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I'm playing in a Stableford
Competition and i don't know how you look out the points. i play off 24 John
Editor: I'm
sure when you get your card the competition organisers will explain everything
to you. However you score points for each hole calculated on your net score for
the hole. You score 1 point for a net bogey, 2 for a net par, 3 for a net birdie,
and if you're lucky 4 for a net eagle.
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I have two URGENT questions
please: 1. From what age and/or handicap does a junior golfer tee off the men's
tees? 2. What is the correct way to do a count out on stableford points when there
are more than one player with the same score? I am from Windhoek Namibia and I
am very much interested in knowing the CORRECT way of doing the above. Thank you
very much. I appreciate your advice. Merrill
Editor: We
are based in the UK so I cannot guarantee it would be the same in Namibia. You
must check with your local golf association. However in the UK the juniors, that
is until 18,would normally tee from the forward men's tees or if they are very
young from the ladies tees. However if a junior is allowed to take part in a club
competition then he or she would have to play from the same tees as the other
competitors. If scores are tied in a stableford competition then you would apply
the normal countback over the last 9holes then 6 then 3 then 1 and if still tied
then a tie!. However you would do this on the points scored on those holes not
the actual score.
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How do i get a handicap
certificate when not being a member of a club and playing at various courses in
the uk and europe
Editor: I
believe the English Golf Union do operate a system whereby you can obtain a handicap
certificate even though you are not a member of any golf club. Contact details
for the EGU can be found at: http://www.amateur-golf.com/unions/ukireland/egu.html
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I am a boy of 17 years of
age and completed SSS and now looking forward to enter university or higher institution.
I wish to apply for this Schorlaship Scheme. Anyway I am a caddy at celebrity
golf club and play for the club as well. I am a handicap two player and I participate
for so many tournaments. I've won so many caddy competitions that I cant even
number them. I was later awarded as a caddy champion of the year.
Editor: If
you are applying for a scholarship scheme in the UK I would suggest you contact
the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. You will find their contact details
at: http://www.amateur-golf.com/unions/ukireland/randa.html
For a scholarship in the USA I would suggest you try the USGA. contact details
can be found at: http://www.amateur-golf.com/unions/other/usga.html
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Request advise on rules
of golf. Local rule states any ball striking an overhead cable must be replayed
without penalty. A player strikes the ball which he claims struck a cable; his
playing partners disagree. All parties are adamant that their version is correct.
What decision should the committee arrive at?
Editor: Without
hearing the parties in person it is very difficult to adjudicate. The only points
I would make are:
1. It has
to be a local rule printed on the club score card - it is not a rule of golf per
se.
2. It is
a matter of fact whose explanation the committee accept and once they have made
a decision that is final.
3. It may
not be quite as black and white as you suggest, but if the parties cannot agree
then it really is up to the committee to make it's decision.
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Can you please solve an
argument? Is the chipper club legal in competition?
Editor: Providing
you observe the 14 club rule, there is nothing that makes a chipper illegal.
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I was quite interested in
reading about these new Tri-Par golf courses. They place a par 3, par 4 and a
par 5 on every hole making millions of ways to play just 18 holes. As a avid golfer
I would love to play on a course like this. I would love to hear what others think
of this type of course and has anyone played on one yet? I think future courses
will be built like this everywhere. The company is from Ontario, and their site
says they have one being built in Ontario. Does anyone know where? I emailed Tri-Par
Golf Courses and they said the location has not been made public yet. Has anyone
heard where it is being built? I am planning my trip to Ontario already.
Editor: I
don't have any information about this operation. It sounds interesting and any
further information anyone has I will be happy to follow up.
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Are you inteested in
forming a Golf Society
to play regularly and visit different courses in the Swindon area (Wiltshire)?
If you are interested,
then e-mail me to get the ball rolling.
Any standard of player welcome.
mailto:melvin.stewart@ntlworld.com
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What is the format medal
play?
Editor: All
that medal play means is that a player enters his/her gross score at each hole
played. At the end of the 18 holes, the player deducts their handicap from the
gross score returned over the full 18 holes. ie. If a player goes round in 100
shots from a handicap of 20 then the net score for that round of golf is 80. If
the par for the course was 72 it means that the player has returned a score 8
over his handicap. On the score being returned to his home club, the player's
handicap will then be adjusted either up or down.
