The R&A Rules of Golf apply, supplemented by agreed local and A3SWL league specific rules.
Preferred lies all season.
Teams of five pairs.
The format for matches will be Greensomes, with a minimum of six drives per player.
Playing HCI for the pair will be 60% of the lower HCI plus 40% of the higher HCI.
If a club cannot raise a team of five pairs resulting in a single player having to play against a pair, the singleton will simply play using 100% of their HCI, hitting only one drive per hole.
A scoring points system of one point per hole, so 18 points per team, or 90 points per match.
The visiting captain will provide their team’s names and Handicap Indexes to the host captain three days in advance of the fixture to allow the cards to be prepared.
The 1st tee time for each match will not be before 10 am, except where both teams agree otherwise.
Ideally match days will be a Monday. However, the choice of day will be that of the host club, but it must be a weekday.
Play will be from the tees of the day.
The match result along with a couple of sentences shall be sent to the Competition Secretary within 48 hours of the match who will update the table and website.