New Safety Measures for the Practice Area Until Further Notice
By Order of the JMC Committee
14th April 2022
General Play is when an organised competition is not being contested and golfers are playing:
For your handicap to be a fair reflection of your playing ability you should return as many acceptable scores in competition as possible. It is not always easy to play in as many competitions as you may like so you are able to submit scores from General Play. This may be due to:
How to pre-register a General Play score
The Golf Ireland App provides for pre-registration and return of general play scores. The App can be used at players’ Home or Away Clubs.
To pre-register your intent to play a General Play score you should note the following:
Alternatively, you can email the Handicap Secretary, Kilcock Golf Club registering your intent to submit a General Play score at [email protected]. You must return the properly completed scorecard to this email address or drop the actual card into the Pro Shop for the Handicap Secretary’s attention.
If a player fails to return a General Play Score on the Golf Ireland App then Golf Ireland will automatically apply a penalty score to the player’s record. Players and attestors will get a series of emails before the automated penalty score (APS) is applied.
If a player persistently fails to return General Play scores the Handicap Committee may apply disciplinary action such as suspension of the handicap index for a period of time.
If you have any queries relating to the Golf Ireland App or the World Handicap System you can contact the Handicap Secretary at [email protected]
Men’s Handicap and Competition Committees – March 2022
Golfer of the Year
For 2022, and the first full season we’ve had to look forward to in a while we are introducing a new Golfer of the Year structure for both the nett and gross categories.
Rather than being based on your best scores for the year we will now look at your best finishing position in selected competitions throughout the season.
We are increasing the number of GOY competitions to 15, with the best 10 of the 15 counting
The following competitions to count for GOY:
Each of the GOY events will run over a weekend similar to medal competitions with the exception of the Captains and Presidents finals, these will be for the top 60 qualifiers.
Points will be awarded for your finishing position with different levels of competitions having different weightings as follows:
o 1st – 250 points
o 60th place – 62 points
o 1st – 220 points
o 100th – 21 points
o 1st – 200 points
o 100th – 20 points
o 1st – 180 points
o 100th – 9 points
We hope that this new format will generate an extra layer of competitiveness and excitement throughout the season and finds a worthy winner at the end. The first event is fast approaching on the weekend of April 9th-10th so hope to see as many of you as possible on the timesheet.
Super Score Card
We are running this very popular competition again in 2022
o Gross off the White Tees
o 4 Category Net prizes off the White Tees
o 1 Net off the Green Tees (Seniors)
Holes not Played
A requirement under the new WHS system requires players to record when holes are not played during a competition. This can happen if a player comes in off the course due to injury or for any other reason.
When entering your scores on computer you must enter “Hole Not Played” on the touch screen for each hole that wasn’t played.
“0NR” is only entered if you play a hole and don’t score on it
Club Matchplays
The entry sheets for the Fourball, Foursomes, Scotch Foursomes and Gross club matchplay competitions are posted on the notice board in the men’s locker room. There is no qualifying for these competitions. If you are interested in playing, please put your name on the sheet for the relevant competitions. Closing date 18th April
Alternately you can also enter by sending the particulars to the competition secretary which must include both names and a contact number for one person. Don’t forget to include which competition you are entering. Send this by email to [email protected] or by text/WhatsApp on 087-9073495
Kind Regards,
Kilcock GC Competition Committee
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