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THE KIDDERMINSTER CUP

Scratch Foursomes Matchplay Knock-Out for Club Teams of 6 Players over 55 years old

2010 Rules and Conditions

Eligibility            All Golf Clubs affiliated to the County Union may enter one or two teams (A Team, or A and B Teams) to play in this amateur matchplay foursomes competition. The matches to be played off scratch.

Club Teams      1) Each Club team shall consist of six nominated players, and up to 4 Reserves. All players over 55 years of age on 1st October 2010

2) Playing handicap of each player must be “Active” and not exceed 18.

3) Having played for a specific team, a player may only play for that team for the remainder of the competition..

                            4) Reserve players can be selected as a replacement for any nominated player in any team.

                            5) All players must have ‘Home Club’ handicap status in order to represent a Club.

                            Note: Club Team and Reserve Lists may be changed by notifying the County Secretary up to the day of participation by any of the Club’s Teams in its first match.

Entries               Entry Forms, together with the relevant Entry Fees shall be forwarded to Andrew Boyd, County Secretary, The Bear’s Den, Upper Street, Defford, Worcester, WR8 9BG. Cheques should be made payable to “WUGC”.

                            All entries shall be subject to the approval of the County Union Executive which reserves the right to accept or refuse or being accepted subsequently reject any entry without giving reason for its decision. The decision of the Executive or its delegated officers shall in all matters be final. Entries close 1^st October.

Draw                  1) Shortly after the closing date the County Union will make the draw for matches from all the teams entered. It is anticipated the first round will be played by the end of November.

                            2) If a preliminary round is required, a draw from Club B Teams will be made to select the required number.

                            3) The first Club named in a match will play at home. Municipal Clubs will always be drawn to play away unless drawn against another Municipal Club.

                            4) The final shall be played on the course selected by the Championship Committee.

Match                 1) Matches shall be played as Foursomes Matchplay, with each team providing up to three pairs.

Arrangements 2) Each pair will play their game over 18 holes.

3) If required, halved games shall continue by “sudden death” until one team has won two games outright.

4) The competition to be played between October and May, directed and supervised by the County Union.

                            5) The last Sunday in each month shall be the final day to play each round, but teams are expected to liaise and may arrange a match on any mutually convenient earlier date, midweek or weekend. The home team must offer at least two mid-week dates to their opponents.  It follows that teams must select enough players to field a team able to play mid-week. Match organisers are asked to use e-mail to propose and accept match dates. The County Secretary to be copied in on these messages.  The only situation when a play by date may be extended is if weather conditions in the second half of any month lead to widespread course closure in the county.

                            6)  Any Club hosting a match must offer a course conforming to CONGU Medal Play Conditions. Preferred Lies, as defined on fairways or through the green, or Temporary Tees are permitted. Any dropping or placing of the ball must be on the course. Local Rules regarding the use of tee pegs or artificial surfaces through the green, must be waived for matches in this competition. Any Club drawn to play at home, whose course is closed and is unable to host a match arranged on the final day of the round being played, will lose home advantage if the opposing Club’s course is open for play and able to accommodate the match on the same day.

7) On matchday, if either of the clubs competing has a course open for play then the match will be played. If for any reason the match is not played the winner will be determined by toss of a coin. 

                            8) Each match shall be played in accordance with a) the Rules of Golf, as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and b), the Local Rules of the host Club at which each match is being played.

                            9) Host Clubs are asked to make the necessary arrangements that ensure that matches are not impeded by other players on the course.

                            10) Matches should start at the time mutually agreed between the opponents, with eight minute intervals between each game. R & A Rule 6-3, including the note regarding players that arrive within 5 minutes of their start time, shall apply. In exceptional circumstances, the team who are prevented from starting on time may waive their rights to claim any game.

Match                 1) It shall be the responsibility of the winning team to notify the County Union of the result as soon as possible.

Results              2) If the result is not communicated to the County Union by the Wednesday following the Round Closing Date, the County Union will award the match to one of the teams at its discretion.