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How does my handicap change
following me winning a medal competition? How does the committee calculate CSS?
Editor: There
is a very useful booklet entitled "The Standard Scratch Score and Handicapping
Scheme" which can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary of the Council of National
Golf Unions. The Committee would either use the formula which is contained in
the booklet I have referred to above, or a number of golf courses who already
operate swipe cards have the software enabling each player to enter his or her
scores at each hole. The software then calculates the gross and net scores for
each player and automatically will calculate the CSS for the day based on the
formulas which as I have said are set out in the booklet referred to above. It's
too complicated to try to explain and it depends on the number of players taking
part, whether they are in categories 1, 2 and 3 but once you have all the information
it is quite easy to work out the CSS on the day.
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We are planning on setting
up a golf society with the village pub. Could you suggest anywhere that I can
go for advice on setting up a society?
Editor: If
you check out our page giving the url for the English Golf Union http://www.amateur-golf.com/unions/ukireland/england.html.
and then contact the EGU, they do have a section which deals with societies that
can be registered to the English Golf Union and it would enable you (I think)
to establish handicaps for your members. However, if you just want to set up a
friendly golf society then you need to form a committee to devise some simple
rules. You can set your own handicap as long as you are playing within the society.
Those handicaps would not be official so far as playing in any club competitions
are concerned. I note for example, in golf societies where someone may have a
handicap of 18 wins a couple of society events and then plays off a handicap of
12 or something like that when playing in the society games. You need to establish
some fairly simple rules and regulations regarding payment of membership dues
etc. I don't know anywhere that actually has rules set out for societies though
it is possible the EGU may be able to help you with regard to this. Alternatively,
if any of you are members of a golf club you could probably adapt the rules of
the golf club to fit in with your society.
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I was playing in a match
play competition and when we started it was raining slightly. The rain increased
significantly and by the time that we had played our shots to the par 3 5th the
green was unplayable. In fact, the rest of the course was now very wet and the
pro was on the verge of closing it. As a consequence we stopped our match on the
5th green due to the weather conditions. We have agreed another date to try and
decide the match. My question is "Do we start from the 5th tee of start again
from the first tee"?
Editor: I
haven't looked up the rule but I can confirm from past experience of a similar
situation that you treat your first attempt as an abandoned match and therefore
you start afresh in the re-arranged fixture from the 1st tee. Had the club SUSPENDED
PLAY then provided play was resumed you would have started from where you left
off and continued the match. If the pro had closed the course then again the match
would have been abandoned and you would have started again.
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Are there any tickets left
for this years Ryder Cup at the Belfry?
Editor: I
am sorry but tickets for this year's Ryder Cup had to applied for over a year
ago. Demand far outstripped supply and a ballot was held last year when tickets
would have been allocated. Because of the limited number of matches, the PGA have
very wisely limited the total number of spectators, so unless you already hold
a ticket, I think it would be extremely difficult to get hold of one. There are
none that can be purchased from the PGA and I would imagine they have established
a waiting list from those who had already applied in case of anyone being unable
to attend.
WE WILL BE FEATURING A COMPETITION IN AUG/SEPTEMBER TIME WHERE
RYDER CUP TICKETS WILL BE ON OFFER SO PLEASE
VISIT THE SITE REGULARLY SO AS NOT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY OF ENTERING!!!
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Can you tell me where I
can purchase tickets for the Womens British Open at Sunningdale, this year ?
Editor: Contact
the Ladies European Tour at http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/
I am sure there is no restriction on sales and you can purchase tickets at the
course on the day.
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How would I go about finding
the number of golf pros there are in Ireland, UK and Europe?
Editor: To
get an accurate number of Golf Pros throughout Europe, I would suggest contacting
the Professional Golfers Association: http://www.pgatour.com
Fax 01675 477888 I am sure they can either supply you with the information or
put you in touch with the various European and regional bodies who would cover
Golf Club Professionals throughout Europe. Please remember that there is a distinction
between players who merely want to play for money as opposed to players who qualify
as a recognised Club Professional. As there may be two or more professionals attached
to a club, the number of professionals does not directly relate to the number
of golf courses available. Conversely there are some golf courses, particularly
in Scotland and in mainland Europe where there is a golf course without an appointed
Golf Professional.
