COMPETITION RULES (Amended as agreed at A G M) 2019
COMPETITION RULES (Amended as agreed at A G M) 2019
All Competitions Finals will be subject to the B.C.G.B.A. Dress Code
INDIVIDUAL MERIT
INDIVIDUAL MERIT
- All entries must be 65 or over and played in the league during the current season.
- Last 8 to qualify for final. Note … scratch out time 15 minutes before start time of 12.30pm.
DOUBLES
DOUBLES
- All entries must be 65 or over and played in the league during the current season,
- Each pair must be on the registered list of the same club, and have played in the league during the current season,
- Last 8 to qualify for the final. Note … scratch out time 15 minutes before start time of 12.30pm
OVER 75`s
OVER 75`s
- Players must have reached the age of 75 and played in the league during the current season, prior to the date of the qualifying round Note … scratch out time 15 minutes before start time of 12.30pm
- Games in this competition will be 21 up in all rounds;- QUARTER FINAL- SEMI FINAL – FINAL.
CHARITY SHIELD (THE HUNTSMAN OF LITTLE WENLOCK)
CHARITY SHIELD (THE HUNTSMAN OF LITTLE WENLOCK)
- (a) The team shall consist of 6 players who have played for their club.
- (b). Due to the Handicap System no established player from a higher division will be allowed to play for a team of a lower Division in this competition.
- No player to play for more than one team.
- Each team will be handicapped according to which division they will be playing in.
- All games to be 21 up. Start time 1.30pm.
- Away team has the jack, except in the quarter final, semi –final and final to be played on neutral greens, where the jack will be decided by the toss of a coin.
- The winner will be the team with the highest aggregate after the handicap has been added or subtracted.
- In the event of a tie, the team winning the most games will be declared the winners. If still a tie. one player from each team Nominated prior to the start of the game will play a game of 15 up with the following handicaps. Div 1 … scratch. Div 2 … receives 2 Points Div 3 … receives 3 Points Div 4 … receives 4 Points
- THE TEAM DRAWN FIRST WILL PLAY AT HOME IRRESPECTIVE OF HANDICAP.
- Handicaps as follows Div 1… Scratch Div 2…. +12 points Div 3…. +24 points Div 4 …. +36 points
- Any two (2) teams from the same division drawn against each other, the team drawn away to receive a +12 point handicap.
- Any two (2) team from the same club and the same division drawn against each other will both start on scratch.
- The losing finalist to receive the JACK JONES CHARITY SHIELD.
- Each team entered will pay a minimum entry fee of £5-00. Teams deciding not to enter this Competition, the league would ask them to make a donation to the charity.
- All Monies will go to a Local Hospice.
- A list of cup final teams together with reserves must be given to the competition secretary by both clubs 14 days before the final takes place.
- All cup competitions including finals that are played on neutral greens both clubs will be required to pay green fees to the host club nominal amount 50p per player minimum.
- Any player who is a member of another club playing in a different league will not be allowed to play in any round or final of a cup competition if it is played on any green of the club of which that player is a member.
- Due to cancellation, Cup Competition matches must be played on or before the allocated date this can only be changed under special circumstances ie; Bereavement.