General Rules for all Matchplay Competitions
- All matches must be played by the specified date WITHOUT EXCEPTION. It is important for
both players/sides to afford ample time to complete your fixture.
* All Gents matches to be played off the Blue Tee Markers
* For all mixed matches Gents tee off from the White Tee Markers and Ladies from the Red
Tee Markers. Gents must tee off on the odd numbered holes, ladies must tee off on the
even numbered holes.
* Both players/sides have equal responsibility for arranging the matches. Where required,
contact details for opponents will be provided by the Pro Shop
* All matches in each round must be played and the name of the winner(s) entered for the
next round on or before the specified date. Failure to decide a match before the specified
date may result in both players/sides being disqualified. Note: This will be strictly enforced
as per recent years
* All Matchplay finals must be played on Finals Day as outlined in Annual Diary. Any member
in more than one final must play one final on Finals Day and other final(s) before. No
exceptions.
* It is the player's responsibility to organise matches. All queries or disputes are to be referred
to the Club Matchplay Committee.
McConnell Cup: (Handicap Singles Matchplay)
- Handicap: The handicap you play your match off is the lower of (a) your course handicap on
the day of the match or (b) your course handicap based on the your handicap index on entry
deadline day. Full differential applies (e.g. player A is off 8 and player B is off 16; full
differential is 8).
* The handicap index of each player on entry deadline day is displayed as the “Max Handicap
Index” on the draw sheet and should be used to calculate course handicap on entry deadline
day. All calculations must be done using the updated Course Handicap calculation that came
into effect 1 st April 2024 even if the entry deadline day was before this date.
* Qualification: Top 64 nett scores of the qualifying weekend that entered their name with
the entry fee to the box in the pro shop. The first score entered for the weekend is used for
qualification.
Fourball Matchplay: (Fourball Betterball)
- Handicap: The handicap you play your match off is the lower of (a) your course handicap on
the day of the match or (b) your course handicap based on the your handicap index on entry
deadline day. The playing handicap is 90% of your course handicap. Following the 90%
adjustment, the lowest player goes to scratch and the same adjustment is applied to the
playing handicap of the other 3 players. (e.g. Lowerst player is off course handicap of 7, 90%
of which is 6.3, rounded to 6, goes to 0. And adjustment of -6. Player B off course handicap
of 18, 90% of which is 16.2, rounded to 16 receives same adjustment of -6 and so plays off
10; players C & D are similarly adjusted.
* The handicap index of each player on entry deadline day is displayed as the “Max Handicap
Index” on the draw sheet and should be used to calculate course handicap on entry deadline
day. All calculations must be done using the updated Course Handicap calculation that came
into effect 1 st April 2024 even if the entry deadline day was before this date.
* Qualification: Top 32 nett team scores of the qualifying weekend that entered their name
with the entry fee to the box in the pro shop. One entry per team required. The first score
entered by the pairing for the weekend is used for qualification.
Sheehan Cup: (Scratch Matchplay)
- Qualification: The 8 lowest handicaps of the club, along with the 8 lowest gross scores of
the April Medal, not already qualified as 8 lowest handicaps, will qualify. If a player plays
both days their first card counts for qualifying. The automatic 8 picks will be seeded with the
8 medal qualifiers drawn for the remaining spots.
Mixed Matchplay: (Foursomes)
- Handicap: The handicap you play your match off is the lower of (a) your course handicap on
the day of the match or (b) your course handicap based on the your handicap index on entry
deadline day. The team handicap is half of the combined Course Handicap of the two
players, (e.g. Player A with course handicap of 1 and player B with course handicap of 7 have
a combined handicap of 8, halved is 4. Therefore team handicap is 4.) The pair with the
lower handicap goes to scratch and the same adjustment is applied to the other pair. (e.g.
Pair 1, is Player A off 1 and Player B off 7, have a team handicap of 4 and Pair 2, is Player C
off 10 and Player D off 15, combined handicap of 25, halved is 12.5 rounded to 13. Pair 1 is
the lower handicap and so reduced to scratch, reduction of 4. The same reduction is made
to the team handicap of pair 2 (13-4) giving a handicap of 9.
* The handicap index of each player on entry deadline day is displayed as the “Max Handicap
Index” on the draw sheet and should be used to calculate course handicap on entry deadline
day. All calculations must be done using the updated Course Handicap calculation that came
into effect 1 st April 2024 even if the entry deadline day was before this date.
* Qualification: No qualifying competition, Names and entry fee in an envelope, entered in
the box in the pro shop by entry deadline day. 1 pair per envelope. Members without a
partner will be paired up with a fellow member.