Surrey Women's Golf
Centenary Foursomes 2026 Rules
Players must read SWG Competition Rules and Guidelines. Particular attention is draw to Rule G15c dates offered & G18g availability for finals day.
All players who wish to enter a SWG competition must be in possession of a current, registered WHS handicap.
They must have played three qualifying rounds in the previous 12 months prior to the date of the Event, or for Individual and Inter-club competitions, prior to the date of each match. This applies to handicap and scratch competitions.
Centenary Foursomes Rules and Conditions (CF= Centenary Foursomes)
CF1. A foursomes match play Competition played annually.
CF2. Players must be members of clubs affiliated to SWG. Substitutions may be made ahead of the first round. No substitutions will be allowed once the first round has been played.
CF3. Matches will be played off Matches will be played off 50% of the difference between the aggregate of each Team’s Course Handicaps. Rounded Course Handicaps will be used for this competition.
Eg Pair 1: Annie: CH 16 Bryony: CH 21 Aggregate CH 37
Opponents Pair 2: Cynthia: CH 22 Debbie: CH 18 Aggregate CH 40
40-37=3 divided by 2 and rounded is 2 so Cynthia and Debbie will receive 2 shots.
CF4. The combined handicap indices of the players must be a minimum of 20.0 or a maximum of 60 on the date entries close. If the combined handicap index total goes below 20.0 during the competition, players must use their updated handicap index when calculating differences. Should players’ combined handicap index go above 60.0 during the competition, the limit of 60.0 applies. If the combined handicap index is above 60.0 the extra is subtracted from the higher handicap player i.e. if combined is 61.5 then 1.5 is deducted from higher handicap player prior to calculating course handicaps.
CF5. The ‘Home’ Team Captain/Player(s) must offer at least three dates and no more than two dates in a seven day period. This must be done by the contact date on the draw sheet, otherwise the opponent(s) may claim ‘Home’ advantage. Where a player is a member of two clubs or a pair are from different clubs (in the Stirling Salver or 4BBB), they may offer dates at either club. However, in a given round all dates must be at the same club. Whilst it is the responsibility of the Home Team Captain/Player to offer dates, it is expected that both sides will take reasonable actions to arrange dates.
CF6. A random draw for Home/Away will be created at the start of the competition by IG up to the semi final stage.
Play by Dates TBC after draw
Possible dates:
R1 Play by 26/4/26 (contact 16/3/26)
R2 Play by 7/6/26 (contact 1/5/26)
R3 Play by 12/7/26 (Contact 12/6/26)
R4 Play by 23/8/26 (Contact by 17/7/25)
R5 (Semi-finals will be held at a neutral venue, organised by SWG.)
Play by 27/9/26 (Contact by 28/8/26)
Final will be played ON (not by) 10th OR 11th OCT TBC
Results to Jane Roden - janevroden@gmail.com
The contact for this competition is Jane Roden
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