John O’Gaunt Club Senior Section
Constitution
Including
Eligibility for and Rules
and Responsibilities of Membership
and
Eligibility for and Rules and
Responsibilities of Entering
Senior Section Competitions and
Interclub Matches
Published Feb 2025
A copy of this
document is available on the Senior Section blog (jogseniors.blogspot.co.uk)
For those unable to
see online, a limited number of printed copies can be
made available on
written application to the Honorary Secretary.
Contents Page
Objectives 2
Membership
3
Governance 3
Social Golf 5
Handicaps 5
Competitions 6
Interclub Matches 7
Invitations 7
Holes in One 8
Disputes 8
Contravention of Rules 8
Changes to this Constitution 9
Document Change Log 9
Approval of this Document 10
Appendices
John O’Gaunt Club Senior Section –
Roles and Responsibilities - Appendix 1 11
Rules Appertaining to the Tuesday
and Thursday Roll Ups - Appendix
2 15
A. Objectives
The purpose of the
John O’Gaunt Club (‘the Club’) Senior Section (‘the Section’), is to arrange
and encourage the play of social and competition golf among those eligible for
membership of the Section (See Section B)
Section members are
not a separate category of membership of the Club but the Club kindly supports
the Section by:
o
Allocating the Section Captain a reserved
parking space at the front of the Club house.
o
Allocating an annual honorarium in financial
support of the Section.
o
Allowing Section competitions and matches to be
managed through te Club’s golf management system.
o
Allowing the Section to reserve tee times for
matches and competitions.
o
Allowing free golf for visitors for inter-club
matches, the Seniors Section Member and Guest Day, and the Jock Allan Prostate
Project Charity Event.
o
Including Section events in the Club calendar
and diary.
Section members retain the same
rights and responsibilities as any other member of the Club as defined by their
Club membership category. Correspondingly, members of the Section have a
responsibility to ensure that their actions or words do not embarrass or cause
difficulties for the Club or the Section.
The Section defines its own governance and rules provided that those do
not conflict with the Club’s current governance and rules or the current Rules
of Golf, both applicable at the time and including any changes to those which
may be made from time to time. Should there be any conflict, Club rules and the
‘Rules of Golf’ take precedence.
The membership and financial year of the
Section shall run from 1st January to
31st December
each year.
B. Membership
Playing Membership of the
Section is available to any playing member of the Club who will be aged 60 or
more in the current calendar year and who expresses their wish to participate
in Section events by allowing the Section to obtain their contact details from
the Club. Playing members (‘members’):
•
may enter any Section Competition (see F below.)
•
may enter the Section Interclub Match Squad (see G below).
•
may offer to organise any Section Competitions and Matches.
•
may be elected to any Office on the Senior Section Committee (see Appendix
1).
•
shall be a voting member at any General Meeting of members of the
Seniors’ Section.
Social Membership of the
Section is available to any social member of the Club who has also previously
been a playing member of the Section.
Any member of the
Section may attend the Seniors’ Section Annual Dinner subject to any
constraints set by the Section Committee due to capacity.
A social member who changes their Club membership category back to a playing category
will automatically become a playing member of the Section.
All
participating members will receive a copy of the weekly newsletter which highlights
forthcoming events and Section news.
C. Governance
An Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members
shall be held in February each year. Only members who have participated in a
minimum number of Section events (as determined by the committee from time to
time) in the current year shall be eligible to stand for office and/or vote at
the AGM.
On behalf of the Committee, the Hon Sec shall
give notice of the AGM and issue an Agenda at least 5 weeks prior to the AGM.
AGM Quorum. For an AGM to be considered
quorate, The Captain or Vice-Captain, 50% of
the Seniors Section Committee and 30 members (which can include the
Captain, Vice Captain and committee members) must be present.
At the AGM:
•
the Captain and other Section officers shall present their reports,
followed by the Treasurer who shall
present his report and the accounts, for the previous year to 31st December.
•
Members shall be asked to vote to adopt the accounts for the previous
year and to appoint an auditor for the current year’s accounts.
