Centenary Bowl Main Competition 2026 Rules

GENERAL RULES AND CONDITIONS

All Team Captains must read the General Rules and Conditions that apply to all SWG Inter-Club Team knock-out  Competitions. (Rules G1-G26 and T1-6), Issue v24

https://www.surreywomensgolf.org/general_rules .

All players who wish to enter a SWG competition must be in possession of a current, registered WHS handicap.

They must have played three qualifying rounds in the previous 12 months (not including cards used to gain their Initial Handicap Index) prior to the date of each match. This applies to handicap and scratch competitions.

Where there is a Handicap Index eligibility criteria, it is the Handicap Index of the day immediately preceding the match that applies for eligibility to play. Actual Handicap Index on the day is used to calculate the course handicap for playing order

CENTENARY BOWL RULES AND CONDITIONS (CB= Centenary Bowl)

CB1. An Inter-Club scratch singles match play Competition played annually. 

CB2. A club affiliated to SWG will enter a team of five players. 

CB3.The Competition is open to players with handicap index 9.0 or over 

 CB4. If a player plays in the semi-final of the competition and before the final their handicap index falls below the stipulated limit, 9.0 in this instance, they can still play in the final. 

CB5. A ‘Home’ and ‘Away’ match will be played in each round until the final.

 CB6. All matches played to the 18th with an A/S result giving half point to each team, until the final when matches must be played to a conclusion. 

(In the second leg, players may be called in if an overall team result has been reached)

CB7. When the match score is one-all, the highest number of games won will decide the winners. 

CB8. When the game's total is tied (5-5), the highest number of game points will decide the winner. Game points are awarded as follows:

Win by 6/4 = 6 points to winner

Win by 2 holes = 2 points to winner

All Square on 18th hole = .5 point to both players

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)

CB9. If still tied, the first named players in each team must play ‘sudden death’ from the 1st tee to obtain a result.

CB10. The Bowl and Plate finals will be played on 11th or 12th Oct at either Tandridge or Royal Wimbledon GC

CB11. Play by Dates ( following preliminary round, which finishes on 12th April)

R1 Play by 24th May (6 weeks)

R2 Play by 5th July ( 6 weeks) 

R3 Play by 16th August (6 weeks)

R4 Semifinal, Play by 20th September (5 weeks)

Final will be played on 10th or 11th Oct at either Tandridge or Royal Wimbledon GC

Please send results AFTER BOTH LEGS PLAYED to the Competition Organiser:-

Ann McMahon, County Secretary  Email: secretary@surreywomensgolf.org 

Telephone: 07354773445  

The contact for this competition is County Secretary

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