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SIGNING UP FOR A COMPETITION
Before going out to play, ladies should have signed the competition sheet 24 hours before the date to signify their intention to play, with the exception of the the EWGA Medals & Club Medals when ladies may turn up and play on the day of the competition. For all competitions the competition book must be signed prior to play including each round of a knockout or two day competition. Cancellation must be made a day prior to the competition. In an emergency contact a committee member.To be eligible to win a Ladies’ Section competition, players (both home and away) must hold an EWGA defined “Active” Handicap.
PAYMENT
for competitions (details of which are given on the competition sheet) must be paid before going out to play. Money should be put into envelopes provided and name, date, competition and amount put on the front of the envelope.
CARDS.
All competition cards should be completed with the player’s name, date, handicap and type of competition and countersigned by the player and marker. Scores should then be entered into the computer and the card placed in the competition box. This does not apply to match play. Players cannot make up their own cards.
PRACTISING.
Ladies must not play on the same course on the same day on which a competition is to be played. This does not apply to match play.
WHILE PLAYING.
Ladies must always carry a copy of the Rules of Golf in their golf bag. You never know when you might need it. You must not have more than 14 golf clubs in your bag, including your putter. Clubs must not be borrowed from another competitor during a competition.
TROPHY COMPETITIONS
To win Cup, Trophy or Shield competitions, players must also have played in three Belton Woods qualifying competitions - monthly medal, monthly stableford or par prior to the event. The three qualifying events must be played in a rolling year. For match-play knockout competitions both criteria must be in place before the start of the first round.
HOLE IN ONE, EAGLE AND BIRDIE BOOK
If a lady achieves a gross eagle, birdie or hole-in-one she should complete the details in the book in the locker room. These can only be accepted in the following ladies competitions: Medal, Stableford, Par, Eclectic and 5*, . There is a prize for the player with the most birdies in the period 1st December to 30th November annually.
PAR BOOK
If a lady with a handicap of 30 and above achieves a gross par, eagle, birdie or hole-in-one she should complete the details in the book in the locker room. These can only be accepted in the following ladies competitions: Medal, Stableford, Par, Eclectic and 5*. There is a prize for the player with the most birdies in the period 1st December to 30th November annually.
PAR BAR
After paying the relevant fee & signing the book to indicate intention to play, if a lady has a par on a hole they should find that specific hole in the book and write their details in. There is a prize for each of the 18 holes on the Lakes golf course. The person with the most pars on each hole will win the prize.
PACE OF PLAY
Slow play is the most perplexing problem in the game of golf.
Slow players can ruin the day for all players behind them.
Everyone thinks that slow play applies only to other people BUT we can all be guilty.
In the interest of everyone, players have an obligation to play at a reasonable pace, and this means keeping up with those in front as well as ahead of those behind. Please remember low handicap players can hit the ball much further than higher handicap players can and will wait further behind, but they are still waiting for you!!!
Here are some recommendations to speed up play:
- Walk briskly at all times.
- Always know when it is your turn to play and be ready.
- Decide what club to use whilst others are playing.
- When playing on or next to the putting green make sure that your trolley is parked near the next tee, not on the fairway between the green and tee you have just played from. Remember not to pull your trolley over the green or in between the green and the bunkers.
- Leave the putting green as quickly as possible on the completion of the hole
- DO NOT MARK YOUR SCORECARDS WHILST YOU ARE STILL ON THE PUTTING GREEN.
- The first player on the tee should mark their scorecard after playing their tee shot.
- Other players should mark their card whilst they are waiting to tee off.
- Tee off as soon as the players in front are clear, this is usually when they have taken their second shot.
- In stableford and par competitions if you cannot score pick up.
- If you are unsure of a rule in a medal, par or stableford competition play a second ball.
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