions.  Every case will be treated on its own merits.

c)            Exceptional Circumstances will include, representing the Club elsewhere, serious illness, course closure etc.

d)            This exemption rule is for the Ladies’ Section only.  3 Mixed Trophy Competitions require 4 qualifiers to be done – Marks Trophy, Molly Barker and the Rogers Trophy.

 6.  There are 12 Trophy Competitions that require 4 Qualifying Scores to be done as mentioned above (list up in the Ladies’ Room).  However, if you have not done the 4 Qualifying Scores required, for whatever reason, there are approximately 40 other Competitions that can be entered.

 7.   All Players must have in their possession a Valid Season Ticket or Day Ticket for the course.  Failure to do so will not only result in disqualification from the competition but will also result in suspension from future Competitions for a period to be decided by the Committee.

 8.  All Competition Cards must be returned by SUNSET on the day of play.

 9.   In the event of a tie in a Trophy Competition, the play-off shall take place within the following 28 days.

10.   In Knock-Out Competitions, the Players in the draw are responsible for arranging a date for playing each round within the stipulated times. In the event of a game not being played by the specified date, the Player/s who has given the other/s playing date options, shall go through to the next round. 

 11.   There will be no extensions granted in Knock-out Matches.  In extreme circumstances eg the course is closed or unplayable for a duration of time which extends beyond the play-by-date, a decision will be made by the Ladies’ Committee.

12.   All complaints must be made in writing and given to the Captain or Secretary as soon as possible after the time of the incident.

13.   No Player shall play on the course or any part thereof, with the exception of the practice area, prior to a Medal Competition.

14.   Valid Competition Entries:  Competitions:

                                                            Medals            -     4

                                                            Par                   -     4

                                                            Stableford        -     4

                                                            Trophy             -     6

(Medal Competitions that are not valid due to not enough entries will still count for Handicap purposes). 

15.   New Members with No Handicap are allowed to play in competitions but must play off scratch (Handicap 0) until they are allotted one.  As a member of the club, they can mark a score card as soon as they have joined.

 

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