The Competition will be knockout by 18 holes Match Play between the teams played in
order of exact handicap. The handicap allowance will be full difference. All matches must
be played to a finish until the overall match result is decided, i.e., in the event of a halved
match, play shall continue until one player wins a hole. The draw will be made in two
sections, East and West, and will indicate which Club shall play at home.
The Inter-Section Final will be played on the 'Finals Day' at a course selected by the
Golf Committee.
5.
Inter-Club Fourball Competition (Kelso Hamilton)
The Competition shall be open to all Clubs who are affiliated to the Union and who play
on a course with a minimum SSS score of 65. Each Club shall be represented by one or
two teams of two players with a playing handicap of between 13 and 18 inclusive at the
closing date for entry. If a player’s handicap increases beyond 18, he must continue to
play off 18. However, if it decreases from 13, he must play off that new handicap. Both
players shall be 18 years of age or over at the closing date for entry.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A COMPETITIVE HANDICAP ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH.
As competitors are not expected to receive a courtesy practice round, the away players
will each receive two extra shots added to their handicaps before calculation of stroke
allowance. If the away player is also a playing member of the home Club, this does not
apply.
The Competition will be knockout by 18 holes Match Play, four-ball better ball. The
handicap allowance will be nine-tenths the difference taken from the lowest handicap
player. In the event of a halved match, play shall continue until one team wins a hole.
A player may not play for more than one team during the Competition nor can he play
in the Surrey Fives Inter-Club Competition in the same year. Substitutions are permitted
only up to the time a team plays its first match.
The draw will be made in two sections, East and West, and will indicate which Club shall
play at home (the first named Club in each match). All matches must be played on a
course with a minimum Standard Scratch Score of 65. It is recommended that all matches
be played over a course set up as if for a qualifying competition, off the Club's medal
competition tees under the SSS rules.
6.
County Card Foursomes Knockout
Open to any pair of individual Members of Surrey County Golf Union who belong to an
affiliated Club. (N.B. Players do not need to belong to the same Club)
The competition will be a knockout over 18 holes match play foursomes. In each match
the handicap allowance will be ½ of the full difference between the aggregate Playing
Handicaps of either pair on the day of the match.
As competitors are not expected to receive a courtesy practice round, each away player
will receive one extra shot added to their handicap before calculation of stroke allowance.
If any away player is also a golfing member of the home Club, no extra shot is allowed.
7.
Mixed Foursomes Knockout (The Thornhill Trophy)
Players must be aged 18 or over, and be a members of Clubs affiliated to Surrey Ladies
County Golf Association and Surrey County Golf. (N.B. Players do not need to belong
to the same Club) The maximum combined handicap is 40. Teams may exceed this limit
but must play off 40. The competition will be a knockout over 18 holes match play
foursomes. No substitutions will be allowed once the first round has been played.
Matches will be one round either home or away depending on the draw . Men play off
the Competition Tees, and the Ladies play off Red Tees. The Stroke Indices to be taken
off the Ladies Card. All matches to be played to a finish. The Away pair will receive an
additional one extra shot AFTER calculation of stroke allowance. Where the Home Team
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