Dress                 Dress must comply with the host Club’s dress regulations on the course and in the clubhouse.

Buggies             Buggies are not permitted, unless a player is Disabled, as defined by Disability Discrimination Law, and the host Club has Assessed the Risk as acceptable for the use of buggies under the Health and Safety Regulations.

Advice               In accordance with the Note to Rule 8 of the Rules of Golf, for any match each team may appoint one person (in addition to the persons from whom advice may be asked under the Rule) who may give advice to members of the team. Such person shall be an amateur member of the same club and shall be identified to the County Union before giving advice.

Kidderminster Cup Team Declarations November 2009 - 2010
Cleobury Mortimer		Droitwich				Evesham
Ian Dorrell		John Swann		Nigel Ramsden		Geoff Insall
Arley Farm, Burnthorne Lane,		10 Charlecot Road		Cedar House, Montgomerie Close		c/0 Evesham Golf Club
Areley Kings, Stourport-on-Severn		Droitwich, WR9 7RP		Byrons Wood, Powick WR2		geofinsall@aol.com
DY13 0TL 01299 829008 827077		07889 584672		01905 831763		01386 860909
A Team		A Team		B Team		A Team
Ian Dorrell	5	Brian Bishop		Harry Grundy	9	ALAN ASKEW	8
John Brazier	5	David Parker		AlanFroggatt	10	TONY SMITH	8
Mike Broad	5	Keith Gregory		Harold Green		Phil Wheeler	10
Alan Sykes	6	Roy Burston		Tony Edwards	9	DAVE CARSBERG	10
John Conboy	6	Bryn Harrington				GEOFF INSALL	10
Yoshi Oyama	8	Keith Griffiths		Nigel Ramsden	7	GRAHAM BYNG	10
Grant Carbines	3	Alwyn Griffiths		Ian Rone	9	Ian Tyrell	10
Nick Edwards	9	Terry Tansley		Tony Stanton	10	BARRY SAGGERS	10
Bob Lucas	10	John Walsh		I Whitehead	9	GEORGE Parker	12
Ian Duncan	13	Mike Wilkes		Charles Harrison	7	Merv Nedic	12
Fulford Heath		Gay Hill				Hagley
Phil White  0121 436 6561		Brian Birch		L Arnold		Mark Ralphs
18 Sycamore Drive		615 Fox Hollies Road		8 Monmouth Road		8 Stanford Grove, Hayley Green
Hollywood, Wythall		Hall Green		Bartley Green		Halesowen B63 1JG
Worcs B47 5QX		Birmingham B28 9DR		B'ham		0121 602 5337   07960 067110
		07989 821164 - 0121 777 5633		0121 476 5663
A Team		A Team		B Team		A Team
J Dunn		Steve Parkinson		Phil Hall	9	W Macintosh	11
M Payne	6	Peter Adams		Dave Brown	11	S Price	6
P White	5	Brian Burton		S Sysum		R Cook	11
J Hughes	8	Dave Stallard		C Elks		R Powell	11
S Brookbanks		Terry Lawson		J Mason		A Cutler	13
T Nolan	10	Martin Duggan		R Bradley		Steve Carpenter	3
P Jones		A Guest		Jerry Walsh		K Crisp	12
N Parry		John Barton		M Flanagan		B Horton	12
A Strain		Jeff Humpage		Larry Arnold	11	M Patrick	10
P Martin		R Billings		Roy Sturdy	12	N Gray	13
Halesowen				Kidderminster		Kings Norton
Anthony Phipps				Alan Stanyer		K Barnwell
c/o Halesowen Golf Club						32 Glendon Way, Dorridge,
Halesowen, West Mids B62 8QN						Solihull, West Mids B93 8SY
