11.      All County competitions will be held in the zones in rotation – North, South, East
        and  West.

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13.       HOME CLUB 
        a)      A player may not change her Home Club during the year unless no longer a
        member or with the agreement of both Clubs.  (CONGU Rule 13.3)

        b)      The Ladies’ Secretary at each Club must inform the County Inter-Club Match Secretary,
        in writing,  of all the players who are members of more than one club, stating which
        is their Home Club  

14.      The golf year starts on 1^st January and ends on 31^st December.

15.      Players shall walk at all times during a stipulated round in a competition organised by the DCLGA
        unless permitted to ride by a member of the Committee in accordance with the EWGA
        Transportation Policy.

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16.    Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005

16.1  For the purpose of accommodating any competitor who has a physical impairment, as defined by

        these Acts and certified in writing by a Registered Practitioner, the Association may permit any

        such competitor to be exempt from any prohibition upon the use of a buggy during a competition

        or event organised by the Association providing:

   a)      the competitor has appropriate insurance,

   b)      accepts responsibility for her actions

   c)      endeavours to ensure that her buggy is kept under her close control at all times. 

16.2  The competitor shall be responsible for providing the buggy.

16.3  In the following competitions, players requiring the use of a buggy must first seek permission
        from the County Competition Secretary. Prior permission must also be obtained from the Club
          Secretary of the relevant venue

• County Medal Final

• County Championship

• County Bronze and Silver Meetings

• County Foursomes and Western Morning News Cups

• Express & Echo Foursomes Final

• Warren Crocus Salvers Final

• County Bowmaker

 16.4  In the following match play competitions, players requiring the use of a buggy must first seek
        permission from the Inter Club Match Secretary.   Prior permission must also be obtained from
        the Club Secretary of the relevant venue; and the Captain of the opposing team must be
        informed prior to the match.

• Still Cup

• President’s Trophy

• Sheelah Creasy Bowl

• Doris Willes-Little Cup

But

16.5  In the following competitions played at Home Clubs players requiring the use of a buggy must
        obtain permission from the Club Committee and must comply with the Club’s own conditions
          of use.

• DCLGA Medals,

• DCLGA County Prizes,

• Qualifying Rounds for Express & Echo and

• Qualifying Rounds for Warren Crocus

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INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS

17. See annual BLUE POSTER for information concerning entry fees and closing dates for                 individual and foursomes competitions.

18.  ENTRIES   Separate forms or letters are required for each Competition

19.  CHEQUES  must be made payable to D.C.L.G.A.   No money will be refunded after the start sheet
       is issued.

20.  STARTING TIMES   A list will be sent to all Clubs, either by email or post.

21.  All entries for competitions will be dealt with in order received.

22.  The Committee reserve the right to refuse any entry without stating a reason.

23.  Proof of current handicap must be produced (CONGU 1/2/08 - 8.1).

24.  A player may be awarded more than one trophy but she may not be awarded more than one        prize.   (An exception to this occurs when extra prizes are given.)

25.  Ties will be decided on the last 18, 9, 6, 3 or 1 holes with handicaps, if applicable, deducted
  in proportion.   If there is still a tie, any trophy will be held for a fraction of the normal time
  and vouchers will be shared equally.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

26. Competitors must be Home Club members of any club affiliated to the D.C.L.G.A.

27. All players must indicate on their entry form whether or not they intend to go forward to the match play rounds, should they qualify. After the closing date, the option selected stands. If the meeting is oversubscribed, players with the lower handicaps who are prepared to play in the match play rounds will be given priority.

28. The draw is made in handicap sections.

29. ...

30. The Qualifying Round is played over 36 holes.  The first 16 scratch scores continue in match play for the Championship Bowl. The next 16 scratch scores continue in match play for the Lloyd-Williams Salver.

31. The trophies for the 36-hole qualifying round are:

1^st Scratch Trophy:  Gold Medal presented by Barbara Baroness Churston 1922 
Scratch Runner-Up:  José Bruce Bowl presented by Miss José Bruce 1986 

1^st Handicap Trophy:  Phillis Collett Memorial Bowl presented in memory of
       Phillis Carthew Collett, Hon. Secretary 1901-1919, Captain 1920

Under 18 Scratch Trophy presented by Sue Persey, Captain 2008

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                                             SILVER DIVISION MEETING

33.    The Meeting will be held in one or two sections at the discretion of the Committee.

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INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS WITH QUALIFYING ROUNDS
PLAYED AT HOME CLUBS

48.     Previous paragraphs 17 to 20 and 23 and 25 apply
 

COUNTY  MEDALS

49.    Only Home Club members are eligible.  Clubs are responsible for payment of entry fee for each
 finalist.

50.    A Medal will be awarded to the member in the Silver division and to the member in
 the Bronze division, providing there are at least two members in the respective
 divisions, returning the three lowest nett scores whilst playing in any qualifying stroke play
 (medal) competition at her Home Club (excluding Open Competitions) during the
 golf year.     