•
The members of the Section shall then elect the following Officers:
o
Senior
Section Captain “Seniors Captain”
o
Senior
Section Vice-Captain “Vice-Captain”
o
Senior
Section Honorary Treasurer “Treasurer”
o
Senior
Section Honorary Secretary “Hon Sec”
o
Senior
Section Matches Secretary “Match Sec”
o
Senior
Section Competitions Secretary “Comp Sec”
o
Senior
Section Honorary Inventory Holder “Inv Holder”
The above officers, together with the
Immediate Past Senior Section Captain, shall comprise the Senior Section
Committee (‘the Committee’).
Should a vacancy arise on the Committee during
the year, or the need for an additional role become apparent, the Committee has
the power to co-opt additional members as necessary. Such co-opted members of
the Committee shall retire at the next AGM but be eligible for proposal for
election at that AGM.
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of
members may be called by the Committee or by 10 or more voting members with at
least 5 weeks’ notice.
The role of each committee officer is
described below while expansion of these roles and those of any ex-officio
members as may be appointed by the committee from time to time are detailed in
Appendix 1.
The Captain. The role of the Seniors Captain is to provide
the Section’s primary contact with the Club, Club Captain, Ladies’ Section
Captain and Junior Section Coordinator.
The Vice Captain. The role of the Vice-Captain is to provide
the Section’s primary contact with the Club Vice-Captain and Ladies’ Section
Vice-Captain, and deputising for the Senior Section Captain in his absence.
The Immediate Past Captain (IPC). The role of the IPC is to provide the
Section’s primary contact with the Club IPC and is responsible for advising the
Senior Section committee as necessary and providing a source of dispute
resolution.
The Treasurer. The role of the Treasurer is to provide the
Section’s primary contact with the Club
Accounts Assistant, and is responsible for the management and accounting
of Section finances.
The Match Secretary (Match Sec). The role
of the Match Sec is to provide the Section’s primary contact with the Assistant
Manager and Catering Manager for all matters concerning Senior Section
inter-club matches and responsible for coordinating the actions of individual
match organisers.
The Competitions Secretary (Comp Sec). The role
of the Comp Sec is to provide the Section’s primary contact with the Golf Manager
and if appropriate Catering Manager for all matters concerning Senior Section
Competitions and coordinating the actions of individual competition organisers.
The Honorary Secretary (Hon Sec). The role
of the Hon Sec is to provide the Section’s primary contact between the Section
and Club Administration on all administrative matters and coordinating the
activities of the match and competitions secretaries.
The
Honorary Section Inventory Holder (Inv Holder) The Section Inventory Holder is responsible for accounting for all Senior Section
Trophies to ensure they are properly managed, maintained and available for
presentation at the appropriate occasion.
Committee Meetings. The
Committee shall meet as they decide. For a Section Committee meeting to be
considered quorate there must be the Captain or Vice Captain and 50% of
Committee members present.
The
Committee is responsible for:
•
the overall management of the Section.
•
responding to any matters that arise from Section members relating to
Section activities.
•
dealing with any breach of the Rules of Golf, the Rules of the Club
and/or the Rules of the Section which may occur during or relating to Section
events. This responsibility does not exclude or replace the responsibility of
the Club Committee for dealing with disciplinary or other matters relating to
any events at the Club, including Section events. (See K below).
•
agreeing a list of competitions, interclub matches and other events for
the Section Calendar to be submitted to the Club for consideration for the Club
diary.
•
agreeing the annual Section Calendar, after approval by the Club for
those events held at the Club.
•
agreeing the conditions of entry, fees, rules of play (consistent with
the Rules of Golf and prizes for Section competitions, matches and other
events.
•
agreeing a budget from which the Comp Sec may obtain keepsake prizes for
winners and other gifts for those assisting in any Section event.
•
agreeing the style of any Senior Section clothing (e.g. ties, t-shirts,
jumpers, slipovers). Any change to the Senior Section clothing which includes
the Club logo must be approved by the Club.
•
appointing and determining the roles of any ex-officio Committee Member
or Organiser to assist in any Section competition, match or event.
