Rules

FIFE SCRATCH FIVES – RULES – 2019

 

 

TEAMS

 

5 Players per team

Players do not have to be members of Fife County Ladies Golfing Association

Players should nominate at the start of the Season which Club they are going to play for, as players can only play for one Club.

Encourage Junior Girls to play.

Clubs with 2 Teams – a player who plays twice for Team1 cannot play for Team2 again in the same season.

 

MATCHES

 

The Home Club should contact the other Club by the “Contact by” date.

3 dates should be given, but not all in a “One Week Period” and they must include weekday and weekend dates.

Time for Play to be any time on a Saturday or Sunday but must be 5pm and after on a weekday.

Representatives should make contact as early as possible in the “Contact Period”.

A failure to respond within the recognised time -  by 1 week of receiving the offer of dates -will result in the Home Club choosing the date from those dates offered.

The Dates in the table are only a guideline – clubs can play earlier than the dates suggested esp. with regard to the last series when there may be problems with daylight.

 

Matches must be played by the stipulated date.  No extensions will be given.

Clubs must field at least three players rather than concede a whole Match.  Concessions should only be made if absolutely necessary.

 

Matches must be played unless a Course is closed or the Rules of Golf prevent play being possible.  Specific cases being e.g. Greens Flooding; Wind Moving Balls on Greens; Thunder & Lightning.

 

If Play has to be abandoned and all Games are through 9 Holes the current scores will stand - “Result = Match Score and games score at Abandonment”.

If Play has to be abandoned and all games are not through 9 holes the Match should be re-arranged a.s.a.p. and by the final date of the scheduled Matches.

 

If it is thought that there may be a problem with darkness preventing play from being completed the Team Captains have the power to agree on the number of holes to be played – this to be decided prior to Tee-Off.

 

When a match is all-square after 18 holes, it will be considered a half match.

 

All games are played off Scratch.

Players must play in order of Playing Handicap with the lowest going off first.

Teams have the discretion to change the Order of Play but within the booked times.

If it is known before the exchange of team cards that a player will be missing, the remaining players should be entered on the card in handicap order and the last game(s) conceded.

 

Catering, recognised as a courtesy, is left to the discretion of Individual Clubs, but when travelling and Evening Matches are involved it is proposed that something like Soup and Sandwiches should be provided.

 

 

 

RESULTS

 

Any conceded game will be considered to have been won 5/4.

 

For each Individual Game a win = 1 pt;  a halved game =  1/2 pt;  and a loss = 0 pts

 

For each Match there are 2pts for a Win; 1 pt for a Halved Match and  0pts for a loss.

 

At the end of the season, if two clubs within the same Division have the same number of points, then the Team with the most Games won will win.  In the event of a further tie the Team with the most “Holes Up” will win.

 

Both Teams should forward the Results to Aileen Penny (dennis.aileen@blueyonder.co.uk ) 

as soon as possible after each Match.

All results should include the  FULL NAMES of team members.

 

Results will be displayed on http://fifescratachfives.blogspot.co.uk/p/home.html

throughout the season.