0121 550 5606				Home Phone number 01299 822700 07971 064126		01564 770548
07900 190581
A Team		B Team		A Team		A Team
Martin Holland	6	Richard Moyes	10	Alan Stanyer	7	J Silvester	5
Graham Dumphy	7	Trevor Bytheway	11	Will Painter	4	J McQuoid	7
David J Fisher	7	Merlyn Roberts	12	Bob Taylor	8	P Swinburne	5
Ken Allen	8	S Collins	12	Brian Cooper	9	A Stride	7
David W Fisher	10	Peter Parkes	13	M Newbold	10	L Hawker	4
Lawrence A Price	11	Martin Lester	13	Nick Cosnett	8	D Tranter	10
Peter Crumpton	7			Mike Nicholson	10	R Bucky	5
Sid Jones	10			Kevin Woodham	10	F Savage	7
Steve Holmes	11			J Parsons	12	Bill Thompson	2
B Coldrick	14			P Dispain	14	Matt Tillesey	7
		Moseley		Redditch
		Terry Stacey		Dave Clements 07828 425429
		352 Yardley Wood Road, Moseley,
		Birmingham B13 9JX
		0121 449 4954, 07808 325586
		A Team		A Team		B Team
		Richard Coverdale		W Kerr		D Clements
		Steve Wilkins	3	J Stanton		J Smith
		Tony Jowle	4	G Edmunds		T Humphries
		Noel Green	6	P Handforth		P Guise
		Kieth Homes	7	B Wilson		J Cope
		David Pugh	8	M O'Donnell		A Rowan
		Les Maginnis		T Jefferson		M Taunton
		Walter Williams	6	J Duval		V Brisbourne
		Terry Stacey (Capt.)	9
		John Hobbs	10
Kidderminster Cup Team Declarations November 2009 - 2010
Stourbridge				The Abbey		The Worcestershire
J Powell 01562 720205		Jim Evans  01562 883897		John Exton		Terry Smith
Wychbury House		19 Bell Meadow		30 Hither Green Lane		c/o The Worcestershire
2 Swindell Road		Pedmore		Redditch		01684 575 992
Pedmore		Stourbridge		B98 9BW
Stourbridge DY9 0TN		DY9 0YY		01527 591712     07713 915857
A Team		B Team		A Team		A Team
John Powell	8	John Davidson	11	Paul Hendrie	11	Neville  Clark	6
Bryan Swain	5	Trevor Robinson	11	Mick Witherford	9	B Duncan	9
David Homer	8	Peter Dodson	12	John Exton	14	T Lloyd	8
Mike Harris	10	Garmon Ingman	14	Eddie Wright	12	S Jones	7
David Wainwright	6	Jim Evans	16	Pete Laydon	14	David Jones	10
Roger McDermott	9	Ivan Cross	16	Alan Hopkins	15	AK Boyd	9
Barry Corbett	9	Joe Higgs	11	Bob Ingram	10	Terry Smith	8
John Fletcher	12	Frank Oliver	12	Dave Shipley	14	G Lynes	10
Barry Wilson	12	Bryan Cowley	14	Albert Stretton	13	N Bolton	10
Neil Jenkinson	10	Dave Fourness	16			C Jones	10
Wharton Park				Worcester Golf and Country
Edwin Gardiner	01562 851010			Grenville Rose	01905 452851
1A France Road	07855 355402			41 Checketts Lane	07877 234056
Wolverley, Kidderminster DY11 5TP				Worcester WR3 7JW
A Team				A Team		B Team
Brian Morris	6			Gordon Bailey	6	B Gardner (C) 01905 339568	9
Brian Poyton	11			Grenville Rose	6	D Lawnie	7
Bryan Wooding	11			Ken Murton	6	Peter Eccles	8
John Nelson	11			Brian Warrington	8	Terry Band	8
Bryan Wellsbury	12			Ronnie Carver	8	Maurice Dutfield	8
James Geddie	12			Malcolm Jeffs	9	Rod Buchan	9
David Heaven	5			G Waitby	7	R Hanks	9
Bob Marriott	13			R Davies	9	Paul Barwick	9
Alan Hopkins	14			A Williams	9	John Richardson	10
David Slade	14			M Goddard	10	Barry Harris	12