The Club Championships are the most prestigious of the golfing year and the following is a reminder of the rules:
There are four qualifying rounds for the Club Championships during designated SGL medals - two on Rosemount and two on Lansdowne, which can be played on either the main competition days or the alternate days as per the fixture card. The dates for 2024 are:
Round 1: Rosemount - Friday 26 April (alternate Sunday 21 April)
Round 2: Lansdowne - Friday 3 May (alternate Saturday 27 April)
Round 3: Rosemount - Friday 10 May (alternate Sunday 5 May)
Round 4: Lansdowne - Friday 17 May (alternate Saturday 11 May)
It is not necessary to play all four rounds, however one round on each course must be played. A player’s best scratch score from each of Rosemount and Lansdowne are added together and ranked in order, split into Division 1 and Divisions 2&3 combined.
The top 8 players from Division 1 go into the draw for the Club Championship. Likewise, the top 8 players from Division 2&3 combined qualify for the Division 2 Championship. After the Championship qualifiers have been selected, the 8 players with the best nett scores from Divisions 1, 2 &3 combined will qualify to play for Sophie's Trophy.
Following the introduction of the WHS, during the qualifying rounds players are split into divisions based on their playing handicap on the competition date for the course played on. They may therefore fall into different divisions when playing even if there is no change to their handicap index. While this is fine for handicap competitions on a single course, for scratch events such as the Club Championships, which are qualifying over both courses, it is considered to be a clearer divide to use a player’s handicap index as at the date of the first qualifying competition to allocate divisions. Therefore, for 2024, players with a handicap index as at Sunday 21 April of up to 20.4 will fall into Division 1 and be eligible for the Club Championship draw; players with a handicap index of 20.5 and above will be eligible for the draw for the Division 2 Championship.
Once all the qualifying rounds have taken place, the draws will be made and the players advised of their opponents and the "play by" dates for the quarter and semi-finals. The players are then responsible for arranging and booking tee times to play their matches. The Club Championship and Division 2 Championship are played as scratch knockouts, whilst Sophie's Trophy qualifiers play a handicapped knockout.
This year the knockout rounds and finals are to be played on Lansdowne, with the final of all three competitions to be held on Sunday 30 June. If you wish to enter these competitions you must be available to play on this date.
When playing in the qualifying rounds, please let the starter know if you wish to enter the Championships.
Full details, and information about all Ladies Competitions, can be found in the folder in the Ladies locker room.