D. Social Golf
To meet its first objective, the Section will
support the provision of casual golf for all Senior members of the Club through
regular roll ups . These roll-ups are a formal part of Section activities and
run by Section members. Rules regarding format, entry fees and prizes are
contained in Appendix 2. These roll ups are open to any playing member of the
Club whether or not they are members of the Section.
E. Handicaps
Each member wishing to play in a Section
Competition or Interclub Match must have a Competition Handicap index in
accordance with the World Handicap System (WHS). The member is responsible for
ensuring that his own handicap is maintained and that he meets the requirements
to maintain a competition handicap.
A member without an authorised handicap index
who registers to play in a Section
Competition will initially be added to a
Reserve List. Should spaces remain after entry for the competition has closed,
the member will be added to the competition but will not be eligible to win any
prizes.
If the competition is a qualifying competition
for handicap purposes, all cards will be submitted for possible handicap
adjustment.
F. Competitions
The Section will run a number of competitions
of various formats over the year and, unless specified in the particular
competition rules, entry to these will be limited to members of the Section.
The list of competitions will be determined by the Committee, agreed with the
Club and published annually.
Members or their families wishing to donate a
new trophy should submit their proposal to the Section Committee. The Section
is limited in the number of competitions it can run by course availability and
must abide by Club decisions. The Committee will look at any requests and
consider them in the context of existing competitions. Any changes to the list
of competitions will be published before the next AGM for consideration by
members at the
AGM.
The rules, including rules of entry, for each
competition will be set by the Committee and published annually and again prior
to entry for the competition opening.
Members may enter competitions between the
opening and closing dates for the particular competition and may, if required,
withdraw from a competition before the closing date without notice. Members who
have signed up to a competition and need to withdraw after the closing date,
must advise the Organiser or Comp Sec in writing, giving a reason for their
withdrawal.
Members who require to be withdrawn within a
limited tee-time period must notify the Comp Sec in writing on entry to the
competition, but no later than the closing date for entries to that
competition, and must give a reason for their request. The Comp Sec will make
reasonable efforts to meet the member’s requirements. Members who abuse this
facility by regularly requiring particular times and/or without reasonable
excuse may be denied their request.
Members who fail to attend a competition for
which they have signed up, or habitually withdraw from a competition with short
notice, may be referred to the Section IPC
(see J below).
Members who fail to submit a card at the
conclusion of their competition round have breached a Rule of Golf and may be
disqualified.
In a competition, where the stipulated round
starts at other than the first hole, the holes must be played consecutively
from the allotted start hole until completion of the eighteen holes. Players must ensure their card is correctly
marked (Rule 6-6d). Failure to play the
holes and/or record them in the correct order will result in
disqualification. For the purposes of
count back in such competitions the front nine will always be the front nine of
the course and the back nine will always be the back nine of the course.
An Organiser may be appointed to assist with
the running of any competition. The Organiser’s duties will be communicated by
the Comp Sec to the person appointed for each competition.
Optionally a raffle may be held at each
competition. The net proceeds from the raffle will be added to the sum raised
for the Captain’s chosen charity/charities.
Members over the age of 70 who no longer play
in 18-hole competitions may, by prior arrangement with the Comp Sec and
agreement of the Club Golf Administrator, play a separate 9-hole competition.
Where such competitions are qualifying, the members’ cards will be submitted
for possible handicap adjustment.
G. Interclub Matches
The Section will run a number of Interclub
matches over the year and entry to the teams for these will be limited to
members of the Section. The list of matches will be determined by the Committee
and published annually. Matches will comprise a home and away leg. The dates
and times for home legs will be agreed by the Committee with the Club to ensure
the appropriate tee reservations can be made. The dates and times of away legs
will be agreed by the Committee with the opposing club.
Members wishing to be selected for a match
team should ensure they are registered as available for an equal number of home
and away matches.
Selection for a match team will be limited to
those indicating they are available for both legs of a match. Selection will be
made in time to enable members to confirm their availability for both legs.
Other than the Senior Section Captain, all members who are selected for a team
but are unable to confirm their availability for both legs will be withdrawn
from the match team and replaced by a reserve for both legs of that match.
