Winter Competitions
A further set of Winter Competitions will continue during the winter season, carrying on from those ran last year. These competitions have varied formats with the aim of providing interesting and competitive winter golf. The dates of the competitions appear on the club diary on the website. These competitions are open for ladies and men. Guidance regarding the format for each competition will be available on the day in the Pro’s shop.
The timetable for the remaining Winter period is:
Saturday 11th January Fourball Betterball Stableford (pairs)
Saturday 25th January Tombstone Flag (individual)
Saturday 8th February 3 / 4 person Winter Waltz
Sunday 16th February 3 / 4 Person Texas scramble
Saturday 22nd February Greensomes
Saturday 7th March Pairs Winter aggregate stableford
Sunday 15th March Fourball Betterball Stableford (pairs)
Olivers Trophies
In addition, the Olivers Trophies is a Mens fourball betterball bogey (pairs) competition played on the first Sunday of the month:
Sunday 19th January Olivers Round 3 (Rearranged)
Sunday 2nd February Olivers Round 5
Sunday 1st March Olivers Round 6
Winter handicaps and allowances
Handicaps for top 3 finish in Winter Series and Olivers Competitions will be adjusted for Men and Women with the same approach as last year, as in the table below:
HANDICAP ADJUSTMENTS
HANDICAP CATEGORY |
1 Up to 5 |
2 6 - 12 |
3 13 - 20 |
4 21 - 28 |
5 29 - 36 |
6 37 - 54 |
1st
|
0.5
|
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2nd
|
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3rd
|
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
The handicap allowance for winter fourball competitions remains at 0.9 of handicap.
Winners of winter competitions in 2019
The winners of all previous competitions are available on the HowDidIDo and Club V1 apps. The scores and prize money are posted after each competition on the club website, members section: https://www.cityofnewcastlegolfclub.com/competition-results-and-analysis