The Club Championships are the most prestigious of the golfing calendar and the qualifying rounds will be commencing shortly. There are four qualifying rounds during designated SGL medals - two on Rosemount and two on Lansdowne.
Round 1 : Rosemount - Saturday, 17 May
Round 2 : Lansdowne - Saturday, 24 May
Round 3 : Rosemount - Saturday, 31 May
Round 4 : Lansdowne - Saturday, 7 June
It is not necessary to play all four rounds, however one round on each course must be played.
How it works:
- A player's best scratch score from each of Rosemount and Lansdowne are added together and ranked in order and the top 8 players from Division 1 go into the draw for the Club Championship.
- The top 8 players from Division 2&3 combined will 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.
Please note that, for 2025, players with a handicap index as of 17 May 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.
The "play by" dates for the quarter final is Wednesday, 18 June and the semi-finals is Friday, 27 June. The players are 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 Rosemount with the final of all three competitions to be held on Sunday, 29 June. If you wish to enter these competitions, you must be available to play on this date.
When playing in the qualifying rounds, the starter will ask if you wish to enter the Championships. Positive responses will be noted, and a record will be maintained by the office, so if you subsequently find that you are not available to play in the quarter/semi's or on finals day, you must advise the office so that your name can be removed from the list. The list will be finalised and used for the draw on Monday, 9 June.
I hope that as many of you as possible will be available to play and that we can have a full field for these important Championship events.
Good luck to everyone in the qualifying rounds.