Members who, having played the first leg of a match, subsequently withdraw from
the second leg without, in the Committee’s opinion, good reason may be
withdrawn or removed from subsequent matches. The Committee may, in exceptional
circumstances, remove a member from the Interclub Squad.
The Captain’s team selection decision is
final.
Members who fail to attend a match for which
they have been selected or habitually withdraw with short notice may be
referred to the Section IPC (see J below).
Members selected for a team are expected to
wear the Seniors’ match kit whilst playing matches. Post match dress is at the discretion of the
Captain.
The Captain has discretion to impose a penalty
on any member playing a match who breaches the match dress code or any
etiquette.
An
Organiser may be appointed to assist with the running of any match. The
Organiser’s duties will be communicated by the Match Sec to the person
appointed for each match.
H. Invitations.
The Senior Section receives invitations from
other clubs to send representatives to special events. These will be published
and are open to all Section members who wish to play.
Where entry is unlimited, members are free to
enter such competitions but are asked to report their entry and result to the
Invitations Coordinator.
Where entry is limited, the Invitations
Coordinator will present a list of volunteers to the Captain who will select
those who are to represent the Club and Section. Such selection will be made on
an equitable basis.
I. Holes in One
The Committee will reimburse the reasonable
bar bill of a Section member who achieves a Hole in One at any Section
Competition or Interclub Match. The member must pay the bar bill and submit his
claim to the Treasurer with his bar receipt and the signed score card.
Alternatively, a member may decide to pledge an amount to the Section Captain’s
nominated charity, in which case, no reimbursement from Section funds will be
available.
J. Disputes
Any member who wishes to dispute any decision
made by the Committee or anyone acting on behalf of the Committee should follow
the procedure below:
•
Discuss the matter with the IPC or, if the dispute concerns the IPC,
then the Captain, to try to come to a resolution informally;
•
If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the complainant(s) should
send the complaint in writing to the Committee. If necessary, the Committee
will then invite the complainant(s) to attend a Committee meeting to discuss
the grounds for their complaint.
The Committee will confirm any decision
verbally and in writing. The member then can decide to accept the Committee’s
decision or choose to appeal to Club management.
Any member who makes a complaint to the Club
regarding any matter that affects the
Section is required to send a copy of that
complaint to the Section Committee via the Honorary Secretary so that they can
be properly prepared to respond to the Club on the matter.
K. Contravention of Rules
The Committee are responsible for ensuring
adherence to the Rules of Golf and any local, Club or Section rules in any
Section events.
Failure to attend a Section competition or
Interclub match without notifying the appropriate Committee member (Match Sec
or Comp Sec) or Organiser in advance and/or without reasonable excuse, is
considered a breach of Section rules.
In the event that any rule is breached, in
addition to applying any penalties defined in the Rule of Golf, the Committee
may, after hearing submissions from the member or members concerned, agree with
the member or members concerned, any of the following sanctions according to
the seriousness of the breach of rules:
o
disqualification from a competition. If this occurs after the
competition and the member has been awarded a trophy and/or a prize. The trophy
and/or prizes may then be awarded to the next player(s) on the results list
and/or retained by the Committee until the following year at the Committee’s
discretion;
o
banning from a number of subsequent competitions in the current and/or
following year;
o
withdrawal from one or more match teams in the current and/or following
year;
o
removal from the Interclub match Squad;
o
removal from membership of the Section.
Should the member or members concerned not
agree with the proposed sanction, the matter will be referred to the Club IPC
for final arbitration/disciplinary action. In the event that any of the above
sanctions are applied, the Committee may choose to retain any fees paid.
In the first instance the Committee delegates
to the IPC the responsibility of determining the appropriate action with regard
to a breach of any Rules of Golf.
L. Changes to this Constitution
Changes to this constitution of a significant
nature (for example: the purpose, objectives or governance of the Section) can
only be made at a General Meeting of voting members of the Section. Minor
changes (for example: changes to the duties of a committee member or
grammatical changes to the text that do not amend the core meaning of the text)
can be agreed within committee but must be communicated to the membership
within one month of the amendment being agreed.
