2015
FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE
THE LEAGUE WAS FORMED TO ALLOW JUNIORS TO PLAY MATCHES
UNDER COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS, AGAINST OTHER CLUBS TO
IMPROVE THEIR GOLF. THE LEAGUE COMPRISES FOUR SECTIONS
1.
EACH CLUB WILL PLAY HOME AND AWAY MATCHES AGAINST ALL
OTHER TEAMS IN THEIR LEAGUE. EACH TEAM WILL COMPRISE SIX
PLAYERS OF EITHER SEX.
2.
ALL PLAYERS MUST BE BELOW THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OF AGE ON
THE 1ST JANUARY OF THE CURRENT YEAR.
3.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE HANDICAP.BOYS HANDICAPS
MUST BE NO HIGHER THAN 28 AND GIRLS HANDICAPS MUST BE
NO HIGHER THAN 36. THERE IS NO MINIMUM HANDICAP. PLAYERS
WITH A HIGHER HANDICAP MAY BE INCLUDED IN A TEAM
PLAYING OFF A HANDICAP OF 28 OR 36 HANDICAP AS THE CASE MAY
BE.
4.
ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED UNDER ENGLISH MATCH PLAY RULES.
FULL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HANDICAPS OF THE TWO
PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED. PLAY WILL BE FROM THE MEDAL TEES
WHERE EVER POSSIBLE WITH GIRLS PLAYING FROM THE LADIES
TEES AND USING THE MENS CARD. GIRLS WILL RECEIVE
EQUALISATION SHOTS EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
MENS AND LADIES STANDARD SCRATCH.
5.
THE ORDER OF PLAY WILL BE THAT THE LOWEST HANDICAP PLAYER
FROM EACH TEAM WILL PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER, FOLLOWED BY
THE NEXT LOWEST HANDICAPPED PAIR AND SO ON DOWN THE SIX
PAIRS OF PLAYERS. EXACT HANDICAPS WILL BE USED. IN THE CASE
EQUALISATION SHOTS, THESE WILL BE APPLIED BEFORE THE
HANDICAP ORDER IS DECIDED.
6.
THE FIXTURE LIST WILL BE DECIDED AT THE A.G.M. BEFORE THE
START OF EACH SEASON. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH
CLUB TO ARRANGE THE INDIVIDUAL MATCHES
7.
THE MATCHES SHOULD BE PLAYED AT WEEKENDS OR SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS. ANY DEVIATION FROM THIS MUST BE BY MUTUAL
AGREEMENT. THE HOME CLUB MUST RESERVE THE STARTING
TEE FOR THE MATCH, TO ENABLE ALL THE SIX GAMES TO
COMMENCE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS
8.
THE WINNING TEAM WILL SCORE FIVE POINTS. WITH TWO POINTS
EACH FOR A DRAWN MATCH, AND NO POINTS FOR A LOSING TEAM.
AFTER ALL OF THE MATCHES HAVE BEEN PLAYED THE WINNER OF
EACH LEAGUE WILL BE THE CLUB WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
POINTS. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THE WINNER WILL BE THE CLUB
WITH THE GREATER NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL MATCHES WON. IF
A TIE STILL EXISTS THEN THE WINNER WILL BE THE CLUB WITH THE
GREATER NUMBER OF WINS AGAINST OTHER CLUBS TIED ON THE
SAME NUMBER OF POINTS. IF A TIE STILL EXISTS, THEN THE WINNER
WILL BE THE CLUB WITH THE GREATER NUMBER OF HOLES WON
DURING THE SEASON ON A CUMULITIVE MATCH-BY-MATCH BASIS.
THE WINNING CLUB OF EACH INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE PROGRESS TO
THE SEMI FINALS.
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IN THE EVENT OF A MATCH NOT BEING PLAYED, EVERY EFFORT
MUST BE MADE TO REARRANGE THE MATCH BEFORE THE END OF
AUGUST, EVEN IF IT MEANS PLAYING A DOUBLE HOME/AWAY
FIXTURE, OR AT A DIFFERENT NEUTRAL VENUE. IN THE EVENT OF
FURTHER DISAGREEMENT NOTIFY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEAGUE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
10
IF A CLUB IS UNABLE TO FIELD A FULL TEAM OF 6 FOR ANY MATCH
THEN THE TEAM MUST CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OF 4 PLAYERS
11
IF A CLUB WITHDRAWS FROM THE LEAGUE AT ANY TIME DURING THE
COURSE OF THE SEASON THEN ALL POINTS AWARDED AT MATCHES
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED WILL BE VOIDED
12
THE HOME CLUB WILL PROVIDE LIGHT RESHMENTS FOR BOTH
TEAMS AFTER EACH MATCH. ALL PLAYERS MUST OBSERVE DRESS
REGULATIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY VISIT OTHER CLUBS.
