Following a meeting of the National Executive last weekend, a couple of changes and clarifications have been made to the Inter Club Competition, ahead of its closing date next Friday, March 28th.

All the changes proposed for 2014 have been confirmed apart from no.'s 4, 5 & 6 which have been clarified by the NEC.

4.  The merge option is still available for Ladies and in Scratch Gents event. However, a merge is only allowed in the Gents Scratch section if the merging clubs have 16 or less Senior Gents combined, on the competition closing date - March 28th 2014.

5. Halves are allowed in all group phase matches - Each game having a maximum of 18 holes. 

6. In the knockout stages all matches will be played to conclusion - Each game going to sudden death extra holes if level after 18.

Please have completed entry forms with the PPUI office by March 28th. The entry form is below for your convenience.

INTER CLUB ENTRY FORM

  Details in Full:

Changes to the competition for 2014:

  1. Dates for all matches are set in advance (This is completed and in the new fixture book).
  2. Squad sizes are to be increased to 8 (Ladies) & 12 (Gents).
  3. Merge option not available for Inter/Junior Gents teams.
  4. The merge option is still available for Ladies and in Scratch Gents event. However, a merge is only allowed in the Gents Scratch section if the merging clubs have 16 or less Senior Gents combined, on the competition closing date - March 28th 2014.
  5. Halves are allowed in all group phase matches - Each game having a maximum of 18 holes. 
  6. In the knockout stages, all matches will be played to conclusion, each game going to sudden death extra holes if level after 18.
  7. Inter and Junior Gents are also allowed to play on the scratch team within their club as long as they pay the double entry fee.
  8. Smaller more regionalised groups is the aim for the group stages but will depend on entry levels.
  9. Last 16 matches are to be introduced this year.

 A reminder of the competition formats and overview of the handicap allowances:

  1. The format for the National Inter Club competitions are a combination of Scotch Foursomes and Singles Matchplay.
  2. The Ladies event this consists of 2 scotch foursomes handicap matches. The handicap allowance used is 3/8 of the difference. (i.e. Team A have a combined handicap of 20 and Team B have a combined handicap of 8, therefore Team A will have 5 shots over 18 holes). 4 singles follow the 2 scotch matches. The handicap allowance used in the singles is 3/4 of the difference. (i.e. Player A has a handicap of 8 and Player B has a handicap of 18, therefore Player B has 8 shots over 18 holes)
  3. The Gents Inter/Junior combo event consists of three scotch foursomes handicap matches. The handicap allowance used is 3/8 of the difference. (i.e. Team A have a combined handicap of 12 and Team B have a combined handicap of 16, therefore Team B will have 2 shots over 18 holes). 6 singles follow the 3 scotch matches. The handicap allowance used in the singles is 3/4 of the difference. (i.e. Player A has a handicap of 7 and Player B has a handicap of 8, therefore Player B has 1 shot over 18 holes)
  4. The Senior Gents event consists of 3 scotch foursomes and 6 singles matches all played off scratch.