Helme Shield 2026 Knockout Stage Rules

DERRY CUP & HELME SHIELD 2025/2026
Derry Cup Holders – Roehampton
Runners-up - Walton Heath
Helme Shield Holders - Royal Mid Surrey
Runners-up – Purley Downs
GENERAL RULES AND CONDITIONS
Please consult the General Rules and Conditions that apply to all SWG Inter-Club Team
knock-out Competitions. (Rules G1-G26 and T1-6), v23.
DERRY CUP AND HELME SHIELD RULES AND CONDITIONS
D1. An Inter-Club scratch singles match play Competition played annually.
D2. A club may enter a team of three players. A maximum of one player 5.0 and under is
allowed.
D3. Clubs shall be divided into leagues by the Competition Organiser. Each Club must play
‘Home’ and ‘Away’ fixtures against all other Clubs in the league. The winner and runner-up in
the Derry Cup from the previous year will be seeded.
D4. In the event that a club cannot complete all their round robin fixtures, that club
will be withdrawn from the group and their results to date will be nullified.
D5. Any club that played in a group of three will play in a group of four the next season
D6. The draw structure will depend on the number of Clubs entering the competition.
D7. Each knock-out round will also be played ‘Home’ and ‘Away’ until the final.
D8. The Derry Cup and Helme Shield finals will be held at Worplesdon April 12th
D9. Scoring System
a) Match Points are awarded as follows:
‘Home’ win = 2 points, ‘Away’ win = 3 points
b) Game Points are awarded as follows:
Win by 6/4 = 6 points to winner
Win by 2 holes = 2 points to winner
Win beyond 18th hole = 1 point to winner
Match claimed = 10 points to claimant (see T4)
Walkover = 10 points to winner
Illness/injury during match = score at time or 1 point, whichever is greater (see G15)

TO DETERMINE THE LEAGUE WINNER
a) The team with the highest number of Match Points in the league is the winner.
b) Still tied- The team with the highest number of Game Points in the whole league is the
winner.
c) Still tied? The team with the highest number of Game Points between the two tied clubs is
the winner.
d) Still tied? The team with the highest number of Game Points between the two tied clubs on
the ‘Away’ matches.
EXAMPLE

Home
Team A

Away
Team B
Result Score Result Score

Player 1 + 4/3 -
Player 2 - + 19th
Player 3 - + 2/1
Club A: Match Points = 2 Game Points = 4
Club B: Match Points = 6 Game Points = 3
KNOCK-OUT STAGES
e) At the knock-out stage, the team with the highest number of Match Points is the
winner.
f) If tied, the team with the highest number of Game Points is the winner.
g) If still tied, the first named players in each team of the 2

nd match must play ‘sudden death’

from the 1st tee to obtain a result.
D10. Match Play Draw - Derry Cup
League 1 winner v League 2 winner
League 3 winner v League 4 winner
League 5 winner v League 6 winner
League 7 winner v League 8 winner
Match Play Draw – Helme Shield
Replace League winner with League runner up
D11. Play by Dates 2025/6
ROUND LAST DATE
LEAGUE MATCHES 18 January, 2026
QUARTER FINALS 22 February, 2026
SEMI FINAL 29 March,2026
FINAL

12 April, 2025 at
Worplesdon Golf Club

Please send your results to the Competition Organiser. Jane Roden janevroden@gmail.com
07753365122

The contact for this competition is Jane Roden

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