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2025 FIXTURES
....Confirmed
Spring Trophy
TSB Trophy
Captain’s Day
Remenham Trophy
Summer Trophy
Golf Holiday --- Hawkstone Park 3 & 4 Sept 2025
For information & bookings contact Dave Thompson
on 07896 727551
Autumn Trophy
President’s Day
Christmas Cup
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HANDICAP RULES (Amended Sept
22)
CCOGS COMPETITION and HANDICAP RULES for ‘Qualifying’ (for
the purpose of handicap adjustment) and ‘Non-Qualifying’ competitions.
CCOGS handicaps will automatically be adjusted after each Qualifying
Competition as follows:
The winner of the trophy will have their handicap reduced by three
shots.
Players in 2nd – 4th places will have their handicap reduced by
one shot.
Players in 5th – 10th places will have no adjustment made to their
handicap.
All other players taking part in the competition will have their handicaps
increased by one shot.
Qualifying Competitions are made up of the seven core CCOGS trophies
played for each year, which are counting competitions towards the annual
‘Golfer of the Year’ award, as follows:
Spring Trophy
TSB Trophy
Remenham Trophy
Captain’s Cup
Summer Trophy
Autumn Trophy
President’s Salver
The winner of any of these trophies will have
their handicap ‘capped’ after that competition and will only
be given handicap decreases/increases below that cap until that trophy
has been played for the following year’’
All other competitions will be ‘non-qualifying’ competitions
and will not be subject to automatic handicap adjustments. The Handicap
Committee will, however, consider all performances on their merit following
every event and may make adjustment where it is deemed appropriate.
The maximum CCOGS handicap any member can have will be 45.
New members’ handicaps will be assessed by the Handicap Committee
when they join - by reference to their club handicaps off yellow tees
(where relevant) for gents, red tee’s for ladies, any previous
performances within CCOGS and any other information considered relevant
by the Handicap Committee.
Guest handicaps will be assessed by the Handicap Committee by reference
to their own club handicap off yellow tees (where relevant) for gents,
red tee’s for ladies, any previous performances within CCOGS, information
provided by their host and any other information considered relevant
by the Handicap Committee.
Guests cannot win any CCOGS trophy – but they are eligible for
all prizes. In the event that a guest wins first prize the CCOGS member
with the best score would lift the trophy and both they and the winning
guest would be given the same first prize and any handicap reduction.
Members’ CCOGS handicaps will generally continue into subsequent
seasons. The traditional annual handicap review process will, in addition,
take into account changes in members’ club handicaps which are
considered by the Handicap Committee to be significant enough to merit
attention.
The Handicap Committee will, on an ongoing basis, continue to review
all individual handicaps and the Handicap Rules themselves and will
make any adjustment considered necessary in ensuring that the integrity
of the overall system is maintained.