13
ANY JUNIOR WHO IS A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE FRIERN JUNIOR
LEAGUE CLUB MAY ONLY PLAY FOR THE FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE
CLUB THAT HOLDS HIS/HER HANDICAP. HOWEVER IF THE PLAYERS
HANDICAP IS HELD AT A NON FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CLUB BUT
THEY ARE A MEMBER OF A FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CLUB, THEN
THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY. IN THE EVENT THAT A PLAYER
IS ALSO A MEMBER OF A CLUB IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE, AND IS
SELECTED TO PLAY FOR BOTH THE FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE CLUB
AND THE CLUB FROM ANOTHER LEAGUE IN THE SAME COMPETITION
THEN HE/SHE MAY ONLY PLAY FOR THE CLUB THAT HOLDS THEIR
HANDICAP.
14
CADDIES ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING MATCHES AND IT IS NOT
ALLOWED FOR OTHER PLAYERS, SUPPORTERS, FRIENDS OR ANYONE
ELSE TO GIVE ADVICE TO PLAYERS DURING MATCHES. SPECTATORS
MUST KEEP TO THE EDGE OF THE FAIRWAYS AND GREENS DURING
PLAY. IF FOR MEDICAL REASONS THIS RULE IS TO BE VARIED THEN
THE OPPOSING TEAM MUST BE NOTIFIED.
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EACH TEAM MUST BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THEIR JUNIOR
ORGANISER FOR THE DURATION OF THE MATCH. THE ABSENCE OF A
CLUB REPRESENTITIVE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTABLE IF THE
OPPOSING ORGANISER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELLBEING
OF BOTH TEAMS
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IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SEMI FINAL AND
FINALS STAGES OF THE FRIERN JUNIOR LEAGUE A PLAYER MUST
HAVE PLAYED IN AT LEAST ONE LEAGUE MATCH IN THE CURRENT
SEASON AND MUST BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A COMPUTERISED PLAYING
RECORD SHOWING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN AT LEAST EIGHT (8)
COMPETITIONS SINCE THE 1ST JANUARY OF THE CURRENT YEAR.
17
ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS AND ONLY WHEN THE NUMBER OF TEAMS
IN THE LEAGUE FALL BELOW 16, CLUBS MAY BE ASKED IF THEY WISH
TO ENTER A ‘B’ TEAM. IF APPROVED THEN THOSE TEAMS
MUST PAY SEPARATE ENTRY FEES. THE ‘B’ TEAM WILL ALWAYS
BE PLACED IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE TO THE ‘A’ TEAM.
WHEN A PLAYER IS SELECTED FOR THE ‘A’ OR ‘B’ TEAM, THEY MAY
ONLY PLAY FOR THAT TEAM FOR THE DURATION OF THE SEASON.
THEIR NAME AND THE TEAM FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED
MUST BE NOTIFIED TO THE CHAIRMAN.
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ONLY IN THE CASE OF THE SEMI FINALS AND FINALS. WHEN AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE SIX (6) INDIVIDUAL GAMES THE RESULT IS A
HALVED MATCH THEN THE WINNER WILL BE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:THE FIRST MATCH WILL START AGAIN FROM THE 1ST TEE AND WILL
CONTINUE ON A HOLE-BY-HOLE BASIS UNTIL ONE PLAYER WINS A
HOLE.THE SAME HANDICAP ALLOWANCE WILL BE GIVEN AS FOR THE
ORIGINAL MATCH.
19
THE WINNING TEAM SHOULD TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL THE RESULT TO
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEAGUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE
CONCLUSION OF THE MATCH.
20
EACH MEMBER CLUB WILL PAY AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION OF£27.
THIS IS TO COVER THE COST OF CATERING AT THE FINALS
PROGRAMME, WEBSITE FEE AND MEDALS PRESENTED TO THE
TEAMS REACHING THE LEAGUE FINAL
RULES UPDATED 15TH NOVEMBER 2015