Society Rules Rev. 01-Feb-2016

Golf Society Rules: amendment Feb 2016

Fees

1) Fees are €40 for current members and €50 for new members (to cover cost of polo shirt).

1.1) Fees on the day of rounds are set to €50.this includes prize fund, 2’s club, and green-fees.

The set fee is to offset the cost of the higher grade course instead of day fees going up and

down.

 

Outings

2) Society outing will be last Saturday of each month within availability. Full list will be emailed to

each member.

 

Format

3) Competition will be by stableford points systems worked from individual handicaps.

3.1) Match play competition will run in unison with main competition. It will be in knockout format

played on every 2nd round. Draw will be made from hat at the first round. It will also be in stableford

system.

3.2) Player of the year will be determined by the player who has accumulated the most points out of

their best six rounds. If more than one player has amassed the same total points the winner will be

determined by the player who has most top three finishs.if still tied it will go from most wins to 2nds

and so on until there is an outright winner.this is instead of a play off hense rewarding the most

consistent golfer over the year.

 

Prizes

4) Cup will be awarded to each monthly winner (who will take full responsibility for care of cup,any

damage/loss will result in fine and replacement.It is the sole responsibility of the winner to return

cup at next event,failure to do so will result in penalty) aswell as a trophy which player will keep.

4.1) Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th will be decided by committee and may vary.

4.2) Closest to hole will also receive prize.this will be on a par3 picked out on morning of each outing.

Balls must be fully on the green to count,if ball is closer to hole but not on green it is deemed as out

of play in regards to contest.

4.3) 2’s club will be on ALL par 3 holes(€2 a man and who ever gets a birdie on that hole wins/split

pot or if not won it will roll over to next outing).

4.4) For those players who do not place or win closest to the hole there will be a prize for the two

players with best front 9 and back 9 scores.

 

Handicaps (handicaps for all players will be adjusted after rd4)

5) Winner of each outing will receive a 2 stroke cut to handicap,second place 1 strokes,third 1 stroke.

Handicaps will be re-instated at end of season.

5.1) All player handicaps will be subject to change. To move in line with gui and congu rules we will

be installing a weight systems.(.2 will be added to players handicap for every pt scored outside of

their handicap. if player scores 3 pts above their handicap then .6 will be added to handicap) this

systems sounds complicated but it’s an accurate way of controlling handicaps.

 

Penalties

6) Any no-shows will have to pay the €12 add on to keep prizes at similar standard and will receive a

1 stroke penalty for next round.

6.1) Treasurer will be allowed to prevent any player from participating who has not paid their fees

6.2) Society polo shirts must be worn on day of event. Failure to comply will result in a 1 point penalty

for that round.

 

Rules

7) All scorecards must be signed by the player and the marker. If unsigned the player will be

disqualified.

8) No player is permitted to use a buggy unless in exceptional circumstances.

9) Rules can be amended at any time by committee.

10) All players who have entered the society will be held accountable for €12 regardless of participation

in an event. This is to ensure equal prize pools at all outings (low numbers would result in poor

prizes for players in following event).

11) In the case of tie the result will be decided by virtue of virtual playoff {player who scores highest

points on 18th wins, if no winner then it reverts back to 17th and so}.

12) Local course rules as well as RSA rules of etiquette and golf apply.

COMMITTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE RULES AT ANY TIME. ANY AMENDMENTS WILL BE SENT TO MEMBERS.

Any questions contact the committee