EAST LEINSTER DISTRICT
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WELCOME
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AIG MATCHPLAY DOCUMENTATION
• Draw sheets
• List of Team Captains
• List of Liaison Officers
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DOWNLOAD MATERIAL
• Advice to Team Captains
• Guidelines to Liaison Officers
• 2016 Inter-club Championships Regulations & Conditions
• 2016 ILGU Generic Tournament Regulations & Conditions
• ILGU Transportation Policy
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TEAM CAPTAINS
• Draw sheet
• List of Team Captains
• List of Liaison Officers
• District ILGU Contact details
• Advice to Team Captains (to be downloaded from website)
• 2016 Inter-club Championships Regulations & Conditions (website)
• 2016 ILGU Generic Tournament Regulations & Conditions (website)
• ILGU Transportation Policy
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LIAISON OFFICERS
• List of Team Captains for all categories
• List of Liaison Officers
• Guidelines for Liaison Officers
• Draw Sheet
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LIAISON ROLE-VITAL
• Liaise with Club office, Pro-shop and Caterer
• Contact clubs a couple of weeks prior to match date
with menu’s, prices and to request approx. numbers of
players, caddies etc. for catering.
• Organise welcome committee with tea/coffee etc. and
club cards for teams with any local rules not on card.
• Organise starter for matches, ensuring prompt start.
Organise 1st tee is clear if matches need to go down
19th.
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TEAM CAPTAIN ROLE
• Report match results promptly to ILGU district committee member.
• Walkover; inform host club and tournament secretary/district committee member.
• Weather; attempt to finish matches, but if not possible mark position of ball and organise with club a date to finish match. Report to District(remember same team must complete match)
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SLOW PLAY
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HOME & AWAY –ROUND 1
• To be complete by Sunday April 10th.
• Home club to offer 2 potential match
dates/one week-end date
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SINGLES MATCHES –HANDICAP MARCH 1ST
Junior Cup hcp 8-15
Intermediate Cup hcp 16-22
Minor Cup hcp 23-28
Challenge Cup hcp 29-36
A player’s handicap may reduce by 2 shots below the minimum handicap range and remain eligible to play in that category for Intermediate, Minor and Challenge, but only 1 shot for Junior Cup.
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SENIOR FOURSOMES -MINIMUM COMBINED
HANDICAP 14 , NO MAXIMUMFour district 18hole Stroke Play Qualifying Venues Sunday May 29th
St. Anne's
Killeen Castle
Carton House(O Meara)
Corrstown
District Matchplay Finals- July 2nd/3rd
Naas
Rathfarnham
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Changes 2016
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SENIOR CUP –DISTRICT QUALIFIER
WOODBROOK MAY 7TH/8TH
• Seeding – 1st and 2nd seeds will be winners and runners up from previous year district finals.
• All other teams will be seeded in order of lowest aggregate handicaps of the 5 players at the time of entry. (The 5 players on the original entry must be at the venue for first match unless incapacitated by accident or illness)
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JUNIOR FOURSOMES-15 HANDICAP & UP WITH
MIN COMBINED 35.
• 3 pairs to play with 2 matches at home
and 1 away
• Played on the same day. (2 legs are now
gone)
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REVIVE ACTIVE INTERCLUB FOURBALL- EACH
PAIR MINIMUM 19 COMB AND MAX 46• 5 pairs to play (team of 10) with 3 pairs to play at home and 2 away (team
on top of draw has home advantage for preliminary and round 1, then consult club number for subsequent rounds)
• Each match played to a conclusion with team with 3 wins progressing to next round.
• Shots to be conceded changed to 90% of the difference between full handicaps with lowest handicap player going to scratch etc.
• Each district will now host a district final- Seapoint September 5th.
Closing Date March 4th- entry forms available on line.
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GIRLS INTERCLUB-CASTLEWARDEN JULY
26TH/27TH
• Maximum handicap limit lifted (no longer 28)
• Maximum shots conceded in any match limited
to 18
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AUSTRALIAN SPOONS
• 4 nett & 1 gross to qualify from 6 venues
Nationally (2 in East Leinster)
Powerscourt
Howth
• 30 pairs qualify for National Finals
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AUSTRALIAN SPOONS
Approx. 50% of clubs supported in 2015
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District Clubs Supported
East Leinster 68 clubs 63%
Mid Leinster 38 clubs 38%
Ulster 32 clubs 33%
Munster 32 clubs 29%
Connacht 32 clubs 66%
AUSTRALIAN SPOONS
10% Of Elite Golf Funding comes from this competition!
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IRISH FEMALE GOLF AMBASSADORS
• Stephanie Meadow (professional – LPGA)
• Leona Maguire No 1 WAGR
• Olivia Mehaffey No 11 WAGR
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THANK YOU
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