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I play golf with some friends
and am looking to set up a society. Can you tell me how I go about it and what
is the cheapest way of obtaining Handicap certificates?
Editor: I
would suggest contacting the EGU (English Golf Union). Take a look at http://www.amateur-golf.com/unions/index.html
They have information on how to form a golfing society and how to become and associate
member of the EGU. You can obtain a handicap. I am sure the Irish, Scottish and
Welsh Unions must have a similar scheme.
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I'm trying to find out how
I could purchase tickets for any golf tours next year in the UK or easily accessible
in Europe.
Editor: The
schedule for next year's European Tour is not announced until probably December
of this year. However, if you buy any of the current golf magazines or look on
http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/index.html
the venues and approximate dates are reasonably closely followed the next year.
Normally you don't need to purchase tickets in advance except for something like
the open championship where golf magazines usually carry ticket information from
November/December of the previous year and offer you the opportunity to buy tickets
at a discount until probably the end of April. For all other tournaments you really
don't need to buy tickets in advance. They can always be purchased on the day,
but if you do want to buy in advance then probably two weeks prior to the tournament
there will be advertising to the sponsor in the national and in the golf press
giving you the opportunity to buy a season ticket and again probably get a discount
on the full price. The one real exception to the rule is the Ryder Cup where you
can only get tickets on a very limited basis and the demand far outstrips supply
so you have to apply for tickets probably 18 months in advance and a ballot is
then held probably 12 months prior to the Ryder Cup and tickets allocated.
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We have been advised by
our sons pre-school that he has exceptionally good hand/eye co-ordination and
that he seems to be very gifted. He adores playng tennis, golf and cricket all
of which he is very good at. His real passion though seems to be golf. He will
happily spend at least half an hour- 45 mins in the garden by himself practising
with his recently purchased 7 iron. He is only 3 and a half years old and I would
be grateful if you could advise us of any courses that might be run in the South
East for youngsters of his sort of age. He would absolutally love it and it seems
a shame to hold him back because of his age when he is so enthusiastic.
Editor: I
agree that your son should be taught from the start the right way to swing at
a golf ball. Whether 31/2 is too young I'm not sure, but suggest you contact the
EGU. I know they arrange starter courses and would put you on the right road.
Additionally I'd suggest going to a local golf professional and asking him to
take a look at your son and then advise on lessons. I've always thought that you
didn't normally start teaching until a child is around 6 as their attention span
is not concentrated enough before. However there always exceptions to every rule
and lets hope your boy is one of them!
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I am looking for stories
and Golf courses wich have unusual features to do with animals/Funny stories.
Maybe you know of some courses which have unusual rules because of animals - Hazards
to do with animals in England and worldwide.
Editor: Offhand
I can't think of any really funny incidents about animals on golf courses, except
that I have seen reported for tournaments in Florida, incidents with aligators
that have either been in sand traps or on the verge of water hazards that have
caused golfers to give them a wide berth. I have also read stories, but do not
know where, of crows picking up golf balls. At Wilmslow Golf Club in Cheshire
they had a particular bird who regularly stole golf balls until someone eventually
shot the offender Dogs have also been cited as culprits in stealing golf balls.
There are various instances reported in the Golfers Handbook where golf balls
have killed animals and fish which includes such instances as a cow being killed
after being struck on the forehead by a golf ball. A man playing at Troon who
killed two gulls at successive holes with is tee shot. An 11 year old schoolboy
in Scotland who killed the first grouse of the season with his tee shot on a local
course. Other strange instances such as a 2 lb trout being hit and killed by a
ball which went into a river. There is an incident of a man playing in Massachusetts
who struck a goose standing by a water hazard. Apparently the bird took revenge
by waddling over to the ball and kicking it into the water. Other instances mention
cows and monkeys chewing golf balls but none mention any specific cases.
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I am playing in the championship
for my club on Saturday having won the handicap championship last year and need
to know if a pro can caddie for me
Editor: Normally
in competitions a golf professional cannot caddy for an amateur but there is no
restriction against a professional caddie as opposed to a professional golfer.
