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1. All matches to be one round of eighteen holes, four-ball better ball, played off handicap by a team of 14 players (7 pairs) playing for 1 point per pairing. Each Club to play each other home and away with the home team stating the start time.

2. HANDICAP INDEX limit shall be 28 and below, but players of a higher HANDICAP INDEX may play off 28. Competitive handicaps only. The maximum difference in COURSE HANDICAP between playing partners of the same pairing shall be 10, captains to go out 1st with the rest of the pairings to going out in handicap order from high to low. Each pairing will play 90% of course H/cap. There shall be no limit on junior competitors but they must not be paired together. Ladies may be included in the teams as required.

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2a All competing golfers must hold a current competitive handicap. the league defines this as a golfer with at least five qualifying competitions in their WHS record in the 12 months leading up to the match date.

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2b. Normal R&A rules for calculation of playing handicaps are to be used. Shots are to be calculated as 75% of the difference in playing handicaps from the lowest golfer in each group.

3. A player who has previously played 5 or more matches in the current season for their A team will be ineligible to play in any further B team fixtures for that season. This is to prevent teams loading A team players into the final B team games of the season to manipulate results.

4. If, due to extreme circumstances (weather), a match cannot be played on the home team's course on the date stated, the fixture has to be rearranged, or played on a neutral course to suit both clubs as soon as possible but must be played before the last scheduled match. A rearranged date should be at the weekend unless both clubs agree an alternative and the new date must be notified to the league secretary. If the previous criteria is not met, and a match is not played, two points will be awarded to each side. 

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4a. If a home club is unable to host a fixture, as per the fixture list provided by the league, on the scheduled date, the 

fixture is to be rearranged to a date to suit both clubs but has to be played prior to the original fixture date. Both Team Captains need to advise the League Secretary of the rearranged date. If a fixture is unable to be rearranged both teams will be awarded 2 points

5. Each match will score one point, with a half a point each for halved matches. In the event of more than one team finishing with an equal number of points, the team with the highest number of away points shall be the winners of the League. Should more than one team have won an equal number of away points the result shall be shared 1st place. 

6. Players representing their clubs shall be of Amateur status as defined by the Royal and Ancient Club of St Andrews. Players shall only be eligible to represent their Home Club and shall only represent one club in the year of that competition. 

7. It shall be the responsibility of both Clubs to report (preferably by Whats app or by tel or email) the results to the Secretary of the League peter.english@hotmail.co.uk

8. No caddies will be allowed. Buggies are permitted.

9. A match fee of £182 per team will be paid to the host club for each fixture. 

10. It is the responsibility of all team Captains to ensure that their team is made aware of the tee time, dress codes on the course and in the clubhouse, especially when visiting other clubs. 

Slow Play
In an attempt to curb slow play. ‘Ready Golf’ will be introduced in the 2019 season. ‘Ready Golf’. When a player arrives at his ball and the green or fairway is clear and it is safe to play, he will be entitled to play, even if he is closer to the hole than his opponent or partner. No penalty will be enforced as long as no other player is ready to play. 
A player would be ‘ready to play’ when he is next to his ball with club in hand; simply standing next to the ball would not be deemed to be ‘ready’. 

Ready golf only applies on the fairway, normal ‘honour’ will take place on the tee and greens.