51.    All Silver division scores to count for qualifying must be returned on a handicap of
 up to and including 20.   All Bronze division scores to count for qualifying must be
 returned on a handicap of 21 to 36.

52.    Any member qualifying in one Division and subsequently moving into a different
 Division will play off her current handicap in the Finals but compete in the Division
 for which she qualified.

53.    A win in the Silver Division cancels a win in the Bronze Division.   All ties shall be
 decided on the aggregate of net scores  on the last 9, 6, 3. or 1 holes on the three
 best cards.   In the event of there still being a tie, there should be a play-off under
 Handicap Stroke Play (Medal) Conditions.

54.    Names and handicaps of the medal winners must be sent to the County Competition
 Secretary by the date given on the annual Procedure Sheet.    Medal winners
 only may play in the Finals. 

55.    The Finals will be played in the following Spring on a course chosen by the Committee.

56.    The trophies are:

       Silver Division winner:    LGU Coronation Medal 1902
 Bronze Division winner:  LGU Coronation Medal 1911 
 Centenary Salvers (donated by the Centenary Committee in 2001)  awarded to
 the Clubs of the Silver and Bronze winners.  

WARREN CROCUS SALVERS
Presented in memory of Mrs. Sheelah Creasy 1979

57.    A qualifying round is played at members’ Home Clubs. The format for this may be either medal,
 stableford or 4-ball competition at the dIscretion of each club.
 

58.    The Final is played as a Four-Ball (Better Ball) Stableford Competition in two divisions, Silver
 and Bronze, off ¾ handicap, and is held at the end of September or early October at the Warren
 G.C.

59.    Names and handicaps of the qualifiers must be sent to the Competition Secretary,
 together with the entry money from all competitors, by the date given on the annual
 Blue Poster.

60.    If a club winner or runner-up is unable to compete in the Final, the player with the next best
 score may take her place, and so on, thus ensuring that four players from each club compete.

61.   Players qualifying in one division and subsequently entering the other, must play off
 their new handicaps in the division in which they qualified.

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                                              EXPRESS & ECHO SHIELD
              Presented by Mr. Jeff Harvey-Barnes, Sports Editor of the Express & Echo 1985

62.    A foursome stableford qualifying round is played at members’ Home Clubs.   

63.    Combined handicap limit of 70 on date of qualifying round. Handicap allowance ½ combined
       with a maximum of 30. 

64.    The first two pairs will represent their club and compete for the Shield in late September or
       early October at Exeter Golf Club after a stableford round. 

65.    Names and handicaps of the qualifiers must be sent to the County Competition Secretary,
       together with the entry money from all competitors, by the date given on the annual Blue
       Poster. 

66.    In the event of a qualifying pair being unable to compete in the final round, the pair with the
       next best score may take their place, and so on, thus ensuring that two couples from each
       Club compete.

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COUNTY  PRIZE

 67.   A prize is offered to every affiliated Ladies’ golf club having more than five members.   It is
       to be played for throughout the golf year at club level.    The winner(s) will be the player(s)
       with the four best cards from a possible maximum of twelve.   

68.   All members are eligible to compete.   No handicap limit.   Second Club members may compete at all Clubs to which they may belong.   No entry fee. 

69.   Before the commencement of each golf year the club committee is responsible for                 

a)      Deciding the type of competition to be played throughout the year e.g. Stableford or
      Par

b)     Arranging 12 separate competitions to be played off full handicap, played where necessary
      over two days in acordance with CONGU rule 17.

c)      Establishing competition rules taking into account local conditions  (e.g. restricting the
       number of temporary greens to be in use for the competition to be valid;   policy
       concerning re-scheduling if a competition day is lost)

d)    Distributing the prize in the form of goods or vouchers as it sees fit. 

70.    ...

71.    ...

 

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INTER-CLUB TEAM MATCH PLAY COMPETITIONS

STILL CUP

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY

SHEELAH CREASY BOWL

72.   Each affiliated club may enter one team in each of these competitions.   A club may enter two teams in the President’s Trophy provided that it has entered a team in the Still Cup.