However it is within the power of the tournament committee to decide whether caddies
and what category of person is entitled to caddy so you would always need to check
before going out to play whether there are any rules and regulations affecting
the use of a caddy.
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My son is a student at Lee's
McRae College, in BannerElk, NC,also with the National Guard, Winston Salem, NC.
Has time for the summer to "Qualify" for the tournaments in amateur level. > Could
you please lead me in the right direction of whom to speak with?
Editor: I
would suggest keeping an eye on our site, http://www.amateur-golf.com and taking
a look at the Unions section where you can find details of the USGA who will be
able to help you.
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What is the origin of the
title Stableford of the well known scoring system?
Editor:
The stableford scoring system was devised by a Dr Stableford in which points are
awarded in relation to a fixed score, which is normally the par of the hole, at
each hole. Unlike medal play where the handicap is deducted from the total gross
score stableford by only allowing a score of 1 point for a net bogey means you
don't have to complete every hole. Once you have a worst net score than this on
any hole you can pick up and go to the next and try again!
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Please send me any information
you may have regarding custom designed golf clubs for diabled individuals with
limited grip. I am especially interested in clubs available for individuals with
limited strength and loss of motion or limb.
Editor: I
am not aware of any manufacturer who produces as standard golf clubs specially
designed for disabled individuals with limited grip. It might be worth going on
to the Callaway, Titleist or Ping websites and e-mailing them direct to ask if
there is any way they could customise some clubs with more flexible shafts and
special grips.
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How can I get a golf handicap
certificate, quick? I'm in the U.K. for a week, and have an opportunity to play
St. Andrews Old Course, but they require a handicap certificate. I'm not a member
of a club back home at all, and do not have a certified handicap. I'm a 'bogey
golfer'; average score of around 90.
Editor:
I can only suggest you try to find a pay as you play course that would allow you
to play a couple of rounds with the pro or one of his assistants and see if they'll
give you a handicap certificate
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I am 20 yrs old and have
a keen interest in golf. I do not currently have a handicap but I usually shoot
between 80-95. I would love to become a pro golfer-and although I know it may
only ever be a dream I would still like to give it a go. Unfortunately I have
no idea of where to start and what I need to do. I was hoping you could give me
some advice or names and addresses of people that could. Adam James
Editor: Whilst
I don't want to put a dampener on your aspirations, I read an article by Nick
Faldo recently who said that unless you were at least plus 2 by the age of 16
forget time to be a tournament golfer - if you go through the process of becoming
a club professional then certainly in the UK part of the training programme requires
you to have signed medal cards showing that you have played on three or four occasions,
I forget which, to a handicap of less than four. At the moment you are outside
that bracket but possibly with practise and teaching you could get down to a really
low handicap. To take this further you need to visit a local PGA professional.
Get him to have a look at your game. Tell him your ambition and see what help
he will give you.
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I have been tasked to coordinate
a company golf outing. I'd like to have a best ball tournament. Where can I find
the rules for best ball play? Bruce Summers
Editor: You
should look in the general rules of golf. You will need to decide whether you
are going to play medal or Stableford for a company golf outing where players
may be of very different standards and some of them without official handicaps.
Probably Stableford is the best system to adopt as it does not require each player
to finish every hole if he is out of points. Presumably you intend to send out
players in fours with two players of the four producing a combined score. In that
case you will take the best net score at each hole as the team score.
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Could you tell me how to
get into golf tournaments - i'm a 10 handicap. Don.
Editor:You
don't say if you are a member of a golf club. If you are then you will be able
to enter competitions directly through your own club. If you are not a member
of a club but you do have a confirmed handicap there will be open competitions
held either by private or pay and play public courses which you can enter but
you will have to contact clubs within your area to get details.
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I have been tasked to coordinate
a company golf outing. I'd like to have a best ball tournament. Where can I find
the rules for best ball play? Bruce Summers
Editor: You
should look in the general rules of golf. You will need to decide whether you
are going to play medal or Stableford for a company golf outing where players
may be of very different standards and some of them without official handicaps.
Probably Stableford is the best system to adopt as it does not require each player
to finish every hole if he is out of points. Presumably you intend to send out
players in fours with two players of the four producing a combined score. In that
case you will take the best net score at each hole as the team score.
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