A proposal to make a significant change to
this Constitution can be submitted by the Committee or by a minimum of 5
members of the Section, provided that such a request is made in writing. Prior
to making such a request in writing, the members should discuss the reason for
the request with any member of the Committee.
M. Document Change Log
|
Version |
Date |
Details of the Change |
|
201706 |
13/6/2017 |
First version of a new Constitution approved
at an EGM 13/6/2017. This replaces the former ‘GENERAL CONDITIONS of
COMPETITION ENTRY and CONDUCT published 31/7/2013 entirely. |
|
202202 |
1/2/2022 |
Updated version of this Constitution
approved at an AGM on 1/2/2022. This replaces the previous version and takes
account of changes to the structure of the document, the Section financial
structure and improvements to the Section Governance. |
|
202502 |
4/2/2025 |
Updated to remove Clothing Coordinator role
and make Trophy Custodian a committee role |
N. Approval of this Document
This document was approved by members at a General
Meeting held on February 2025
Signatures:
|
Tony Lloyd Senior Section Captain |
Richard Westergreen-Thorne Senior Section Honorary Secretary |
Appendices:
1.
John O’Gaunt Golf Club Seniors’
Section – Roles and Responsibilities.
2.
Rules Appertaining to the Tuesday
and Thursday Roll Ups.
Appendix 1.
John O’Gaunt Golf Club Senior Section – Roles
& Responsibilities
This document lists the roles and responsibilities od the officers of
the above Section. The officers are the members of the Senior Section
Committee(‘Committee’) and comprise
Senior Section Captain (‘Captain’)
Senior Section Vice- Captain (‘Vice-Captain’)
Senior Section Immediate Past captain (‘IPC’)
Senior Section Honorary Treasurer
(‘Treasurer’)
Senior Section Honorary Matches Secretary
(‘Match Sec’)
Senior Section Honorary Competitions Secretary
(‘Comp Sec’)
Senior Section Honorary Administrative
Secretary (‘Hon Sec’)
Senior Section Honorary Inventory Holder (‘Inv
Holder’)
Also listed are the roles and responsibilities of the ex-officio members
that support the committee.
Senior Section Blog Editor
1.
Captain
The Captain
is the Section’s primary contact with the Club, Club Captain, Lady Captain and
Junior Section Coordinator.
Duties:
i
Represent the Section to the Club at all Club functions and events as
invited.
ii
Approve selection of and Captain the Section team for all interclub
matches, hosting home matches and responding at away matches.
iii
Selecting one or more charities to which raffle and other charitable
receipts for the year will be paid and the proportional distribution of funds
if more than one charity is chosen.
iv
Present competition trophies and prizes including raffle prizes as
required.
v
Invite and host guests to the Section Captain’s Day, Members & Guest
Day and Annual Dinner.
vi
Determine the format of the Senior Captain’s Day competition.
vii
Chair General and Committee Meetings.
2.
Vice-Captain
The
Vice-Captain is the Section’s primary contact with the Club Vice-captain and
the Lady Vice-Captain and deputising for the Section captain in his absence.
Duties:
i
Stand in for the Section Captain at any event and activities above as
required.
ii
Maintain contact with the Club Vice-Captain to ensure mutual appraisal
of matters of interest to the Section.
iii
Arrange the events and activities for the Section Captain’s Day.
iv
If they agree, maintain contact with any members incapacitated by loss,
illness or injury.
3. IPC
The IPC is the Section’s primary contact with
the Club IPC and is responsible for advising the committee as necessary and
referring to the Club IPC any Section disciplinary matters.
Duties:
i.
Deputise for the Section Captain where both he and the Section
Vice-Captain are unavailable.
ii.
The resolution of any disputes raised by members and referring to the
Section Captain any disputes that involve the Section IPC directly.
iii.
Liaise with the Club IPC on matters relating to the discipline of
Section members, being available to any Section member called to a disciplinary
meeting by the Club should that member so wish it.
iv.
Maintain contact with Section members under discipline and ensure they
are aware when they are restored to full membership rights.
