WINTER COMPETITIONS

For those of you that attended the Ladies AGM on Friday 7^th October you will already be aware of a minor change to this year’s Winter Competitions format. This has also been communicated in an email sent out from the Club on 21st October. 

This is due to the World Handicap System precluding the playing of 12-hole competitions on courses measured over 9 or 18 holes; hence the intelligent golf (ig) system cannot support our existing winter league formats.

To allow us to continue playing 12 holes, whilst using ig to compile the results, the Winter League, Winter Eclectic and Stanley Clark Trophy will now be played as stableford (previously strokeplay). The competitions will be set up to record scores for 18 holes, with players entering the appropriate gross score to allocate a nett par (two stableford points) for the holes that are excluded from the Winter competitions; i.e., 13 to 18 on Rosemount and 3 to 8 on Lansdowne.  A nett par should also be recorded for any of the competition holes that are closed on the day.

 

Full details of the operation of all the Ladies’ Winter Competitions have been posted on the notice board in the Locker Room for you to consult at any time, together with a “gross score ready reckoner” to aid completion of scorecards if required.

 

The main points regarding the operation of the Winter Competitions for 2022/23 are:

·     The first Winter League competition will take place on Rosemount on Friday 4^th November; the Eclectic and Winter Ringer run from 1^st November to 31st March.

·       Competitions will continue to be over 12 holes (1-12 on Rosemount, 1-2, 9-18 on Lansdowne). 

·    They will be set up as 18-hole competitions and any hole not included in the competition or is closed should be given a nett score of 2 points.

·       As in 2021 there will be no winter handicaps.

·       All winter competitions are non-counting for handicap purposes.

·       Playing handicaps will be calculated as 95% Course Handicap.

·   Competition times will be mornings only, commencing at 9.30am on Friday for the main competition, with an alternate day the prior Sunday.

·   There will be a weekly prize (a golf ball) presented to the winners of both Division 1 and Division 2&3 combined.

·      The Winter League is played on both courses; the Winter Eclectic will run on Rosemount whilst both the Stanley Clark (played every 2^nd and 4^th Friday) and Winter Ringer are on Lansdowne.

·       All completed scorecards to be entered into the computer.

·      Additional cards may be submitted for the Eclectic at any time as long as they are verified by another playing partner; the Pro Shop must be advised prior to play so that a competition for that day can be set up (to enable your scores to be input).

·       The only competition needing your manual input will be the Winter Ringer (should you wish to enter it). Ringer cards on competition days should be placed in the box at the PSI terminal; additional cards should be placed in the box in the Locker Room following play. 

 

Please don’t forget fairway mats will be required for all play as of Thursday 3^rd November (in a competition, mats are to be used on the fairway only).

 

We encourage all ladies with all golfing abilities to enter and play in our weekly winter competitions. They are fun and are a great way to meet up with old friends, make new friendships, and a good opportunity for ladies to socialise following their game.

 

 Wee Course Ladies Winter League

This will run along with the Ladies Winter League with the Winter Ringer also running on the same basis. The Office will complete a draw at 10am on the preceding Wednesday. Should the Wee Course Ladies wish to turn up and play on the day they must register at the Pro Shop by 9:45am and the Pro Shop Team will fit you into the existing draw.