England Golf South East Group - Under 16 League

Open to members of Golf Clubs affiliated to a County Golf Union. No player can represent a County in South Eastern Group League Matches unless their Home Club is in that County.

Competitors must be under the age of 16 at 00.00 on 1st January in the year in which the competition is to be played.

               The league divisions will be as tabled below

               Each divisional match will be triangular match play with eight mandatory 18 holes singles games.

               The completion of all divisional matches should ideally take place before the end of August.

               Matches will be arranged by each host County on a date and time to be mutually agreed.

               After the completion of the match, the host County will provide suitable refreshments for all players plus a maximum of two                   officials from each County.

Regional Structure

East                       Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk

Central                  BB&O, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

South                    Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire

Fixture arrangements

East                       3 triangular matches with each county hosting one and playing away in two

Central                 4 triangular matches with each county hosting one and playing away in two

South                    As for Central

Note                     In Central and South Divisions, Counties may wish to vary who hosts whom each year, but any variation from the                                   proposed fixtures below must have the agreement of all Counties involved. A separate document with a suggested                                 format for fixture rotation has been sent to each of the eight counties in the two divisions.

Proposed Fixtures

East                       Essex v Suffolk and Norfolk, Norfolk v Suffolk and Essex, Suffolk v Norfolk and Essex

Central                  Herts v BB&O and Beds                                   South                  Kent v Surrey and Hants

                              BB&O v Middlesex and Herts                                                       Surrey v Sussex and Kent

                              Middlesex v Herts and Beds                                                        Sussex v Kent and Hants

                              Beds v BB&O and Middlesex                                                       Hants v Sussex and Surrey

Scoring Format

Players must be sent out in handicap order – lowest first.

Each individual game won will score 1 point and halved games will score half a point.

The winning County in the divisional match (with the most game points) will receive 2 points, with 1 point for a drawn match and 0 points for a loss.

The County with the most match points at the end of the series of divisional matches will be the winner of that division and will progress to the South Eastern Group Final for the league triangular play-off.

In the event of a tie by match points scored in a particular division, the County to qualify for the final will be the one with the greatest number of game points in all its league matches (halved games count as half a point). In the event of a further tie, the league match results between the tied Counties will decide the divisional winner. If still tied, the scores of individual matches will count, starting with the first match and continuing by descending order until the tie is resolved.

In the event of a league match walkover, the allocation of game and match points will be decided by the Championship Committee after consideration of all facts.

In the event that a match is abandoned, Clause 7 of the South Eastern Group General Conditions will apply as follows:

Inclement weather : If in any Championship, it becomes impossible to complete the Championship in accordance with that Championship's Conditions because of adverse weather conditions or other circumstances, the Championship Committee may vary such conditions to the extent necessary to achieve a result within the time available.

Reporting

Results should be forwarded to the SE Group Secretary as soon as matches are played.

The Final

The final will be organised by the SE Group on the date specified in the SEG fixture list. The venue will be dictated by a rota of the participating Counties.

The final will consist of eight games of 18 hole singles played in triangular format as in the regular divisional matches. Scoring for individual games and for the overall match scores will be identical to the regular league matches.

As per General Conditions Clause 9, all Counties are expected to comply with the dress rule at the host club. The England Golf "Hard Card" rules relating to dress code will apply.

Any County wishing to withdraw from the league must give a period of 12 months notice of intent by not later than 1st November in any year.

Download a PDF of these Conditions here.