4. Treasurer
The Treasurer is the Section’s primary contact
with Accounts Assistant, and for the management and accounting of section
finances.
Duties:
i.
Deal with all income and expenditure of the section and maintain a
section bank account.
ii.
Maintain a set of accounts ensuring they are inspected annually by an
independent auditor from outside the committee for ratification at the AGM
iii.
Liaise with the Club Accounts Assistant on all matters of finance
relating to the Section. I
iv.
Maintain a register of members. Comment and give advice to the Committee
on the state of the Section finances as requested by the Committee.
5. Match Sec
The Match Sec is the Section’s primary contact
with the Assistant Manager and Catering Manager for all matters concerning
inter-club matches and responsible for coordinating the actions of individual
match organisers.
Duties:
i.
Make available a means for members to record availability for selection
to play in interclub matches.
ii.
Recruit an organiser for each match and make them aware of their duties.
iii.
Within the limits set by the Committee, negotiate a match lunch
selection for the year with the Assistant Manager and maintain a record of
lunches selected by the organisers to ensure variety.
iv.
Propose a team to the Section Captain taking into account previous
selection history and apply any changes requested by the Captain, informing the
organiser of the approved team members.
v.
Contact members to resolve vacancies in team positions where required.
vi.
Maintain a record of match results for each pair and match.
vii.
Deputise for any organiser, or appoint a replacement organiser, where
the original organiser becomes unavailable.
viii. Report the state
of the match season to the Annual and Committee Meetings where requested.
ix.
Where a match has to be postponed for any reason, negotiate a
replacement date with the Assistant Manager or away club whichever is
appropriate.
6. Comp Sec
The Comp Sec is the Section’s primary contact
with the Assistant Manager and if appropriate Catering Manager for all matters
concerning Senior Section Competitions and coordinating the actions of
individual competition organisers.
Duties
i.
Set up Section competitions for the year on the IG database including
the Order of Merit and Reg Batson Qualifying records.
ii.
Recruit organisers for the year’s competitions and ensure they are aware
of their duties.
iii.
Maintain a ‘Rules’ sheet for every competition.
iv.
Monitor entry to competitions and re-advertise where necessary.
v. Make and publish the draw for competitions,
including any manual elements
(e.g. teams determined by gender and/or
handicap category etc.
vi. Make any changes to competition draw
sheets to account for withdrawals and replacements.
vii.
Monitor entry of competition cards, chase up missing cards, ensure all
cards are properly completed and correctly entered into the IG database.
viii.
Resolve any discrepancies.
ix.
Finalise each competition when all cards have been entered and produce a
results sheet.
x.
Maintain a list of competition winners for use with the Fixture Card,
Annual Dinner and to inform the engravers.
xi.
Organise an appropriate raffle for each competition.
7. Hon Sec
The Hon Sec is the Section’s primary contact
between the Section and Club
Administration on all administrative matters
and coordinating the activities of the match and competitions secretaries.
Duties:
i
Perform the duties of Secretary to General and other committee meetings.
ii
Liaise with Club Administration and away club contacts to agree the
diary for the following year.
iii
Agree the Section Fixture Card with the Club General Administrator.
iv
Ensure arrangements are in place for the Annual Dinner, directly or via
another Committee member.
v. Maintain a mailing list of all members and
club contacts to be used by the Admin Sec and provide that list to the Match
Sec and Comp Sec, ensuring the list coincides with the register of paid members
maintained by the Treasurer.
vi.
Ensure any changes to the Rules of Golf and or Club Rules and
Regulations are communicated to members and applied correctly to Section
events.
vii.
Act as signatory on the sections bank account in case of incapacity or
unavailability of the Hon Treasurer.
viii.
Holder and maintainer of the master copy of the Seniors’ Section
Constitution.
ix.
Responsibility for the production and maintenance of the Section’s
annual calendar of events in liaison with the club and other clubs.
x. Act as Senior Section single point of
contact for all invitations from other Golf Clubs to competitions open to JOG
Seniors. This does not include incurring any costs of entry etc. which will be
the sole responsibility of the entrants.
