Interclub Draws & Results - Women

18 Hole Inter-Club - Zone 4

Interclub match play not exceeding 18 holes

Tournament Conditions

Section 3 – 18 Hole Inter-Club

Conditions of Play

1. Entries
a) Only affiliated clubs shall be eligible to participate and teams must be prepared to travel.

b) Each Club shall pay an entrance fee to be set by the CGI.

c) Depending on the number of entries the competition may be sub-divided into zones.

d) More than one team per Club is permitted entry.

e) Matches between Clubs shall be played on such dates as shall be fixed by the Committee. The date of a round of matches may be altered by the Women’s Committee and notified to Clubs.

2. Matches
a) All matches shall be played on handicap and shall not proceed past the 18th hole.

b) Play shall be in fours.
c) All teams shall strictly adhere to the scheduled starting time.

d) Teams shall consist of 6 players of any handicap playing in order of handicap, with not more than 3 “Silver” Division players in a team. “Silver” handicaps shall be to a maximum index of 18.4. The maximum course handicap is 38.

e) Scoring – each team win to count as 2 points and each team half to count as 1 point. In the event of a tie in zones, individual games will be counted. In the event of a further tie the singles games won by the No 1 players of each team will be counted. In the event of a tie in the semi-final, the individual holes won will determine the winner. In the final, a sudden death play off between the No 1 player of each team will determine the winner.

f) A team winning by default receives 2 points and for count back purposes shall be deemed to have won 4 games. The defaulting team shall receive no points.

g) The matches shall be played under the Rules adopted from time to time by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club
of St Andrews, subject to the Local Rules of play in force on any course.

3. Player Eligibility
a) No player who has played in any Inter-Club match in the competition for one Club shall subsequently during the same year play for another Club without permission from CGI Women’s Committee.

b) Players who play in a final must have played in at least one Inter-Club match except in unusual circumstances when permission from CGI must be obtained.

4. Competition Winner
The team winning the Final shall be the winner of the competition and shall receive and retain a CGI Plaque. If there is only one zone, the team securing the greatest number of points shall be the winner of the competition.

5. Penalties
a) A match starting late must be reported to the CGI Office by the hostess and both Captains on the day of play. Rule 33-7 will be applied, i.e. “If a player arrives at her starting point, ready to play, within five (5) minutes after her starting time, in the absence of circumstances which warrant waiving the penalty of disqualification as provided for in Rule 33-7, the penalty for failure to start on time is loss of hole of the first hole in match play or two strokes at the first hole in stroke play instead of disqualification.”

b) Any member playing in an Inter-Club match who is not eligible to play for such Club, shall lose the match or matches in which she took part and shall be liable to suspension for the remainder of the season.

c) Match Play Cards – a penalty of 1 point will be deducted from the team total should any team member fail to hand in a correctly completed card.

d) Slow Play – the CGI Policy on Slow Play is to be adhered to and the Host Club is responsible for enforcing this policy.


6. Postponement & Suspension of Play
a) In event of poor weather conditions, the Women’s Committee may postpone a match day. Any such postponement will be advised on 3ZB following the 7am news. In the case of an individual course closure,
the Host Club must advise the Women’s Captain of each club whose team is playing at their course before 7.00am.

b) The club hostess may suspend play if the weather conditions are considered to be harmful to the welfare of the players. Rule 6-8 states that bad weather of itself is not a reason to suspend play. Players should proceed according to Rules 6-8 and 33-2d.

c) In the event of an Inter-Club match being suspended due to bad weather, rule 6-8d will be enforced.
Rule 6-8d - Procedure when play resumed:
Play shall be resumed from where it was discontinued, even if resumption occurs on a subsequent day. The player shall, either mark her ball or finish the hole.

7. Disputes

The Hostess shall proceed according to the ‘Disputes Procedure’. Players should be familiar with the contents of this procedure as it enables play to continue quickly.

8. Protests
a) Any protest relating to any match shall be notified in writing within 7 days of the match. The secretaries of the Clubs affected by the protest shall forward to the CGI Office a statement of the facts concerning the complaint which will be discussed by a specially appointed Disputes Committee to enable protests to be dealt with swiftly.

b) After discussion the Disputes Committee shall be at liberty to take further evidence in such manner as it shall think fit and to make a decision on the protest and generally to regulate the mode of dealing with protests.

9. Host Club Responsibility
a) Immediately after each Inter-Club match, the Host Club shall Post/Fax/Email the results to the CGI Office. (PO Box 39 014, Harewood, Christchurch 8545)

b) A hostess must be provided by the Host Club and she must be present for the duration of play, should she be required for rulings or decisions. In the event that the hostess is unable to make a decision, the dispute shall be referred to CGI as outlined in Rule 8 above.

c) The Host Club is responsible for the enforcement of CGI Policy on Slow Play.

10. Captains Responsibility
a) Ensure that team shall be ready 10 minutes ahead of their scheduled starting time.

b) The Captain of each team shall enter the team in playing order on the result sheet as provided by the host Club. Such teams shall not be altered thereafter.

c) Should the team not be complete, available players are to be entered on the result sheet from No 1 position down with defaulted games at the end.

d) Defaulting teams must notify the CGI Office, Host Club and opponents.

e) The Captains shall ensure a toss is conducted where a starter is not provided.

f) On completion of matches ensure that scores are recorded on the results sheets, signed scorecards from all team members are handed in and the result sheet is signed off (unless the result is disputed).

11. General
a) A member of any team shall not be entitled, except on the payment of green fees, to practice on the course on which a match is to be played, except on the morning of the match.

b) The entertainment of players shall not be a charge on the Club on whose course the match is being played. Teams must pay for their own refreshments including morning tea.

12. Caddies
a) Caddies may only be used for semi-finals and finals.

b) Motorised carts and bikes are permitted with a medical certificate.

Women’s Interclub - Disputes Procedure

It may be that there is a dispute out on the course away from anyone who could adjudicate. Here is the procedure to follow.

The player who is disagreeing with the outcome of the hole needs to make a ‘claim’ following the procedures set down in the Rule 2-5. To do this she must

1. Tell the opponent she is making a claim.
2. State the facts as she sees it.
3. Says she wants a ruling

All this must happen before you tee off on the next hole. If the dispute happens on the 18th this should happen before you leave the green.


Get on with the game.

The game will continue until the dispute becomes of no consequence in the result of the game. That is, even if the disputed hole is counted as lost it doesn’t matter to the result.

If, at the end of the game, the dispute cannot be resolved in the clubhouse, the matter should be referred to Canterbury Golf for a decision.

The practice is for the team captains to sign the sheet if they agree with the result. If there is an unresolved dispute, we would normally expect the sheet to be unsigned.

In that case the facts will need to be presented to us by way of a letter of explanation from both teams where necessary and CGI will make the decision.