73.   The appropriate DCLGA entry form, must be received by the County Inter-Club Match  Secretary   before 1^st August  and the entry fee must be paid to the CountyTreasurer before the following   1^st March.

74.   Home Club members only are eligible to play.   The only exception to this is that if a player’s Home Club is not entering a team in one of these competitions, she may be eligible to play in that competition for any other club to which she belongs. 

75.   If a member changes her Home Club she may play for her new Home Club providing she has not played for her original Home Club in any DCLGA Competition during the current L.G.U. year.  

76.   It is the responsibility of the Team Captain to field a team of eligible players. The penalty for any breach  is a deduction of two games and six points from the defaulting team’s final score. 

77.   After each match, Team Captains of the winning teams must send the results of matches to the County Inter-Club Match Secretary within three days.  

78.   If there is a query about the result, both Captains should write to the County Inter-Club Match Secretary explaining the problem.   The County Inter-Club Match Secretary's decision is final.
 

FORMATS

 
79.   A team consists of seven players who shall play in order of playing handicap.   
      If there is more than one player with the same handicap, their order shall be at the
      Captain's decision.  The penalty for a team playing out of handicap order is a deduction
      of one game and 3 points from the defaulting team’s final score.   

80.   Still Cup matches are played off scratch.   There is no handicap restriction, other than the
 requirement to play in order of playing handicap.

81.   President’s Trophy matches are played off handicap (full difference).
  Players with handicaps of 21 or above must play off 20.  
  No more than two single-figure handicap players may play in any match..
  No player who has played for a Still Cup team twice for the same club in the current
  season is eligible to play in its President’s Trophy team(s)
  If two or more teams from the same Club are entered, no player who has played twice
  in the First Team is eligible to play in the Second Team.  If a Second Team player has
  played only once in the Still Cup team and only once in the First Team, she may return
  to the Second Team.
 

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       Bronze Division players who play in a Still Cup or President’s Trophy team may also play
  for a Sheelah Creasy Bowl team.

82.    Sheelah Creasy Bowl matches are played off handicap (full difference).    Players must 
 have a playing handicap in the range 21 to 36.

83.  The number of divisions in each competition will be at the discretion of the County Committee
 and the draws will be random.   However, if a club has more than one team in a competition,
 they will be in different divisions.   At the draws for divisions, additional draws shall be made
 for the Semi-finals, and Quarter Finals, if applicable.

84. Each Club must play one home and one away match (over 18 holes) against every other Club in
     accordance with the draw.  If, due to unforeseen circumstances, an entire team is unable to play
     an arranged match, penalties will be imposed;  it is imperative that the County Inter-Club Match
     Secretary is consulted immediately. 

85. If a participating Club cannot field a complete team, “walk-overs” of the seventh, sixth and fifth games are permitted in one match only, resulting in the appropriate loss of games and points.   If a complete team cannot be raised a second time:

                  (a)  the Team shall be withdrawn from the competition

                  (b)  all games and points scored by it and against it will be cancelled, and

                  (c)  in the following year the Club will not be allowed to enter competitions as follows:

                              (i)    If the defaulting team is a Still Cup team the club may not enter either

                                     the Still Cup or any President’s Trophy team.

                              (ii)   If the defaulting team is the club’s first President’s Trophy team, the

                                     club may not enter any President’s Trophy team.

                              (iii)  If the defaulting team is a club’s second President’s Trophy team, the

                                     club may not enter a second President’s Trophy team.

                              (iv)  If the defaulting team is a Sheelah Creasy team, the club may not
                                enter a Sheelah Creasy Team.

86.  The Scoring System   A team will score a team win for a team match won, or a half for a
       halved match.  The Divisional winner will be the team with the most team wins.

       A points system will be used by the County Inter Club Match Secretary to resolve ties
 (as follows):-

             Individual Matches:     Away win  = 3 pts.          Home win  = 2 pts.
                                      Away Half = 1½ pts.        Home Half =  1 pt.     

             Overall Match:           Winning team – based on number of matches won :   Add 2pts.
                                      Halved match – based on number of matches won :   Add 1 pt. each

             When all the matches in the division are completed, if there is a tie, the winner will be the
       team with the most Points.  Best Runner(s)-Up (when required) will be the Team(s) with
       the most match wins divided by the number of matches played, with ties being decided
       by the number of points won divided by the number of matches played.

