Competition Formats
COMPETITIONS INFORMATION 2021
- WHS scoring will be subject to course conditions at the time.
- All recommended Handicap Allowances are from Course Handicap
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| Same competition played separately by each section |
COMPETITION | SECTION | TEE | H’CAP | DETAILS | WHS |
Amity Cup | Men | W/Y | 60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stroke play |
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April Plates | Mixed | Y/R | 60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stableford |
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Ascania Cup October Medal |
Men |
Y |
95% |
Stroke play | √ |
Atlas Scramble | Men/Ladies | W/R | Two Formats 4 Player team from lowest to highest 25%/20%/ 15%/10% 3 Player team 30%/20%/ 10% or 3 Player team is1/6th combined 4 Player team is1/10th combined | Stableford. Teams of 3/4 Men / Ladies or mixed teams. Format: All players tee off. The preferred ball is chosen and marked. The other balls are picked up. Starting with the player whose ball has been chosen, all players take their next shot from within 12ins of the marker. This is repeated to conclusion of. each hole and must be ID with who’s drive was taken. The team stableford score in accordance with handicap allowance is recorded on each hole. 3 player team each player must have a minimum of 5 drives. 4 player team must have a minimum of 4 drives. Men’s stroke index for mixed teams. (Full details on WHS guidance doc page 43 regarding mixed teams) |
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Autumn Plates | Mixed | Y/R | 60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stableford |
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Boxing Day Stableford |
Mixed |
Y/R |
95% | All – Singles stableford men’s/ladies stroke index. |
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Cambridge Evening News Regional Competition | Men | W | 50% combined | Pairs. Foursomes Stroke play |
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Captain’s Challenge Trophy | Mixed | Y/R | 95% | Stableford. Inter-Section team competition. Mixed teams of 3-4 (1 Man, 1 Lady, 1 Senior (and 1 Junior). Each section totals its individual scores and the winning section is the one with highest of the total scores. |
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Carrington Bowl | Ladies | R | 95% | Stroke play. 2-day competition (Sun. & Wed.) Played alongside Ladies’ Championships. | √ |
Christmas Cracker |
Senior Men |
Y |
95% |
Singles Stableford | √ |
Christmas Eve Stableford |
Mixed |
Y/R |
95% | All – Singles Stableford men’s / ladies stroke index. |
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Christmas Hamper | Men | Y | 85% | Stableford. Teams of 3. Best 2 scores count. |
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Christmas Hamper |
Ladies |
R |
95% |
Stableford over 9-holes | √ |
Christmas Turkey Trot | Ladies | R | 95% |
Stableford. 6 clubs and a putter. |
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Christmas Turkey Trot |
Men |
Y |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Club Championships |
Men/Ladies |
W/R |
95% |
Stroke play. 2-day competition | √ |
Committee Cup |
Men/Ladies |
W/R |
95% |
Stableford. Men’s/ladies stroke index | √ |
Daily Mail Foursomes National Competition | Men/Ladies | W/R | 50% combined | Men’s Pairs. Foursomes Medal. Ladies Foursomes Stableford |
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December Stableford |
Men |
Y/R |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Festive Better Ball |
Men | Y |
90% | Pairs. 4BBB Stableford |
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George Butler Trophy | Mixed | Y/R | 60% low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stableford |
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Good Friday Team Game | Mixed | W/R | 95% | 1, 2, 3 Team Game. (See 1, 2, 3 Team Game instructions.) |
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Handicap Cup |
Men |
W |
95% |
Stroke play | √ |
January Stableford |
Men |
Y |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Jorgen Jenson Mixed | Mixed | Y/R | See Ladies notice board. | Pairs. Unique Greensomes Stableford. Format: Both players tee off. Player A plays Player B’s ball and Player B plays Player A’s. The best ball is chosen and the other picked up. If say, Player A’s ball is chosen, Player B plays the next shot. Player A the next and so on until the hole is completed. On Par 3 holes, the best tee shot is selected, i.e., only 1 ball is played after the tee shot. |
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Jubilee Cup Yellow Ball | Men | W | 95% | Stableford.Teams of 3. Men +Yellow Ball. All players take turns every 3 holes in playing the yellow ball. i.e., Player A on holes 1, 4, 7, 10 and 16, Player B on holes 2, 5, 8, 11,14 and 17 and Player C on holes 3, 6, 9,12,15 and 18. Scores can only be recorded when the yellow ball is in play. If the yellow ball is lost, the score ends at that point. |
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1, 2, 3 Team Competition | Mixed | Y/R | 95% | Stableford. Teams of 3 men’s/ladies or mixed. All players play their own ball. On holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16, the best score counts. Holes 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17 the best 2 scores count. Holes 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 all 3 scores count. |
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Lady Captain’s Challenge Trophy | Mixed | R | 95% | Pairs. Stableford Match play. Team competition. Hambro |
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Layton Salvers | Ladies | R | 85% | Pairs. 4BBB Stableford |
