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Rules

Society aim - Friendly, enjoyable, competitive golf improvement.

1. Game format

• Tee off - determined by BRS booking system, but generally early morning.

• Usually Stableford except in club stroke and bogey medal rounds.

• Playing groups - determined by randomiser, players notified in advance via the WhatsApp group.

• On course, the normal rules of golf apply at all times.

2. Handicap calculation

• No player shall play off a handicap higher than their club handicap.

• Players shall play off their current adjusted handicaps if lower than their club handicap in non-club competitions.

• Reductions will be applied for Stableford points scores of 37 and above - divisional points adjustment in line with normal divisional adjustment.

• Players scoring 33 - 36 points will have no adjustment to handicap (buffer zone).

• Players scoring 32 points or less will have an increase of 0.2 strokes to their adjusted handicap for Divs 2 - 4 and 0.1 for Div 1, provided that this does not take them above their club handicap.

• Additionally the winning or joint first placed player(s) will be cut an additional 0.3 regardless of score.

• Guests and players new to the goup shall be required to play off their stated handicap less 10%.

Remember, all handicap adjustments are self-imposed.

Handicap calculation table

3. Bits and Plonkers

Each group of players decides whether to play bits side bets.  If they are played, the following rules are recommended;

• You do not have to putt out if you can no longer score, but if you continue and three putt, it counts.

• However, if two putts have been taken and the second putt was for a point, the player is deemed to have three putted.

Bits and Plonkers table  (1 bit = 20p)

At the end of the round, the players compare their personal nett bit balance against each other, and then pay their dues.