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88. Team lists must be exchanged no later than 15 minutes before the start of the match.  After the team lists have been exchanged there can be no changes, except that a reserve may take the place of a nominated player who has subsequently become ill or injured, always provided that the correct order of the team can be maintained (see #79). However, if the reserve is present but it is too late to change the list so that the correct order can be maintained, the opponent of the nominated player shall score a “walk-over” but the defaulting team will not be deemed to be incomplete and will not be penalised under #85.  (If a reserve is not present, the team will be deemed to be incomplete and the penalties under #85 will apply).  
If, after team lists have been exchanged, it becomes apparent that a nominated player is likely to be late in arriving due to unforeseen circumstances, her Captain, may, with the agreement of the opposing Captain, arrange a later start for the delayed player and her opponent on the list.
If the delayed player fails to be on the tee within 45 mins. of the first players’ tee time, her opponent on the list shall score a “walk-over”.

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                               DORIS WILLES-LITTLE CUP

95.   Previous paragraphs 74 to 78 apply.

96.   Each affiliated club may enter one nominated pair with two nominated substitutes either of whom may play should a team member be unavailable.   A substitute becomes a team member after playing in two matches.

97.    Format:  foursomes match play knock-out in accordance with a random draw.

98.    Entries, made on the appropriate form, must be received by the County Inter-Club Match Secretary before 1^st March and entry fees paid to the County Treasurer before 1^st March.

99.   Maximum handicap allowance 30, i.e. players with handicaps higher than 30 are permitted to play off 30.   Stroke allowance:  ½ difference of combined handicap.

100.  Matches will be played on neutral courses allocated by the County Inter-Club Match Secretary.
Two rounds only permitted on any one course.   

101.  The course for the semi-finals and final will be chosen by the Committee.

102.  Before a match proof of handicap should be available and the number of strokes to be given and received agreed upon.

103.  The trophies are:
Doris Willes-Little Cup presented in memory of Mrs. D. Willes-Little 1948
Doris Willes-Little runner-up Trophy presented by Miss M. O. Williams 1949
Two semi-finalists’ trophies – Replica cups returned 1987 by Mrs. Betty Ord (née Dent) of Thurlestone
 

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INTER–CLUB STROKE PLAY COMPETITIONS

 

WESTERN MORNING NEWS CUP

Presented by Western Morning News 1936 

WESTERN MORNING NEWS ROSE BOWL
Presented by Western Morning News 1984

 
104.   The Cup is played for at the North and East zones Autumn foursomes meeting.

105.   The Rose Bowl is played for at the South and West zones Autumn foursomes meeting.

106.   The combined handicap limit for each pair is 70 on date of entry. 
          Handicap Allowance:   ½ combined with a maximum of 30. 

107.   Each Club nominates three pairs as their representatives, the two best scores count.

108.   Only Home Club members may represent their Clubs. 

109.   See also Autumn foursomes, (#110 and #111).

 AUTUMN  FOURSOMES

110.   These competitions are run in conjunction with the Western Morning News Trophy
         Foursomes. (See paragraphs 104 to 106)

111.   Members may enter the appropriate zone competition for any Club they belong to.

BOWMAKER

112.    A Bowmaker competition (teams of 3 players from same club - stableford - two scores to
          count) will be held in the autumn.


 

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                           JUNIORS’ COMPETITIONS

ADULT RELATIVES/PARTNERS OF ADULT RELATIVES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
CADDY FOR JUNIOR GIRLS IN JUNIOR EVENTS

 
113.   DEVON COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF SOCIETY SPRING MEETING
                 Girls’ Trophies  -    Best Gross:                   Lloyd-Williams Cup
                                         Best Gross U16:             Mackenzie Salver
                                         Best Nett:                     Molly Prowse Handicap Cup 
                This meeting is organised by the DCJGS.

114.   DEVON COUNTY JUNIOR GOLF SOCIETY AUTUMN MEETING
                Girls’ Trophies   -   Best Gross:                   Molly Prowse Scratch Cup
                                          Best  Nett:                   Handicap Cup
                This meeting is organised by the DCJGS

115.   DEVON JUNIOR GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
                Held in the May/June Half-Term Holiday
                Trophies  -     Best Gross:                   Dorothy Baldry Salver
                                            Best Nett:                    Kay Sharp Cup
                                    Best Gross U15:            Trish Johnson Goblet
                                    Best Nett U15               Exeter Trophy
                                    Best Stableford (9 holes beginners): Betty Baynham Trophy                
                                    Best Aggregate:            Freda Abraham Cup

116.   DEVON JUNIOR GIRLS' MATCHES
         Matches will be arranged against the Devon 2nd team, and against the Junior Girls' teams of
         the other Counties in the South West division of E.W.G.A.

           Further information about these competitions and other junior events may be obtained from
         the DCLGA Junior Organiser. 

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