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The South County Golf Club

Winter League 2010

The traditional weekend winter course we play here at the South County is a 12 hole course.  This is for the regular competitions, winter league competitions and casual golf.  Due to the daylight availability, we want to give the opportunity to as many members as possible to get out and play.  And importantly, it also helps to protect some of our greens.

After all the rain and snow over the last couple of months however, and how exceptionally well the course has handled it, we have now been given the opportunity to play 18 holes on Saturdays, thanks to Jim Mallick, our Head Green keeper, who has done such a magnificent job with the course. 

Jim will continuously monitor the conditions of the course and will make the daily decision as to what is available to play; taking into account all weather conditions etc and Jim's decision will be final. 

So details of the 2010 Winter League are as follows:

Guidelines:

1.  They will be 9 hole competitions on Wednesdays and Saturdays and a 12 hole competition on Sundays.
2.  You have the choice to play the front 9 and also the back 9 if you want another chance to compete, but under no circumstances may you play the same 9 twice.  This is to limit traffic on the greens in order to maintain the standards of the greens.
3.  All competitors will tee off from the 1st tee whether they are playing 9 or 18 holes.
4.  It will run from Wednesday, Jan 20th to Wednesday, March 3rd.
5.  It is a separate competition to the normal daily competitions.
6.  Members do not have to enter the league to play in the normal daily competitions.

Available competitions and cost:

Wednesdays:  There are 2 competitions, the Front 9 or the Back 9.  €8 entry (inc €2's).  This covers you if you either play 9 or 18 holes.
Saturdays:  There are 2 competitions, the Front 9 or the Back 9.  €8 entry (Inc €2's).  This covers you if you either play 9 or 18 holes.
Sundays:  There is only 1, 12 hole competition on our normal winter course.  €7 entry (Inc €2's).

Rules:

1.  Best 7 cards to count on a merit table system. i.e. 20 points for 1st place, 19 points for 2nd place, down to 1 point for 20th place.
2.  Members who wish to play in the winter league have to register and pay an entry fee of €10.
3.  Junior members are not eligible to win the overall prize but are eligible to win a category prize.
4.  The league is open to both 5 day and 7 day members and there will be a separate prize for the five day members.  
6.  Five day members who have entered the league may compete in the weekend competitions for the cost of a standard green fee.
7.  Frost course not eligible for winter league merit table points.
8.  Handicaps for the 9 hole competition - take shots where you have them for the front 9 and the back 9 accordingly, as per the card.
9.  Handicaps for the 12 hole competition - 2/3 rds of regular handicap.

Good luck to all and if you have any questions, please contact Michael Mahon or Seamus Doherty.

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