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Macmillan Cancer Relief National Competition | Men/Ladies/Senior Men | W/R/Y | 95% | Stableford | √ |
Mark Swain Memorial Trophy | Mixed | W/R | 95% | Singles Stableford. Men’s/ladies stroke index | √ |
Marshalls 3-Man Team | Men | Y | 85% | Stableford. Teams of 3. Best 2 scores count. |
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Medal Winner’s Trophy | Ladies | R | 95% | Stroke play | √ |
Medals |
Men/Ladies |
W/R |
95% |
Stroke play | √ |
Men’s Captain vs Past Captain Trophy | Men | Y | 85% | Pairs. 4BBB Stableford |
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New Year’s Day | Mixed | Y/R | 60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stableford |
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November Better Ball |
Men/Ladies | Y/R |
85% |
Pairs. 4 BBB Stableford |
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November Poppy Appeal | Men/Ladies | Y/R | 95% |
Stableford. | √ |
Parthia Cup Round 1 | Men | Y | 50% combined | Pairs. Foursomes Stroke play |
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Parthia Cup Round 2 | Men | Y | 60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Stroke play |
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Parthia Cup Round 3 |
Men | Y |
85% |
Pairs. 4BBB Stroke Play |
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Perfect Putter | Ladies | R | 95% | Played in conjunction with a medal. (2-day competition Sat. & Wed. Putts on the green only counted on every hole. |
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Peugeot Coronation Foursomes National Competition | Ladies | R | 50% Combined | Pairs. Foursomes Stableford. |
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Piccadilly Trophy |
Ladies |
R |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Ping Golf Tournament National Competition | Ladies | R | 85% | Pairs. 4BBB Stableford |
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Play Your Jokers | Men/Ladies | Y/R | 95% | Single Stableford. Format: 3 holes are chosen by each player prior to start. The scores on these holes are doubled at the end of the round. Player with the highest number of points is the winner. |
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Pro Challenge Trophy | Men | W | 95% | Stroke play. 1 OR 2-day competition. Players must enter both days to win the trophy. Prizes given for best score on each of the 2 days | √ |
Queen Elizabeth Scratch Cup | Men | W | 95% |
Stroke Play | √ |
Rachel’s Trophy | Ladies | R | H/Cap allowances and cards prepared on the day | 6 Holes 4BBB, 6 Holes greensomes, 6 Holes foursomes |
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Robin Cruse Memorial Trophy | Ladies | R | 95% | Stableford | √ |
Scythia Cup |
Men | W |
85% |
Pairs. 4BBB Medal |
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Seniors Stableford |
Senior Men | Y |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Sir Thomas Roydon Trophy |
Men | W |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Spring Chicken |
Senior Men | Y |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Summer Stableford |
Men | W |
95% |
Stableford | √ |
Team Multiplier | Men | Y | 95% | Stableford. Teams of 3. Scores calculated per hole as follows: Player A x Player B x Player C |
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Texas Scramble | Men/Ladies | Y/R | 3 person team 1/6th combined 4 person team 1/10th combined |
Stableford. Teams of 3 players or 4 players (See Format for Atlas Scramble.) |
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Valentine’s Stableford | Men/Ladies | Y/R | 95% |
All – Singles Stableford. | √ |
Winter Better Ball |
Men | Y | 85% |
Pairs. 4BBB Stableford |
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Yellow Ball Competition |
Men | W/Y | 95% | Stableford. (See Format for Jubilee Cup) |
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Steve Marshall Memorial 3 Clubs + Putter S/Ford |
Men’s |
Y |
Full |
Singles Stableford |
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Knock-outs |
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Caronia Cup (Summer) |
Men | W | 90% |
Pairs. 4BBB Match play. |
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Caronia Plate (Winter) |
Men | Y | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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Eric Pederson Trophy |
Senior Men | Y | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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Franconia Cup (Winter) |
Men | Y | 90% |
Pairs. 4BBB Match play. |
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G. Huggett Cup (Summer) |
Men | W | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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Peter Mustow Trophy |
Senior Men | Y | 90% | Pairs. 4BBB Match play |
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Summer Singles Knock-out |
Ladies | R | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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Winter Hi-Lo Knock-out | Ladies | R |
60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Match play |
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Winter Mixed Knock-out | Mixed | R/Y |
60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Match play |
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Winter Pairs Knock-out | Senior Men | Y |
60% Low 40% High | Pairs. Greensomes Match play |
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Winter Singles Knock-out |
Men | Y | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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Winter Singles Knock-out |
Senior Men | Y | 100% |
Singles. Match play |
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