LADIES CLUB COMPETITIONS
There are many competitions during the year including regular medals, stablefords and 9 hole competitions. These are all detailed on the fixture list. This page gives more detail and rules on the various local ladies only competitions run on specific dates as well as the knockout competitions and eclectics. Information on the club mixed matches and competitions can be found here.
All competitions require a current handicap and rules on maintaining handicaps have changed as from Jan 1st 2010. Our handicap secretary Myra Landsburgh can help with queries on gaining and maintaining your handicap.
In common with most other clubs we at Thorpe Wood also have local rules for competition qualification. These have been recently revised and can be can be seen seen at the end of this page.
How to enter a ladies competition at Thorpe Wood
Entry sheets for competitions are posted on the notice-board in the Ladies Changing room at least two weeks before the competition is due to be played.
Allow ten minutes at least before your tee time. When you arrive sign the relevant competition book(s) in the Ladies changing room, pay the Green Fee in the shop, and report to the starter who is usually a member of the Committee. The competition entry fee should be put in an envelope (usually with the entry for your playing partners) and placed in the box under the window in the Pro Shop.
You will exchange cards for marking purposes with another member of your match. She will mark your score in the player 'A' column (see scorecard) and her own score in the leftmost column of the card. After the round you sign her card and agree the score with her. Check your score, sign your card and put it in the box provided in the Ladies changing room. (The commonest cause for disqualification is players forgetting to sign either the competition entry book or their cards!)
COMPETITION RULES FROM 1ST JAN 2012
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All Players must sign the relevant competition book(s) and pay the entry fee before play commences - no exceptions.
QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS
A qualifying competition is one in which scores are submitted in order to keep handicaps active and up to date. N.B. Most club individual strokeplay competitions are qualifying unless specifically mentioned on the entry sheet or under adverse course conditions.
All qualifying 9 and 18 hole individual strokeplay medal and stableford competitions are open to all lady members with an active handicap.
INACTIVE HANDICAPS
Any lady with an Inactive handicap may play in qualifying competitions to gain their qualifying cards. An entry fee is not required for ladies with an inactive handicap as they are not eligible to win the competition until their handicap becomes active.
SUPPLEMENTARY SCORECARDS
Supplementary Score Cards played over 18 holes in order to regain or retain an active handicap – please refer to Handicap Secretary for additional information. N.B. Supplementary cards do not count as qualifiers for the club competitions.
CLUB TROPHY COMPETITIONS - ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
Ladies Singles knockout and The Allen Rose Bowl ( pairs knockout )
All players must have submitted 3 qualifying cards played in a Thorpe Wood competition since the closure of entry date for the previous year’s competition.
The Marwill Salvers ( Mixed Foursomes ), Douglas Bader (Mixed Greensomes), Hardwood Crafts Bowl, Ping Fourball, Coronation Foursomes and Cathedral City Foursomes
All Competitors must have submitted 1 qualifying competition card played at Thorpe Wood since the previous year’s competition. The single qualifying card must not be the previous year’s Lady Captain’s Day competition.
Peggy Hopkins Salver :
Presented to the player with the best nett score on Lady Captain’s Day. This player must have played in at least 1 Thorpe Wood qualifying competition since, but not including, the previous year’s Lady Captain’s Day competition.
The Club Championship:
The lady member who has submitted the best four gross scores during the year from the previous year's Lady Captain's Day. Entrants must have played in 3 qualifying competitions played at Thorpe Wood since, but not including, the previous year’s Lady Captain’s Day The winner is ineligible for the Lady Captain's Prize.
The Lady Captain’s Prize:
Presented to the player with the best nett score on Lady Captain's Day and who has submitted 4 qualifying cards since, but not including, the previous year's Lady Captain's Day..