East Lothian Ladies' County Golf Association

5 A-side Rules

                     

 

 

EAST LOTHIAN LADIES’ COUNTY GOLF ASSOCIATION

5 A-SIDE RULES

 

Competition Administration

East Lothian Ladies’ County Golf Association will provide guidance and assistance with the administration of this competition and provide guidance on any rules matters, and participating Clubs will make all arrangements for matches.

An Organising Committee will oversee the competition and this Committee will comprise the Captain and Vice Captain of East Lothian Ladies’ County Golf Association and one representative from each of the participating Clubs. This Committee will meet annually (usually September) at which time any issues may be raised and draws for the season will take place. 

The representatives have a vote on any matters relating to the conduct, structure and organization of the 5 a-sides. In the event of a tied vote the Captain of ELLCGA will have the casting vote.

 

Rules

These rules must be displayed within each participating Club so that they can be referred to at any time. All team Captains should ensure that all team members are aware of these rules and that they are adhered to.

 

Divisions

The competition will comprise of Division 1 and Division 2.

Additional teams entering the tournament will be placed in Division 2 in the first instance.

Promotion and relegation will be determined by the number of teams participating at the beginning of each year.

Requests from Clubs for relegation will be treated on an individual basis.

Relegated and promoted teams will assume the positions of their opposite number with regard to matches for the next season.

Home and Away ties advantage will alternate from year to year.

New teams entering the competition will create the need for a new draw to be made.

 

Teams

1.  5 players per team.

2.  Players must be members of an East Lothian Golf Club.

3.  Players must nominate at the beginning of the season which East Lothian club they are going to play for, and can only play for one club.

4.  Players who are members of other counties may take part, providing they comply with rules 2 and 3 above.

5.  Clubs should encourage junior girls to play.

6.  No handicap limits, but the matches will be in single format, played off scratch.

7.  Each club must appoint an Acting Team Captain to take full responsibility on match days.

8.  Where a club may have more than one team, players can only play for one team in that season - ie the first they played for, irrespective of Division.

 

Matches

1.  It will be up to clubs to decide whether to play weekdays or weekends.

2.  The challenging home club should offer 3 dates not all in the same week and must include at least 1 weekday and 1 weekend date. If no approach has been made by the Home Club to arrange the match by1st April, then home advantage will be lost.

3.  Challenged clubs are expected to respond within 2 weeks of dates being received.

4.  Times for matches can be anytime at weekends and after 5pm or later during the week.

5.  All matches must be played before 31^st August. Clubs should be flexible where possible if re-arrangement of matches needs to take place.

6.  Once match dates have been arranged, details of said dates must be given to the Vice Captain of ELLCGA.

7.  As a last resort Clubs must field at least three players rather than concede the whole match. Any conceded games will be deemed to have been lost by 5 & 4.

8.  All games to be played off scratch.

9.  Players must play in order of exact playing handicap, with lowest going off first.

10. Scoring. Win - 1 point. Halved match- 1/2 point.  Loss-0 point.

11. If play has to be abandoned due to unplayable weather conditions any incomplete games will be cancelled and re-arranged as soon as possible.

12. The home team shall have the honour of the first Tee as they are the challengers.

13. Immediately before the match Acting Team Captains will exchange team cards. No alteration can be made to the team following the exchange of team cards.

14. If a player is delayed the matches should continue.

 

Results

1. After completion of the match the official “Results Notification Sheet” should be completed and the winning team must arrange for the return of this sheet by post, or e-mail, to the Vice-Captain of ELLCGA within 3 days of the match date. Both Captains should keep a record of the results.

2. At the end of the season if 2 clubs have the same number of points then the team with the most games will win. In the event of a further tie holes up will win.

3. Results will be posted on the EELCGA website. Club Representatives are asked to print these off and post on their respective County notice boards.

4. The Dewar Trophy will be presented to the winners of the 1^st Division and the Carol’s Trophy will be presented to the winners of the 2^nd Division.

 

Promotion/Relegation

In Division 1 the team with the lowest points total will be relegated whilst the winning team in Division 2 will be promoted.

 

Distance Measuring Devices

A player may obtain distance information by using a device which measures distance only. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect a player’s play (e.g. gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc) the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any additional unction is actually used.

               

Catering

Catering, recognised as a courtesy, is left to the discretion of individual Clubs. However, since most matches are played in the evening or over meal times, it is proposed that soup and sandwiches or similar nourishment should be provided.

  

Caddies

The use of caddies is permitted

 

Breach of Rules

Any Club who commits an infringement of the Rules will be asked, in the first instance, to provide the Captain of ELLCGA with written reasons for the infringement.

All other clubs not directly involved with the infringement will be asked to make an informed judgement as to what sanction should. In their opinion, be invoked.

A Breach of the Rules could result in two games being deducted from the offending Club’s score at the end of the season.

 

Competition Season

Matches will be played between 1st April and 31st August.

 

[March 2013]

ELLCGA - Rules

1. The name of the Club shall be "East Lothian Ladies' County Golf Association".

2. The Annual Subscription shall be at the discretion of the Committee. This becomes due on 1st January and is payable prior to 1st February. A member intending to resign her membership shall give notice to the Hon. Secretary by 30 November, failing which her subscription will be due on 1st January.

3. The Office Bearers of the Club shall consist of: A Captain, Vice-Captain, Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, and a Committee of Management. The Captain and the Vice-Captain shall be elected annually. They shall be eligible for re-election for a second year. The Captain shall not be eligible for re-election to the Committee until two years have expired after her date of retirement. The Committee of Management shall consist of the Captain, Vice-Captain and four members (three to form a quorum), the Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer and Junior Secretary, ex officio. At the Annual General Meeting one member shall retire by rotation when her successor shall be appointed. Nominations for the Committee are to be submitted to the Secretary by the Autumn Meeting. Retiring members shall not be re-elected until out of office for one year. Any vacancy in the Committee after the Annual General Meeting shall be filled by the Committee. Committee members shall serve for a period of 3 years. The Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer and Junior Secretary shall be appointed annually by the Committee.

4. The Club shall have a President and a Vice-President who shall not be members of the Committee and shall serve for a period of 3 years.

5. The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year in November on an evening arranged by the Committee. Fifteen members, excluding the Committee, shall form a quorum. A Special General Meeting may be convened whenever the Committee of Management consider it necessary to do so, or by a requisition signed by at least 15 members. Fourteen days notice of the day and hour of an Annual or Special General Meeting must be given to every member of the Club. The Committee shall cause a Statement of Accounts of the Club to be submitted at the Annual General Meeting. The ordinary pecuniary concerns and running of the Club shall be in the hands of the Committee of Management. No Rules shall be altered or New Rules made except at an Annual or Special General Meeting. Members shall receive notification of any proposed alteration on the Agenda of such a Meeting.

6. The Annual Competitions of the Club shall be as follows:

Hole and Hole (on handicap), a month to be allowed for each round.

Spring Meeting

County Championship

Commonwealth Spoons

Summer Meeting

Autumn Meeting

Winter Foursomes – a month to be allowed for each round.

The Committee will have the power to arrange for any other Competitions they may deem advisable. The dates of the Inter-County Matches shall be arranged by the Hon. Secretary with the Secretaries of the other Counties in the Division. The Teams for these matches shall be selected by the Captain, the Vice-Captain and one other. They shall also arrange the order in which the Team shall play.

7. The Prizes for Competition shall be decided upon by the Committee of Management.

8. Election to Membership of the Club shall be at the discretion of the Committee.

 

Revised – January 2008 (Addition of Juniors Secretary to Committee, ex officio – approved at AGM Nov 2007)