Seniors Trophy / Competitons

1. Summer Singles Competition

  • The format is 2 ball Match Play open to all members of the Senior Section and drawn around April 1st with the final to be played by mid October. It is an open draw, made in the club house on a Thursday.
  • Played off the yellow/red tees using mens and ladies stroke indexes with full handicap allowance ( + 1 for the ladies ).
  • The competition is played for the 'Batchelor Niblick' donated by Tony Batchelor.

2. Summer Drawn Pairs Competition

  • The format is 4 ball better ball match play , open to all members of the Senior Section and drawn around April 1st with the final to be played by mid October. It is an open draw, made in the club house on a Thursday.
  • Played off the yellow/red tees with handicap allowance taken from the lowest handicap player. The mens and ladies stroke index are both used.The ladies have one added to their handicap before the allowance calculation.
  • The competition is played for the 'Captains Driver' donated by Tony Batchelor and John Jeffrey.

3. Summer Plate Singles Competition

  • The format is 2 ball match play open to all members who enter the Summer Singles Competition but are knocked out in the first round. The draw takes place as soon as all first round losers in the Singles Competition are known. The competition is to be completed by Mid October. It is an open draw, made in the club house on a Thursday.
  • Played off yellow/red tees with full handicap allowance ( + 1 for the ladies ).
  • The competition is played for the 'Summer Plate' donated by Ian Dyke.

4. Ladies Invitation Pairs Competition

  • The format is foursomes with the Ladies inviting their male colleagues to join them in order that each team consists of a Lady and Gentleman member of the Seniors Section.
  • Played off the Yellow/Red tees with the stroke index of the Yellow tees being used. The handicap allowance is 1/2 of the combined difference. The ladies have one added to their handicap before the allowance calculation.
  • The draw organised by the Ladies representative on the Committee takes place in order that the competition can commence by May 1st and the final played by mid October. It is an open draw, made in the club house on a Thursday.
  • The competition is played for the Ladies Invitation Cup donated by Charles Wilson.
  • Runners up receive a trophy donated by David Locke.

5. Winter Drawn Pairs Competition

  • The format is Greensomes; open to all members of the Senior Section and drawn to commence from mid October with the final to be played by 31st March. It is an open draw, made in the club house on a Thursday.
  • The draw pairs one low handicap member and one high handicap member and the split is worked out when the entry list closes.
  • Played off the yellow/red tees using the yellow stroke indexes playing handicaps are calculated using 60% of the lower plus 40% of the higher handicap ( a table is available ). The ladies have one added to their handicap before the calculations.
  • The competition is played for the Winter Drawn Pairs Cup donated by Brian Pounds and Derek McAllum.

6. Eclectic Competition

  • The competition is run in conjunction with the official monthly individual medal and stableford rounds from February to December inclusive; open to all members of the Senior Section.
  • The competition will be run using 2/3 rds as the handicap allowance
  • The competition is played for a cut glass decanter Trophy donated by Geoff Mullin .
  • For this competition, the ladies in addition play for a shield donated by Arnold Kingston.

7. Super Six Competition

  • The competition is run in conjunction with the official monthly stableford rounds from February to December inclusive; open to all members of the Senior Section. The winner is the player who produces the six best rounds from the qualifying rounds.
  • The competition is played for the 'clock' in the clubhouse which was built and donated by Doug Parsons.

8. Super Senior Cup

  • The competition is run in conjunction with the official monthly stableford rounds from February to December inclusive; open to all members of the Senior Section, who are 70 or over on the date of the first qualifier . The winner is the player who produces the six best rounds from the qualifying rounds.
  • The competition is played for a cup donated by Brian Pounds.

9. Individual Handicap Trophy

  • The qualifiers are the monthly divisional round winners of the individual medal and stableford rounds played from February to December inclusive plus the winners of the various knockout competitions plus the holder of the trophy.
  • The trophy is a 'Rosebowl' donated by Trevor Peckham and Tony Kelly.

10. Senior Mens Scratch Championship

  • Open to all members of the Seniors section, and played at a date determined by the Seniors Captain. To be played in conjunction with a qualifying medal competition.
  • The format is a medal round off the White tees. The winner and Seniors champion is the member with the best Gross score.
  • The trophy is a 'Claret' jug donated by Guy Pearce and Ian Dyke.

11. Senior Ladies Scratch Championship

  • Open to all members of the Seniors section, and played at a date determined by the Seniors Captain. To be played in conjunction with a qualifying medal competition.
  • The format is a medal round off the Black tees. The winner and Seniors champion is the member with the best Gross score.
  • The trophy is a cut glass bowl donated by Len Barlow and Tony Rigg.

12. Sweetwoods Old Guys and Girls Shield (SOGGS)

  • The format is a 4 ball better ball team competition between a Seniors mens team and a Seniors ladies team.
  • The ladies team will be chosen by the ladies representative on the Committee, and the mens team in the usual way as per club matches. The team numbers will be determined by how many ladies are free to play on the date agreed.
  • Full handicap allowance, plus one for the ladies; allowance off yellow and red indices respectively.
  • The result will be determined on the aggregate number of holes won per side.
  • The trophy is a shield donated by Brian Reeve.

13. Seniors men versus main club Ladies Shield

  • A ladies main club team is challenged by a Seniors men team in a 4 ball better ball format.
  • The trophy is a shield donated by John Davey.

14. The Ultimate Cup

  • A Seniors team is challenged by a Juniors team in a 4 ball better ball format.
  • The trophy is a shield donated by Brian Pounds.

Document amended April 12th 2008.