© HHDUGC 2012

LAWRENCE BATLEY OBE SCRATCH LEAGUE

SPONSORED BY

Mr Bruce Firth

CHAIRMAN

L. BATLEY HOLDINGS LTD.

    Rules applicable to all three leagues

1.    Each Member Club shall be entitled to enter one team.

2.    Each Team will play home and away matches as set out in the fixture list.

3.    Team Captains must list the members of their team in order of handicaps and the lists should be exchanged and pairings for the games taken accordingly. If a team fails to comply with this Rule, the points for games in which pairings are out of sequence will be awarded to the opposing team. If both teams fail to comply, games in which any pairings are out of sequence will be null and void.

4.    For the purposes of this Rule, each league is a separate event and Players are not entitled to represent more than one club in the same event in a season.

5.    The Home Team Captain is responsible for informing the League Secretary of the result.

6.    Points will be given for each game in a match – 2 for a win, 1 for a halved game.

7.    All matches will be played over 18 holes from the white markers as laid out on the day and must start between 5.30pm and 6.15pm. If a player fails to be present and ready to play a game within the prescribed times he shall be recorded as having lost.

8.    The League Organiser MUST be informed of any dispute within 24 hours of the match taking  place.

9.    If the host club cannot house the match on the date set out in the fixture list, or the match is postponed due to the state of the course or the weather on the night of the fixture, it MUST be played WITHIN 6 DAYS on a mutually agreeable date, or failing agreement, on the sixth day following the original date on which the match should have been played. The League Organiser MUST be informed of any postponements. Any infringement of this rule may render the match null and void.

10     Rearranged matches MUST NOT take place prior to the date set out in the fixture list.

2.2   Rules applicable to Scratch and Handicap Leagues

1.    All matches will be played off scratch

2.    Senior Members are not entitled to play in league matches.

3.    The winners of each Division will receive the Divisional Shield.

4.    Ties for either promotion or relegation shall be decided by reference to:

(a) the highest number of away points; or if still a tie

(b) the combined result of the home & away matches  between the Clubs; or if still a tie

(c) by a ‘Playoff’ over a neutral course selected by the Executive; or if still a tie

(d) the Team Captains must list three members of their team in  order of playing handicap who shall compete in ‘sudden death’ playoffs immediately following the conclusion of the last game. Pairings for the playoffs will be in handicap sequence. The winning team will be the team that wins the majority of the ‘sudden death’ playoffs.

2.3   Rules applicable to Scratch League

1.    The league shall be divided into four divisions

2.    Each team in Divisions 1 & 2 shall consist of five Players and each team in Divisions 3 & 4 shall consist of four Players.

3.    At the end of the season promotion and relegation will be two up and two down