8. Inv Holder
Duties
i. Maintain an
inventory of Section Trophies including location and last previous winner.
ii. Ensure the
necessary trophy is available for presentation immediately after the
appropriate competition.
iii.
Ensure all trophies are engraved in a timely manner prior to the Section
annual dinner.
iv.
Organise and manage the Seniors’ Section annual dinner.
9. Blog Editor
The Section Blog Editor is responsible for
maintain an on line record of the Section history as well as a full account,
with photographs, of the current seasons matches, competitions and other
events.
Duties
i. Obtain inputs from the various match,
competition and event organisers.
ii. Editing
those inputs as necessary to ensure they are appropriate.
iii. Formatting
and posting the edited articles onto the Section Blog. Iv. Archiving Blog records as necessary to
ensure the site is maintained at a reasonable size.
Appendix 2.
Rules for
the Tuesday and Thursday 09:00 O’clock Roll Ups
Introduction
The Tuesday and Thursday 09:00 o’clock roll up
is governed by the Senior Section but is open to all Club members and starts
between 0830 and 0915 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings when there is no other
Seniors’ competition occurring at the Club. Arrival at the Club by 0900 is
recommended as on days when there are few competitors the draw could be
completed early.
All that is needed to enter the competition is
a current World Handicap System Handicap Index, (for calculating your course
handicap, a uniquely identifiable golf ball for the draw and an entry fee of
£1. All entry fees are paid out in prize money with a maximum payout for the
winners of £5 each. Reduced amounts will be paid for runners up and subsequent
places until all the entry fees have been dispersed. Prizes not claimed will be
retained for 2 weeks and then donated to the Senior Section Captain’s Charity.
The starting procedure will be that, at
approximately 0850 or when sufficient players have entered (10 or more), a draw
will be made for the first 4-ball to start.
Gentlemen, when playing the John O’Gaunt
Course, tee off from the yellow tees; when on the Carthagena course tee off
from the white tees (Summer) yellow tees (Winter). Ladies will play from the
same tees adjusting their handicap accordingly.
In order to avoid slow play, players should
pick up once they can no longer score on a hole and for consistency across all
competitors gimme putts are not allowed.
Format
4BBB
When the competition format is four-ball-better-ball
stableford players will be drawn into groups of 4 or 3 as numbers allow.
Once at the
first tee a second draw will be held within the group of 4 to determine
pairs/teams. Each player
plays his/her ball to the hole and is awarded the appropriate number of
stableford points. The highest number of stableford points within the pair will
count as the team score for that hole.
If, due to the numbers competing, it is
necessary for one or more groups to play as a 3-ball, the lowest handicapped
player will pair with each of their other partners to form 2 separate pairs. However,
the lowest handicap player can only win one prize.
SINGLES STABLEFORD
All
Club playing members with a CDH number and valid handicap Index are eligible to
join.
All participants must complete a scorecard in the normal way.
Those choosing to submit a supplementary card for handicap purposes must
enter their score though The IG or England Golf app and have it verified by a
playing member of their group as soon as possible after finishing their round
and before leaving the Club premises.
Timings remain the same as all other roll ups. Namely, arrive between
0830 and 0900. Playing groups are to be released as 4 & 3 ball groups
depending upon numbers and as soon as possible after they arrive.
Each singles stableford competition will have 2 organisers. One will be
responsible for card collection at the end of the round and be released in one
of the early groups, while the other organiser will manage players signing in
and being formed into groups and released, and will participate in one of the
latter groups.
Competition results will be declared as soon as possible after the last
group submits their cards.
DISPUTES ARISING FROM A ROLL UP EVENT
In the event of any disputes that
day’s roll up organisers’ decision stands. Any appeals should be submitted in
writing to the Seniors’ Section Immediate Past Captain.
Should inclement weather cause a roll
up round to be curtailed the following procedures will be implemented:
a. If the rounds of all groups are
curtailed, all stakes will be returned.
b. If only some rounds of groups are
curtailed, then the stakes will be divided between the groups that completed
their rounds.
c. In the event of an appeal being
notified before the prize money is distributed, all stakes will be withheld
until the appeal has been heard.
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